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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. 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 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....

  2. 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.

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

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

  4. Gotta give her credit by edwardpickman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All jokes aside it's impressive accomplishment to go from a single mother on the dole to the most successful author of all time and she's still relatively young. The big question really has to be what next?

    1. 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.

    2. Re:Gotta give her credit by NMerriam · · Score: 5, Insightful

      She's the literary Britney Spears.
      In their own times, so were Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare. Don't even get me started on Dumas.

      The only question is whether the story and craft appeals across generations, which Harry Potter seems to do very well so far.
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  5. s/wand/wang/g by frogstar_robot · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  6. Ma-Fi??? by Wilson_6500 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We already have a genre for "Magic Fiction."

    Fantasy.

    1. 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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  7. Re:Live Blogging from B&N by Firehed · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh that's just so wrong. I bet he'd go for Starbuck though. Actually, probably Boomer, seeing that he had a thing for Asians :)

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  8. 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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  9. Re:Harry Potter and the Grammar Nazi? by Yosho · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Deathly" is a perfectly good word. It means "like or resembling death." "Deadly," on the other hand, means "causing death."

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  10. Re:missed opportunity by maxume · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Great. All we need is 363 more terrorist attacks and nobody will be able to do anything anymore for fear of not being sensitive enough.

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

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

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

    Wow what an amazing and fortunate coincidence!

  13. 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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