[Eugine]

Sorry Wind Seer, but seems like I'm posting this before you.

The finale of the Harry Potter book series is called "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". I'm sorry to say, but I have no idea what this means ;_;
Atleast with Half Blood Prince I could have guessed who was the mysterious HBP.

So, what you think this may mean?

[TheEnglishman]

Someone dies. Easy. <_<
Well obviously someone has to be killed off. It's the law in HP books. As for the real meaning of the title, I guess we'll wait and see.

[Split Infinity]

Hallows sort of means holes, so maybe there'll be more caves?

[Werebarrret/St Jimmy]

Harry's gonna die.

[Sea of Time]

Spoiler

Ron dies.

I don't think, I know....

The title is cool, though.

[Saturos S.]

Harry can die too, then Hermione will get her own movie. <_<

[Sea of Time]

Does anyone else think that Harry + Ginny seems oddly like Peter Parker + Mary-Jane Watson.

I mean, they both have the whole "I'm going to save the world, and I can't be with you because I want to keep you safe."

Or is that just me?

[Split Infinity]

Shortly after HBP came out, this retard went around the school loudly proclaiming that Dumbledore was going to die.

[Someone Else]

I don't think Harry should die. Worst ending, to a good series of books, ever.

If Harry died, wouldn't that mean that ol' Voldy would live and then kill everybody? If I remember the "prophecy" right, it's either Harry who dies or Voldy that dies, not both.

EDIT: Through 2 seconds of research I discovered that the book is called the Deathly GALLOWS, not Hallows. There's no such thing as a Hallow. Eugine's source must've made a typo.

[Golden Djinn13]

Gallows makes a lot more sense. I'm betting that if Harry died in this book, there would be riots in the streets until J.K. Rowling fixed the ending. <_<

I'm betting that Harry will at least kill Voldemort. It would only make sense for her to end the book this wasy.

*SPOILER ALERT*




I wonder if Harry, Ron, and Hermoine will return to Hogwarts, after what they said at the end of HBP




*SPOILER END*

[My Best Wishes]

Deathly Gallows, how old fashioned.

I don't see how she will make this happen HBP was shorter then the previous two and there is so much in this one, isn't there? From memory he has to find those things, kill You-Know-Who, and that's all I can remember.

What do you think happens to Snape?

[Golden Djinn13]

watch, on Dec 22 2006, 08:31 PM, said:

Deathly Gallows, how old fashioned.

I don't see how she will make this happen HBP was shorter then the previous two and there is so much in this one, isn't there? From memory he has to find those things, kill You-Know-Who, and that's all I can remember.

What do you think happens to Snape?

Snape will probably die from his own greed and stupidity. That would be a fitting end to him. <_<

[Eugine]

It's Hallows, http://mugglenet.com/ (best HP site IMO) has it as Hallows, and so does the promo ad.

I doubt Harry will die, though I think Ron or Hermy will.

[Someone Else]

Hmm... I've seen Hallows, Gallows, and Hollows, but that image looked pretty official so I guess I'll go with Hallows.

[Aquamarine]

Cool! Oh man, I just can't wait for this book!!
I think Deathly Hollows would make sense, since Harry, Ron and Hermione said at the end of HBP that they will be going to Godric's Hollow to see the graves of Harry's parents.
As for the death of Harry, I think that would be cool in one way and bad in another. The Prophecy doesn't have to bind down Harry's and Voldemort's fates, as Dumbledore kindly said in the previous book. It is simply a prophecy, which does or doesn't have to come to pass.

[Golden Legacy]

Deathly Hallow.

Clearly, we already have an idea of just how dark this book is going to be. I sense a truly epic end to what has been a fantastic fantasy series.


When I first heard of the name, the first thing that came to mind was "Godric's Hollow", where Harry lived with his parents as an infant, before they were killed by the Dark Lord.

[Aquamarine]

Yeah, that's what came to my mind too. That is why I said Deathly Hollows would make a bit of sense. Anyways, Wikipedia says the book is called Deathly Hallows, so for now I'll believe that.
More than one important character is going to die, Rowling already stated that. Cool.

[FlamingDuck]

So, are we decided that it is called Hallows?

It sounds pretty cool. I can't wait to see how the title plays out.

[Eugine]

Reading the HP 7 Wiki

Quote

Jeremy Paxman: So you know what is going to become of all the major characters over the span of the series?
J.K. Rowling: Yeah..yeah.
Jeremy Paxman: Why stop when they grow up? Might be interesting to know what becomes of Harry as an adult.
J.K. Rowling: How do you know he'll still be alive?
Jeremy Paxman: Oh. At the end of book seven?
J.K. Rowling: It would be one way to kill off the merchandising.

LMAO for over 5 minutes after reading that.

[Golden Legacy]

^ LOL.


On a serious note though, Rowling has said she might want a "decisive end" to the series, so there is no incentive for either herself or some other author to expand the series.

[Someone Else]

Authors do that sometimes.

Arthur Conan Doyle supposedly killed Sherlock Holmes in 1891 in the book "The Adventure of the Final Problem" to stop anyone else from taking the character. But he brought him back in 1894 in the book "The Adventure of the Empty House".

[Aquamarine]

Many famous authors and other people too have spoken to Rowling telling her how bad it would be if she killed Harry. Personally, I don't think it would be a bad ending, but that might cause riots and stuff in schools... People become upset over such stupid stuff.

[Nyktos]

I've said it before and I'll say it again she doesn't have the (female equivalent of balls) to kill him.

[Split Infinity]

Aqua, it's HALLOWS. Not hollows. Don't forget it. [EDIT] Sorry, didn't read the whole post.

I'm thinking I should read the entire series again in preparation, I've forgotten most of the finer details and I'd probably enjoy it anyway.

[Lemontime]

Hallows sounds way cooler than Gallows.. Pfft. Gallows. LAME.
Anyway.
Harry Potter books are terrible.. *drool*

[Split Infinity]

What's wrong with them?

[Aquamarine]

I think he was just joking. Not a very good joke, mind you...

[Golden Legacy]

Back on topic please.

Here is a link to what's actually been confirmed to occur in Book 7.

I'm curious to find out what the "big revelation" about Lily is.

[The Wind Seer]

Eugine, on Dec 22 2006, 03:16 PM, said:

Sorry Wind Seer, but seems like I'm posting this before you.

It's ok

[Aquamarine]

Clicking your link GL, I was hoping there wouldn't be many big spoilers, just a few tidbits of information to get me heated up. and thankfuly, these aren't huge spoilers. I already know most of them from Wikipedia actually.

Something they left out is that Sirius Black will be important in this book, even though he is dead. Rowling said that there's a reason he died. It possibly won't actually be him that is important, but something about his past.

[Golden Legacy]

Speaking of Sirius, it reminds me of all the talk going around about the identity of the mysterious R.A.B., and that he *might* be Regulus Black, Sirius' younger brother.

Personally, I'd like it if R.A.B. was someone we hadn't seen yet, but has a huge relevance to the plot.

[Split Infinity]

Aquamarine, on Dec 27 2006, 05:58 AM, said:

Something they left out is that Sirius Black will be important in this book, even though he is dead. Rowling said that there's a reason he died. It possibly won't actually be him that is important, but something about his past.

There was no reason for his death. He got pushed into that curtain, it was an accident.

[EDIT] Or did you mean it would allow future development of the plot?

[Aquamarine]

Yes, that is what I meant. I have no idea what role he will play, I'm just saying what Rowling stated, and that is that there is a reason he was killed. I'm thinking he will possibly be able to help Harry from beyond that curtain/portal thingy.

[Elliott]

Well I'm pretty ****ing excited.

Apparently 2 main / central characters are going to die, I can't remember where I read that though (I think it might have come from Rowling herself). I would have though "Deathly Hollow" would make more sense, as it said in the end of the last book that Harry was going to visit Godric's Hollow (the place where his parents lived / were killed).

As for who dies in this book, I think it's pretty obvious that Voldemort will die, no idea exactly how though (Harry might kill him, but that would be even more obvious, right? SO maybe he dies some other way, as the prophecy doesn't state that Harry has to kill Voldemore, merely that one must die for the other to live). The other character I speculate could be Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Hargrid etc. etc. We all know Rowling has no real problem with killing off very important characters (Sirius, Dumbledore).

[Aquamarine]

It seems that Rowling first wanted to kill only one or two important characters, but after writing a big portion of the book she said she had no choice but to kill two more. I like it when characters die in a game or book. Makes it interesting and unpredictable. I think it is quite likely that Voldemort and Hagrid are two chars. that will be killed.
Who is your favorite character from the books? Mine is Hagrid, and has been since the first title.

[Eugine]

Draco and Snape, especially Snape. They always make the book interesting.
Love Dumbledore too. Loved him even more after reading OoTP and maybe HBP.

[Nyktos]

Eh, I didn't like most of the characters. If I had to name a favourite, I guess Snape or that one guy.

[Saturos S.]

Hermione in the games. In the books I always found the ghosts pretty interesting as well as dumbledore moments.

[Nyktos]

I assume you meant movies when you said games?

[TheEnglishman]

Or maybe he did just mean the games.
I've only ever found Snape to be more interesting to the rest. I don't really have a favourite though.

[Pheonix Warrior]

Well to be honest ive been waiting for this book for a while better get my books out and read all of them again though... I forget easily.

[Sea of Time]

I keep thinking about this book, and I get excited about its premise without remembering that this is the last book in the series! This could be a great book, but my expectations will be very high considering six amazing books have led up to this grand conclusion.

[Saturos S.]

Has she personally mentioned that it's the last book? Since it's so popular if I wrote Harry Potter, I wouldn't mind writing a few more. It's going to sell anyway.

[TheEnglishman]

She could "Harry Potter and the Accountant of Mystery" and she'd still rake the money in.
I hope she doesn't make any books which focus on Harry's life after Hogwarts though. That would be taking the series too far.

[Eugine]

She says she has no plans currently to write an 8th book, but as you can see, she was very critical in choosing those words. It can be changed.
She did say, she might write some books for charity like what she did with 'Quidditch Through the Ages' and 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' like an encyclopedia of all the characters introduced or maybe Hogwarts: A History.

What I hope she do though is write a prelude for Harry Potter, showing what happened when Voldemorth was in power, how he came to power and how he fell in more detailed. Three books could suffice for me ^^

[Split Infinity]

I'm wondering if this series will have an ending, but it won't be a superb ending and will have an irritating excuse as to why. *coughlemonysnicketcough*

[TheEnglishman]

Well there are examples where the endings of certain stories doesn't match the rest of the series. Let's hope that Harry Potter isn't the case.

[Golden Legacy]

Eugine, on Jan 7 2007, 03:52 PM, said:

She says she has no plans currently to write an 8th book, but as you can see, she was very critical in choosing those words. It can be changed.
She did say, she might write some books for charity like what she did with 'Quidditch Through the Ages' and 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' like an encyclopedia of all the characters introduced or maybe Hogwarts: A History.

What I hope she do though is write a prelude for Harry Potter, showing what happened when Voldemorth was in power, how he came to power and how he fell in more detailed. Three books could suffice for me ^^

I should point out that Rowling has said it's not that she doesn't want to write a prequel, it's that she doesn't need to; the 7th book is expected to explain everything we ever wanted to know about what happened in the past.

There's a reason why this book is last. It's meant for closure.

[Sea of Time]

The best authors know when it's time for their series to end. The only exception that I can think of is J.R.R. Tolkien, who did not stop after completing the Lord of the Rings. But that is not completely true; he did not write any additions to the story, he only gave background information in books like The Silmarillion.

Since Rowling was only supposed to write a book for every year Harry was at school, this should be the last book and hopefully she will know that it will be time to call it quits.

[TheEnglishman]

I wouldn't say all authors know when to stop. I think that Artemis Fowl should have been stopped with the third book, but Eoin Colfer still brought two more out. The fourth book was awful, though the fifth was much more enjoyable.
The only way to continue the series would be to do Harry's life when he is older, assuming he doesn't die in this book. If they were to do that, I think it would be a bad idea.

[Sea of Time]

Well, that's going to taint Colfer's reputation. But when I talk about great authors, I mean ones that have already stood up to the test of time, like Tolkien.

I also think it would be a bad idea to continue Harry's life after school. The book would definitely seem forced, as good as it may be.

[TheEnglishman]

Definitely. There's only so long you can continue a series for, before it stops feeling fun and starts feeling dull.
I have to admit that I felt that way about the last book. For me it wasn't quite as good as the rest, though it had some brilliant moments in it.

[PDM]

I cbf to look through 4 pages.

Is there a release date for this 7th book?

[Eugine]

Nah there isn't. Most HP loyalists hopes it's released on 7/7/07 for some reason though.

Anyway, I think JK should stop really. I honestly wouldn't mind the prequels, but I really think for the sake of 'Harry Potter' she should quit with the last and create other stories. I hope she really don't stop writing though, she should be like John Grisham - stick to one theme (his legal drama, hers the epic/magical/middle ages w/e) and write different stories, or simply write trilogies. Damn, now I'm thinking of Eragon (awesome trilogy, can't wait for the last one)

[gsninja]

Writing about Harry's life after school seems feasible, but I don't think it may be such a good idea. It would be like trying to continue life in Middle-Earth after The Return of the King.

Sticking to one theme and writing different stories based off of it is the best course of action.

[Split Infinity]

This is probably really obvious, but did anybody else notice that 'Avada Kedavra' sounds suspiciously like 'Abra Kadabra'?

[Elliott]

Split Infinity, on Jan 11 2007, 02:40 PM, said:

This is probably really obvious, but did anybody else notice that 'Avada Kedavra' sounds suspiciously like 'Abra Kadabra'?

Nope. You're the first person in the entire world to notice that.

[Split Infinity]

Seriously. How do you think it's related?

[Aquamarine]

She said she won't do any more Harry Potter books, since she's been writing these 7 books for about 15 years now and is sick of it. A few times she almost stopped writing them completely. She's got enough money now, so why should she continue the story. Personally, I don't want her to continue it, as much as I love Harry Potter books. She stated that she might one day write a book in the Harry Potter world, but not about Harry Potter, though.

[Sea of Time]

She's got more money than the queen. She has no reason to continue these books, and money isn't a great reason anyway.

[Elliott]

Exactly. I don't think it's ever been about the money for Rowling, she just wants to write great books. Also, doing an 8th book is just silly in my opinion. It would be like making a third Golden Sun. The 7 books are going to be a complete story I think, just like the Golden Sun games, amd adding an extra one is just overkill and unnecessary. Don't fix what isn't broken. She's done a great thing with Harry Potter so I feel it should just be left at that.

[Sea of Time]

I don't want to go too far off-topic with the Golden Sun side of that post, but that's exactly how I feel about GS3. If there was no open ending at the end of GS2, there really shouldn't be a GS3.

[Split Infinity]

So you don't actually want Camelot or anybody else to make a GS3 at all?

[gsninja]

At least Rowling ties up the loose ends around Harry Potter. Camelot failed to do so in GS2, so you could expect a GS3 to be good. Even though it's not really likely GS3 would come, since GS2 didn't have a to be continued or anything, there could be a chance.

Anywho, I'm really looking forward to reading the last novel of Harry Potter. It had a great run, and although it's sad to see it end, I'll be reading them over and over anyways.

[Elliott]

That's the best part, they have the re-readability factor. I've read the first 6 books about 5 or 6 times each and I'm still not bored of them yet. I think even after the 7th book is released, and I've read it, I'll still read from 1 to 7 again sometime in the future.

[gsninja]

I can't really remember how many times I've read all the Harry Potter books. They're just so immersive and so darn enjoyable. The 5th book is always going to be my favorite. It's longer and has one of the best storylines in the series. The one part I hated about it is that Sirius Black dies. He's my favorite character...D=

[Split Infinity]

I think the whole abruptness of it all was the worse part.

[Golden Djinn13]

I to an extent hated the ending of the sixth book, everything fell apart so fast. I still can't get over how she Rowling can kill characters off like that. She is a genius. :)

[gsninja]

Lawl, she sure is. I didn't really think Rowling would actually have Dumbledore die until the seventh novel, if not at all. Probably the worst part about the sixth book is the fact that Harry fell in love with Ginny. In my opinion, that somewhat killed the book a bit.

[Golden Legacy]

I agree that all the romantic elements in the "teenage aspect" of Harry Potter 6 were annoying and out of place at times. Ron with Lavendar, Hermionie going off with that guy (Cormac was it?), etc.

But I suppose that's really how the teenage life is, if slightly exaggerated.


And I HATED SO MUCH that Harry didn't play in the Quidditch Match Final, AGAIN! :)

[TheEnglishman]

They don't really need Quidditch in the story anymore. It takes the view away from the main plot.
As for the romantic aspects... HE'S GROWING UP, WE GET IT ALREADY!

[Sea of Time]

Rowling's already said that she has written her last Quidditch match. It really was a novelty of the series and something I will miss, but not too much.

[TheEnglishman]

The only time it seemed that exciting was when they did the Quidditch Final in the 4th book. Even then they didn't show it in the film. ;)

[Sea of Time]

I remember that, and that was exciting. I wouldn't be too mad at the films, though. They include the important things, and it's very hard to abridge a seven hundred page book into a two hour movie.

[TheEnglishman]

I guess. Still it would have been an exciting thing to watch and may have improved the film.

[Elliott]

The romantic aspects are to be expected. I mean, it's a book about a bunch of teenage wizards and witches being couped up in a castle for 9 months, what do you expect?

[Split Infinity]

Sea_of_Time, on Jan 14 2007, 07:58 AM, said:

I remember that, and that was exciting. I wouldn't be too mad at the films, though. They include the important things, and it's very hard to abridge a seven hundred page book into a two hour movie.

How about ten seconds?

[Nyktos]

LMAO @ that. I love those kinds of sites.

[Split Infinity]

Too bad they only covered the first book. I would have liked to see the others.

[λφη]

Sea_of_Time, on Jan 6 2007, 03:34 PM, said:

I keep thinking about this book, and I get excited about its premise without remembering that this is the last book in the series! This could be a great book, but my expectations will be very high considering six amazing books have led up to this grand conclusion.

Well, the only credit I'll give this series is it got me started reading fantasy. But, the truth is Harry Potter blows (the movies are god awful) and I can logically back my point. 6 amazing books? I can and will criticize all the books either today or tomorrow. To put it simply; Rowling is a bad writer.

6 amazing books is nothing. The Wheel of Time has 11, 1000 page books each. The 12th is slated to be released sometime, and its expected to end at 14. Dune, and the Sword of Truth series' are also much more mature and intricate. As a writer myself, I can say that Rowling is simply lucky beyond imagination (more so than any lottery winner: you can't win the ability to influence hundreds of millions in a lottery).

[Split Infinity]

How can you say that? Joanne has put her blood, sweat and tears into this series for ten years now. I think it's just bad luck that you happen to dislike this multi-billion dollar series. Just because your precious Wheel of Time has a crapload of books with far too many pages doesn't make it any better a series. Let me remind you: this is a children's book, it isn't intended to be the height of maturity, only to tell a story that will be of interest to its readers. I think the statistics will show that it has succeeded in that venture.

And if you really are a writer, I would expect you to show a little more respect for your competitors, because I doubt you've sold many books yourself.

[TheEnglishman]

I think when he says that she is lucky, he means in the amount of coverage which she has gotten. Few, if any, books are as well known as Harry Potter and it takes some luck as well as hard work for them to be so well known.

[Sea of Time]

She initially got coverage because the books appealed to a wide range of readers. Meanwhile, the Wheel of Time does not appeal to young children like Harry Potter does. That's why she's successful, it's certainly not luck.

[TheEnglishman]

I'm not saying it's all down to luck but I believe that it's lucky that so many people liked the stories. I know she worked hard for to produce them though.

[Sea of Time]

Yeah, today you wouldn't think that stories about wizards and witches would be all that original. But back in the late 90's when this series was started, it was a very new idea. The whole Hogwarts notion was also based in reality, which also makes it more realistic and enticing. It's a very well-thought out scheme that worked out amazingly for Rowling.

[My Best Wishes]

She has not only gained coverage because of the books but what she did to publish them. She had her name printed as J.K because she didn't think boys would read the books if they knew a women wrote them. She was also turned down by countless publishers, and she was a very poor working class mum who couldn't make ends work. She wrote first drafts on napkins in cafes.

Also the well thought out story's in her books. How the story is as foolproof in number one compared to number six.

All that aside I wonder if the final(?) book will answer all the question's left in the previously one's. Namely, does Harry destroy the Horcruxes, whos R.A.B and who dies this time.

[Saturos S.]

I think because of that, things might happen too fast. You'll be event hopping. So that not everything will be clear or complete.

[Golden Djinn13]

Its now headline news that the the book is due out for this july. A lot earlier than I would have expected.

BTW: If anyone already posted this news, I apologize for being to lazy to go back and read. :P

[Aquamarine]

July huh? Can't wait... I wonder how long it'll take me to read this book? It took me 6 days to read the Half-Blood Prince, and I was sorta making myself read it less, in order for the book to last longer.

[TheEnglishman]

I won't deny that I'm going to get the book, but I'm not that excited about it. In my opinion it's just another good book series.

[My Best Wishes]

July, that's a fair gap from the last one. Has anyone heard any rumors as to the length of the book?

[Elliott]

Can't wait, July is good timing, a perfect 19th birthday present :P .

[Eugine]

It's July 21st to be exact. Can't wait to read the book now.

The hype is building up day by day ^^

[Sea of Time]

If I had a calendar, I'd be counting down the days. Sadly, though, I don't. So I'll just be excited and preorder it on Amazon!

[Aquamarine]

Agatio, on Feb 2 2007, 03:00 AM, said:

Can't wait, July is good timing, a perfect 19th birthday present :) .

Yeah, that and the Wii will be great 18th birthday presents for me too. What a shame the book will be released er... 16 days after my birthday.

[Saturos S.]

19 days after mine.

O well, at least I won't have to think about what my grandma's going to give me. I hate those questions. The whole year you're like: "O, I want that!"
And when it's your birthday and people ask you what you want, you're like.. "uhmmm...."

[Sea of Time]

My birthday isn't even close to that, but it's coming out sooner than I expected.

[Golden Legacy]

I'm disappointed that they're missing the "07-07-07" date, but at least it's coming out a lot sooner than I anticipated.

Hard to believe the epic will come to a close.

And I reiterate watch's question: any word yet on the length?

[FlamingDuck]

I'm hazarding a guess at 500-600 pages. She said nothing would be longer than Order of the Phoenix, but it should take quite a while to finish off the series.

[Sun Saber]

Well I think the next book is going to be long because of the explaining thing and distroying a couple Horcruxes. oh and I would get it not for my birthday what was JANUARY 31, but to finish my harry Potter collection.

[My Best Wishes]

Nothing bigger then Order Of the Pheonix, thats a disapointment. It looked massive but I re-read all the books in the holidays and they just fly.

I'm thinking it will have to be very long or else she would be 'event hopping', to use Saturos Striker's words.
I wonder if this next movie will be any good, Goblet Of Fire was on T.V the other day, doesn't compare to the book.

[TheEnglishman]

Golden Legacy, on Feb 2 2007, 11:25 PM, said:

Hard to believe the epic will come to a close.

You've always got the films to look forward to. Yay. :)

[Aquamarine]

As I've already said, the films are crap. Not only do you know what will happen because you've already read the books, but everything is just so porly done compared to the books. Lord of the Rings is one of the few films based offa book whose quality can be compared to that of the books.

[The Wind Seer]

I don't know if you guys heard this but here:

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Final Harry Potter hits shelves in July
01/02/2007 1:32:47 PM

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last of seven instalments of the boy wizard's adventures, will be published July 21, author J. K. Rowling announced Thursday on her website.



Best-selling author J.K. Rowling reads from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at Radio City Music Hall in New York in 2006.
(Ann Billingsley/ Associated Press)
The book will be available across Canada at one minute past midnight local time on July 21, Canadian publishers Raincoast Books said in a statement.

Rowling's British publisher, Bloomsbury, said it would release a children's hardcover edition, an adult hardcover, a special gift edition and an audio book on the same day.

Rowling has said two characters die in the final book, sparking speculation over whether Harry is one of them.

"I don't always enjoy killing my characters. I didn't enjoy killing the character who died at the end of Book 6," Rowling said during a reading last summer at Radio City Music Hall in New York, declining to name that person in case someone had yet to finish the book.

"I really didn't enjoy doing that but I had been planning that for years so it wasn't quite as poignant as you might imagine. I'd already done my grieving when I actually came to write it."

Fastest-selling book in Canada

Since the release of the first Harry Potter book 10 years ago, the wildly popular series has sold 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages, according to Bloomsbury.

The latest instalment, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, sold more than two million copies in Britain on the first day of release. It also sold 650,000 copies in Canada on its first weekend, making it the country's fastest-selling book of all time, Raincoast said.

Four feature films based on the books have also been made, with a fifth in the works.

Actor Daniel Radcliffe, 17, who plays Harry in each of the movies, stirred controversy this week by appearing shirtless in promotional photos for the play Equus, in which he appears nude in one scene.

With files from the Canadian Press


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[Wiflewood]

If you think about it though, its only one character who will die, as we all expect Voldemort to die anyway.

[Golden Legacy]

Put it this way; Rowling has confirmed two major characters will die. Let's try listing them:

Harry
Voldemort
Ron
Hermione

... Who else could you add to the list?

[Aquamarine]

How about Hagrid, Malfoy, Snape, Petunia, Vernon, Fred/George, McGonagal(sp?)... There are quite a lot of characters who can get the axe, you know.

[Wiflewood]

My vote goes to Voldemort and Harry. Voldemort's death is pretty essential to end the series, and by killing off Harry, it means that thousands of fans can't force her to write another one (She said the 7th would be the final Harry Potter book). Another bonus is that it means writers in the future can't write "When Harry is grown up" books and make money off her franchise.

[FlamingDuck]

Like Star Wars! So many spin offs its not even funny.

If Harry does die, I'm thinking that he will do it saving his friends, or something very heroic like that. It seems quite fitting.

[Golden Legacy]

Aquamarine, on Feb 4 2007, 04:38 PM, said:

How about Hagrid, Malfoy, Snape, Petunia, Vernon, Fred/George, McGonagal(sp?)... There are quite a lot of characters who can get the axe, you know.

I forgot about Snape, and perhaps Hagrid too, but from the way the 6th book ended... it sounds more like that Harry, Ron, and Hermione will be going off on their own, away from all of their friends and family... that's just the impression I got.

[Xelina]

Lots of people thinks Harry is gonna die with Vortmort one way or the other. I personally don't care as long as it has a great ending. :3

[Sea of Time]

Aquamarine, on Feb 3 2007, 06:29 AM, said:

As I've already said, the films are crap.

And now that we've got Daniel Radcliffe nude circling the internet, it's lost all credibility in my mind.

[Golden Djinn13]

It is gonna be kind of odd watching the next few movies, but we have to remember that he does have another acting career outside the movies, I guess.

Besides, he did have that one disturbing bath scene in The Goblet of Fire. :)

[TheEnglishman]

I guess he's trying to boost his career by playing different parts. Still, couldn't he have done something a little less... nude? Bleargh.

[Sea of Time]

If I had any advice for Daniel it would be to wait for the seven movies to be out, when he's a billionaire, and then do a nude play where the main character falls in love with a horse.

[Aquamarine]

So what if he was nude in this play? That's all part of acting, I'm actually glad to see that he has the bravery to do something like this. If an actor doesn't want to do something out-of-the-ordinary like that than he/she will fail. I would know, since I've been in a few plays too, though I've never actually been naked in them...

Anyhow, to GL: I believe many of the important characters from the previous books will still be important, such as Hagrid and Snape, which makes them good candidates for killing.

[My Best Wishes]

What about some of Ron's family? They always treat Harry well and Malfoy knows that.
I want to see what she does with Fred and George's shop, that's always fun to read.

[Sun Saber]

Mybe it will be like harry kills Voldimort but Voldimort cast some spell that killed harry like slowmoving posion. so seconds later Harry dies. The End


What do tou think?

[Golden Legacy]

So basically, they end up killing one another.

[Neon]

Me and my friends came to the conclusion she would have to kill of hermione for the simple reason she's the last one we expect to die ;P

The other death is Harry, 'that's one way to kill of the merchandise'.

[Saturos S.]

Not Hermione!!! That'll make a terrible game though. Killing one of the main characters in the game isn't something you'd like to achieve

[Golden Legacy]

What game are you possibly talking about? We're talking about the book.

[Saturos S.]

I know, but I then realised. Killing of main characters in a Harry Potter game is bad! But the HP7 game won't be coming out for a long, long, looong time.

...

But let's just ignore this and go back to the book instead.

[Eugine]

Seems like Dumbledore will make an appearance in book 7 (which everyone knew btw)

Quote

"Jo came down to the set at one point and I said, 'Oh hello, why are you here today?' And she said, 'Oh I just needed a break from the book - Dumbledore's giving me a lot of trouble.' And I said, 'But isn't he dead?' And she said, 'Well, yeah, but it's more complex...' I was like, [briskly] 'OK, I'm not gonna ask anything else!'"

[Golden Legacy]

Sounds like something pretty big to giveaway, but I do agree that Dumbledore dieing probably has more significance than we might think.

[Aquamarine]

Am I the only one who thinks that Sirius isn't dead? I mean, he didn't really DIE, he fell through that... thingy. When asked if Dumbledore is really dead Rowling said he is, but she wouldn't answer when people asked her whether or not Sirius is dead.
And also she said that that little mirror Sirius gave to Harry with which they can speak to each other with play an important role in this book.

[Caael]

I think it should be best to put a spoiler warning in the topic name

[Sun Saber]

I am sad that Sirus is suppose to be dead. He was my favorite character!

[My Best Wishes]

Aquamarine, on Feb 13 2007, 02:30 AM, said:

Am I the only one who thinks that Sirius isn't dead? I mean, he didn't really DIE, he fell through that... thingy. When asked if Dumbledore is really dead Rowling said he is, but she wouldn't answer when people asked her whether or not Sirius is dead.
And also she said that that little mirror Sirius gave to Harry with which they can speak to each other with play an important role in this book.

Harry already tried to use that Mirror at the end of the book, that didn't work. Also straight after that he went to talk to Nearly Headless Nick and Nick told him Sirius wasn't a ghost.

Ah Eugine what was that...I thought Dumbledore was actually dead...

[Aquamarine]

It's all rumours people, none of these things are sure to happen, you know.

Anyhow, I know Harry tried the mirror after Sirius dies. But I still believe he will be appearing somehow. It is the world of magic, after all.

[Caael]

I'm not gonna have any theories because I will be wrong. I think we will all be wrong.

[Sea of Time]

I sure hope nobody comes online and completely ruins the end of the book. *eyes Wind Seer and Sun Saber*

[Aquamarine]

Well I'm eyeing you SoT, 'cause you're the one who'll get it first, since you work in a book store. Darn that Sea of Time and the gigantic Poseidon...

And I've lost the Trident. What do I do now?

[Sea of Time]

Without the Trident you can't beat me. Never!

And I'll probably be finishing the book first, since I learned to read at age 3. Which means that yes, I will ruin the ending.....for all of you!

[TheEnglishman]

I read through the last one pretty fast and accidently gave the ending away to one of my friends. He said he'd finished so I said 'You know Dumbledore dies then?' He was only joking.

[Caael]

Hahaha, sounds like the kinda thing I would do

I think it should be best to put a spoiler alert in the title. * eyes SoT*

[Sea of Time]

You'll all see it anyway. Because when you see that SoT has posted, you all run to see what I said! And then the end will be ruined.....and you will cry.

[Caael]

I wont cry. Harry Potter isnt a huge portion of my life, its just one of those little things that keeps you thinking every so often

[Aquamarine]

I wouldn't cry, but I would be bloody pissed off. Having a game or book ruined annoys the hell out of me.

[Caael]

Which is why I never use game guides.

[Aquamarine]

Same goes for me, I would only use a game guide after I've finished the game to find some items I know I've missed, but just can't find on my own.

[Caael]

I get a sudden urge to play twilight Princess all the way through again.

[Golden Djinn13]

Latest Update: I just read the important parts of an article, that said she is telling people that know the ending of the last book, not to say anything. I'm betting that this could spell trouble as the book nears its release,

[Folcon]

that's why i will ignore everything harry potter until volume seven is in my hands and i sit down to read it

[Eugine]

escout, I think I'll be doing the samething.

I've already preordered my copy. I'll be camping out, and do whatever it takes to read the book before any spoiler reaches my ear.
I was so pissed when I found out

Spoiler

Dumbledore died

in book 6.

Did that really warrant a spoiler tag? Don't think so ^^