Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Official Thread; Spoilers)

[StandMyBrothers]

Discuss Harry Potter. Use spoiler tags or be banned.

[spoiler]Harry likes boys.[/spoiler

[snowandlights]

I wish it were "Deadly Hallows" instead of "Deathly Hallows." It's a pretty cool name, nonetheless. I can't wait.

[geddyleesays]

gay.

[reductiondesign]

This will be AWESOME.

[takingbackrufio]

Can't effing wait.

[looksthatkillbn]

friend of mine brought me onto this last night

harry's parents were killed at...Godric's Hollow

there was also a guy named Godric Gryffindor...

connection?

[EndlessMike]

friend of mine brought me onto this last night

harry's parents were killed at...Godric's Hollow

there was also a guy named Godric Gryffindor...

connection?

Seems likely.

[DeadCityScars]

friend of mine brought me onto this last night

harry's parents were killed at...Godric's Hollow

there was also a guy named Godric Gryffindor...

connection?

that's interesting but is it hallow or hollow? because the official title is with an a

/english pwn...or is it?

really excited about this book, you have no idea.

[EndlessMike]

that's interesting but is it hallow or hollow? because the official title is with an a

/english pwn...or is it?

really excited about this book, you have no idea.

The book is Deathly Hallows, the place is Godric's Hollow, which is where Harry's parents were killed.

I'm really surprised this thread isn't bigger.

[open mind]

when is it coming out?

[yodaplaysdrums]

when is it coming out?
Harry Potter doesn't need to come out. I knew he was gay after seeing the first movie.

[HolidayFromReal]

No release date yet, but i cant wait. I love the books!

[emily_EB7]

i am very excited

[MADSTA]

So I was thinking, Harry has to destroy all the horcruxes right? Also, people were always saying that Voldemort left some of himself in Harry when he tried to kill him. I'm thinking Harry will have to kill himself for Voldemort to be destroyed. It will be a sad sad time.

[takingbackrufio]

gay.

Harry Potter doesn't need to come out. I knew he was gay after seeing the first movie.

ZOMG lez pik on teh ghey wizard harry poter haha LOL.

Lame.

[DeadCityScars]

The book is Deathly Hallows, the place is Godric's Hollow, which is where Harry's parents were killed.

I'm really surprised this thread isn't bigger.


well I think it has something to do with Godric's Hollow. JoKo Rowling said that someone else was in godric's when harry's parents were killed and that person would be revealed in book 7.

I may be over analyzing, but i think it was R.A.B., Sirius Black's brother.

[TheTrooth]

when is it coming out?

i would think early to mid summer.

[StandMyBrothers]

Harry returns to the home of his non-magical (Muggle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muggle)) relatives, the Dursleys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dursley_family), during the summer. The magical protection which Albus Dumbledore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albus_Dumbledore) arranged, that requires Harry to have a home with his surviving family, is set to expire on Harry's 17th birthday July 31 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_31).
Harry comes of age (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_of_age) (for wizards) when he turns 17, and is therefore entitled to perform magic outside of school and to obtain a licence to Apparate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_%28Harry_Potter%29#Apparation _and_Disapparation). His friends Ron Weasley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Weasley) and Hermione Granger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermione_Granger), and many of his classmates, already turned 17 during the sixth year, and Neville Longbottom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Longbottom) turns 17 on July 30th — one day before Harry
Harry plans to visit Godric's Hollow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godric%27s_Hollow), and Ron Weasley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Weasley) and Hermione Granger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermione_Granger) plan on accompanying him on this trip, providing the jumping off point from where they will start the search to destroy the remaining Horcruxes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horcrux)
There is expected to be a continuing relationship between Ginny Weasley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginny_Weasley) and Harry Potter, even though Harry told Ginny in the last chapter of the sixth book that he "can't be involved with her anymore" and that they have "got to stop seeing each other" and that they "can't be together", because he's "got things to do alone now".
Hogwarts is expected to have a new head teacher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_teacher) or headmaster, as the previous headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, was killed.
New instructors will assume the posts for Defence Against the Dark Arts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogwarts_subjects#Defense_Against_t he_Dark_Arts) (replacing Severus Snape (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_Snape)), and possibly Transfiguration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogwarts_subjects#Transfiguration) in the event Minerva McGonagall becomes Headmistress. There may also be new Heads of Gryffindor House (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogwarts_houses#Gryffindor) and Slytherin House (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogwarts_houses#Slytherin). Horace Slughorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Slughorn) is the most likely candidate for head of Slytherin House. Rubeus Hagrid is also possible for Gryffindor. If Minerva McGonagall becomes headmistress a new deputy headmaster or deputy headmistress will have to be appointed.
If Harry returns to Hogwarts, it will be his seventh and final year. However, at the end of Book 6, Harry stated that he would not return even if Hogwarts were to re-open. Ron and Hermione said that they would leave Hogwarts as well, to help Harry fight Voldemort. Should Hogwarts reopen, Harry and his classmates would be expected to complete their final N.E.W.T. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastily_Exhausting_Wizarding_Test) exams.
Deathly Hallows is expected to identify the mysterious R.A.B. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.A.B.), who claimed to have stolen one of Voldemort's Horcruxes with the intent to destroy it, while replacing it with a fake that was recovered by Harry and Dumbledore. In an interview, J. K. Rowling said that Regulus Black (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulus_Black) was "a fine guess" for R.A.B.'s identity.
Kreacher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreacher), the former Black Family (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Family) house elf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_elf) which passed to Harry's ownership with the death of Sirius Black (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius_Black), may make an appearance. Rowling told the filmmakers of Order of the Phoenix to include the character in the movie, because he is "very important".
Rowling stated on her web site (http://www.jkrowling.com/) that there is something "significant—even crucial" about the answer to the question of why Dumbledore had James Potter's Invisibility Cloak.
Bill Weasley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Weasley) and Fleur Delacour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur_Delacour) plan on getting married in August.
J. K. Rowling said that Harry might get another pet at some point. However, Kreacher and/or Buckbeak may have filled this role. She also hinted that Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, might have another role.
Rowling has stated that there will be no Quidditch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quidditch) matches in Deathly Hallows
Rowling wrote the last chapter of the book some time ago, to give her an ending to work up to. The last word of the seventh book, according to Rowling, is currently "scar" , but she has also said it may change, along with the whole last chapter she has previously written. This last chapter contains details of what happens to each surviving character:
We will learn something very important about Lily (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_and_Lily_Potter) in Deathly Hallows:Now, the important thing about Harry's mother - the really, really significant thing - you're going to find out in two parts. You'll find out a lot more about her in book five, or you'll find out something very significant about her in book five, and you'll find out something incredibly important about her in book seven." – J. K. Rowling
Rowling has long said that Harry's eyes resembling his mother's is important
Severus Snape has been an important and enigmatic character throughout the books, as his true loyalty has always remained unclear. It is to be anticipated that as a surviving major character, his loyalty will be settled in the final confrontation of the book.
She has stated we will learn more about Peter Pettigrew, Dumbledore, and his family.
At the Edinburgh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh) book festival, Rowling mentioned that something more would be revealed about Petunia Dursley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dursley_family#Petunia_Dursley). Nothing of note occurred in book 6, so this remains to be discovered
Whether related or not, Rowling has also said that some non-magical character will perform magic late in life in desperate circumstances. However, she has also said that Aunt Petunia will not perform magic.
On Dolores Umbridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_Umbridge), "It's too much fun to torture her not to have another little bit more before I finish"
Viktor Krum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Krum) is set for a reappearance.
The two-way mirror given to Harry by Sirius Black and his flying motorbike will return. Rowling refused to comment whether Sirius himself might in some way reappear, but she has also said that there was a reason why he had to die.
Dumbledore was said to have a "gleam of triumph" in his eyes when told that Voldemort had restored his body using Harry's blood, at the end of Goblet of Fire. Rowling has confirmed that this is "still enormously significant".
Someone from Harry's class, not Harry, Ron, or Hermione, also not who most readers would expect, will become a Hogwarts teacher. This seems to indicate that Hogwarts will indeed re-open, though possibly not until after the main events of Deathly Hallows have occurred.
In an interview after the completion of the Prisoner of Azkaban (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Az kaban_%28film%29) film, she commented that director Alfonso Cuarón (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Cuar%C3%B3n) had "put things in the film that, without knowing it, foreshadow things that are going to happen in the final two books. So I really got goosebumps when I saw a couple of those things, and I thought people are going to look back on the film and think those were put in deliberately as clues."
Rowling clarified that "Dumbledore is definitely dead", when asked by Salman Rushdie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie) and others at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Rowling answered the same question three times, each time with increasing conviction

[DeadCityScars]

i would think early to mid summer.

my guess (and I'm surprised I haven't read this yet):

07.07.07

it'd be stupid not to release it on that day. the 6th book came out about the same time anyway.

[Chancetobe]

my guess (and I'm surprised I haven't read this yet):

07.07.07

it'd be stupid not to release it on that day. the 6th book came out about the same time anyway.

That would be a rather appropriate date. And that's actualy not to far away. But i'm assuming that if the titles out, then the book is probably just starting to go through editing or something. So, that process has to be finished, then they have to print out a massive amount of books, give a few months for advertising. To me it seems more likely that it will be around x-mas '07. But summer of 07 would be much better.

[Broken Parachute]

my guess (and I'm surprised I haven't read this yet):

07.07.07

it'd be stupid not to release it on that day. the 6th book came out about the same time anyway.She's already denied that rumor, she said it's not that day.

[StandMyBrothers]

July 21

[Tyler Revolution]

I cannot wait for this. It's going to be amazing.

[MusicalSpirit]

I cannot wait for this. It's going to be amazing.

Neither can I. Very excited. :)

[Thug_Nasty]

in this one you find out that ron is actually a robot!

[FOBcareemo]

the most dominant books on the planet.

[chokeychicken]

i forgot to read the 6th book.

[Praetor]

Rowling stated on her web site (http://www.jkrowling.com/) that there is something "significant—even crucial" about the answer to the question of why Dumbledore had James Potter's Invisibility Cloak.[/LIST]Perhaps Dumbledore was in Godric's Hollow when Harry's parents were murdered?

Some very interesting tidbits you posted. Thanks for that.

[Greg]

this is going to be good

the end has been a long time coming for me. ive been reading since in bewteen book 2 and 3. i just want it to end now. im tired of guessing haha

[xglassjawx]

I've begun reading the previous book in the series to prepare. :-)

[lulitta]

the book is coming out on july 21, a less than a week after the movie...im so fucking excited with this book...i just have to wait 165 days...

[bduke13]

I'm excited for the book but I don't like how the release date is right after the movie comes out. If the 5th movie is anything like the 4th it will be horrendous and it will make me want to re-read the book again. I just wish the book came out before the movie or way after or something.

[samantha b-face]

friend of mine brought me onto this last night

harry's parents were killed at...Godric's Hollow

there was also a guy named Godric Gryffindor...

connection?

well isnt it just possible that Godric Gryffindor was so famous and powerful that they named a location after him?

[summerstars19]

I just started to re-read all of the books to get hyped up for this...as if I really need anything to get me anymore hyped.

[MissyMonstar]

I just started to re-read all of the books to get hyped up for this...as if I really need anything to get me anymore hyped.

I'm not going to start the re-reads yet. I like to finish right before the release date so everything is super fresh. Especially since I've only read Half-Blook Prince once. Definitely need to read it again, I'm sure I've forgotten a million important things.

[takingbackrufio]

I'm not going to start the re-reads yet. I like to finish right before the release date so everything is super fresh. Especially since I've only read Half-Blook Prince once. Definitely need to read it again, I'm sure I've forgotten a million important things.
I'm reading it again now (I think I'm on the third time), and I always pick up new stuff.

Going back to the Philosopher's Stone and reading them all is not out of the question.

[Branevember31]

this summer is absolute Harry Potter awesomeness

[Adeniz19]

I'm not going to start the re-reads yet. I like to finish right before the release date so everything is super fresh. Especially since I've only read Half-Blook Prince once. Definitely need to read it again, I'm sure I've forgotten a million important things.Same here. I'll probably start the re-reads in like mid may/ beginning of June. Should give me plenty of time.

[MissyMonstar]

I'm reading it again now (I think I'm on the third time), and I always pick up new stuff.

Going back to the Philosopher's Stone and reading them all is not out of the question.

Yeah, I like to re-read all of them, I always pick up stuff I missed. Plus it's fun. And I'm also the nerd who is at Barnes & Noble at midnight to get the book. Which is kind of pointless because I always have to work the next day so I can't even read it that night.

Same here. I'll probably start the re-reads in like mid may/ beginning of June. Should give me plenty of time.

I'm starting mid May too. You can fly through the first 3, but the next 3 take a little time.

[takingbackrufio]

Yeah, I like to re-read all of them, I always pick up stuff I missed. Plus it's fun. And I'm also the nerd who is at Barnes & Noble at midnight to get the book. Which is kind of pointless because I always have to work the next day so I can't even read it that night.
I'm a geekish loser as well, and I would love to go to a midnight release, but my copy is already pre-ordered. Maybe I can find somewhere to go anyway, although I won't have the book until the next day.

[katekate]

I just started to re-read all of the books to get hyped up for this...as if I really need anything to get me anymore hyped.

yeah me too. im trying to re-read them all on top of the crap i have to read for school

[Nortimus]

I've just re-read book five in preperation for the upcoming film. It's amazing to me, after going through the book again, how much really goes into the novels that you can forget about, especially after watching the two hour films (which is another topic all together).


Hype and expectations for book 7 are ridiculously high. I have no doubt, however, that Rowling will deliver on all fronts.

[Tyler Revolution]

I'll wait to start rereading so I finish right when the new book comes out.

[Anton Djamoos]

Harry is a horcrux. Voldemort kills Harry. Voldemort is able to be killed. Neville kills Voldemort.

[Nortimus]

Harry is not a horcrux. One dies, one lives, according to the prophecy. And just because Voldemort left an imprint on Harry does not mean he left part of his soul inside of him.


Neville will kick ass, but he won't beat Voldemort.

Harry defeats Snape, kills Voldemort in a final show down after everyone else has been incapacitated.

[Anton Djamoos]

Harry is not a horcrux. One dies, one lives, according to the prophecy. And just because Voldemort left an imprint on Harry does not mean he left part of his soul inside of him.


Neville will kick ass, but he won't beat Voldemort.

Harry defeats Snape, kills Voldemort in a final show down after everyone else has been incapacitated.
The prophecy can be for either Neville or Harry.

"No, Dumbledore said it was for Harry."

Dumbledore also said Snape was good. In which case you're saying he's wrong. But he's not...Snape is a good guy.

[Nortimus]

The prophecy was intended for Harry because it was fulfilled by Voldemort when he killed his parts. Dumbledore can say that with hindsight and 100% accuracy, because it came to pass. If it was for Neville, then Voldemort would've gone after Neville.


Snape a good guy? Oh right, Dumbledore planned to die and be betrayed and all that junk. Give me a break.

[Anton Djamoos]

Taken from www.beyondhogwarts.com

About Harry dying.
"You can speak Parseltongue, Harry," said Dumbledore calmly, "because Lord Voldemort -- who is the last remaining ancestor of Salazar Slytherin -- can speak Parseltongue. Unless I'm much mistaken, he transferred some of his own powers to you the night he gave you that scar. Not something he intended to do, I'm sure ..." "Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?" Harry said, thunderstruck. "It certainly seems so." (CoS pg. 332/245)

We know that a horcrux will prevent the horcrux's maker from dieing. Is it possible that the bit of Voldemort's soul in Harry's head is what actually allowed him to survive the attack that no wizard had ever survived before?

About Snape being good.
I was comin' outta the forest the other evenin' an' I overheard 'em talking -- well, arguin'. ... I jus' heard Snape sayin' Dumbledore took too much fer granted an' maybe he -- Snape -- didn' wan' ter do it anymore ... Dumbledore told him flat out he'd agreed ter do it an' that was all there was to it." (HBP pg 405/380)

This clue comes right out and tells us that Snape is following the orders of Dumbledore, although we now see whatever Snape has promised to do for Dumbledore is difficult or unpleasant.

We also now have comfirmation that Dumbledore has a plan, which involves Snape, and Dumbleore is confident that the plan that Snape has agreed to will proceed.

[Adeniz19]

why can't harry be a horcrux? i never really thought about it but anton has a good point. of course it wouldn't of been intentional but it could still be true. harry is able to feel what voldermort is feelign sometimes so i can't rule it out. plus, it is a possibility of harry dying at the end of the book. if harry finds out the only way to kill voldemort is to kill himself then i can see that happening. harry will be a martyr and that is all very much possible

[Anton Djamoos]

why can't harry be a horcrux? i never really thought about it but anton has a good point. of course it wouldn't of been intentional but it could still be true. harry is able to feel what voldermort is feelign sometimes so i can't rule it out. plus, it is a possibility of harry dying at the end of the book. if harry finds out the only way to kill voldemort is to kill himself then i can see that happening. harry will be a martyr and that is all very much possible
Harry has to die and this way would make the most sense, as readers won't be forced to watch Harry die at the hands of Voldemort, they'll watch him make a sacrifice for the good of everyone so that evil can be gone. I'd put money on it (Shaun) that Harry will be a martyr.

[Nortimus]

Taken from www.beyondhogwarts.com

About Harry dying.


About Snape being good.
You're telling me Voldemort is going to make Harry a Horcrux without even knowing it? I think not. It was explained - the old type of magic that prevented Harry from dying nearly killed Voldemort. However, because of his horcruxes, he didn't die, but floated around for 14 years or so looking to re-gain his body. Harry is imprinted with a piece of him, yes, but it is NOT because he is a horcrux.


And Harry will not kill himself. Again, the prophecy said, pretty point-blank, that one will die and the other will live.

[takingbackrufio]

The prophecy can be for either Neville or Harry.
Wrong.

I knew my plethora of useless information on Harry Potter would come into use. JK Rowling already debunked this rumor:


The prophecy refers to Harry, and not in any way to Neville
http://mugglenet.com/books/futurebooks/book7/rumors.shtml


Voldermort marked Harry as his equal.

[Nortimus]

Wrong.

I knew my plethora of useless information on Harry Potter would come into use. JK Rowling already debunked this rumor:




http://mugglenet.com/books/futurebooks/book7/rumors.shtml





Thank you!

[Anton Djamoos]

Oh, by the way, about Snape.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1760630,00110004.htm

The latter bit, which had been a topic of much debate and speculation among Potter fans, was first voiced at the concert by author Salman Rushdie, who offered his theory that Snape and Dumbledore were in cahoots (over the latter’s murder) and that Dumbledore’s death was a hoax.

“In my opinion, Snape is good”, he declared.

Rowling’s answer: “And your opinion is right, but I feel I need to make one thing clear about Dumbledore: he is dead.”

[takingbackrufio]

The Prophecy is worded very carefully. The possibility that Harry is a Hocrux is certainly not impossible, but it's easy to say that's what's going to happen.

[Adeniz19]

You're telling me Voldemort is going to make Harry a Horcrux without even knowing it? I think not. It was explained - the old type of magic that prevented Harry from dying nearly killed Voldemort. However, because of his horcruxes, he didn't die, but floated around for 14 years or so looking to re-gain his body. Harry is imprinted with a piece of him, yes, but it is NOT because he is a horcrux.


And Harry will not kill himself. Again, the prophecy said, pretty point-blank, that one will die and the other will live.what makes you so sure that when voldemort tried to kill harry as a baby that it didnt make him a horcrux? i think it is all very possible and i'm not ruling it out

[Nortimus]

I maintain, even with TonTon's post, that it's not as simple as that. She MAY mean he redeems himself, but I still refuse to believe he's 'good' at the end of book six.

[Anton Djamoos]

Wrong.

I knew my plethora of useless information on Harry Potter would come into use. JK Rowling already debunked this rumor:



http://mugglenet.com/books/futurebooks/book7/rumors.shtml


Voldermort marked Harry as his equal.
Look, there's no way any author would put that much analysis into the minor character of Neville if he's not to play a huge part in the end of this. We keep learning how rapidly his skills are increasing and the symbolism of him with plants shows his tendency to care/support life. Neville will be an important factor, regardless of whether or not the prophecy is about him.

[Anton Djamoos]

How do we know that Voldemort isn't his own horcrux??? Haha, could you imagine that? He split his soul and put it back inside himself so he became immortal?

[takingbackrufio]

Look, there's no way any author would put that much analysis into the minor character of Neville if he's not to play a huge part in the end of this. We keep learning how rapidly his skills are increasing and the symbolism of him with plants shows his tendency to care/support life. Neville will be an important factor, regardless of whether or not the prophecy is about him.
I understand that, but don't get angry with me for proving you wrong.

[Anton Djamoos]

I understand that, but don't get angry with me for proving you wrong.
Rawr! Haha, I'm not angry at all. You proved me wrong; I accept it.

[Adeniz19]

Look, there's no way any author would put that much analysis into the minor character of Neville if he's not to play a huge part in the end of this. We keep learning how rapidly his skills are increasing and the symbolism of him with plants shows his tendency to care/support life. Neville will be an important factor, regardless of whether or not the prophecy is about him.yea, i agree neville will have a huge roll in the last book

[takingbackrufio]

How do we know that Voldemort isn't his own horcrux??? Haha, could you imagine that? He split his soul and put it back inside himself so he became immortal?
I think a piece of his soul is still within him -- not sure if it is exactly a "hocrux", but after all the hocruxes are destroyed, Voldermort will still be alive because of the piece of soul that resides within him.

[Anton Djamoos]

I think a piece of his soul is still within him -- not sure if it is exactly a "hocrux", but after all the hocruxes are destroyed, Voldermort will still be alive because of the piece of soul that resides within him.
Well yeah, after all the other horcruxes are destroyed, he's left and he can finally be killed.

[Adeniz19]

maybe harry's scar is a hocrux and he has to cut it off! hahaha

[takingbackrufio]

Rawr! Haha, I'm not angry at all. You proved me wrong; I accept it.
I know that Jo has said before that the Prophecy is worded very carefully. There's something about it we don't fully understand yet. I have read theories that "the hand of the other" refers to the "silver hand" of Peter Pettigrew.

yea, i agree neville will have a huge roll in the last book
He will have a considerable role. I'm not sure if it will be huge, but probably his biggest yet.

[takingbackrufio]

Well yeah, after all the other horcruxes are destroyed, he's left and he can finally be killed.
Yeah.

I think the "Harry is a hocrux" ending is so predictable, which is why I would rather not have it happen.

[Anton Djamoos]

The prophecy:

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...

That's such an ambiguous statement. I hate it.

Anyone think that the seventh month may actually refer to a person or event rather than just July?

[takingbackrufio]

The prophecy:

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...

That's such an ambiguous statement. I hate it.

Anyone think that the seventh month may actually refer to a person or event rather than just July?
Yeah, "the other" could refer to someone other than Harry or Voldermort.

I hope none of the theories are right and Jo just blows us away.

Not sure what the seventh month exactly points to other than Harry's birth.

[bduke13]

yea, i agree neville will have a huge roll in the last book

I think that Neville might die

[Nortimus]

Anyone else want to read about the full on war breaking out all around Harry, Ron and Hermione, and them having to deal with it and the world falling apart while also hunting down Voldemort et all?

[Anton Djamoos]

Anyone else want to read about the full on war breaking out all around Harry, Ron and Hermione, and them having to deal with it and the world falling apart while also hunting down Voldemort et all?
I loved the intro to book six with the Prime Minister so if more stuff like that happens, the better.

[Branevember31]

goddamn...i thought I knew a lot about Harry Potter. I'm so lost.

[OveriseFan]

Yeah.

I think the "Harry is a hocrux" ending is so predictable, which is why I would rather not have it happen.

I had a theory up a long, long time ago that was basically "Harry was a horcrux".

Keyword: Was.

Voldemort used him to regenerate himself in the 4th book.

It's why he was insistant on getting Harry, and why Dumbledore smiled when he realized how incredibly stupid Voldemort was to have used it. It would also explain a little about how Dumbledore discovered the horcruxes with Voldy and went to hunt them down. After all, he started around Book 5, no?

So yeah, that's it in really short terms.

I'm going(or was going to, I guess it's really late now...) to write an essay-type thing on it and submit it to mugglenet, I just haven't had a chance to.

[OveriseFan]

Maybe Voldy boned Harry's mom and we'll get an "I am your father" moment.

[Anton Djamoos]

I had a theory up a long, long time ago that was basically "Harry was a horcrux".

Keyword: Was.

Voldemort used him to regenerate himself in the 4th book.

It's why he was insistant on getting Harry, and why Dumbledore smiled when he realized how incredibly stupid Voldemort was to have used it. It would also explain a little about how Dumbledore discovered the horcruxes with Voldy and went to hunt them down. After all, he started around Book 5, no?

So yeah, that's it in really short terms.

I'm going(or was going to, I guess it's really late now...) to write an essay-type thing on it and submit it to mugglenet, I just haven't had a chance to.
Wow, that's actually a really cool idea. I never even thought about that, but you may be on to something.

[OveriseFan]

Wow, that's actually a really cool idea. I never even thought about that, but you may be on to something.

With how many times I've read these books: I better be on to something!

Harry Potter is love.

Seriously though, I love this series, and she'll go down as one of the greatest writers of all time (I don't care if it's not 'original' ideas. How can you be original with fantasy now?) if she finishes this as well as the rest of the series has been.

[Leya_ina_2nd]

I'm excited for the book but I don't like how the release date is right after the movie comes out. If the 5th movie is anything like the 4th it will be horrendous and it will make me want to re-read the book again. I just wish the book came out before the movie or way after or something.

i agree....they DID kill the 4th movie....and that's my favorite book.
but the release date, july 21st, is precisely 10 years after the release of the first one...
10 years.....unreal

[takingbackrufio]

I had a theory up a long, long time ago that was basically "Harry was a horcrux".

Keyword: Was.

Voldemort used him to regenerate himself in the 4th book.

It's why he was insistant on getting Harry, and why Dumbledore smiled when he realized how incredibly stupid Voldemort was to have used it. It would also explain a little about how Dumbledore discovered the horcruxes with Voldy and went to hunt them down. After all, he started around Book 5, no?

So yeah, that's it in really short terms.

I'm going(or was going to, I guess it's really late now...) to write an essay-type thing on it and submit it to mugglenet, I just haven't had a chance to.
:appl:

How could I have missed it!

The infamous "gleam of triumph" in Dumbledore's eye.

[takingbackrufio]

With how many times I've read these books: I better be on to something!

Harry Potter is love.

Seriously though, I love this series, and she'll go down as one of the greatest writers of all time (I don't care if it's not 'original' ideas. How can you be original with fantasy now?) if she finishes this as well as the rest of the series has been.
I agree. Never before have I been so convinced or involved in an author's creative world. People who say that the books "aren't that great" are either a) have a very limited imagination, or b) think that they are too "literary" to enjoy a series that is ostensibly "for children".

[katekate]

if harry is a horcrux and kills himself who will kill voldemort?

[takingbackrufio]

if harry is a horcrux and kills himself who will kill voldemort?
If Harry is a hocrux, I imagine he will be a martyr-- kill Voldermort in his bodily form first, then somehow die. The most interesting part of the prophecy is the question of "the other" -- which doesn't necessarily mean that it is Harry or Voldermort.

[katekate]

If Harry is a hocrux, I imagine he will be a martyr-- kill Voldermort in his bodily form first, then somehow die. The most interesting part of the prophecy is the question of "the other" -- which doesn't necessarily mean that it is Harry or Voldermort.
but doesnt every horcrux need to be destroyed before voldemort can be killed? so doesnt harry need to die before voldemort can?

[takingbackrufio]

but doesnt every horcrux need to be destroyed before voldemort can be killed? so doesnt harry need to die before voldemort can?
Not necessarily. If the piece of soul that resides within Voldermort is destroyed and he is diminished to a near-death state, he needs to access a hocrux and extract the piece of soul and put it in himself.

The way I look at it, if Voldermort is reduced to a near-death state, and if Harry is the last hocrux, he needs to somehow access that. So if someone killed Harry, and furthermore destroyed the hocrux, he wouldn't be able to regain it, and would die.

[Nortimus]

Basically, you're saying that if Harry weakens Voldemort and then kills himself, Voldemort will be unable to stay alive when someone else kills him. Okay, fair enough.


But would everyone be satisfied with this ending? Harry, not only dying, but NOT being the one to deliver the killing blow to Voldemort and finish him once and for all? I dunno about anyone else, but I'd be pretty pissed if that happened.

[takingbackrufio]

Basically, you're saying that if Harry weakens Voldemort and then kills himself, Voldemort will be unable to stay alive when someone else kills him. Okay, fair enough.


But would everyone be satisfied with this ending? Harry, not only dying, but NOT being the one to deliver the killing blow to Voldemort and finish him once and for all? I dunno about anyone else, but I'd be pretty pissed if that happened.
I know, I definitely do not support the "Harry is a hocrux" theory. It's so predictable. I really want Jo to surprise everyone, but she's given us a lot of information to work with, and the scenarios that have been brought up are all very possible. I try and avoid reading into the really informative theories; I don't want to spoil it for myself.

[MissyMonstar]

maybe harry's scar is a hocrux and he has to cut it off! hahaha

I thought about that after reading HBP. It is a connection to Voldemort and he wouldn't necessarily have to die to destroy it.

But the idea that Harry WAS a horcrux is a definite possiblilty.

As for Neville, he will have his day in DH. I think he'll kill Bellatrix LeStrange. And rightfully so.

[MissyMonstar]

I'm a geekish loser as well, and I would love to go to a midnight release, but my copy is already pre-ordered. Maybe I can find somewhere to go anyway, although I won't have the book until the next day.

Yeah, I've been doing the midnight release for the past 2 books. It's funny because some people dress up for it. And they always give away something. Harry's glasses, posters, wristbands with the release date and an owl on them. Nothing terribly useful, but fun.

[SteveLikesMusic]

I can't wait... there are so many possibilites i can't possibly make a solid prediction. But I'm 75 percent sure Harry is gunna have to bite it, and the epilogue will be from the perspective of Ron+Hermione some years later, married and naming their kid harry.

[summerstars19]

I'm reading it again now (I think I'm on the third time), and I always pick up new stuff.

Going back to the Philosopher's Stone and reading them all is not out of the question.

Exactly, every time I read each book I find something new.

[SteveLikesMusic]

When I re-read HBP i noticed some terribly cold foreshadowing(or maybe it's just a coincidence), when Ron is moaning about their homework overload and says something along the lines of "I'd rather fall off the astronomy tower" :-(

[Nortimus]

I thought about that after reading HBP. It is a connection to Voldemort and he wouldn't necessarily have to die to destroy it.

But the idea that Harry WAS a horcrux is a definite possiblilty.

As for Neville, he will have his day in DH. I think he'll kill Bellatrix LeStrange. And rightfully so.

The idea of Neville and Bellatrix having an epic showdown is awesome. But can a non-evil person successfully cast one of the unforgivable curses?

I can't wait... there are so many possibilites i can't possibly make a solid prediction. But I'm 75 percent sure Harry is gunna have to bite it, and the epilogue will be from the perspective of Ron+Hermione some years later, married and naming their kid harry.

Without a doubt, no matter who lives or dies, I highly anticipate the epilogue showing the peaceful lives of most of the characters many years later.

[MissyMonstar]

The idea of Neville and Bellatrix having an epic showdown is awesome. But can a non-evil person successfully cast one of the unforgivable curses?

That is the whole issue right there. And I don't know if it can be done. Maybe Neville will just beat her ass and she can get put away forever. I just so want Neville to have his day. He deserves it.

[Anton Djamoos]

The idea of Neville and Bellatrix having an epic showdown is awesome. But can a non-evil person successfully cast one of the unforgivable curses?
Yes. Harry tried to use it against Bellatrix but couldn't because he didn't feel enough hate. Given, this was after Sirius died so odds are that he'll never use it. It's not relient on being evil, it's based on the hate you feel. I could see Neville doing it to Bellatrix.

[Nortimus]

But do these kids truly want a person to die? Man, that opens up a whole pandora's box of what constitutes good and evil and what someone 'good' can and cannot be capable of.

[Anton Djamoos]

But do these kids truly want a person to die? Man, that opens up a whole pandora's box of what constitutes good and evil and what someone 'good' can and cannot be capable of.
If I were Neville, I'd want to give Bellatrix exactly what she did to BOTH of my parents but even moreso.

[takingbackrufio]

When I re-read HBP i noticed some terribly cold foreshadowing(or maybe it's just a coincidence), when Ron is moaning about their homework overload and says something along the lines of "I'd rather fall off the astronomy tower" :-(
I wouldn't worry too much; I see that quote as more foreshadowing of Dumbledore's death.

[takingbackrufio]

But do these kids truly want a person to die? Man, that opens up a whole pandora's box of what constitutes good and evil and what someone 'good' can and cannot be capable of.
I don't think Jo will have too many murderers on the good side, save for whoever does Voldermort in.

[MissyMonstar]

True, Neville could just use the Cruciatus Curse and make her insane.

[MusicalSpirit]

Do you think Neville could really perform the Cruciatus Curse to its full extent?

[Nortimus]

Harry + the imperious curse on Voldemort. Makes him kill himself.



Best. Ending. Ever.

[bduke13]

That is the whole issue right there. And I don't know if it can be done. Maybe Neville will just beat her ass and she can get put away forever. I just so want Neville to have his day. He deserves it.

Well It can be done because remember when they introduced Moodys character and the Barty Crouch gave aurors the authority to kill the Death Eathers. They said Moody only killed if he had to and would always bring the Death Eaters in. So saying that Moody is good, which he is, its possible.

[bduke13]

When I re-read HBP i noticed some terribly cold foreshadowing(or maybe it's just a coincidence), when Ron is moaning about their homework overload and says something along the lines of "I'd rather fall off the astronomy tower" :-(

Yea and when Harry asks Dobby to shadow Malfoy he says something along the lines of "I'll throw myself off the topmost tower if i fail". There is all sorts of foreshadowing in the HBP

[bduke13]

Do you think Neville could really perform the Cruciatus Curse to its full extent?

I don't know but do you really think that Neville would stoop down to her level?

[avengedtbs]

so...a little bit off topic but what does everyone predict the length of this last and hopefully phenominal book will be? im saying 900+ pages

[takingbackrufio]

Yea and when Harry asks Dobby to shadow Malfoy he says something along the lines of "I'll throw myself off the topmost tower if i fail". There is all sorts of foreshadowing in the HBP
Yeah, but I think what that person was pointing out was how Ron was saying that, potentially foreshadowing Ron's death. I believe it was to foreshadow Dumbledore's death, although not even the most intelligent of readers could directly associate those quotes with the death without knowing what happened.

so...a little bit off topic but what does everyone predict the length of this last and hopefully phenominal book will be? im saying 900+ pages
Well, the book is going to be fairly costly, so it would make sense if it was longer than the others.

[MissyMonstar]

Do you think Neville could really perform the Cruciatus Curse to its full extent?

I don't know but do you really think that Neville would stoop down to her level?

Does Neville know that Bellatrix is responsible for his parents? Because that may factor into things. Shit....I think I'll have to start re-reading now because I've forgotten so many things!

so...a little bit off topic but what does everyone predict the length of this last and hopefully phenominal book will be? im saying 900+ pages

Good God I hope so. After reading HBP I was thinking about that. Harry has to find all the horcuxes and destroy them and have a showdown with Voldemort, and it's not like that will be the only thing going on. This book needs to be massive!

[MusicalSpirit]

I don't know but do you really think that Neville would stoop down to her level?

I don't know if he would or not. I know that when Bellatrix and Harry were in the Department of Ministries, she told him that in order to perform the curse, you have to really mean it, and that you have to really want to cause pain and concentrate on it. I know that Neville has enough anger towards Bellatrix because of what she did to his parents, but you have a good point in that, I don't know if he'd actually stoop to her level to do it.

[fantasma]

I'm re-reading all the books and I'm on Goblet Of Fire. I mainly need to reread OOP and HBP.

I've already preordered Deathly Hallows and got my Trust Snape sticker

[bduke13]

Does Neville know that Bellatrix is responsible for his parents? Because that may factor into things. Shit....I think I'll have to start re-reading now because I've forgotten so many things!


Yes he does. That was the main reason he started trying so hard in the DA after he heard about her escape

[Branevember31]

the movie for The Order Of The Pheonix is going to be really good too...that was my favorite book, and the movie looks like its going to be very serious and dark

[taxonpraxis]

Harry + the imperious curse on Voldemort. Makes him kill himself.



Best. Ending. Ever.
that is one cool ending.

i almost forgot like everything in HBP, it's been so long since i read it.

[Nortimus]

that is one cool ending.

i almost forgot like everything in HBP, it's been so long since i read it.


Ditto. Re-reading OotP was like reading it for the first time. I didn't realize how much I knew and then forgot until I re-read it. I'm debating re-reading HBP now or waiting until after the film this summer so I don't muddle the facts in my brain.

[taxonpraxis]

Ditto. Re-reading OotP was like reading it for the first time. I didn't realize how much I knew and then forgot until I re-read it. I'm debating re-reading HBP now or waiting until after the film this summer so I don't muddle the facts in my brain.
yeah, i am just waiting until the OOtP movie and it will all come back to me.

[taxonpraxis]

the movie for The Order Of The Pheonix is going to be really good too...that was my favorite book, and the movie looks like its going to be very serious and dark
seriously, it's going to make every kid pee their pants.

what's it rated by the way?

[RIP_HunterS]

Wasnt the last one pg-13? If it was im sure the next one will be too

[Branevember31]

seriously, it's going to make every kid pee their pants.

what's it rated by the way?

i'd say PG 13

[taxonpraxis]

i'd say PG 13
thought so, i can't imagine Harry Potter being R.

[bduke13]

thought so, i can't imagine Harry Potter being R.

Yea considering they don't curse or have get nude in the books lol

[Adeniz19]

Seems that "Harry Potter (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_sorcerers_ston e/)" performer Daniel Radcliffe (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/daniel_radcliffe/) kinda wants his character to bite the dust at the end of Part 7, which we now know is called "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." According to IGN Movies (http://movies.ign.com/articles/763/763583p1.html) and The Guardian, Radcliffe seems OK with finishing the series ("But if I did the sixth one, which I probably will, I think it'll be really weird not to do the last one. If you've come that far you might as well finish them.") but would also like to see the young magic-maker go out in dramatic fashion: "I think that's really the only way [author J.K. Rowling] can end it, if Harry and Voldemort... Maybe one can only die if the other one dies. I don't know that for sure. But I'm quite looking forward to doing a death scene, if I get that opportunity."

[Greg]

Seems that "Harry Potter (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_sorcerers_ston e/)" performer Daniel Radcliffe (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/daniel_radcliffe/) kinda wants his character to bite the dust at the end of Part 7, which we now know is called "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." According to IGN Movies (http://movies.ign.com/articles/763/763583p1.html) and The Guardian, Radcliffe seems OK with finishing the series ("But if I did the sixth one, which I probably will, I think it'll be really weird not to do the last one. If you've come that far you might as well finish them.") but would also like to see the young magic-maker go out in dramatic fashion: "I think that's really the only way [author J.K. Rowling] can end it, if Harry and Voldemort... Maybe one can only die if the other one dies. I don't know that for sure. But I'm quite looking forward to doing a death scene, if I get that opportunity."
i dunno

i think Harry will live

[Adeniz19]

he is going to die in a naked fury

[bduke13]

I refuse to believe that Harry will die

[StandMyBrothers]

It's a child's book, I doubt the protagonist dies.

[Branevember31]

It's a child's book, I doubt the protagonist dies.

ehh...it's been moving away from being a children's book more and more

i seriously doubt an child could really understand what is going on anymore

it's more of a 13-20+ book now i think

[Tyler Revolution]

It's a child's book, I doubt the protagonist dies.

He's the main character, but what does that matter? Many characters with large parts have died throughout the series.

[avengedtbs]

i dont think it would bother me if he died...but it would have to be in a way that makes sense to the overall plot

[bduke13]

It's a child's book, I doubt the protagonist dies.

Well kind of. When Jo started writing the books she didn't write them thinking they were going to be for children. So it wouldn't be too surprising if everyone dies or something crazy

[taxonpraxis]

i don't think harry will die. finishing off the book with that would just make it feel empty and leaving people with more questions. what happens to all the other people who lived? things like that.

[avengedtbs]

i don't think harry will die. finishing off the book with that would just make it feel empty and leaving people with more questions. what happens to all the other people who lived? things like that.
you could just have an epilogue or an outside character tell the rest of the story i.e. Ron or Hermoine

[Nortimus]

Isn't it confirmed there's going to be an epilogue?

[bduke13]

Isn't it confirmed there's going to be an epilogue?

Not exactly an epilouge but Jo has said that the last chapter of the book will detail what happens to all the characters that live

[Praetor]

i don't think harry will die. finishing off the book with that would just make it feel empty and leaving people with more questions. what happens to all the other people who lived? things like that.
She'll get more and more pressure to do a sequel series (which she's said she will NOT do) that magically brings Harry back somehow.

Sorry...I just can't see her ending the series with Harry dying.

[Mishee]

You know what would be awesome! If Harry's SCAR, not Harry himself was the horcrux and there is a gruesome scene where he has to cut out the scar from his forehead before he kills Voldemort. Harry himself CAN'T be the horcrux cause that would mean he would have to kill himself first and then there wont be anyone to kill Voldemort.

I JUST HAD A STROKE OF GENIOUS! Dumbledore is a horcrux! I read in a previous post somewhere that its possible that Dumbledore was in Godrics Hollow the night harrys parents got murdered (and thats how he got the invisibilty cloak). AND if Dumbledore IS a horcrux that explains why Snape (being a supposed good guy [i still hate him]) kills him!!
Go me!

AND, that explains why there was a glint in Dumbledore's eye when harry returns from the graveyard in book 4!!!

[bduke13]

You know what would be awesome! If Harry's SCAR, not Harry himself was the horcrux and there is a gruesome scene where he has to cut out the scar from his forehead before he kills Voldemort. Harry himself CAN'T be the horcrux cause that would mean he would have to kill himself first and then there wont be anyone to kill Voldemort.

I JUST HAD A STROKE OF GENIOUS! Dumbledore is a horcrux! I read in a previous post somewhere that its possible that Dumbledore was in Godrics Hollow the night harrys parents got murdered (and thats how he got the invisibilty cloak). AND if Dumbledore IS a horcrux that explains why Snape (being a supposed good guy [i still hate him]) kills him!!
Go me!

AND, that explains why there was a glint in Dumbledore's eye when harry returns from the graveyard in book 4!!!

I love theorys however likely or unlikely they are. I personally still believe that Dumbledore is still alive somehow even though Jo said he is dead

[takingbackrufio]

Isn't it confirmed there's going to be an epilogue?
Yes.

Not exactly an epilouge but Jo has said that the last chapter of the book will detail what happens to all the characters that live
That's what an epilogue is.

[avengedtbs]

its official...this book will be 784 pages long source: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19455

[StandMyBrothers]

its official...this book will be 784 pages long source: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19455
Yet it could take a few hours or less than a few days to read, depending on how interested you are in it.

[Nortimus]

Yet it could take a few hours or less than a few days to read, depending on how interested you are in it.
I'll be killing this in a day. Two tops.

[SteveLikesMusic]

I'm cutting off all internet use a week before it's out to avoid spoilers, and reading it as fast as I can to avoid overhearing people spoiling it in public.

[avengedtbs]

oh yeah of course....once the book comes out, some douchebag will probably create a forum where the title contains the ending

[Nortimus]

I had book six spoiled for me. It was very upsetting.

[avengedtbs]

yeah none of the books have been spoiled for me and i hope the streak continues with the final one

[bduke13]

yeah none of the books have been spoiled for me and i hope the streak continues with the final one

Oh man once I get the book I am going to completely seperate myself from the world until I am done reading it

[avengedtbs]

oh yeah me too, its too important to have it spoiled

[aloneatlastnj]

hahah i remember the day when book six came out. that ytmnd.com page about snape killing dumbledore was allllllllllllllllllllll over ap.net. it was fuckin' anarchy.

[avengedtbs]

i guess its a good thing that i didnt go to ap the day it came out

[lindZ629]

I had book six spoiled for me. It was very upsetting.
me too...my brother showed me the video of the guy driving past a line of people waiting to get the book and yelling out snape kills dumbledore
it upset me very much

[alkalinetreeoug]

me too...my brother showed me the video of the guy driving past a line of people waiting to get the book and yelling out snape kills dumbledore
it upset me very much
that sux! im sorry. im just curios if 784 pages is enough. isnt there quite a lot that needs to be covered???

[Brownpants06]

harry potter dies

[avengedtbs]

maybe

[Asterisk]

harry and voldemort are connected to eachother...most likely harry will have to die to save others from voldemort. sort of a self-sacrifice thing going on.

[avengedtbs]

thats been said so many times on this forum lol

[Adeniz19]

cover has been released... guess what it looks like

[SteveLikesMusic]

The artwork is insane.

US:
Harry and Voldy both using wandless magic to summon something? A weapon or a wand? They appear to be in some sort of colosseum, surrounded by people watching (Death eathers?).

UK:
The trio are escaping some sort of tunnel with all kinds of treasure pouring out. Dobby(or another elf) is riding on harry's back and holding up what could be the sword of Gryffindor. Everyone has blood on their arms. There is fire reflected in Harry's glasses.

[AccioJenn]

i want to know what's around Harry's neck

[Nortimus]

The artwork is insane.

US:
Harry and Voldy both using wandless magic to summon something? A weapon or a wand? They appear to be in some sort of colosseum, surrounded by people watching (Death eathers?).

UK:
The trio are escaping some sort of tunnel with all kinds of treasure pouring out. Dobby(or another elf) is riding on harry's back and holding up what could be the sword of Gryffindor. Everyone has blood on their arms. There is fire reflected in Harry's glasses.
Where can I see this?

[bduke13]

i want to know what's around Harry's neck

I think it might be like a Slytherin medallion or something because the cover of the UK adult version (www.mugglenet.com (http://www.mugglenet.com)) is a slytherin medallion necklace thing

[Nortimus]

Nevermind, found it haha.


That art is awesome. I'm so pumped.

[Nortimus]

Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17828868/) on the TODAY show about the American cover:

"We're seeing Harry in a very interesting situation. Readers will find out exactly what the situation is.

"When I was reading it, I had both the excitement and the power of the book, and the plot, driving me forward. But I was also feeling a little sad. It's the last time."

When Levine admitted he "sobbed and sobbed" while reading Deathly Hallows, he was asked the following:

"That means someone we like dies, doesn't it?"

"Well, it means it is a very, very emotional book," he responded.

[SteveLikesMusic]

People are way too concerned over "who dies". It's the story behind it that matters.

[Adeniz19]

People are way too concerned over "who dies". It's the story behind it that matters.exactly. why do people keep asking who dies? do they want the book to be ruined? lol

[fantasma]

harry dying would be soooooooooooooooooooo predictable.

I don't think she'll do it.

[DeadCityScars]

harry dying would be soooooooooooooooooooo predictable.

I don't think she'll do it.


not really man, it's a solid 50/50 in my mind. She's said how it is the logical thing, to kill harry, so there could be no 3rd-party sequels or whatever. But at the same time, many fans would kill her if she made harry die.

[symbiote28]

cool .. i've been buying the UK cover for all the Harry Potter books and i'll be doing the same for this last one .. the adult cover just seems dull to me .. hehe ..

[AccioJenn]

only 106 days, 10 hours, 14 minutes, and 19 seconds until the book comes out. seems far too long

[avengedtbs]

cant wait

[Peachs Friend]

Harry Potter doesn't need to come out. I knew he was gay after seeing the first movie.

lmao. That was great. Nonetheless I can't wait for the book to come out. Should be a great ending to the series. The movie's coming out soon too. That should be cool.

[Peachs Friend]

harry and voldemort are connected to eachother...most likely harry will have to die to save others from voldemort. sort of a self-sacrifice thing going on.

That's what everybody says about it. I don't know. I'm thinking Ron might be the one to die. Sadly, he's my favorite character. And I don't think Dumbledore is dead. Or gone from the story at least.

[Peachs Friend]

only 106 days, 10 hours, 14 minutes, and 19 seconds until the book comes out. seems far too long

Ah really? Sweet!

[avengedtbs]

That's what everybody says about it. I don't know. I'm thinking Ron might be the one to die. Sadly, he's my favorite character. And I don't think Dumbledore is dead. Or gone from the story at least.
rowling has said 100% dumbledore is dead

[BoiledFrogs.]

i have a feeling she's gonna screw it up, i hope i won't get dissappointed

[avengedtbs]

i doubt that she will screw it up

[Shatter590]

for the grand finale of the harry potter series, my friends and i have a grand wager.

for every book, we have a contest to see who can read it the fastest. previous prizes have included concert tickets, RPG books and DVD box sets. but in honor of this final book, were pulling out all the stops...

the winner of this release's contest will receive a playstation 3 from the loser.

gentlemen, start your reading.

[avengedtbs]

how many people are in that contest?

[Shatter590]

how many people are in that contest?

currently 2.

[Adeniz19]

currently 2.haha holy crap. you better read that shit non stop

[Shatter590]

haha holy crap. you better read that shit non stop

well, i beat him 2 of the last 3 read offs, so im not so worried. Im practicing by speed reading shakespeare.

[BoiledFrogs.]

well, i beat him 2 of the last 3 read offs, so im not so worried. Im practicing by speed reading shakespeare.
how fast do you read... how would you know if you won??

[avengedtbs]

yeah i just thought of that....how do you determine if the person who won actually read every word

[icyeyes26]

ive never read harry potter. i feel that if i start now, people would think im lame for reading the first one

[classys]

ive never read harry potter. i feel that if i start now, people would think im lame for reading the first one
hells no.. i'm rereading all of them in preparation for deathly hallows, do it

[googirl8907]

ive never read harry potter. i feel that if i start now, people would think im lame for reading the first one


go ahead and read them. i just finished rereading the books.

[brianl7]

hells no.. i'm rereading all of them in preparation for deathly hallows, do it
That's what I'm doing too.

There are so many little details that I forgot from each book.

[icyeyes26]

ok, i will. but i already know what happens in the first couple, should i still start with the first one?

[googirl8907]

if you want to :shrug:

[TK]

ok, i will. but i already know what happens in the first couple, should i still start with the first one?

Well there's suspose to be something big forshadowed in the first book, and there's something big in the second book that comes into play in the 6th book, so I would read them if you want to catch stuff later on.

[icyeyes26]

guess im going to the library

[fantasma]

guess im going to the library

"We's been to the libary.
Library mick, its brary"

haha scrubs

[lindZ629]

"We's been to the libary.
Library mick, its brary"

haha scrubs
Strawbrary?

[fantasma]

Strawbrary?

can we just break his legs?

hows counciling going?

[GRIFFARD]

cover looks lame :(

[icyeyes26]

"We's been to the libary.
Library mick, its brary"

haha scrubs
i spelt it right

[pinkzeppelin182]

I think instead of harry dying, EVERYONE except Harry dies, including the reader.

[Shatter590]

how fast do you read... how would you know if you won??

well, the rules are fairly simple. We sit in two rooms of my friend's house, and have two other friends watch us. We need to turn every page, then log how long it took us to finish each chapter. At the end of the book, we add up our times and whoever has the shortest time wins.

Thats the theory, in honesty, Ive won simply by finishing the book before him- we marathon read and sleep only when necessary, so the winner tends to be very clear cut (ie, with Half Blood Prince I was done a full hour before he was, about 150 pages or so). given the prize nature, im sure well be done in 2 days.

[BoiledFrogs.]

doesn't that take the fun out of reading, too much of a hassle

[Greg]

i will read it all in 1 day

just like i did the past 2 books

[basementsong]

with the last two books my reading was so interrupted but I worked my times out at about 8 hours for each book :/

[Greg]

with the last two books my reading was so interrupted but I worked my times out at about 8 hours for each book :/
i dont know how long it took. i just i bought it early afternoon saturday each time and read it all that day.

[Daveyhavok832]

The book is Deathly Hallows, the place is Godric's Hollow, which is where Harry's parents were killed.

I'm really surprised this thread isn't bigger.
i'm really surprised my weiner isn't bigger.... seriously, my dad's weiner is huge, and unfortunately I think mine is done growing.

[Greg]

i'm really surprised my weiner isn't bigger.... seriously, my dad's weiner is huge, and unfortunately I think mine is done growing.
that's a bummer man

you never know. maybe it'll randomly grow over night?

[Daveyhavok832]

yeah... or there's always herbal supplements and weight stretching. A 60lbs piece of metal tied to your johnson can do wonders

[AccioJenn]

yeah... or there's always herbal supplements and weight stretching. A 60lbs piece of metal tied to your johnson can do wonders

what happened to the poor Deathy Hallows thread?

[avengedtbs]

yeah... or there's always herbal supplements and weight stretching. A 60lbs piece of metal tied to your johnson can do wonders
thats how i got mine so big

[basementsong]

i dont know how long it took. i just i bought it early afternoon saturday each time and read it all that day.
I got the last book around 9am and read it all day despite the fact that I had a lot of important shit to do, I carried it everywhere. for the 5th book I got it around 4pm but I did most of my reading from maybe midnight-5am :/

[lindZ629]

I plan on getting the book at 12 and then reading it until I finish
I don't want anything spoiled for me

[xprincesskiwix]

maybe someone can clear this up for my poor muddled brain. ok, so i've been hearing theory upon theory that harry is a horcrux. i really don't think that's possible. voldemort was trying to kill harry; why would he kill him if he was a horcrux? or, if you're saying that voldy went to the hollow that night to make harry a horcrux, why would he use the avada kedavra spell? we know he used that spell; that's how his powers disappeared, what with the whole prophecy thing, which is a whole other topic. he couldn't have been trying to kill harry at the same time as making him a horcrux. unless he made harry a horcrux later? i don't know. maybe someone can clear that one up for me...

[Shatter590]

maybe someone can clear this up for my poor muddled brain. ok, so i've been hearing theory upon theory that harry is a horcrux. i really don't think that's possible. voldemort was trying to kill harry; why would he kill him if he was a horcrux? or, if you're saying that voldy went to the hollow that night to make harry a horcrux, why would he use the avada kedavra spell? we know he used that spell; that's how his powers disappeared, what with the whole prophecy thing, which is a whole other topic. he couldn't have been trying to kill harry at the same time as making him a horcrux. unless he made harry a horcrux later? i don't know. maybe someone can clear that one up for me...

it might have been possible for harry to be made a horcrux unintentionally. the spell failed, but voldemort still lost a piece of himself to harry. in book 2 dumbledore said that harry is a parsletongue because voldemort was. in book 4 he said that they shared a mystical bond that voldemort was unaware of. it is completely possible that voldemort unintentionally made harry a horcrux as a side effect of the spell that would have killed him.

[AccioJenn]

did anyone else see the book 7 "spoilers" on mugglenet yesterday?

[RyanHall]

did anyone else see the book 7 "spoilers" on mugglenet yesterday?

are they still up? if not, what were they?

[AccioJenn]

are they still up? if not, what were they?

http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/760

just an April's Fool joke, don't worry.

[Nortimus]

Haha those were ridiculous. Some were borderline humorous though, so it's all good.

[avengedtbs]

haha....instantly you can tell those were fake

[aircourtneys]

I lurve Harry Potter

[fantasma]

new HP Avatar

[avengedtbs]

very nice avatar

[fantasma]

my brother has an idea for whats going to happen in book 7:

Voldemort uses the Imperious Curse on Harry and makes him kill Ron and Hermione.
Probably won't happen but how awesome would that be. JK was said that two people will die...

[classys]

Love Harry Potter avatars

[xxemo_kittyxx]

i can't wait to read this :)

[Kikskrumme]

july 7th, wasn't it?

can't waiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

: )

[Kikskrumme]

http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/760

just an April's Fool joke, don't worry.

ahahaaaa, that's ace...


"I couldn't believe Harry slipped on a slice of carrot cake and fractured his pelvis. I thought it was uncalled for humor in an otherwise serious and superb book." -Jamie

[avengedtbs]

july 7th, wasn't it?

can't waiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

: )
the fifth movie comes out then....the book is the 21st

[fantasma]

"Dumbledore is the giant squid!!!"

[Greg]

my brother has an idea for whats going to happen in book 7:

Voldemort uses the Imperious Curse on Harry and makes him kill Ron and Hermione.
Probably won't happen but how awesome would that be. JK was said that two people will die...
where is the ending in that?

[avengedtbs]

you know how voldemort is using the inferi (i think thats the term....its the dead that are used for evil)..i have a feeling that he will conjure up lily and james potter as two inferi and harry will have to kill/defeat them in order to survive

[Royalstar]

you know how voldemort is using the inferi (i think thats the term....its the dead that are used for evil)..i have a feeling that he will conjure up lily and james potter as two inferi and harry will have to kill/defeat them in order to survive

Thats ridiculous! Thats something to put in some amateur fan fiction....JKR's idea for an ending will probably blow us all away!...and all these amateur ideas you people keep coming up with will look stupid...

[avengedtbs]

i didnt say it was an ending...it can happen as a buildup towards the end

[Royalstar]

You gotta admit that idea is kind of ridiculous...I mean how would Harry be able to recognize the bodies after it had like 17 years to decay? And aren't the bodies in graves near Godric's Hollow and Harry was going to visit them? Its a crappy idea fit for crappy fan fiction...don't insult JKR by suggesting she'd put something like that in her books...though I do look forward to Harry's parrents showing up if there is another priori incantatem! Do you ppl remember that? I wonder if theres more to it...

[Chop[chop]]

It comes out on 21st July, and 21st July is my birthday, meaning that my birthday is going to be remembered as 'the day the last Harry Potter came out'. Forever.

[Greg]

;6187352']It comes out on 21st July, and 21st July is my birthday, meaning that my birthday is going to be remembered as 'the day the last Harry Potter came out'. Forever.
actually i'm sure no one will even think about you on that day

[fantasma]

I'm plan to make a Youtube video at the midnight release.

(Me and my freinds make stupid videos for our freinds...we were in the paper for it)

[Broken Parachute]

Am I the only one who isn't a Hagrid fan?

[Kikskrumme]

Am I the only one who isn't a Hagrid fan?
i never cared about that character *shrug*

[fantasma]

I don't like how his accent is spelled out but I have nothing against the character.

[BoiledFrogs.]

i liked him before the movie came out

[Esrb99]

gah, I didn't know there were this many Potterfans here; anyone else into Veritaserum.com instead of Mugglenet???

R/Hr Ship!!!

[ModelBehaviour]

gah, I didn't know there were this many Potterfans here; anyone else into Veritaserum.com instead of Mugglenet???

R/Hr Ship!!!


I'm just mugglenetter!! When it comes to Harry Potter sites it pwns. I'm an insanely huge HP fan so I check mugglenet daily.

[Esrb99]

I'm just mugglenetter!! When it comes to Harry Potter sites it pwns. I'm an insanely huge HP fan so I check mugglenet daily.

yeah, im pretty lame when it comes to that site; but its like the AP of HP, everyone flames there, so I hang at the Veritaserum forums mostly. how long have you been in the online potterdom? (Lame, I Am)

[ModelBehaviour]

yeah, im pretty lame when it comes to that site; but its like the AP of HP, everyone flames there, so I hang at the Veritaserum forums mostly. how long have you been in the online potterdom? (Lame, I Am)

haha mugglenet is definitely the AP of the HP world.

I'm so lame about everything when it comes to Harry Potter. I go and read a ridiculous amount of forums regarding the books before the release. I can't help it.

I do like Veritaserum though. It's probably my 2nd fav site. used to like The Leaky Cauldron but dont like it any more compred to the others.

[ModelBehaviour]

Does anyone else read Harry Potter Fan Fiction?

[Esrb99]

Does anyone else read Harry Potter Fan Fiction?


I do, or really, used to.

I used to write too, but mostly I jsut read stuff by my fave authors, and wait for David Ken to finish his Gruondhog day flc (number 1 in my book)

hey if your ever on VTM, hit me up. I have the same username there as well...

[ModelBehaviour]

I do, or really, used to.

I used to write too, but mostly I jsut read stuff by my fave authors, and wait for David Ken to finish his Gruondhog day flc (number 1 in my book)

hey if your ever on VTM, hit me up. I have the same username there as well...

I just realised your a guy. Not that it matters. Cause i think its cool. I just found that it's mostly girls who are into the whole fan fiction stuff. I used to read it sooo much that i started to hate some caracters i usually like cause certain fics made them so hateable. I still read sometimes. Just not as much

What was your fav storylines or ships??

[Esrb99]

I just realised your a guy. Not that it matters. Cause i think its cool. I just found that it's mostly girls who are into the whole fan fiction stuff. I used to read it sooo much that i started to hate some caracters i usually like cause certain fics made them so hateable. I still read sometimes. Just not as much

What was your fav storylines or ships??

gee thanks... if it helps my manhood im out of the Girl Jeans Phase (about 85%) and im a vocalist in a grindcore/acoustic band.

I used to be the same way, I started reading them in the summer '04... im avid R/Hr (I Believe in Trees!)

debating them online before JKR made it clear cut in book sixon the ships was fun, but now that I look back, I kinda went WAAAY overboard.

-- Thomas

[fantasma]

bump!

[ModelBehaviour]

gee thanks... if it helps my manhood im out of the Girl Jeans Phase (about 85%) and im a vocalist in a grindcore/acoustic band.

I used to be the same way, I started reading them in the summer '04... im avid R/Hr (I Believe in Trees!)

debating them online before JKR made it clear cut in book sixon the ships was fun, but now that I look back, I kinda went WAAAY overboard.

-- Thomas



hahaha I'm sure your manhood is still in tacked.

I never liked R/Hr ships. I dunno why. But I dislike HP/GW even more. arrgghh I can't stand her. Maybe I just think nobody is good enough for him. I dunno.


hahahah were you ever into that slash crap???... well i shouldn't say it's crap since i used to like it a bit. But some of it is waaaaaaay to disturbing and graphic. Weird faze I went through there.

I don't read fics about what people think is going to happen in Deathly Hallows. Like ones about the Horcruxes. I just nna wait for the real thing.

[Esrb99]

hahaha I'm sure your manhood is still in tacked.

I never liked R/Hr ships. I dunno why. But I dislike HP/GW even more. arrgghh I can't stand her. Maybe I just think nobody is good enough for him. I dunno.


hahahah were you ever into that slash crap???... well i shouldn't say it's crap since i used to like it a bit. But some of it is waaaaaaay to disturbing and graphic. Weird faze I went through there.

I don't read fics about what people think is going to happen in Deathly Hallows. Like ones about the Horcruxes. I just gonna wait for the real thing.

lol... so are you all H/Hr HMS pumpkin pie then??? lol...

nah, slash is a little TOO eerie for me... kinda sickeningish...

I know what you mean, i'd rather read random stories and shit then those prediction ones. or AU fics.

[ModelBehaviour]

lol... so are you all H/Hr HMS pumpkin pie then??? lol...

nah, slash is a little TOO eerie for me... kinda sickeningish...

I know what you mean, i'd rather read random stories and shit then those prediction ones. or AU fics.


Yeah I'm more of a H/Hr. I think it's cause i know it's not going to happen in the books. And it's pretty obvious R/Hr are going to happen. So I like to imagine something different.

I don't mind HP/OC if it's really good.

[Esrb99]

Yeah I'm more of a H/Hr. I think it's cause i know it's not going to happen in the books. And it's pretty obvious R/Hr are going to happen. So I like to imagine something different.

I don't mind HP/OC if it's really good.

lol... I was R/Hr before OOtp, and from then till HBP, the fights between R/Hr and H/Hr... gah, I miss those days.

Hp/OC is alright at times, one good one comes to mind...

[fantasma]

R/Hr 4 eva

[CityOfLust]

i reallly hope this book isn't a let down, and quite honestly i hope harry doesn't die. but really, if he were to die he'd die at godric's ho(a?)llow most likely, seeing as how it WAS godric gryffindor, and how he and his parents were in gryffindor. and if he had a showdown with voldemort (probably at godric's ho(?)llow), he'd most likely die there seeing as he'd come full circle.