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| Author JK Rowling has revealed the title of the seventh and final Harry Potter book. The book will be called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The announcement was made on the writer's official website. Fans must play a game in order to find out what the title is. This week Rowling, 41, revealed how she has gone back to writing in cafes - as she did 13 years ago when starting to write about the boy wizard. She has also admitted how she has been dreaming of the character. Writing on her website she described it as an "epic dream" where she was Harry and the narrator simultaneously. 'Elated and overwrought' In a recent blog the writer said she has been working hard on the last book. "I'm now writing scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even more," she said. She also described feeling "alternately elated and overwrought" at writing it and joked she cannot decide if she wants to finish it or not. Story from BBC NEWS: |
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| Betting opens on new Potter plot Bets are being taken on whether boy wizard Harry Potter will die in the final instalment of the series - with his arch-enemy the predicted killer. JK Rowling, the multi-millionaire creator of the story, has hinted that tragedy awaits in the final novel. Lord Voldemort is the 4-5 favourite to kill off the popular character in the seventh book in the series, entitled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Bookmakers William Hill said punters think the young wizard will die. William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said: "JK mentioned that Harry might be killed off and the general consensus seems to be that Harry is the final Horcrux and to ensure that Voldemort dies he will need to be sacrificed." Other assassins In the Potter books, a Horcrux can hold a person's soul ensuring that they are immortal but Harry has to destroy them all to vanquish his enemy Voldemort. Mr Adams added: "Most of the early money has been for Harry, who has been cut from 10/1 to 6/1." All bets will be void and stake money will be returned if Harry confounds pundits and survives. Other contenders to kill Harry include Professor Snape at 5-2, Draco Malfroy at 6-1, Ron Weasley at 6-1 and Hermione Granger at 6-1. Mr Adams added that the bookies have also accepted punts on Ron and Hermione to marry, with Harry as best man, and on Harry to catch the snitch in a Quidditch world cup. Rowling, 41, is still writing the final book of the series which has sold 52 million copies worldwide. Story from BBC NEWS: |
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| Rowling unveils last Potter date The last instalment of the Harry Potter saga will be published on 21 July 2007 , author JK Rowling has announced. She confirmed the date fans will be able to get their hands on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on her website. This is the 10th anniversary of the first book of the hugely successful series being published. The Potter books have sold 325 million copies worldwide, have been translated into 64 languages and spawned five blockbuster movies. |
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| Record print run for final Potter A record 12 million copies of the final Harry Potter book are to be released in its first US print run. Publisher Scholastic said July's release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would be supported by a multi-million dollar marketing drive. "It's a true celebration of the Harry Potter movement and of the joy of reading," said spokeswoman Lisa Holton. The six previous books about the boy wizard have sold 325m copies worldwide and spawned four hit films to date. Reviving Author JK Rowling has earned an estimated £520m from her creation, after writing the first book while a single mother on benefits. The final instalment will be published 10 years after the first. The writer had always planned seven books, each following the characters for one school year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Rowling has revealed that two characters die in the final book, prompting bookmakers to take bets on whether Potter could be one of them. The books have been credited with bringing children back to reading and the movie adaptations with reviving the British film industry. The fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, will be released just days before the book. Story from BBC NEWS: |