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Post by bruticus on Jan 4, 2007 4:03:49 GMT 8
JK Rowling just announced that the last book in the series will be entitled "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
The plot and most of the details are not yet known, but a few things are sure:
1. This will be Harry's final year at Hogwarts.
2. They will definitely be taking their OWL exams.
3. JK Rowling metioned that two characters that she did not intend to kill off will die in the book.
4. Severus Snape's loyatlies will finally be revealed.
5. We will get to see how Sybil Trelawney's prophecy will play out in the final battle between Woldemort and Harry.
5. Unless she changes her mind, the book will end with the word "scar" - most likely a reference to Harry's thunderbolt on the forehead.
6. There will be no Harry Potter sequels or prequels. This will be the last Harry Potter book, period.
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Post by mhuu@zfclub.tk on Jan 4, 2007 5:54:52 GMT 8
oh it has a title already out? JK Rowling just announced that the last book in the series will be entitled "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." |
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Post by bruticus on Jan 4, 2007 6:38:52 GMT 8
yup, many are anticipating that the book will be out by july this year. sorry, folks, they will actually be taking their NEWTS. they took their OWLS in their fifth year.  |
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Post by gian7675 on Jan 4, 2007 7:00:55 GMT 8
Thanks for the info Bruticus! But...I think you're referring to their NEWTS test because they had their OWLs test na di ba in Order Of the Phoenix?  Wow...I wonder how many pages this book will be...so Harry will be finding Horcruxes, finishing his final year and then battle Voldemort in one book? Wow... |
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Post by bruticus on Jan 4, 2007 8:17:53 GMT 8
you're right, gian. got confused there a bit. hehehe ;D thanks for the clarification. yup, harry will have both his hands full in "deathly hallows". plus: 1. a revelation about lily potter (jk rowling has vehemently denied rumors that lily potter was a death eater) 2. the identity of r.a.b. in "half-blood prince" will be revealed apparently, "deathly hallows" will be a very thick book (lots of loose ends to tie up). but sources say it will not be as thick as "order of the phoenix", which is still the thickest of all the books to date. |
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Post by redranger on Jan 4, 2007 12:46:12 GMT 8
its Potter not Poter, bruticus...
wow...lots of info about the last book....
i think Harry needs to find 4 more horcruxes ryt?
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Post by bruticus on Jan 5, 2007 1:55:04 GMT 8
sorry about the typo, redranger. i was in a hurry in typing it. ;D
one question that keeps "haunting" me:
i don't remember clearly, but is there any mention in "half-blood prince" that a horcrux can only be an inanimate thing and not a living organism? gotta read it again one of these days before "deathly hallows" comes out.
harry survived voldemort's killing curse (he is the only one known to have survived this unforgiveable curse). of course that was largely attributed to lily potter's protection. but what if, accidentally, harry also became one of voldemort's horcruxes?
but if harry were a horcrux, that would be the defining twist of the whole series because they would not be able to entirely eliminate voldemort without destroying all his horcruxes. hence, harry would need to sacrifice himself.
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Post by gian7675 on Jan 5, 2007 6:57:24 GMT 8
sorry about the typo, redranger. i was in a hurry in typing it. ;D one question that keeps "haunting" me: i don't remember clearly, but is there any mention in "half-blood prince" that a horcrux can only be an inanimate thing and not a living organism? gotta read it again one of these days before "deathly hallows" comes out. harry survived voldemort's killing curse (he is the only one known to have survived this unforgiveable curse). of course that was largely attributed to lily potter's protection. but what if, accidentally, harry also became one of voldemort's horcruxes? but if harry were a horcrux, that would be the defining twist of the whole series because they would not be able to entirely eliminate voldemort without destroying all his horcruxes. hence, harry would need to sacrifice himself. Wow bruticus! You got me thinking there...a Horcrux can be created when Voldemort kills someone so it is possible that Harry is a Horcurx  though a lot of fans will be angry if this is to happen and Harry gets killed in the end  Btw, I know where the Slkythering Locket Horcru is and I have also an idea who RAB is hehehe!  The 7th book will not be as thick as Order of the Phoenix? Wow...either J.K.Rowling will be rushing this book or the print will be very small. |
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Post by mhuu@zfclub.tk on Jan 5, 2007 7:26:00 GMT 8
RAB for me is still a mystery... if ever rowling would introduce a new character, it wont be a surprise for me. As for the initials, i would assume that it would be a member of the Black clan. (since it was the only surname that i cant think of that as a deep connection with Potter)
gian care to say your ideas on the horcruxes (or should it be Horcruxi??) and on RAB?
nah. Rowling has already said that before that GoB/OoTP would be the thickest book/s so far. I'm just hoping that this last book would be fast paced as the 6th book.
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Post by bruticus on Jan 5, 2007 7:32:59 GMT 8
@ gian: thanks. we'd love to hear your musings on the horcruxes. ;D
@ mhumhu: i agree with you. ;D i also think r.a.b. is from the black family. it would explain much.
hope "deathly hallows" would not seem rushed in its pace, though. and i hope that jk rowling would still manage to inject some of her trademark wit and humor into the book, though the subject is a bit dark.
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Post by redranger on Jan 5, 2007 11:28:00 GMT 8
yup you may be right guys...RAB could be a member of the Black clan..
and i do hope Sirius would return in the last book...remember he was transported in any place or lost in the 5th book...then he never returned in the 6th book so its possible he would come back..but where?
if harry would sacrifice himself just to kill voldemort once and for all..it is clearly jk rowling's decision coz its the last book and sometimes some authors do that in their books...
remember the Matrix trilogies...Neo was killed in the 3rd movie just to save the human kind...so maybe and i dont mean to say it but if there is a way to end voldemort ..harry must sacrifice himself...IF it is possible he is also a horcrux tnx to voldemort
one question: do u think Harry would be having a new gf/love interest in the last book? or would he be getting back to Ginny(for me they are meant for each other)
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Post by mhuu@zfclub.tk on Jan 5, 2007 19:59:06 GMT 8
i think the Harry Ginny love affair would be permanent. who knows maybe Ginny will die and it will help harry unleash his fury to voldemort an in turn Harry would get to kill Snape (who in turn, really does guard Harry from Voldemort under Dumbledores orders)
How about Dumbledore? what do you think? will he return in another incarnate form? if i remember my myth stories about witches and warlocks... a certain person bonds with his familiar and in turn a familiar and master can have similar traits. Since Falks is a phoenix who can be resurrected, i think (again my speculation) Falks can sacrifice himself to help Dumbledore to be resurrected (in what form is a possibility)
the idea of Harry being a Horcrux would be not so far fetched. i mean, he does have a connection with Voldemort.
We book fanatics really are under JK Rowlings mercy on what will happen to the Potter series.
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Post by krgreen on Jan 5, 2007 21:15:14 GMT 8
i have my doubts that harry is a horcrux for 2 reasons. 1- why make a person a horcrux and then spend the last couple of years trying to kill him? that would only harm voldemort more. he would be trying to protect him then. and 2- the way they talked about the prophecy about voldemort and harry felt like this was fate, something that was inevitable and unchangable. even dumbledore made it seem that way. one shall die for the other to live.
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Post by redranger on Jan 5, 2007 21:40:12 GMT 8
i agree with you there mhumhuu abt the Harry-Ginny love affair
well we will have to wait guys for the last book so that all our questions will be answered...
do u think the last book will be released coinciding with the movie this july or will it arrive later this year?
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Post by bruticus on Jan 6, 2007 1:48:53 GMT 8
@ krgreen: those are some very valid points you raised, krgreen. ;D especially the seocnd one. the prophecy does say that one must die for the other to live.
re: the first point, it may be that voldemort "unknowingly" made harry a horcrux and does not know it yet. (if that's possible) so he would be unaware that by killing harry he would be jumping off a cliff himself.
but again, that may be overruled by the contents of the prophecy.
@ redranger: a lot of people are saying the book will be released mid-year, maybe coincinding with the "order of the phoenix" movie.
@ mhumhuu: very interesting theory on dumbledore and falks. ;D
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though a lot of fans will be angry if this is to happen and Harry gets killed in the end 
