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“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” released Saturday


Lindsey Cook
NI News Writer
The seventh and final “Harry Potter” book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is scheduled to be released at midnight tonight.
It is expected like its predecessors to go straight to the top of the best seller list. Already millions of people nationwide have pre ordered copies from their favorite bookstores or websites.
This month can be seen as “Harry Potter Month,” with the release of the final book a mere ten days after the release of the fifth Harry Potter film: “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” Truth be told excitement for this book has been building ever since the sixth book came out July 16, 2005.
When the announcement on J.K. Rowling’s official website came in January that her final book would finally be coming out on July 21, excitement jumped to an astronomical level.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is one of the most anticipated books this decade. Everyone wants to know what is going to happen. Who is going to die? Who will live? Who will win, and who will lose?
Rowling has revealed that two of her characters will die in the final book. She also stated that someone will do magic who isn’t supposed to do magic.
In a recent article on “AOL News,” Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who portrays Harry Potter in the film series said that Rowling has given him inside information into his character to help him play Harry better on screen.
So there is at least one person other then the author who knows the fate of Harry, but he like every one else is tight lipped as to what they know. So while the suspense of the final Harry Potter installment builds, speculation and predictions are building on the Internet.
In a recent Reuter’s article, The Zogby Interactive Survey was conducted as speculation over which characters will be killed off in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Of 1,373 U.S. adults who plan to read the book surveyed, only one in five, or 20 percent, believed that one of the two characters killed off would be Harry.
However, many “Harry Potter” fan sites on the Internet, which are often visited by a younger audience, have given many different scenarios as to what might happen, and they are definitely less certain over whether or not Harry dies.
The-leaky-caultron.org, one of the biggest Potter sites out there, conducted another poll regarding Harry’s fate. And while 13,477 out of 13,760 people believed he would live, more then 3,000 were undecided as to what his final fate would be.
On facebook.com alone there are twenty two different groups dealing with Harry Potter, and almost all of them are dealing with the upcoming book. Speculations are running wild, with many making their predictions about what is going to happen in the end.
In one such group the question was asked: what would be the worst possible thing that could happen in Harry Potter Seven? Of course the obvious answer for many would be Lord Voldermort winning, and Harry dying, which was said quite often. However several people wrote that the worst possible thing would be that the whole series was just a dream by Harry Potter.
Three other interesting, but yet improbable ideas were that: Hagrid is Harry’s real father, that Ginny falls in love with Malfoy, and that Voldermort was Harry’s real father. (I have to say if that last one comes true, I would be extremely angry, though I highly doubt it will happen).
As for myself, I think it’s a possibility that Harry could die in this book. That would prevent sequels, but then again, I’ve heard online rumors that Rowling is considering, emphasis on considering, writing another book.
I hope that Snape and Malfoy die after all they have put Harry through. I also hope that Neville Longbottem defeats Bellatrix Lestrange, because after all who doesn’t cheer for the little guy? This brings me to my last prediction and hope for the end of the series – That Harry finally defeats Lord Voldermort.
But, alas until tomorrow, no one will know, and the rumors and speculations will continue. Until then, good luck characters of Harry Potter – Here’s to hoping all of your favorites survive, and that this book is the best of the series.