Info on the next Harry Potter Book?

Question

When is it coming out, what's the title, etc.

Answer 1

Well, J.K. Rowling has already picked the title, but it has not yet been released to the general public. However, there are a few rumors and theories floating around the web.

If you go onto the UK Patent Office Website and type in Harry Potter, you will get a lot of titles which were registered in 2003 by J.K. Rowling so that she would always have the rights to them; for books, movies, websites, etc. However, so the titles were not so obvious to guess, she also registered fake titles to throw people off. Since 2003, 15 of these titles have been rejected, and only three remain. They are:
Harry Potter and the Alchemist's Cell
Harry Potter and the Chariots of Light
Harry Potter and the Pyramids of Furmat (Has been debunked on JKR's website though)
Personally, I really do hope that it isn't any of these. I hope JKR surprises us with something better.
I heard this on MuggleCast #45, but remember that no one knows for sure, and that it is only a rumor. A real title has not been released from J.K. Rowling herself, and there is a very little chance that any of us could guess the correct title.

It has been rumored that book seven will be released on July 7, 2007 (07.07.07), because seven is a powerfully magical number in the series. I think that would be incredible if it were, but it is unlikely because of the release date of the fifth Harry Potter movie. It is set for July 13, 2007. I don't see the book and the movie being released so close together. There would be a fight for publicity.

Bloomsbury co-founder Liz Calder (who publishes the British versions of the Potter books), recently said in an interview, "The next Harry Potter book is likely to come out in 2007. I hope so."

I also think it's safe to say that the book will release sometime in the summer. I think that Scholastic and Bloomsbury will make sure that kids will have enough time to devour the book. If it was during the school year, there might be some problems.

As much as I don't like it, I think it is totally possible that J.K. Rowling might kill off Harry. If you remember the article, she said that there is a good side to killing off your main character. When she is dead and gone, no one will be able to come back and write Harry because he already died; it would be satisfactory to know that no one will come back and take over you masterpiece.

Here is a list of people besides Harry that I think might perish.

Ron: Besides being Harry's best mate, we haven't really seen him prove himself in times of danger and battle. He showed his strengths back in Book 1 when during the giant chess match during the hunt for the Philosopher's Stone. There is a theory that Ron will sacrifice himself for Harry in the final match against Voldemort.

Pettigrew: Do I have to explain it? Let's see... He betrayed the Potters, he helped Voldemort get his body back, and is an all-around bad guy. I think it's time to go, and that the life-debt that he has to Harry will be involved somehow.

Draco: I think that apart from being "bad", Draco is really a tragic character. His family are Death Eaters. He's got a lot to live up to. I got the kind of feeling that he was forced in the Book 6 to serve Voldemort. All the stress he underwent, the frustration, the anxiety... I mean, the poor boy was misguided. Remember that he is only about 17. People can make horrible mistakes when they are at that age. Unfortunately in Draco's case, it might cost him his life. He's in too deep.

Professor Trelawney: I think there is a possibility of her death in Book 7. She's always predicting how people will die, and seeing strange, dark omens everywhere. I think that is a kind of subtle foreshadowing. She sees death everywhere, why can't it be hers? I just wonder how this would play out, and how important it would be to the actual plot.

Percy: Hmm... Anyone sure which side he is really on?

Who will get a reprieve? (JKR said in a very recent interview that she gave a certain character a reprieve from dying) I have an inkling that it is one of the Dursleys.... or Snape.

R.A.B: I think that R.A.B. is Sirius' late brother, Regulus Black. He was once a Death Eater, a supporter of Voldemort, but was killed shortly after joining because he wanted out. I think that before his death, he stole the real locket Horcrux, tried to destroy it, but ended up at his childhood home, Number 12, Grimmauld Place. There is evidence of this in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. On page 116 of the American Edition, "a heavy locket that none of them could open" is mentioned. Now that Harry owns Grimmauld Place, I believe that he will discover it the next time he goes there. Here is what J.K. Rowling had to say about R.A.B. in an interview with Melissa Anelli and Emerson Spartz:

MA: R.A.B.

JKR: Ohhh, good.

[All laugh.]

JKR: No, I'm glad! Yes?

MA: Can we figure out who he is, from what we know so far?

[Note: JKR has adopted slightly evil look here]

JKR: Do you have a theory?

MA: We've come up with Regulus Black.

JKR: Have you now?

MA: Uh-oh.

[Laughter.]

JKR: Well, I think that would be, um, a fine guess.

Also, a couple of days ago, J.K. Rowling said in New York that Dumbledore is definetly dead, and she made specific references to dumbledoreisnotdead.com. Read the story here:

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/#article:8917

For all your Harry Potter needs you can find it at either of these three sites:

The Harry Potter Lexicon
http://hp-lexicon.org/

Mugglenet
http://hp-lexicon.org/

The Leaky Cauldron
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/

J.K. Rowling's Official Website
http://www.jkrowling.com/

Answer 2

I think it should be released on 7/7/07. But yes two are rumored to die, Voldemort has to be one and if it's harry i'll go crazy. But yeah JK hasn't said anything really.

Answer 3

go to www.mugglenet.com
when you get there look on the right side and you'll see a column. Click on Book 7. That should give you info on what ever you want to know.

Answer 4

JK always plays it close to the vest. She has commented that two will die in it.

Everyone knows Voldemort is one of the two.

The split is whether it will be Harry or Severus.

Answer 5

That information hasn't been released yet. There are rumours it will be released next summer....and so far nothing on the title.

Answer 6

Here are some good websites to keep informed:
www.jkrowling.com
www.veritaserum.com
www.mugglenet.com

Answer 7

i have no idea but if you find out let me know please