Harry Potter Book 7 Title Announced

[wxDiva]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/12/21/books.pottertitle.ap/index.html

NEW YORK (AP) -- We now have a title for Book VII: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."

But if you want to find out for yourself, visit J.K. Rowling's Web site, jkrowling.com, and play a little game of hangman.

Rowling's U.S. publisher, Scholastic Inc., released a brief statement Thursday announcing the name of the world's most anticipated children's book, the finale to her phenomenally popular fantasy series.

No publication date or other details were offered. Rowling is still working on the book, she explained on her Web site in an entry posted early Thursday.

"I'm now writing scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even more," she wrote. "I don't think anyone who has not been in a similar situation can possibly know how this feels: I am alternately elated and overwrought. I both want, and don't want, to finish this book (don't worry, I will.)"

Rowling said she has been asked for years if she ever dreams she is in the boy wizard's world.

"The answer was 'no' until a few nights ago, when I had an epic dream in which I was, simultaneously, Harry and the narrator," she wrote.

"Perhaps I should cut back on the caffeine?" she joked.

Rowling also said she saw a 20-minute preview of the fifth Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," which she said "looks fantastic." The latest movie in the blockbuster series will be released in July.

Meanwhile, she set up a test for her Potter fans.

If you go to her home page, click on the eraser and you will be taken to a room -- you'll see a window, a door and a mirror.

In the mirror, you'll see a hallway. Click on the farthest doorknob and look for the Christmas tree. They click on the center of the door next to the mirror and a wreath appears. Then click on the top of the mirror and you'll see a garland.

Look for a cobweb next to the door. Click on it, and it will disappear. Now, look at the chimes in the window. Click on the second chime to the right, and hold it down. The chime will turn into the key, which opens the door. Click on the wrapped gift behind the door, then click on it again and figure out the title yourself by playing a game of hangman.

Or you can just take Scholastic's word for it.

The Harry Potter books have sold more than 300 million copies and have been translated into 63 languages.

*Hands Silver his "I Care" cap*

I have a feeling the end of this series will be full of epic fail. If "Half-Blood Prince" was any indication, this book will be written like a Mary-Sue fanfic.

Also, in before "Snape kills Dumbledore...AGAIN", and "Dumbledore returns as Dumbledore the White."

[Silver_Derstin]

Snape: "Harry, I am your father!"
Harry: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Hermione: "Oh, I will solve the problems due to my good looks, incredible wits and my outstanding magical abilities."

Dumbledore: "Fighting Balorg (just to make it look different then the real thing) is REALLY hard, but I managed to come back to save the day and crown the new King of Man, Ron Weasley, and his lovely future bride, Hermione Granger, because she's not a Mary-Sue AT ALL."

Also, who thinks Rowlings used ghost writers for the past 3 HP novels?

[Demontestament]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/12/21/books.pottertitle.ap/index.html



*Hands Silver his "I Care" cap*

I have a feeling the end of this series will be full of epic fail. If "Half-Blood Prince" was any indication, this book will be written like a Mary-Sue fanfic.

Also, in before "Snape kills Dumbledore...AGAIN", and "Dumbledore returns as Dumbledore the White."

Yay! I can't wait to get this one ^^. Yes I love the series and will hate to see it end but I hope she ends it in an all out bloody wizard war.

[wxDiva]

What she probably did was post the title on FanFiction.net and said "Sky's the limit, ff.net!"

[KN]

Voldemort kills Harry. Ron kills Voldemort.

[wxDiva]

Voldemort kills Harry. Ron kills Voldemort.

Hermione thinks Ron is too violent and unstable, and sleeps with Draco.

[Cecil475]

Rowling could kill just about everyone off and get away with it. A lot of people will hate it. bot whats to lose? It's her last book. She's already made her money.

- Warren Lewis

[wxDiva]

People will hate it if she kills anybody, because that doesn't happen in real life. We all know from TV that no one dies, they just come back in a later episode with scars and a grudge.

[Cecil475]

People will hate it if she kills anybody, because that doesn't happen in real life. We all know from TV that no one dies, they just come back in a later episode with scars and a grudge.

I know. but since it is the last book if she does she doesn't lose anything over it. She might be able to live very comfertable with what she made writing the Harry Potter series.

- Warren Lewis

[wxDiva]

Sorry, should have added [/joke] to my previous post. It might redeem the series if she pulls a Tomino and nerfs everyone, but you know how people are.

Living comfortably? Doesn't she make more than the Queen?

[Silver_Derstin]

Sorry, should have added [/joke] to my previous post. It might redeem the series if she pulls a Tomino and nerfs everyone, but you know how people are.

You can bet she'll pull a "Bring 'em Back" Fukuda when she starts her second novel line: Jenny Granger and the Search for More Money.

[wxDiva]

Like I said, Dumbledore the White.

[KN]

Hermione thinks Ron is too violent and unstable, and sleeps with Draco.

Thus forever earning the ire of the slashfic community. Oh wait, she already had that.

[Cecil475]

Sorry, should have added [/joke] to my previous post. It might redeem the series if she pulls a Tomino and nerfs everyone, but you know how people are.

Living comfortably? Doesn't she make more than the Queen?

No clue.

- Warren Lewis

[Demontestament]

I say nobody will expect the end, Nevill Longbottom kills Voldemort and is actully the boy who lived. Harry just got the credit because he was the last assult Voldemort did before he vanished.

[nightwng2000]

I say Harry is the original incarnation, Dumbledore is at the end of Harry's 6th regeneration and Snape is somewhere between Harrys 12th and final incarnation and is an amalgamation of everything evil that is in Harry.

And Draco will replace his wand with his first tissue compressor and realize it will be the last time he'll have light colored hair.

[Cecil475]

Sorry, should have added [/joke] to my previous post. It might redeem the series if she pulls a Tomino and nerfs everyone, but you know how people are.

Living comfortably? Doesn't she make more than the Queen?

Spoke with my Aunt, who tells me she is.

- Warren Lewis

[cyn1c42]

I say that during the final duel, Voldemort reveals that Harry is the eigth horcrux. Harry then knows that the only way to save the wizard world is to cast the killing curse on himself.

[John]

Oh man...

It's over already?

So sad.

I loved the books.

[KN]

I say Harry is the original incarnation, Dumbledore is at the end of Harry's 6th regeneration and Snape is somewhere between Harrys 12th and final incarnation and is an amalgamation of everything evil that is in Harry.

And Draco will replace his wand with his first tissue compressor and realize it will be the last time he'll have light colored hair.

Trail of a Time Lord ftw.

[Dagrak]

Things I hope from the book:

1) Harry doesn't die, it would be so infuriatingly anti-climatic to have the hero's death, especially considering the life he's had. It would just annoy me.
2) Voldemort needs a good defeat, not something crap like Avada kedavre
3) This'll be controversial but I really want Snape to actually have killed Dumbledore and for him to be an actual villain. Why? because he has been Harry's nemesis throughout the whole sage, forget Voldemort the 2D Dark Lord cut out, Snape is far more of a personal villain!

[KN]

Nah, he has to die. When your hero is "SPESHUL" and all, it's boring to not have him die.

[Dagrak]

Nah, he has to die. When your hero is "SPESHUL" and all, it's boring to not have him die.

Personally I think its cliche to have the heroic sacrifice at the end of a saga. Everyone does it.

[Silver_Derstin]

Personally I think its cliche to have the heroic sacrifice at the end of a saga. Everyone does it.

uh... You are asking a professional Mary-Sue fanfic author who gets her books written on fanfiction.net rather then herself to be ORIGINAL?

[Dagrak]

uh... You are asking a professional Mary-Sue fanfic author who gets her books written on fanfiction.net rather then herself to be ORIGINAL?

Well true, she did nick the whole idea from "the Worst Witch", the sorting hat from Terry Pratchett and Horcruxes from "Lord of the Rings" but they're still damn enjoyable books :D

[nightwng2000]

Nah, he has to die. When your hero is "SPESHUL" and all, it's boring to not have him die.

:: Harry sprawled on the ground, looks up at Ron ::

"It was... fun." :: dramatic pause :: "Oh my."
:: Harry dies. ::

[Silver_Derstin]

Well true, she did nick the whole idea from "the Worst Witch", the sorting hat from Terry Pratchett and Horcruxes from "Lord of the Rings" but they're still damn enjoyable books :D

Uh... How about no? Just to waste time, I'd rather reread a Terry Pratchett novel then waste time reading a new Harry Potter novel. Bland writing, horrible characterization, plot full of holes (even though parts of it is interesting), writer insulting her audience intelligence with books with plots taken from fanfiction.net... Her magic world is completely unbelievable, and the interaction of the magicians with the real world is equally unbelievable, even when suspending your disbelief as a good fantasy reader it falls short.

Harry Potter is a children series, and it looks like one. Anyone who would compare it to Discworld, Lord of the Ring or the Dark Elf saga (which has gotten rather horrible lately) is a ****ing idiot, and I've heard it said quite often.

[Dagrak]

Uh... How about no? Just to waste time, I'd rather reread a Terry Pratchett novel then waste time reading a new Harry Potter novel. Bland writing, horrible characterization, plot full of holes (even though parts of it is interesting), writer insulting her audience intelligence with books with plots taken from fanfiction.net... Her magic world is completely unbelievable, and the interaction of the magicians with the real world is equally unbelievable, even when suspending your disbelief as a good fantasy reader it falls short.

Harry Potter is a children series, and it looks like one. Anyone who would compare it to Discworld, Lord of the Ring or the Dark Elf saga (which has gotten rather horrible lately) is a ****ing idiot, and I've heard it said quite often.

I enjoy them, so I really don't see all the fuss people have over hating them. Honestly if you don't like them don't read them. As for comparing them to Lord of the Rings/others, I hate that too. They're two utterly different stories, Lord of the Rings = Medeival fantasy, growing conflict and the struggle over temptation. Harry Potter = Modern fantasy, racism, boarding school lifestyle and traditional teenage angst. As for Discworld, its spoof humour and clever philosophy mostly and I've not read the Dark Elf Saga.

[steelcobra]

Anyone who enjoys fantasy and/or D&D is required to read the War of the Spider Queen books. That's a series with a solid magic system and a believable world.

L.E. Modesitt, jr.'s Saga of Recluse is another one.

[Dagrak]

Anyone who enjoys fantasy and/or D&D is required to read the War of the Spider Queen books. That's a series with a solid magic system and a believable world.

L.E. Modesitt, jr.'s Saga of Recluse is another one.

I'd recommend "His Dark Materials" although its endings are rubbish beyond words.

[steelcobra]

I'm also enjoying the Dhampir (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_of_the_Noble_Dead) series by Barb & JC Hendee.

[Demontestament]

Things I hope from the book:

1) Harry doesn't die, it would be so infuriatingly anti-climatic to have the hero's death, especially considering the life he's had. It would just annoy me.
2) Voldemort needs a good defeat, not something crap like Avada kedavre
3) This'll be controversial but I really want Snape to actually have killed Dumbledore and for him to be an actual villain. Why? because he has been Harry's nemesis throughout the whole sage, forget Voldemort the 2D Dark Lord cut out, Snape is far more of a personal villain!

1) Well it was stated that if one is alive the other cannot die, so if she still goes by this rule Harry has to die for Voledmort to

2) Well since Voldemort hax and is like "Mwhahahaha! No Magicks Can Hurts Me! I am teh 1337 Villan!" I can see harry Stabbing him with his wand then pulling out a shotgun from out of his robes, cocking it and saying "Muggle Techonolgy Ftw bitch!" Before shooting Voldemort in the face. (Now this is if what I said in #1 does not apply anymore

3) Sadly I don't see this happening, he did it to save Malfoy from the dark side so Voldemort would not have full control over him too. But I might be looking into it too much.

Edit* Yes I know I put Techonology :P

[Dagrak]

1) Well it was stated that if one is alive the other cannot die, so if she still goes by this rule Harry has to die for Voledmort to

I thought it was one cannot live whilst the other lives, hmm, time for me to re-read OOTP again!

2) Well since Voldemort hax and is like "Mwhahahaha! No Magicks Can Hurts Me! I am teh 1337 Villan!" I can see harry Stabbing him with his wand then pulling out a shotgun from out of his robes, cocking it and saying "Muggle Techonolgy Ftw bitch!" Before shooting Voldemort in the face. (Now this is if what I said in #1 does not apply anymore

Actually I think you might be on to something. Voldemort hates muggles so it really wouldn't suprise me if a muggle tactic was used to beat him. That or the Dementors turn on him and suck out the last bit of his soul.

3) Sadly I don't see this happening, he did it to save Malfoy from the dark side so Voldemort would not have full control over him too. But I might be looking into it too much.

Edit* Yes I know I put Techonology :P

Yeah, I think you're right...but one can dream!

[Demontestament]

I thought it was one cannot live whilst the other lives, hmm, time for me to re-read OOTP again!

Well technically Voldemort is still alive, the **** came back in Goblet of Fire he is just really really weak and full of fail at the moment. But with Gandalf...I mean Dumbledor dead I think we will be seeing alot more of the Dark Lord, who knows maybe he will have the Dementors Zerg Rush Hogwarts. Whatever the case I hope the Dursley family ****ing dies. I hate them.

[Tollwutig]

Well technically Voldemort is still alive, the **** came back in Goblet of Fire he is just really really weak and full of fail at the moment. But with Gandalf...I mean Dumbledor dead I think we will be seeing alot more of the Dark Lord, who knows maybe he will have the Dementors Zerg Rush Hogwarts. Whatever the case I hope the Dursley family ****ing dies. I hate them.

The real question is though, is Dumbledore actually dead? My theory is he faked it, to get Snape really in with Voldemort.

Also the real mystery is who actually has the Horcrux that Harry and Dumbledore went to find? Harry has an ally somewhere and really there are only two real choices as the who would be onto Voldemort's Horcrux scheme, the real Mad-Eye Moody and Dumbledore. I really don't think it's Moody, although he would be a fair choice. Dumbledore is the best pick as he was already onto what Voldemort was really up to, he was just leading Harry into discovery.

[Demontestament]

The real question is though, is Dumbledore actually dead? My theory is he faked it, to get Snape really in with Voldemort.

Also the real mystery is who actually has the Horcrux that Harry and Dumbledore went to find? Harry has an ally somewhere and really there are only two real choices as the who would be onto Voldemort's Horcrux scheme, the real Mad-Eye Moody and Dumbledore. I really don't think it's Moody, although he would be a fair choice. Dumbledore is the best pick as he was already onto what Voldemort was really up to, he was just leading Harry into discovery.

Naa Dumbledor is dead, the reason Snape killed him is becuase he begged him to so Malfoy would not have to do it, thus he saved Malfoy from commiting a serious crime in the Wizard world. Now this also puts Snape back on Voldemorts good list, he will now think Snape was with him all along, we will find out that Snape is the one who has the Horcrux and will be a keep point leading into the final confrontation between Potter and Voldemort.

But that is just what i think :)

[Hank the Tank]

1)

2) Well since Voldemort hax and is like "Mwhahahaha! No Magicks Can Hurts Me! I am teh 1337 Villan!" I can see harry Stabbing him with his wand then pulling out a shotgun from out of his robes, cocking it and saying "Muggle Techonolgy Ftw bitch!" Before shooting Voldemort in the face. (Now this is if what I said in #1 does not apply anymore


Edit* Yes I know I put Techonology :P


I have always wondered how well wizards would stand up to modern weaponry.

"Not so inferior now are we ya ****ers?"
*launches rocket at group of Voldemorts followers

[TrentHowell]

Things I hope from the book:

1) Harry doesn't die, it would be so infuriatingly anti-climatic to have the hero's death, especially considering the life he's had. It would just annoy me.
2) Voldemort needs a good defeat, not something crap like Avada kedavre
3) This'll be controversial but I really want Snape to actually have killed Dumbledore and for him to be an actual villain. Why? because he has been Harry's nemesis throughout the whole sage, forget Voldemort the 2D Dark Lord cut out, Snape is far more of a personal villain!

no what would REALLY be anti climatic is if Neville kills Voldemort, or Neville helps Harry in killing Voldemort in an assist kill. They seemed to drop a hint in Order of the Pheonix that Neville is a possible bigger piece in the whole story.


New topic: (or old dunno)
my opinion for possible characters to die in the final book:

Hermione and Ron: I dont care if they have a massive fan following, killing them would probably incite the "OMG LOLOLOL!!! /run uberhax.exe YOU KILLED MY FRIENDS *commence rage of magic that no one knows existed*
Note: My better judgement is saying one of these 2 WILL die probably for a rage incitment and Voldemort to inflict a heavy morality blow.

Snape: I see him doing some noble sacrifice in the end for some reason despite being the generic "i'm an @$$" character. Possibly suicide?

Harry: Basically on basis of that prophecy. If Harry dies, Neville kills Voldemort i say.

[Demontestament]

I have always wondered how well wizards would stand up to modern weaponry.

"Not so inferior now are we ya ****ers?"
*launches rocket at group of Voldemorts followers

A better line for the Rocket Launcher

"Magic Missile Bitches!"

[nightwng2000]

The Prophecy:
http://thetaoofjeremy.blogspot.com/2005/07/harry-potter-prophecy.html

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies … and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not … and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives … the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies …'


Harry as a Horcrux is probable. We know that living creatures might be considered as book VI suggests that the snake belonging to the Dark Lord may be one. But what happens if a human shares a soul, or a part of a soul? The Dark Lord tried to kill Harry in Goblet of Fire, so maybe it was unintentional that Harry became a Horcrux? After all, it would explain how Harry shared some of the Dark Lord's power and abilities.

Snape's loyalty. Snape did make the Unbreakable Vow with Draco's mother. In apparently killing Dumbledore, Snape kept up his end of the vow. But Dumbledore trust's Snape without question. Is it possible that Snape made some sort of Unbreakable Vow with Dumbledore? Perhaps Snape saw a way around that Vow that allowed him to kill Dumbledore? Perhaps by making the new vow? Why would Dumbledore freeze Harry unless he wanted Harry to witness, and believe that Snape had killed Dumbledore. Thereby, possibly allowing the Dark Lord to witness and believe it. Perhaps the "murder" was a ruse. A well planned one.

Is it possible that we'll see a switch of sides by Draco?

Is Harry's dumping Jenny going to hamper his efforts? After all, Love is the power that the Dark Lord cannot match.

Will the Fab Five (Harry, Jenny, Ron, Her Heiny... er, Hermione, and Neville) suddenly realize that, together, they can form a 50 foot robot... uh, wait, wrong series.... I was thinking they were the next Power Ranger series...

And will Bill have some special part to play in the final story? We don't know how the attack will affect him, beyond liking raw meat.

[Tollwutig]

The Prophecy:
http://thetaoofjeremy.blogspot.com/2005/07/harry-potter-prophecy.html

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies … and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not … and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives … the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies …'


Harry as a Horcrux is probable. We know that living creatures might be considered as book VI suggests that the snake belonging to the Dark Lord may be one. But what happens if a human shares a soul, or a part of a soul? The Dark Lord tried to kill Harry in Goblet of Fire, so maybe it was unintentional that Harry became a Horcrux? After all, it would explain how Harry shared some of the Dark Lord's power and abilities.

Snape's loyalty. Snape did make the Unbreakable Vow with Draco's mother. In apparently killing Dumbledore, Snape kept up his end of the vow. But Dumbledore trust's Snape without question. Is it possible that Snape made some sort of Unbreakable Vow with Dumbledore? Perhaps Snape saw a way around that Vow that allowed him to kill Dumbledore? Perhaps by making the new vow? Why would Dumbledore freeze Harry unless he wanted Harry to witness, and believe that Snape had killed Dumbledore. Thereby, possibly allowing the Dark Lord to witness and believe it. Perhaps the "murder" was a ruse. A well planned one.

Is it possible that we'll see a switch of sides by Draco?

Is Harry's dumping Jenny going to hamper his efforts? After all, Love is the power that the Dark Lord cannot match.

Will the Fab Five (Harry, Jenny, Ron, Her Heiny... er, Hermione, and Neville) suddenly realize that, together, they can form a 50 foot robot... uh, wait, wrong series.... I was thinking they were the next Power Ranger series...

And will Bill have some special part to play in the final story? We don't know how the attack will affect him, beyond liking raw meat.

Harry as a Horcrux is very possible. I think making Harry one would have been an act of desperation as Voldemort realized his spell had been turned back on him. Given that would Harry actually have to die, if he were to destroy the other Horcruxes he would then control the remaining portion of Voldemort's soul and thus Voldemort himself.

"Do as I say or I commit suicide!"

Given that Voldemort has tried a couple of times to kill Harry which he wouldn't do if Harry contained a portion of his soul.

[Picho]

Harry potter becomes 'the one'. and is now able to dodge spells fired off from voldermont or just stop them with his hand.

or... they capture voldermont and remove the mask. "Omg! <he who cannot be named in off topic> it was you all along!" "Yes and I would have gotten away with it if it wasnt for you meddling kids and that stupid broom stick."

Or Harry potter combines werewolf and vampirism to become the blue mage.