Yes! Finally!! J.K. Rowling has released the name of the last Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Harry, 13, from Leicestershire … emailed BBC Newsround and said: “It sounds interesting, but a bit sinister.”
Um… Harry, I know you’re 13 & all… but get with the program: If the rumors are true, this book is going to make sinister look like Disneyland.
Seriously, Rowling keeps killing people — playing fast and loose with our readerly emotions. As much as I shudder to even think it, I’m not sure Harry Potter’s going to survive book 7. Even still, I’m almost giddy with anticipation.
I met Harry Potter in the summer of 2000, after I graduated from college. I decided to see what all this Potter buzz was about. At that point, the first four books were out — all released within 2 years of each other. I finished all four in a few weeks and was totally hooked. But Rowling is like those drug dealers who give you the first few hits for free until you have no choice left but to pay. She started to hold back. Not another book till 2003… then 2005… now when??? Of course, I blame the movies for the slowing the book process… but I imagine it also gets harder when you start killing people. And important people. People who are loved. If she’s going to do what I fear she’s going to do, we may never see this book. In Stranger Than Fiction, Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson) couldn’t finish her novel because she was wrecked from killing so many characters. We could be waiting a long long time for the Deathly Hallows.
But, even though there’s still no release date, Amazon didn’t waste anyntime coming up with this spiffy little place holder cover. Thank you, J.K. & Amazon. This should satisfy my Potter fix for at least another month or so.
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