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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Release Date Announced

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the allegedly-the-last dept.

Croakyvoice writes "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, the seventh and final book in the best-selling series, has been scheduled for release at 12:01 a.m. on July 21, 2007, Scholastic announced today." A deluxe edition for collectors and enthusiasts is also planned with a simultaneous release.

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  1. Live Blogging from B&N by thesupermikey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just letting people know i started camping out in front of my local Barnes and Noble This afternoon. If anyone could bring me some coffee, that would be super-sweet.

    Im going to get back to writing my erotic fan fiction where Hairy and lee adama from Battlestar Galactica become close friends (wink wink)

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    1. Re:Live Blogging from B&N by Firehed · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hm, 50% Insightful? I love my karma as much as the next guy, but I think some moderator is taking these slightly-perverted erotic fanfic ideas a little too seriously. But, whatever, I can't complain.

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  2. Cue spoiler t-shirts. by Kadin2048 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure the T-shirt printers are getting ready: "Harry Potter dies on page 573, I just saved you 15 hours and $29."

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    1. Re:Cue spoiler t-shirts. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm sure the T-shirt printers are getting ready: "Harry Potter dies on page 573, I just saved you 15 hours and $29."

      It's going to be hilarious when you're torn limb from limb by a horde of enraged 12 year old girls.

    2. Re:Cue spoiler t-shirts. by DarkAxi0m · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's going to be hilarious when you're torn limb from limb by a horde of enraged 12 year old girls. ..>mmmm i had a dream like that once :S
    3. Re:Cue spoiler t-shirts. by rucs_hack · · Score: 5, Funny

      A reasoned response with well thought out arguments? On Slashdot?

      Dude, I mean really, that's just not the way its supposed to happen....

  3. Summary of the story by Frogbert · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. Harry goes to school.
    2. After a few weeks something weird starts to happen.
    3. Ignore it until just before the school year ends.
    4. Find out what was causing whatever was weird to happen.
    5. Defeat it/Showdown with Voldemort.

    But seriously I love the books.

    1. Re:Summary of the story by ocbwilg · · Score: 4, Funny

      1. Harry goes to school.

      Ha! You're obviously wrong, as Hogwart's was closed at the end of book 6 and Harry wasn't planning on going back anyways! Loser!

    2. Re:Summary of the story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Missed one:
      2.5 Harry stars in the school production of Equus, and gets rave reviews.

  4. What? NOT a Vista article? by GFree · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unless this new Harry Potter book has some gratuitous Microsoft/Vista-basing incorporated somehow, it has no place on Slashdot!

  5. Since when do books have more than one edition? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "A deluxe edition for collectors and enthusiasts is also planned with a simultaneous release."

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Deluxe Edition
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ultimate Edition
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Home Premium Edition
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Home Basic Edition
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Business Edition
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Enterprise Edition ...

    Don't think it won't happen.

  6. Re:Spoilers by taustin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Page 608? I would think she'd wait until the last half of the book, at least.

  7. s/wand/wang/g by frogstar_robot · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.bash.org/?111338

  8. Re:Gotta give her credit by Bwana+Geek · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm guessing we go 2 or 3 years with nothing, then out comes Harry Potter Jr. and the Redundant Storyline of Destiny.

  9. Spoilers... by penguin_dance · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've got the scoop the story:
    "The school and Harry's friends are scandalized when he shows up to the prom naked on a horse."

    Ooops...sorry, wrong story.

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    1. Re:Spoilers... by ralphc · · Score: 4, Funny

      Must...resist...magic...wand...jokes...

  10. Re:Regardless of the release date by SoulDrift · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dumbledore dies?!

    You insensitive clod!!

  11. The release date will be delayed 17 times by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    And when it's finally released, the middle 300 pages that promised all kinds of things will be missing.

    That'll make it a Vista article.

  12. Re:Sweeeet! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    omg you should do that while dressed up as wizards, having sex

  13. Re:Harry Potter and the Grammar Nazi? by dbIII · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is this a difference between (UK) English and American English

    Yes, and it tends to "loose" something in translation :)

  14. Re:Regardless of the release date by Rebelgecko · · Score: 3, Funny

    Warning: Spoiler alert!

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  15. Re:Good news for OOTP movie by Frogbert · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow what an amazing and fortunate coincidence!

  16. Re:Gotta give her credit by R_Ramjet · · Score: 3, Funny

    Welcome Back Potter?

  17. Re:Regardless of the release date by bladesjester · · Score: 4, Funny

    So's the guy who played him.

    I know the guy was a method actor, but dang, that's just taking it a little too far...

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  18. Re:Ma-Fi??? by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    We already have a genre for "Magic Fiction." Fantasy.

    I thought that was the genre for those novels at the supermarket with Fabio on the cover?

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  19. Re:Sweeeet! by aaza · · Score: 4, Funny

    I put on my robe and wizard hat...

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  20. Re:Ma-Fi??? by rblancarte · · Score: 5, Funny

    We already have a genre for "Magic Fiction." Fantasy.

    I thought that was the genre for those novels at the supermarket with Fabio on the cover? No that is called Trash.

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  21. Re:Sci Fi by Mateito · · Score: 3, Funny
    Harry Potter is neither. That's fantasy.

    No. Daniel Radcliffe with his shirt off is fantasy.

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  22. Couldn't resist. by Kadin2048 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The problem with the Harry Potter books is that my wife cheats ...

    To be fair, I'm not sure why that's Harry Potter's problem.

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