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Calamity
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10-18-2001

Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Tashakinz: Per the World Book Day Chat transcript -
Cris: How's the writing of book 6 going and when will it be released?
JK Rowling replies -> I can't say when it will be released because that's down to my publishers. But it's going really well. I am loving writing it.


As for when it will be released, I found this (although I can't verify its accuracy) -
Scholastic's financial advisor, William Bird, said in a report that he believed the sixth Harry Potter book would come out "in the summer of 2005 at the earliest but more likely in the summer of 2006."


Calamity
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10-18-2001

Monday, May 17, 2004 - 1:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
More info at J.K. Rowling's gorgeous & marvelous official site (haven't gotten to explore it much yet myself):

Link

I'm re-reading PoA right now (Lupin, *sigh*) in anticipation of the movie release. Got a stack of fantasy books to enjoy afterwards too. I decided I needed a break from the real world & non-fiction.

Jkm
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07-10-2002

Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 11:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jkm a private message Print Post    
Have any of you checked out JK's website!!

Wow it's cool www.jkrowling.org/eu

She's updating it with her own words -- has stuff to find -- answers some rumors.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 12:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Jkm ~ I've wandered around JKR's site a little - and picked up a few treats for the online scrapbook - but haven't had time to really explore it. I liked the background info on some of the characters.

Tashakinz
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11-13-2002

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 6:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tashakinz a private message Print Post    
E had an article this morning which announced that J.K. has announced the title of Book 6 - "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Jo also announced that the half-blood prince is neither Voldemort nor Harry. Still no word on a release date.

Lkunkel
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10-29-2003

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lkunkel a private message Print Post    
Rowling squashes ugly Icklibogg rumours
Wed 30 June, 2004 12:09
By Jackie Dent

LONDON (Reuters) - JK Rowling has silenced the rumour-mongers by confirming the new book in her series will be called Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

The author of the multi-million selling books revealed the title behind a magic door on her official website, JKRowling.com but gave no indication of when the book would come out.

Rowling laughed at suggestions the new book was to be called Harry Potter and The Pillar of Storge.

"I am trying very hard not to feel offended that anyone thought this was possible," she said on the site. "Storge, for crying out loud. Come on, people, get a grip."

She was equally put out by the suggestion of The Toenail of Icklibogg: "Well, if you believed the Storge one..."

The five Harry Potter books have sold more than 250 million books worldwide, and the latest instalment - The Order of the Phoenix - sold 1.78 million copies on its first day in Britain.

The success of the books has brought a major windfall for publisher Bloomsbury.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third Harry Potter film, which opened in the US in early June, made $92.7 million (51 million pounds) in just three days.

The Goblet of Fire has commenced filming and is expected to be released in November 2005.

With such phenomenal interest in what happens to her fictional boy wizard, Rowling also teased fans on her website by saying more clues about book six would be gradually revealed.

The only hint she would offer was that the Half Blood Prince is neither Harry nor the evil Lord Voldemort. "And that's all I'm saying on THAT subject until the book's published."

Neko
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08-03-2001

Friday, July 02, 2004 - 5:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
Yep yep yep..
Unfortunately, I never got to see what was behind the door myself, seeing she now has the Do Not Disturb sign back on it..
But I know the sequence for the bricks behind the door, so when it opens again, I'll be ready ^_^

Neko
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08-03-2001

Monday, July 12, 2004 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
I just put an early hold on "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" at my library.
I'm number 64....which'll be out of at least 350 by the time the book actually comes out.

I don't want to wait till 2006!!!

Lkunkel
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10-29-2003

Monday, July 12, 2004 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lkunkel a private message Print Post    
2006? Good grief. What has she been working on since 2003????

Moviegirl11
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08-25-2004

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moviegirl11 a private message Print Post    
Hi! I'm new! I love Harry Potter.

A bit of news (since I notice this thread is pretty old) - Rowling is pregnant again and due in February. I suspect that she'll want to have book six done and ready for print BEFORE she has her baby. So I expect book 6 will be out by summer 2005. Hopefully that'll be the case!

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Hi Moviegirl! I am an utterly geeky and unabashed Potterhead! It's nice to have you here. Sometimes during BB season, other areas of the board get mighty slow, but I saw your post and didn't want you to feel ignored.

Hey, I followed your profile link and somehow ended up at the Hot or Not? thread and spent the larger portion of hour howling at you guys. Good stuff!

I heard about JK's pregnancy. She says Book 6 is coming along, so, like you, I'm really hoping she will want to have it done before the baby comes along. Please, God. Please. I still reread books 1-5 at least once a year.

Moviegirl11
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08-25-2004

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 9:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moviegirl11 a private message Print Post    
Glad you like the hot or not thread! We do that there from time to time. If you're interested, join the board! We could always use more people with good senses of humor.

Are there many harry potter fans at this board?

I came here to read the BB feed recaps (I LOVE the non-bias rule!!) but as all potterheads do, found my way to this thread :-)

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 11:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Count me in .... though I haven't posted much here recently cause Book 5 seems sooooo long ago now. (just being funny... but I really am a huge fan too)

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 3:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Hi Yankee!

Moviegirl, yeah there are actually quite a few of us, but we tend to go into seclusion until some big event draws us out, like one of the movies or Book 5. We had the best rumors and theories thread pre- Book 5. It has since been archived. We debated whether Snape was part vampire and stuff like that. It was so much fun! Maybe I should try to resurrect it? A lot of the threads have been archived because discussion stalled, as is apt to happen as other things catch our interest.

It would be fun to start a speculation thread for Book 6!!

I'll check out "5 more minutes" again today. It seems like my kind of place.

Moviegirl11
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08-25-2004

Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 4:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moviegirl11 a private message Print Post    
Cool!

I'd be down with a "book 6 theories" discussion here!


Calamity
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10-18-2001

Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Welcome Moviegirl11! Our internet connection is being tempermental today (is that a cosmic hint that I should stop goofing off and get back to work?) so I didn't get a chance to read this thread earlier.

Thanks for the news & info you've posted.

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 7:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
I'm in too. A year ago, I'd barely heard of Harry Potter. Now I'm heavy into Potterdom. I've read all the books, I've seen the movies (1 and 2 a million times). I can't wait for Book 6!

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
OK weinermr, I may have to challenge you on how many times you've seen the movies!! (j/k) you see I have a dd 7 who watches them a couple of times a week, then leaves them for awhile, and suddenly I hear that familiar music play, and I'm in a trance drawn back to watch one more time!! LOL

I do feel they picked winners in the actors playing the roles!!

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
Reader, you're right! Maybe not a million times, but at least a couple hundred thousand.

You're right about the actors. I think they did a great job casting the roles. My only gripe is Michael Gambon as Dumbledore. It just doesn't seem right to me, though he's a great actor.

And even more than just the movies, I love the music. I replay the final scene and end credits of Chamber of Secrets as many times as your dd watches the whole movie, and it's magical and wonderful for me every time.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 12:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
At first, I wasn't "against" Michael Gambon as Dumbledore -- I thought, "Well, sadly Richard Harris died, so they have to replace him with someone. I'll give him a chance." But after seeing POA twice, I think perhaps his portrayal of Dumbledore was too laid-back, too "cool," too "I'm just your eccentric buddy." In my mind, Dumbledore always had this stature ... was this powerful figure who was kindly but was still revered, respected, and quite aloof in a regal sort of way. And I don't think Gambon's portrayal quite captured that regal sense.

To be honest, I was not a fan of Daniel Radcliffe's portrayal of Harry in the first movie, though I think he has gotten quite better and I cannot fathom anyone else in the role any longer. (And it still sort of bugs me -- and has from the first movie -- that the "visual" Hermione is so darn "traditionally" pretty. In the books they described her as having fuzzy bristly hair, slightly buck teeth, etc. But I think Emma is a good actress and also wouldn't want them to change.)

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 2:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
Right Yankee. Richard Harris had a "presence" that carried great authority, while at the same time, he could carry of whimsy quite nicely. Michael Gambon didn't quite capture the essence of Dumbledore for me. Or perhaps that was the director's doing. We'll see when the next movie comes out.

I agree about Hermione's looks. All three actors have developed so well though, in their roles and in their acting skills.

The funniest to me is the actor who plays Malfoy. Everyone says that Tom Fenton is such a nice guy and a heartthrob in real life, and yet he pulls off the nastiness of Draco Malfoy pretty well.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 6:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Fellow Potterhead here. I just found this folder and am excited to see the other Potter fans. My wife and I are in our mid-30's and our daughters are 3 and 2 1/2. We got interested in Potter back with the Southern Baptists were trying to ban the book every where we looked. I said to my wife...we have to read this stuff and see what the big deal is...we've been hooked ever since. Can't wait till the next book comes out. I have my theories, but that's the other folder. :D

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 9:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
We were at back to school night the other night, and Caleb's teacher (3rd grade) was gushing about what a class full of readers she had. Most of the kids had either finished all five books or were in the process of reading them and she was so excited because they are reading at a 4th to 5th grade reading level. Darren leaned over to me and said, should we feel bad? Both of us have read all of them several times, lol!

We have read the first five books to the kids (leaving out things we felt were too dark and scary, which just encouraged Caleb to learn to read faster so he could see what he was missing, lol.) He finished book 2 last week, so we went and bought 3 and 4 for him today.

We also have the first two movies, and are in the same boat as Reader, lol. Everytime I tell the kids they can pick a movie to watch its one of those two. They got to go see Prisoner of Azkaban with Grandma while we were in Vegas, so today we dropped them off with her and we went alone to see it.

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 10:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emmy a private message Print Post    
OK, I think I might also be in the running for being one of the biggest "grown-up" Potterheads. Not only have I read all the books a million times with my dd, we also have the first two movies AND... the books on tape that we listen to on long car rides. Just yesterday we listened to Book I all the way home from up north for 5 1/2 hours. What was fun was I had just finished lurking on these threads the night before! The books on tape are really wonderful. Anyone else ever listen?

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 11:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
I have never listened to the books on tape, but I've read every novel cover to cover.....I'm an old man Harry Potter reader who is waiting impatiently for the next book...