Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Book 7 (1 Viewer)

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[Crimson Hawk]

I think Harry Potter will be looked back at somewhat similar to Uncle Tom's Cabin is today. A book/series that is very readable and enjoyable whilst not exacly great literature, that sold in incredible numbers and had a tremendous impact on contemrporay popular culture.

No way does that these book have any kind of impact that Uncle Tom's Cabin did on American culture. That book was an awakening to the evils of slavery that many Northerners had chosen to ignore to that point. While Harry Potter series is entertaining it is no comparison to the impact that Uncle Tom's Cabin had.Edit to add: - Lincoln said to Harriet Beacher Stowe when he first meet her in 1862, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war".

HBS had about as much experience with Slaves as JKR had with wizards.

 

[igbomb]

I'm going to pick up the first one tonight and then read about one a month until the last one is released. I've been meaning to read them for a while to see what all the fuss is, and I figure if I don't read the last one shortly after it comes out, then some jack### will ruin the story for me.

 

[igbomb]

I am currently reading the Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee mysteries from beginning to end. I enjoy them but I guarantee someone just at that.

What books are these? Who wrote them?

 

[Buckna]

I'm going to pick up the first one tonight and then read about one a month until the last one is released. I've been meaning to read them for a while to see what all the fuss is, and I figure if I don't read the last one shortly after it comes out, then some jack### will ruin the story for me.

They are all quick reads, particularily the 1st two books. IIRC, I finished the first one in just under a few hours.Edit: But they get progressively longer. By #6 it's about 650 kid size pages.

 

[TheFanatic]

Oh, and my guess is:

Voldermort = Dead

Hagrid = Dead saving Harry

Dumbledore = Reprive You have to mean the curse for it to be effective and I do not think Snape really turned. Dumbledore will make an Aslan type reappearance when the time is right.

this is my theory. Dumbledore told Malfoy that he could protect him from Voldemort. I believe he insinuated that he could make Voldemort think that Malfoy was dead and thus he would be safe. I think that Snape was in on staging Dumbledore's death. We still don't know why Dumbledore trusts Snape Explicitly. That is mentioned many times....As for who dies? Well, Voldemort has to die. As for the other death? I'll go with one of the Weasley Twins....

 

[Challenge Everything]

Oh, and my guess is:

Voldermort = Dead

Hagrid = Dead saving Harry

Dumbledore = Reprive You have to mean the curse for it to be effective and I do not think Snape really turned. Dumbledore will make an Aslan type reappearance when the time is right.

this is my theory. Dumbledore told Malfoy that he could protect him from Voldemort. I believe he insinuated that he could make Voldemort think that Malfoy was dead and thus he would be safe. I think that Snape was in on staging Dumbledore's death. We still don't know why Dumbledore trusts Snape Explicitly. That is mentioned many times....As for who dies? Well, Voldemort has to die. As for the other death? I'll go with one of the Weasley Twins....

Rowling has confirmed Dumbledore's death. He is dead... maggot food.

 

[The_Man]

I think Dumbledore is definitely dead, but that Snape killed him on Dumbledore's orders. I think Albus is more likely to be an Obi-Wan than an Aslan.

I think Harry survives and ends up as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, ending Hogwarts Academy's ending the constant turnover at that position rivaled only by Spinal Tap's drummer.

 

[TheFanatic]

Oh, and my guess is:

Voldermort = Dead

Hagrid = Dead saving Harry

Dumbledore = Reprive You have to mean the curse for it to be effective and I do not think Snape really turned. Dumbledore will make an Aslan type reappearance when the time is right.

this is my theory. Dumbledore told Malfoy that he could protect him from Voldemort. I believe he insinuated that he could make Voldemort think that Malfoy was dead and thus he would be safe. I think that Snape was in on staging Dumbledore's death. We still don't know why Dumbledore trusts Snape Explicitly. That is mentioned many times....As for who dies? Well, Voldemort has to die. As for the other death? I'll go with one of the Weasley Twins....

Rowling has confirmed Dumbledore's death. He is dead... maggot food.

She confirmed that in the past. With the new revelation that someone gets a reprieve definitely makes it a possibility that he didn't die.I will be really interested to see if there is a painting of Dumbledore in the Head Master's office when they get a new HM. If there is no painting then he's not dead.

 

[TheFanatic]

I think Dumbledore is definitely dead, but that Snape killed him on Dumbledore's orders. I think Albus is more likely to be an Obi-Wan than an Aslan.

I think Harry survives and ends up as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, ending Hogwarts Academy's ending the constant turnover at that position rivaled only by Spinal Tap's drummer.

I think that first he will go around and round up the Death Eaters. Can't remember what they call that profession in the books. Auror maybe? And if she finished the book like Tolkein finished LOTR and say what he did for the rest of his days, I say he's an Auror and rounds up the rest of the bad guys and then settles in as the defence against dark arts teacher at Hogwarts before becoming head master in his golden years....

 

[Rhino]

Oh, and my guess is:

Voldermort = Dead

Hagrid = Dead saving Harry

Dumbledore = Reprive You have to mean the curse for it to be effective and I do not think Snape really turned. Dumbledore will make an Aslan type reappearance when the time is right.

this is my theory. Dumbledore told Malfoy that he could protect him from Voldemort. I believe he insinuated that he could make Voldemort think that Malfoy was dead and thus he would be safe. I think that Snape was in on staging Dumbledore's death. We still don't know why Dumbledore trusts Snape Explicitly. That is mentioned many times....As for who dies? Well, Voldemort has to die. As for the other death? I'll go with one of the Weasley Twins....

Rowling has confirmed Dumbledore's death. He is dead... maggot food.

She confirmed that in the past. With the new revelation that someone gets a reprieve definitely makes it a possibility that he didn't die.I will be really interested to see if there is a painting of Dumbledore in the Head Master's office when they get a new HM. If there is no painting then he's not dead.

At the end of Book six his painting was already in the Headmaster's office, but he was sleeping, so he didn't talk.I think it would be very hard at this point for JKR to bring him back in any material form. But I agree that he will probably come back in some "Obi-wan" type situation where he helps Harry from the grave. That wouldn't be much of a stretch considering how crazy Rowling's world of wizardry is.

 

[TheFanatic]

Oh, and my guess is:

Voldermort = Dead

Hagrid = Dead saving Harry

Dumbledore = Reprive You have to mean the curse for it to be effective and I do not think Snape really turned. Dumbledore will make an Aslan type reappearance when the time is right.

this is my theory. Dumbledore told Malfoy that he could protect him from Voldemort. I believe he insinuated that he could make Voldemort think that Malfoy was dead and thus he would be safe. I think that Snape was in on staging Dumbledore's death. We still don't know why Dumbledore trusts Snape Explicitly. That is mentioned many times....As for who dies? Well, Voldemort has to die. As for the other death? I'll go with one of the Weasley Twins....

Rowling has confirmed Dumbledore's death. He is dead... maggot food.

She confirmed that in the past. With the new revelation that someone gets a reprieve definitely makes it a possibility that he didn't die.I will be really interested to see if there is a painting of Dumbledore in the Head Master's office when they get a new HM. If there is no painting then he's not dead.

At the end of Book six his painting was already in the Headmaster's office, but he was sleeping, so he didn't talk.I think it would be very hard at this point for JKR to bring him back in any material form. But I agree that he will probably come back in some "Obi-wan" type situation where he helps Harry from the grave. That wouldn't be much of a stretch considering how crazy Rowling's world of wizardry is.

I think it's a fake....

 

[Challenge Everything]

Helpline for readers of Book 7Waterstone's has announced plans to set up a special helpline for fans after Deathly Hallows comes out this summer. JKR revealed in June that two more characters would die (who she hadn't intended on dying), and the UK book chain says "this could be a similar moment to when Take That split up - there could be a lot of upset teenagers out there. We are looking to set up a helpline for them."On semi-related notes: The article mentions that Jo delivered the manuscript "recently" to Bloomsbury. Also, JKR is currently "busy editing," according to CBBC.Posted by Ciaran on Feb 2nd | 85 Comments | Submit News | Categories: Book 7JKR finished 'Deathly Hallows' three weeks agoAccording to The Sun, JK Rowling wrote the following message on a marble bust at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh: "JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room (652) on 11th Jan 2007." A picture of this message can be seen here.UPDATE: The BBC reports: "We can confirm JK Rowling did write some of the book at the Balmoral last month and did complete the book at that hotel."Posted by Ciaran on Feb 2nd | 103 Comments | Submit News | Categories: Book 7

Top 2 posts on Mugglenet.com. These guys know their stuff as the webmaster has met Rowling many times as have his cohorts.

 

[Rhino]

I think Dumbledore is definitely dead, but that Snape killed him on Dumbledore's orders. I think Albus is more likely to be an Obi-Wan than an Aslan.

I think Harry survives and ends up as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, ending Hogwarts Academy's ending the constant turnover at that position rivaled only by Spinal Tap's drummer.

I think that first he will go around and round up the Death Eaters. Can't remember what they call that profession in the books. Auror maybe? And if she finished the book like Tolkein finished LOTR and say what he did for the rest of his days, I say he's an Auror and rounds up the rest of the bad guys and then settles in as the defence against dark arts teacher at Hogwarts before becoming head master in his golden years....

I honestly don't think she will elaborate on Harry's later life. I think that's the main reason she's making this the final book. She see's Harry as a child - or at the most, a young adult - and she doesn't want the story to ever pick up and become a story about "Harry Potter the Man..." He'll always be "Harry Potter, the BOY who lived..."Whatever happens in Book 7, that will be it. We'll be left to wonder what becomes of him later in life. It already kinda bums me out.

... Unless he dies!!!

 

[iamsmilin]

I think Dumbledore is definitely dead, but that Snape killed him on Dumbledore's orders. I think Albus is more likely to be an Obi-Wan than an Aslan.

but total

Oh, and my guess is:

Voldermort = Dead

Hagrid = Dead saving Harry

Dumbledore = Reprive You have to mean the curse for it to be effective and I do not think Snape really turned. Dumbledore will make an Aslan type reappearance when the time is right.

this is my theory. Dumbledore told Malfoy that he could protect him from Voldemort. I believe he insinuated that he could make Voldemort think that Malfoy was dead and thus he would be safe. I think that Snape was in on staging Dumbledore's death. We still don't know why Dumbledore trusts Snape Explicitly. That is mentioned many times....As for who dies? Well, Voldemort has to die. As for the other death? I'll go with one of the Weasley Twins....

Rowling has confirmed Dumbledore's death. He is dead... maggot food.

She confirmed that in the past. With the new revelation that someone gets a reprieve definitely makes it a possibility that he didn't die.I will be really interested to see if there is a painting of Dumbledore in the Head Master's office when they get a new HM. If there is no painting then he's not dead.

Didn't they already mention that he was in the pictures when McGonagall assumed the post as temporary head mistress?Repreve may be Sirius. That leaves Harry with some family at the end of the series.

Damn it, too slow.

BTW this is the first time they will print seperate adult and child hard copy versions of the book. I think they will just be changing the art.

 

[Challenge Everything]

I think Dumbledore is definitely dead, but that Snape killed him on Dumbledore's orders. I think Albus is more likely to be an Obi-Wan than an Aslan.

I think Harry survives and ends up as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, ending Hogwarts Academy's ending the constant turnover at that position rivaled only by Spinal Tap's drummer.

I think that first he will go around and round up the Death Eaters. Can't remember what they call that profession in the books. Auror maybe? And if she finished the book like Tolkein finished LOTR and say what he did for the rest of his days, I say he's an Auror and rounds up the rest of the bad guys and then settles in as the defence against dark arts teacher at Hogwarts before becoming head master in his golden years....

I honestly don't think she will elaborate on Harry's later life. I think that's the main reason she's making this the final book. She see's Harry as a child - or at the most, a young adult - and she doesn't want the story to ever pick up and become a story about "Harry Potter the Man..." He'll always be "Harry Potter, the BOY who lived..."Whatever happens in Book 7, that will be it. We'll be left to wonder what becomes of him later in life. It already kinda bums me out.

... Unless he dies!!!

Rowling has also stated that the last chapter of the book will be an epiloge of sorts. She is going to sum up the characters ala Tolkien to a point. How much to a point is in question.

 

[The_Man]

I think Dumbledore is definitely dead, but that Snape killed him on Dumbledore's orders. I think Albus is more likely to be an Obi-Wan than an Aslan.

but total

As I was writing that, I thought "this is the most thing I've ever said"

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

I think Dumbledore is definitely dead, but that Snape killed him on Dumbledore's orders. I think Albus is more likely to be an Obi-Wan than an Aslan.

I think Harry survives and ends up as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, ending Hogwarts Academy's ending the constant turnover at that position rivaled only by Spinal Tap's drummer.

I think that first he will go around and round up the Death Eaters. Can't remember what they call that profession in the books. Auror maybe? And if she finished the book like Tolkein finished LOTR and say what he did for the rest of his days, I say he's an Auror and rounds up the rest of the bad guys and then settles in as the defence against dark arts teacher at Hogwarts before becoming head master in his golden years....

I honestly don't think she will elaborate on Harry's later life. I think that's the main reason she's making this the final book. She see's Harry as a child - or at the most, a young adult - and she doesn't want the story to ever pick up and become a story about "Harry Potter the Man..." He'll always be "Harry Potter, the BOY who lived..."Whatever happens in Book 7, that will be it. We'll be left to wonder what becomes of him later in life. It already kinda bums me out.

... Unless he dies!!!

I am nearly certain he will die. One of her central themes of the books is that death isn't that bad. My guess is he gives up his life to kill Voldemort.

 

[Sack-Religious]

She confirmed that in the past. With the new revelation that someone gets a reprieve definitely makes it a possibility that he didn't die.I will be really interested to see if there is a painting of Dumbledore in the Head Master's office when they get a new HM. If there is no painting then he's not dead.

I took "reprieve" to be a delay or postponement meaning that since Dumbledore is dead he couldn't be given a reprieve.My guess is that Draco Malfoy gets a reprieve. He was hesitant to kill Dumbledore in the first place and I can see him having a "death bed conversion" so to speak in the last book.From your later post, I like the idea of an epilogue, which closes the book so to speak on what happens to whoever survives, yet doesn't leave any room for another author to pick up where Rowlings left off. I think that would be my preferred ending. Which, of course, means that won't happen.

 

[aardball44]

My :

No way does Rowling kill off Harry. The resultant wave of teen and pre-teen suicides (and the subsequent lawsuits) would render her decision to smite the Boy Wizard the most emotionally wrenching, financially devastating plot twist in the history of childrens literature.

 

[Foosball God]

My :

No way does Rowling kill off Harry. The resultant wave of teen and pre-teen suicides (and the subsequent lawsuits) would render her decision to off the Boy Wizard the most emotionally wrenching, financially devastating choices in the history of childrens literature.

What's your basis for forming this conclusion?

 

[aardball44]

My :

No way does Rowling kill off Harry. The resultant wave of teen and pre-teen suicides (and the subsequent lawsuits) would render her decision to off the Boy Wizard the most emotionally wrenching, financially devastating choices in the history of childrens literature.

What's your basis for forming this conclusion?

Pure conjecture, my good man.

 

[The_Man]

Waterstone's has announced plans to set up a special helpline for fans after Deathly Hallows comes out this summer. JKR revealed in June that two more characters would die (who she hadn't intended on dying), and the UK book chain says "this could be a similar moment to when Take That split up - there could be a lot of upset teenagers out there. We are looking to set up a helpline for them."

For the love of God, no!Not a replay of the Take That split up tragedy!

 

[Foosball God]

My :

No way does Rowling kill off Harry. The resultant wave of teen and pre-teen suicides (and the subsequent lawsuits) would render her decision to off the Boy Wizard the most emotionally wrenching, financially devastating choices in the history of childrens literature.

What's your basis for forming this conclusion?

Pure conjecture, my good man.

Ah, the best kind. Carry on brother, carry on.

 

[iamsmilin]

My :

No way does Rowling kill off Harry. The resultant wave of teen and pre-teen suicides (and the subsequent lawsuits) would render her decision to off the Boy Wizard the most emotionally wrenching, financially devastating choices in the history of childrens literature.

What's your basis for forming this conclusion?

Pure conjecture, my good man.

Ah, the best kind. Carry on brother, carry on.

I don't know where I read it, but I think they are already setting up a hot line for the emotional distress anoyone reading the book may have.

 

[Challenge Everything]

Full cover art of the final book.

Front cover of the final book.

UPDATE: Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning 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.

UK kids version of cover.UK adult version

I cant wait.

 

[Challenge Everything]

UPDATE: Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning 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.

Going from this it would be almost a certainty that good people die. "Very emotional" to me means that characters die that the reader has some investment in. At the very minimum some will be put through the torture curse and may end up like Neville's parents... if this happens I would hope they just die. So, with that said, does Neville end up like his parents? I would hope not.Does a Muggle i.e. Hermione become a heroine or a grave site? What happens to the Weasley brother who is now a werewolf (Bill)?What about Percy?What will Harry find at Godric's Hallow? It is reported the US book is going to be 784 pages... 2nd longest.

 

[scoobygang]

I guess I'm just mystified that people think the plan is so mysterious. Everything in this series has been set up for the reveal that Snape has been on the side of the Angels and for him to lose his life protecting Harry at the end.

Rowling's favorite book is A Tale of Two Cities, and if Snape were to be an actual bad guy, the entire point of the series would be that people don't deserve second chances. That can't be it.

 

[flufhed]

Severus Snape reprieve - The bad guy

Severus Snape is good, and has been throughout the series.

 

[kupcho1]

I guess I'm just mystified that people think the plan is so mysterious. Everything in this series has been set up for the reveal that Snape has been on the side of the Angels and for him to lose his life protecting Harry at the end.

Rowling's favorite book is A Tale of Two Cities, and if Snape were to be an actual bad guy, the entire point of the series would be that people don't deserve second chances. That can't be it.

I'm looking forward to collecting the $10 I'll win from MelvinTScupper in the Great Snapes Wager®:rubshandswithglee:

 

[flufhed]

Reprive You have to mean the curse for it to be effective and I do not think Snape really turned.

You don't even need to go that far - Dumbledore could have one of those things hidden that is keeping Voldemort alive (forgot the name).And I don't think Snape turned evil or anything. He has been the man on the inside all along. The bad guys made him swear to an unbreakable curse to kill Dumbledore, and he had to go throuogh with it, with Dumbledore's blessing, to keep his cover.

 

[The Iguana]

The wife and I went to Borders the other night before going to dinner. They had a display out with a little bookmark thing you could take. One side has reasons why Snape could be a "friend", the other side the arguements for "foe" as if it were some debate. My wife has been convinced of him being the bad guy all along while I've said he will turn out to be good/a hero in the end. She is now on my side although she won't come right out and say it. Nothing short of a direct quote from Rowling could have screamed "HE'S A GOOD GUY" more than the display.

 

[flufhed]

I guess I'm just mystified that people think the plan is so mysterious. Everything in this series has been set up for the reveal that Snape has been on the side of the Angels and for him to lose his life protecting Harry at the end.Rowling's favorite book is A Tale of Two Cities, and if Snape were to be an actual bad guy, the entire point of the series would be that people don't deserve second chances. That can't be it.

Not sure about the saving Harry part (his ultimate purpose could just be to help the good guys in some way), but otherwise totally agree, and it seems pretty obvious to me.

 

[Brunell4MVP]

Harry dies. Voldemort dies.

Malfoy gets reprieve.

Remember...she's writing to kids in their teens now. Kids that have dealt with divorces, deaths, etc. She's probably after some life lessons here...and one is that life can end at anytime and people have to deal with it (Ron, Hermoine dealing with Harry's death). Of course he will give up his life for them, and Malfoy will help him.

That's the answer. Thanks you. Come again.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

This is blackdotted for me. I don't recall posting in this thread. That is all.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

If it is the first to die I take the field,

if it is the first to die of those listed I take Luciuos Malfoy

No field was given.

WTF are you doing in a Harry Potter thread?

How is Hamilton doing?

Riding the pine quite nicely. We're 22-22 now. Having a bit of a rough stretch.

Oh, yeah. WIS comment after busting Bogart's balls for being in here.

 

[iamsmilin]

UPDATE: Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning 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:

What happens to the Weasley brother who is now a werewolf (Bill)?

Bill isn't a werewolf. His face is deformed and he has some tendencys that are wolfish. I.e. liking really rare meat.

I have pre-ordered the book. I think I should give my husband fair warning that I will be MIA the weekend this book comes out.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Hi iamsmilin

 

[iamsmilin]

Hi iamsmilin

Hi Scott.

 

[Das Boot]

I'm pretty confident in a couple of major spoilers for how the story ends up, and a couple more decent guesses - but I won't post them out of respect for all the HP fans.

These books are awesome.

 

[Challenge Everything]

Bill isn't a werewolf. His face is deformed and he has some tendencys that are wolfish. I.e. liking really rare meat.

Where are you getting this from? Rowling never mentioned he just likes "rare meat." The symptoms are not expected to be a full blown werewolf since the werewolf that bit him was not on a full moon however that is speculation at best.

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

Bill isn't a werewolf. His face is deformed and he has some tendencys that are wolfish. I.e. liking really rare meat.

Where are you getting this from? Rowling never mentioned he just likes "rare meat." The symptoms are not expected to be a full blown werewolf since the werewolf that bit him was not on a full moon however that is speculation at best.

There is something in there about him liking rare meat now.

 

[iamsmilin]

Bill isn't a werewolf. His face is deformed and he has some tendencys that are wolfish. I.e. liking really rare meat.

Where are you getting this from? Rowling never mentioned he just likes "rare meat." The symptoms are not expected to be a full blown werewolf since the werewolf that bit him was not on a full moon however that is speculation at best.

I was correcting your remark that he is a werewolf, when they specifically said he could not be. Whatever it manifests into will be unknown but he will NOT be a werewolf.And I never said only likes rare meat, it is one of the traits they mentioned was a side effect. Just like his deformed face that could never be healed.

 

[TheFanatic]

Full cover art of the final book.

Front cover of the final book.

UPDATE: Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning 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.

UK kids version of cover.UK adult version

I cant wait.

If you look at the the covers of the books, all of them have some bearing on the story. From looking at the cover of the kids version, Harry looks, well, like a man. He's no longer a boy it looks like. So maybe he's not just, "the boy who lived." Looks like he goes from adolescence to adulthood in the his final year at Hogworts.

Also, notice the sword behind Harry on the cover. That hand looks small and gray. Dobby's hand? And the sword would seem to be Giffyndor's sword. I'm rereading the series in anticipation of the last book and I just finished Chamber of Secrets. Griffyndor's sword had a red ruby the size of an egg at the base of the handle.

Also, what to make of the Arch behind them? Is that the same arch that Serius (sp?) went through? This last one is a reach, but it's just a thought.

And it looks like there is armor in with the gold and gems. A helmet in the bottom middle and a chest plate on the lower left.....

 

[iamsmilin]

Full cover art of the final book.

Front cover of the final book.

UPDATE: Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning 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.

UK kids version of cover.UK adult version

I cant wait.

If you look at the the covers of the books, all of them have some bearing on the story. From looking at the cover of the kids version, Harry looks, well, like a man. He's no longer a boy it looks like. So maybe he's not just, "the boy who lived." Looks like he goes from adolescence to adulthood in the his final year at Hogworts.

Also, notice the sword behind Harry on the cover. That hand looks small and gray. Dobby's hand? And the sword would seem to be Giffyndor's sword. I'm rereading the series in anticipation of the last book and I just finished Chamber of Secrets. Griffyndor's sword had a red ruby the size of an egg at the base of the handle.

Also, what to make of the Arch behind them? Is that the same arch that Serius (sp?) went through? This last one is a reach, but it's just a thought.

And it looks like there is armor in with the gold and gems. A helmet in the bottom middle and a chest plate on the lower left.....

I don't think it's an arch. Look here at the American/Canadian version of the cover. It appears to be a series of arches, so I am assuming they are outside. Also if you watch this video they give you a full look at the complete cover, which contains Voldemort at the back.

 

[Marc Levin]

I'm going to pick up the first one tonight and then read about one a month until the last one is released. I've been meaning to read them for a while to see what all the fuss is, and I figure if I don't read the last one shortly after it comes out, then some jack### will ruin the story for me.

They are all quick reads, particularily the 1st two books. IIRC, I finished the first one in just under a few hours.Edit: But they get progressively longer. By #6 it's about 650 kid size pages.

Also, the second book was the worst of the books. The first four went:4, 3, 1, 2 for me5 and 6 are well above and beyond the first four in quality.Again, IMO.

 

[TheFanatic]

Full cover art of the final book.

Front cover of the final book.

UPDATE: Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning 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.

UK kids version of cover.UK adult version

I cant wait.

If you look at the the covers of the books, all of them have some bearing on the story. From looking at the cover of the kids version, Harry looks, well, like a man. He's no longer a boy it looks like. So maybe he's not just, "the boy who lived." Looks like he goes from adolescence to adulthood in the his final year at Hogworts.

Also, notice the sword behind Harry on the cover. That hand looks small and gray. Dobby's hand? And the sword would seem to be Giffyndor's sword. I'm rereading the series in anticipation of the last book and I just finished Chamber of Secrets. Griffyndor's sword had a red ruby the size of an egg at the base of the handle.

Also, what to make of the Arch behind them? Is that the same arch that Serius (sp?) went through? This last one is a reach, but it's just a thought.

And it looks like there is armor in with the gold and gems. A helmet in the bottom middle and a chest plate on the lower left.....

I don't think it's an arch. Look here at the American/Canadian version of the cover. It appears to be a series of arches, so I am assuming they are outside. Also if you watch this video they give you a full look at the complete cover, which contains Voldemort at the back.

That's the US cover. This is the Children's cover in the UK. This is what I'm talking about in my post:Link

 

[Marc Levin]

With the new revelation that someone gets a reprieve

I most definitely believe the reprieve means that someone she intended to kill ion book seven will not be killed. Not that someone comes back.But IF someone comes back, my guess is it'd be Sirius, who isn't really dead, anyway.

 

[Marc Levin]

Does a Muggle i.e. Hermione become a heroine or a grave site?

Hermione is not a Muggle - she's a "mudblood" which is not pure wizard.Muggles are regular humans with no awareness of the world of magic. (BTW, no, I didn't read the whole thread to see if someone already corrected this)

 

[Marc Levin]

I guess I'm just mystified that people think the plan is so mysterious. Everything in this series has been set up for the reveal that Snape has been on the side of the Angels and for him to lose his life protecting Harry at the end.Rowling's favorite book is A Tale of Two Cities, and if Snape were to be an actual bad guy, the entire point of the series would be that people don't deserve second chances. That can't be it.

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