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| Genre = [[Fiction]]
| Genre = [[Fiction]]
| Publisher = [[Bloomsbury Publishing Plc]]
| Publisher = [[Bloomsbury Publishing Plc]]
| Release date = 2007''(tentative)''
| Release date = 2007''(tentative)'' Possibly 7/7/07 as seven is the most magically powerful number
| Number in series = Seven
| Number in series = Seven
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Revision as of 17:59, 16 August 2006

Template:Future book Template:HPBooks The highly anticipated seventh book in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling will feature the final adventures of Harry Potter as he attempts to bring an end to the terrifying reign of the evil dark wizard, Lord Voldemort. The title for "Book 7", as it is sometimes referred to, has not been announced, though Rowling has confirmed that it will follow the recurring "Harry Potter and the..." formula[1]. The previous six books in the series have left many unanswered questions, and the considerable fan base of young people (and adults) is waiting to learn how the many loose ends and unfinished adventures in the series will be completed. Rowling has stated that, more so than the other books in the series, the final volume is a continuation of the story line from the sixth book of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. She has also stated that she has no intention of writing any further books about the Harry Potter characters. As of 2006, she has been working on the stories for over 16 years.

Release date

The release date of the final Harry Potter book has not been announced, but Rowling stated that she is in the process of writing it, and hopes to complete it by the end of 2006, for release in 2007. In an interview following the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2005, Rowling stated:

"Realistically, I don't think I'm going to be able to do real work on it until next year [2006]. I see next year as the time that I’m really going to write seven. But I've started and I am doing little bits and pieces here and there when I can. But you’ve seen how young Mackenzie still is, and you can bear actual witness to the fact that I do have a very small, real baby, so I'm going to try and give Mackenzie what I gave David, which is pretty much a year of uninterrupted 'me time', and then I'll start writing seriously again."

In a Christmas letter on her official website, Rowling stated:

"I have been fine-tuning the fine-tuned plan of (book) seven during the past few weeks so that I can really set to work in January (2006). Reading through the plan is like contemplating the map of an unknown country in which I will soon find myself. Sometimes, even at this stage, you can see trouble looming; nearly all of the six published books have had Chapters of Doom. The quintessential, never, I hope, to be beaten Chapter That Nearly Broke My Will To Go On was chapter nine, Goblet of Fire" (The Dark Mark).

A publishing director at Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. said in May 2006 that she hopes the seventh book will be released in 2007, even going so far as to say it was "likely."[2] The film version of the fifth book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has currently scheduled a release date to theatres on July 13, 2007. One candidate release date for the seventh book has been [[July] 7] 2007 (07/07/07), based on the supposedly strong magical properties (and recurring themes) of the number 7 in the Harry Potter universe.[3] Yet a release date of July 7 may be avoided, along with the accompanying media attention and release parties, out of respect for the anniversary of the July 7 2005 London bombings. It has also been mentioned that Scholastic would put off the book release so as to avoid the book release from competing with the release of the fifth movie.

What is known about Book Seven

Template:Spoiler-about Book seven is the culmination of a long saga and it has been promised by J. K. Rowling that it will be her best attempt to properly conclude all the unfinished storylines started in the previous books.

Background to the series

The series of books was originally published as a children's book by U.K. publishers Bloomsbury, and U.S. publishers Scholastic Press. However, it rapidly became a phenomenal success amongst children and adults alike. The books each chronicle one year at school for the characters concerned and follows a long tradition of children's series about life in schools. Perhaps unlike some of the traditional series of this format, each book has matured and expanded in complexity and scope compared to the last, approximately developing with the age of the principal characters. Although it is reported that the author had comprehensively plotted the entire series of books before the first was published, and that this plot remains unchanged, she has also stated that it has undergone a number of revisions as it has progressed. This may in part reflect the extraordinary success of the book and a need to direct its content more towards the adult market. The books started as relatively slim volumes (309 pages Philosopher's Stone), but have grown as the series progressed (870 pages Order of the Phoenix).

The books contain a significant element of fantasy and magic, but this is combined with a detective-novel approach to the story. Each volume contains a complete problem and task for the heroes to complete, but each has also added to the background information about the wizarding world in general and contains many pieces of information whose importance only becomes apparent in later volumes. Thus a considerable fan following has developed of people wanting to discover how the many loose ends and unfinished adventures in the book will finally be completed. The author has stated that, more than with any other book in the series, the final volume continues the unfinished story in book 6.

Continuing storylines from previous books

Harry

  • Harry will return to his non-magical relatives, the Dursleys, during the school holiday, but the magical protection Dumbledore arranged expires on his 17th birthday on July 31. He has been invited to Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding in July, and plans to visit the remains of his parents' home at Godric's Hollow. Harry will be accompanied by his close friends, Ron and Hermione, on his last stay at Privet Drive and visit to Godric's Hollow, which will mark the beginning of their search to destroy the remaining Horcruxes.
  • Harry will most likely have his final battle with Lord Voldemort by the book's end.
  • On his 17th birthday, July 31, during the summer holidays between the sixth and seventh years, Harry will be of age and therefore entitled to perform magic outside of school and to obtain a license to Apparate. Ron and Hermione already turned 17 during the sixth year, and Neville Longbottom turns 17 on July 30th - the day before Harry.

Hogwarts

It is unknown whether Hogwarts will re-open after the attack by the Death Eaters at the end of Book 6, but several assumptions can be made if it does:

  • There could be some changes at Hogwarts due to the fact that Dumbledore is dead and there will be a new Headmaster/Headmistress (probably Professor McGonagall).
  • If Harry returns to Hogwarts, he will be in his 7th year. However, at the end of Book 6, Harry stated that he would not return even if Hogwarts were to re-open. Ron and Hermione said that they would leave Hogwarts as well, to help Harry fight Voldemort. Should schooling resume, Harry and his classmates would be expected to take their final school exams (NEWTs).

Other

  • The quest to identify, locate, and destroy Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes will continue. The Horcruxes must be destroyed before the Dark Lord can be overcome.
  • Book 7 is expected to identify the mysterious R.A.B., who claimed to have stolen one of Voldemort's Horcruxes with the intent to destroy it, while replacing it with a fake that was recovered by Harry and Dumbledore.
  • The true and final loyalties of Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy should be revealed, with an explanation of Dumbledore's death at the hands of Snape, and in Snape's reporting of the prophecy about Harry Potter to Voldemort. A confrontation between Snape and Harry is expected.
"Pettigrew owes his life to you. You have sent Voldemort a deputy who is in your debt. . . . When one wizard saves another wizard's life, it creates a certain bond between them . . . and I'm much mistaken if Voldemort wants his servant in the debt of Harry Potter. . . . This is magic at its deepest, its most impenetrable, Harry. But trust me . . . the time may come when you will be very glad you saved Pettigrew's life." Template:HP3

Information from J. K. Rowling

  • J. K. Rowling said that Harry might get another pet at some point.[4] She also hinted that Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, might have another role.[5]
  • In an interview with Tatler magazine, Rowling confirmed that she had decided upon a title, saying: "I so nearly told you the title, it almost popped out..." [6]. Like the other books in the series, it is expected to begin with "Harry Potter and the...". However, in a later appearance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, she stated that she thought of a new title that may replace her original choice.[7]
  • Rowling wrote the last chapter of the book some time ago, to give her an ending to work up to. The last word of the seventh book, according to Rowling, is currently "scar" [8], but she has also said it may change, along with the whole last chapter she has previously written. This last chapter contains details of what happens to each surviving character.
    "This is the thing that I was very dubious about showing you... (T)his is the final chapter of book seven. This is really where I wrap everything up, it's the epilogue. And I basically say what happens to everyone after they leave school - those who survive - because there are deaths - more deaths coming. It was a way of saying to myself, 'Well, you will get it, you will get to book seven one day. And then you'll need this!' So I'd just like to remind all the children I know who come around my house and start sneaking into cupboards that it's not there anymore - I don't keep it at home anymore for very, very, very obvious reasons. So there it is." J. K. Rowling[9]
  • Rowling has stated that there will be no Quidditch matches in Book 7.[10]
  • We will learn something very important about Lily in book seven:
    "Now, the important thing about Harry's mother - the really, really significant thing - you're going to find out in two parts. You'll find out a lot more about her in book five, or you'll find out something very significant about her in book five, and you'll find out something incredibly important about her in book seven." J. K. Rowling[11].
JKR has long said that Harry's eyes resembling his mother's is important.[12]
  • Severus Snape has been an important and enigmatic character throughout the books, as his true loyalty has always remained unclear. It is to be anticipated that as a surviving major character, his loyalty will be settled in the final confrontation of the book.[13]
    Questioner: There’s an important kind of redemptive pattern to Snape.
    JKR: He, um, there’s so much I wish I could say to you, and I can't because it would ruin. I promise you, whoever asked that question, can I just say to you that I'm slightly stunned that you've said that and you'll find out why I'm so stunned if you read Book Seven. That's all I’m going to say.[11]
  • At the Edinburgh book festival, Rowling mentioned that something more would be revealed about Petunia Dursley. Nothing of note occurred in book 6, so this remains to be discovered.[15]
    "..there is a little bit more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye...She is not a squib, although that is a very good guess. Oh, I am giving a lot away here. I am being shockingly indiscreet".
  • Whether related or not, Rowling has also said that some non-magical character will perform magic late in life in desperate circumstances[16]. However, she has also said that Aunt Petunia will not perform magic.[17]
  • Also at Edinburgh, Rita Skeeter was mentioned: "She is loathsome...but I can't help admiring her toughness.. There is more to come on Rita"[15]
  • And on Dolores Umbridge, "It's too much fun to torture her not to have another little bit more before I finish"[15]
  • The two-way mirror given to Harry by Sirius Black, and his flying motorbike will return.[18] Rowling refused to comment whether Sirius himself might in some way reappear, but she has also said that there was a reason why he had to die.
  • Dumbledore was seen to have a "gleam of triumph" in his eyes when told that Voldemort had restored his body using Harry's blood, at the end of Goblet of Fire (Ch. 36). Rowling has confirmed that this is "still enormously significant".[14]
  • Someone from Harry's class, not who most readers would expect, and also not Ron, will become a Hogwarts teacher. This seems to indicate that Hogwarts will indeed re-open, though possibly not until the events of Book 7 have transpired.[11]
  • Rowling has been consulted on the film versions of the books, so as to ensure that important aspects of the story do not get omitted or changed. After completion of Prisoner of Azkaban she was interviewed and commented that she was startled by clues which had crept into the film, relating to the final outcome of the series. In particular, she referred to the scene where Remus Lupin talks to Harry about his mother, but she may have meant other scenes as well.[citation needed]
  • On her website, in the Rumours section, there is the rumor, Book Seven will be called "Harry Potter And The Pyramids of Furmat", this is answered by J. K. Rowling with: The Pyramids Of Furmat lie a few miles east of the famous Fortress Of Shadows, not far from the magnificent Pillar Of Storgé. Many tourists prefer to view these ancient monuments at night, when they are illuminated by the Green Flame Torch. All of these "landmarks" are really former rumored names for the various Harry Potter books, so it is unlikely they will be mentioned in Book Seven, unless put in as some sort of gag.
  • There are indications that "at least two" of the main characters will die. In a June 2006 interview about the previously-written ending, Rowling stated that:
    "One character got a reprieve, but I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die...A price has to be paid. We are dealing with pure evil...They go for the main characters, or I do".[19]
  • When further questioned in June 2006 about authors who kill off their main characters, Rowling said "I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks, well, I'm going to kill them off because that means there can be no non-author-written sequels'".[19]
  • Author JK Rowling explicitly clarified on August 2nd during her final appearance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City that Dumbledore is "definitely" dead.[7]

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Beyond Book Seven

  • There isn't a university after Hogwarts and further Harry Potter books. :Q: Do you think that you will write about Harry after he graduates from Hogwarts? Isn't there a University of Wizardry?
A: (T)here's no University for Wizards. At the moment I'm only planning to write seven Harry Potter books. I won't say "never," but I have no plans to write an eighth book.
  • When asked about other books similar to Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Rowling has said that she would consider writing them at some point and that they would also be written for charity. She also mentions writing an encyclopedia-style tome on all the major characters, also for charitable purposes.
  • Shortly before the release of book 5, in an interview for the BBC, she was asked about Harry's future by Jeremy Paxman: [2]
JEREMY PAXMAN: So you know what is going to become of all the major characters over the span of the series?
JK ROWLING: Yeah..yeah.
JEREMY PAXMAN: Why stop when they grow up? Might be interesting to know what becomes of Harry as an adult.
JK ROWLING: How do you know he'll still be alive?
JEREMY PAXMAN: Oh. At the end of book seven?
JK ROWLING: It would be one way to kill off the merchandising.
  • When questioned about possible future books, she jokingly suggested Harry Potter's mid-life crisis?[19]

References

  1. ^ http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2004/0304-wbd.htm
  2. ^ "Publisher: Book 7 'likely' in 2007". HPANA. 2006-05-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Commentary: Harry Potter Book 7 on July 7, 2007". HPANA. 2005-12-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Raincoast Books interview transcript, Raincoast Books (Canada), March 2001". Quick Quotes Quill. Retrieved July 3. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Edinburgh "cub reporter" press conference, ITV, 16 July 2005". Quick Quotes Quill. Retrieved July 3. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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  7. ^ a b "Dumbledore 'definitely' dead, says Rowling". HPANA. 2006-08-02. Retrieved August 3. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "J.K. ROWLING: The 25 Most Intriguing People Of '99,". People. December 31, 1999. Retrieved June 30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Harry Potter and me, BBC Stephen fry interview, 28 Dec 2001". quick-quote-quill. Retrieved 03 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ a b "MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling (part 2)". Mugglenet. Retrieved June 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b c J.K. Rowling interview transcript, The Connection (WBUR Radio), 12 October, 1999
  12. ^ Loer, Stephanie (October 18, 1999). "All about Harry Potter from quidditch to the future of the Sorting Hat". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling (part 1)". Mugglenet. Retrieved 02 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b "MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling (part 3)". Mugglenet. Retrieved July 2. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ a b c "J K Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival". J.K.Rowling Official Site. Retrieved June 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Barnes and Noble interview, March 19, 1999". Quick Quotes Quill. Retrieved June 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Aunt Petunia will start exhibiting magical tendencies". JK Rowling Website: Rumors. Retrieved June 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ a b "World Book Day 2004". Quick Quotes Quill. Retrieved June 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ a b c "Transcript of JKR Interview on Richard & Judy". TLC interviews. Retrieved June 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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