It's her favorite!! Do you know how amazingly rad this book is going to be???? But seriously I will be SO freaking sad afterwards. Poor Jo, our mixed feelings times 9593857975298579235.... eep.

omggg i cant believe that the seventh book is the end of the series HARRY POTTER books are like the best i've EVER read i've read the whole series four times in a ROW i seriously hope JK Rowling rethinks finishing the series I hope there will be more books to come as for the fifth movie.... I CANT WAIT!!! =) s0namx3

Well, you know what they say, last the best of all the game. And I don't think it would be her favorite if she killed Harry. We are sad too, Jo! Seventeen year series, that's quite an accomplishment.

wow... I actually had tears in my eyes, seriously. I know how she feels. It's close to the way I feel, but not exactly, because none of us can feel this from Jo's perspective. I too feel that it will be the best book yet because Jo's letting it all out, yet it is the last one. I both want and it not want it. I'm glad Jo wrote something about it though, good to hear what's on her mind. Thanks Jo, the world owes you for the wonderful work you have done. We all love you :-)

Poor Jo, seriously, I'd never be able to let the books go...I write cute fanfiction (and probably always will,lol) on the books though....anyway, I'm sooooo sad, AND happy....at the same time...

haha, thanks to Micah...

I have the tenth post, yet when I read some of your other posts you guys some of you showed concern for Jo saying that Harry's story ends with book seven. But I say don't be alarmed yet. That may very well mean that she just wraps up his life at the end of the book. We'll finally find out what he does with his life after defeating Voldemort. We never found out what James Potter did for a Living. Maybe Harry takes after him. Jo did say that his career was more laid back. Cause he did inherit a lot of money. Well guess what. So did Harry. Maybe Harry retires from fighting Dark Wizards after defeating Voldemort. Think of what he'll feel after going through all he has to go through. I know I would want a break. So again, don't fret. I don't think Harry dies at the end.

I WANT TO READ IT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD! boo hoo

yeah im not sure about him dying at the end or not. its a possibility. but i dont think JKR is implying that harry dies by saying its the end of his story... it just simply means after this book there is no more story to tell... she's done writing about him.. the series is complete... someone else also said something about how they will be disappointed if she leaves us with a lot of loose ends since she did say that fansites will still have plenty of things to speculate on even after the book is out. honestly this probably doesn't mean she's going to leave us with a lot of loose ends. i think she will tackle probably over 90% of the loose ends... but with a series this large and long its gonna be hard to include everything... some things won't be absolutely necessary to explain.. and i think a few things we are just gonna have to use our imagination... which I think gives harry potter a more lasting effect even after the last book is out... it gives us a sort of open-ended opportunity to keep discussing the books... but again... i don't think we will be closing the back flap of DH wishing she had explained a bit more... JKR knows what she's doing. anyway, i agree: this is going to be such a bittersweet moment. i honestly am not one of the ones who sits on the fansites/forums and theorizes and speculates about the book... to me it seems way more fun to try and push it out of your mind so that everything about the next book is fresh. but even so, i still feel some sadness that after the book is released, even though this fansite will continue to run, that it will finally be all over. this online community will never be quite like how it is now.. the movies are great and all... but we all know that if we had a choice between the movies and the books we would choose the books 10000000%, and those are soon going to be complete. anyway, i really enjoyed this note from JK and i hope there are more in the near future (although i doubt she will have time). can't wait for DH!

hopefully the book will be much longer then any of the others put together. and for some reason when i read what joe said about it being the end of harry i got a pain in my gut that she killed him off. i like everyone else hopes not.

ATTENTION TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO KNOW WHAT 'DEATHLY HALLOWS' MEANS: Hi Guys! I cannot believe that some people do not know what Deathly Hallows means, as soon as I heard it, I knew at once, lol! Anyway, 'Deathly Hallows' means: 'Deathly Saints.' Yup, 'Saints,' hehehe, I'm a Catholic, and I'm not in the least offended! Because you know how Jo said that she decided to change the title quickly? Well, over the huge uproar with that idiot Mallory and the Catholic Church, of course, 'Deathly Saints' would make them go Goo-Goo-Gaa-Gaa for EVER!!!! MWA HA HA HA! Go, Jo! Your #1! Your #1! Anywayz, that's interesting... OMG! Has anyone thought of what Mugglenet will do with the site once the Harry Potter movies finish? And the end of Harry Potter....

Yay, that feel so much better now that we've got more of her sort of thoughts and not just a date written very formally. I'm even more ultra-excited now.

WE LOVE YOU JO!! But please, please tell us what the title means! *puppy-dog-eyes* putty peeze with a cherry on top! .. Nope, I suppose no chance there, lol! I'm glad she's happy with DH, but I'm getting worried that if JK was happy with it, that doesn't necessarily mean that WE will be, I think i'll be bawling because certain characters (No idea who -- Hallows?? JO :)?? will DIE! Ok, that sick sinking feeling again when i start to realise HP is ENDING!! Must go now and do something different or ... bad outcomes.

Ahh, same here. I feel depressed yet .. excited??? Rar. I can't believe she FINISHED THE BOOK. no more HP books. well maybe an encyclopedia and some other small things, that'd be awesome, but no more stories. bleh. well let's make the BEST of what's yet to come. :D And yeah, Thanks Jo for updating! :D If DH is her fave, it must be good ^^

YAY im glad she's updated it's good to hear from her and to know how she's feeling right now.

I cant describe my feelings right now, i am at the same time almost crying and am so happy after reading this on her website.gee i love you JKR!

I'm upset and exited. When i read the last page ill know that its all pretty much over.

I'm super excited for this book!!!! Just one question that I hope you guys can help me with--- Me and my friend are flying to England for the release, but we have no idea where or how to reserve the book. I can't find a store that has a website that will let me reserve it, and I wouldn't have the faintest idea about how to call them to reserve over the phone, so if anyone knows please let me know!! Thanks.

first i was sooo excited but now i feel sad. i don't want this series to end. i love you harry potter!!!!

I can't even read anymore comments they're really makin me cry.... i appreciate the message but now its really over. I feel like im losing a childhood friend I literally grew up with Harry.... these books brought me soo much joy, laughter, and of course sadness I just don't want to let go.... I will never be too old for Harry Potter! thank you so much Jo!!!

qwerty, try Barnes and Nobles. They can be found ANYWHERE in England, and they have big releases, though I usppose you're going for Sectus?

Dear Jo, thanks for your update. Two days after we got to know the release date I found myself crying because it had finally sunk in that there will be no more new HP books to look forward to after July. They have been such a great escape from the real world these past years, I re-read them often. I can only hope I will be able to continue to do so after DH, if Harry dies I'm not so sure I'll want to. Well, have to have confidence in Jo that she will end this in a way that will keep people interested in HP.

huh? possible loose ends?? NOOOO!!!

What a great woman she is... BUT she could tell us something about the bust and the hotel AND the fact she was drunk...

It is such a complicated range of emotions, elation and uter sadness is the mix I am feeling right now. I just want to Thank Jo for helping me get through so many hard times, I always read HP when i was upset or angry, and it helped calm me and cheer me up. We love you Jo!!!!!!!!!!

"I always knew that Harry's story would end with the seventh book" I definitely agree with what some of you guys have said...Harry's probably going to die by the looks of it T_T

It's so cool how she always seems to update her site, when Mich says she should. I think he really did talk to her. LOL. That you so much Jo, for introducing us to this whole other world of magic. I and everyone else love you to death for it. Muahz

"I'm so excited and I just can't hide it!!" *sings and dances cheesily* Ok I'm done now! LOL Thanks Jo for all you've given us over the years!!! Love ya, Teresa g.

I think Jo likes listening to Micah's voice. She always listens to his pleas. ;_;

>>refusing to tell us what "Deathly Hallows" means, as it would give too much away about the story. Yeah, because no one can POSSIBLY guess what Deathly Hallows might mean.

Well, I definetely understand how she must feel right now. I know I'm terrified AND exalted at the same time! Can you imagine this is the LAST book, NO MORE HARRY after this?!?!?! I'm seriously going to need help when I finally read DH... You know, stopping me from jumping out of the window or something... I'm going to supply myself whit large quantities of napkins before reading... I just hope this book will really be the best of all the seven. It would somehow make things at least a bit easier...

Posted by labrattus 24 hours ago Is she telling us that Harry dies? I have to speculate about that, too. It would be awful if Harry dies, but what if Trelawney was right...I mean she's predicted throughout the series that Harry will kick the bucket...what if she's not the old fraud we hope her to be? If he, or any other member of the trio for that matter, dies, I will seriously have to consider the counseling "grieve-line" posted a few days ago. Even so, if this fate becomes a reality, I will not write hate mail to her...I'm too loyal a fan, and she does not deserve it. Thanks for a decade of Harry, Jo! No matter the outcome, we will all miss Harry Potter!

Posted by itsup2usoftball 35 minutes ago: RE Trelawney, I see what your saying about her perdicting his death but she also predicting in Book 5 that he would go on and become Minister of Magic and have like 12 kids. Seems far fectched considering his attitude about the Mististry right now, but that would be a happier ending than him kicking the bucket. =....( It would suck if one of the trio does die!

She sounds so sad about it! That can't bode well for whoever dies

Hello all fellow muggles! I have to say I feel happy for JKR that she's finished with the series, but at the same time I have this terrible feeling of, well I suppose sorrow and disappointment... The HP-series is the most fantastic, exciting, magical, mystic, funny, surprising, well written and greatest series of print on paper in the whole wide world, and it will be like Christmas and Judgement Day at the same time on the 21. of July... No series of books will ever surpass the brilliance of the HP-series, nor will any other author manage to create something as beautiful as that. The HP-series isn't just like the other books in the shelves at the library, it's more than that, and the contents within them go a lot deeper than just waving wands and making potions. The books actually tell the little stories of life, and the ups and downs it brings with it, which is a quality that makes the books very believable and realistic. The excitement, the mystery and the magical aspects of the books pulls you into the story, and make you feel like you're standing right next to the characters. Hearing what they're hearing. Seeing what they're seeing. And experiencing what they're experiencing. At least I feel like that when I read them. I feel like the HP-books are a sort of a sanctuary for me, somewhere I can escape away from this world. Away from my homework, and duties and chores. What am I going to do after Deathly Hallows!? I guess I'll just have to survive like everybody else... Anyway, congratulations Jo. I bet you've outrun yourself in this book as well! Keep up the magnificent work in the future (because you are going to write more books, aren't you???)! Best wishes to you and your family, Jo, from Maria1990 (I'm from Norway by the way, and we love your books!!!)

HPFANTimothy: thts the wrong of wrongs when it comes 2 hp im afraid. thts not y she changed it...

I absolutely share the feelings of Maria1990! She said everything I wanted to say, I just thought I could never sum it up and put in order the way she did. It's exactly how I feel about the whole Harry Potter phenomenon. I love Harry and his world more than I can describe, just the way I love The Lord of the Rings - I'm also a huge LOTR-fan. And there's one thing I don't understand: why this constant rivalry between them? I mean, it's perfectly possible (in fact, it's very possible) that if you love Hary Potter, you will ALSO love LOTR! The one question I hate most is "Do you like HP or LOTR better?". It's so irritating! I love them equally! Anyway, to finish this monologue, I just want to say how happy and grateful I am that a person like JKR was born to give us something so beautiful and everlasting like Harry Potter. We can never repay her enough. I'm not from Great Britain or USA - I'm from Croatia, so you can see that her work has reached to every part of the world, just like it reached every part of our hearts.

Wow, what a lot of sissy emotion! Some people here seem as if they'd Catch the Bus after DH is done with.

omg... i don't no wether to jump around and scream with happiness... or curl up in a corner. July will be amazing! The best weather...the film... and the best book eva - even if it is the last! England will be gripped for the whole of 22nd of July - and I'm sure America will be too! oh yeh.. with the time differences... THE U.K. GET THE BOOK 6 HOURS BEFORE AMERICA... WOOHAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nevermind america...

i'm so happy...atlast hp 7th is gona release...but at the same time...i'm terribily sad....pls jo...pls do write another book....i satarted reading books..with hp..before that i hated reading...i was just a tv mug...now i read a lot...all kinds of books...which has helped me alot...but hp is my all time favouraite.....and i'm gonna miss it...i can't beleive how fats yr went...gosh! i do wana read the 7th part...but then how should i make myself understand that there will be no more hp? no more to wait? pls jo....pls do write something like hp...we would love to read it..we love u jo!

WAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's the end of the series!!!! After this book I won't have anything to do nothing to be completely obbsessed about anymore and there won't be anything to look forward too!!! boo-hoo! ):

i think its funny how the number of votes for "wooo its going to be one heck of a summer" have gone down now that jo has written that.

This is old news. So yesterday. Need new news Emerson!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe it's ending! :( I'm sad yet happy. and the loose ends. whoo, wonder what. and i want to read it so bad I'm scaring my friends. I'm too obessed. 0_0

This is a big deal because Jo never allowed herself to say that about any of the other books and jinx herself. That makes me so excited! I'm happy about the personal message. I can't wait, yet I don't want it to end!

She is gonna make me cry! She is the greatest author on the planet! You rock Jo!

Its gonna be a GREAT book even though all the oters were AWESOME too.I think i'm gonna cry when all the movies and books end!(or i'll just be clinicly depressed or even comit suicide!)(okay maybe not)

oh, im so excited for the book, and i cant wait for it to come out!!!! but still, i think when i finish the last page of the book i will cry, no matter who dies. its the last book of my favorite series, a series that i have followed for seven plus years. what am i supposed to do after it ends?!

how could you say that fieldfallow. you shouldn't call peoples' emotions sissy. HP has helped plenty of people through tough times, me being one of them, and the fact that its over is bound to make plenty of people sad. I can't beleive that this is going to be the end of the HP series. I want to know how it ends, but I'm afraid that when i read it, it will be over and that will be it...no more HP

that makes me even more excited but does'nt anyone else feel this is going way too fast?? Or maybe because I don't want this to end... *tear*