Release date for Harry Potter

I heard it would be 7-7-07, but then, the person I heard it from also loves unicorns and pigs, so

Southern_girl29 said:

I don't know if anyone else has seen or not, but for those of you who geek out on Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be published July 21. Yippee!!! I am so counting down the days.

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We've already pre-ordered our copy from Amazon.

dclary said:

It will be a happy ending. Voldemort's dead, his evil gone forever. It's a small sacrifice to lose a gifted, generous, wonderful boy like Harry Potter for the rest of the world to live in peace.

Don't cry for me Muggletina.

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If Harry does die in the last book, I think everyone would have to agree that the kid had a really crappy life! Abusive foster-parents, and then getting banged up for the next seven years fighting a maniacal psycopath and his followers? An extreme case of child abuse. Sad, very sad.

JDCrayne said:

If Harry does die in the last book, I think everyone would have to agree that the kid had a really crappy life! Abusive foster-parents, and then getting banged up for the next seven years fighting a maniacal psycopath and his followers? An extreme case of child abuse. Sad, very sad.

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All for the greater good, JD.

Well, SOMEONE'S gotta die. Ron? Hermione?

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Oh! I got it. At the climax Ginny will die, in Harry's arms, while Voldemort cackles away manically as lightening flashes in the background. Then Harry's face will cloud over with rage, and he'll kick Evil Overlord arse.

Perfect.

TsukiRyoko said:

I heard it would be 7-7-07, but then, the person I heard it from also loves unicorns and pigs, so

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That was the original theory. But, then, a) that's the anniversary of the London bombings and b) she still hadn't finished the book when that rumor was started.

I still don't know if she's done the book, but you know her editor is probably going through each chapter as she finishes it. The cover art is probably nearly finished. They'll put the world on hold to get it done.

I'd hate to have to write a book that fast. I think she only started, what, last December?

Or was it December 2005, I forget.

beezle said:

All for the greater good, JD.

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Messianic, ain't it.

Southern_girl29 said:

Nope, I think it will probably be one of the Weasleys, but not Ron. I also think Snape will die, proving to all that he really was in the Order the whole time. I also think there's a possibility that Neville will die, but I don't know how.

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If Neville dies, he will die being the hero.

Yeah, but even with the last chapter already written, she's put in SO much stuff between book one and book seven, that I'm sure she's writing stuff she never planned for.

Forcing things to fit into a chapter you've already written doesn't always work.

Southern_girl29 said:

I've got to agree with this. It won't be a happy ending for me if he dies, because he's had a pretty crappy life. He deserves to kill Voldemort and then live out the rest of his life in happiness. Ok, I have to remind myself that I am talking about a fictional character here, LOL

I have to say, too, that while I'll I'm extremely happy to finally have a date, I'm almost sad that it's the end and we'll never have a new Harry Potter book again.

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Who deserves anything? Nobody.

We all get one thing guaranteed: a cold grave when we're done.

Christine N. said:

That was the original theory. But, then, a) that's the anniversary of the London bombings and b) she still hadn't finished the book when that rumor was started.

I still don't know if she's done the book, but you know her editor is probably going through each chapter as she finishes it. The cover art is probably nearly finished. They'll put the world on hold to get it done.

I'd hate to have to write a book that fast. I think she only started, what, last December?

Or was it December 2005, I forget.

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I agree- I crash under pressure. Back in HS, I failed my essay class, not because I couldn't write an amazing essay, but because they asked you to speed through it and that immeidtaley put my writing juices on "E".

I can't wait for it to get on store shelves. Oh, what a happy (and sad) day that'll be....

Southern_girl29 said:

While you're right about that, since I've spent so many years with these characters, I would really like the ending to play out like I would like it to. Doesn't mean it will, but I can hope.

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if it doesn't, you can always go over to the HP fan fiction sites and drown your sorrows in the alternate universe plots.

Ohhhhhh, I cannot wait! I'm such a dork about these things. BTW, there's no way Harry dies, Rowling has already said that this is not a possibility. Am I the only one hoping that this isn't the final book? Perhaps another series or something? Rowling says that she doesn't intend to write any more, but that she won't rule anything out. Here's to hoping she misses the limelight.

Rowling did say that she might write an encyclopedia, listing all of the characters, with their background info, and what happened to them. She's got filing cabinets full of stuff on the characters, so I don't imagine it would be very difficult for her to do. That would be fun.

Is Harry dead yet? I'm waiting...