{"id":10378,"date":"2007-02-01T07:40:31","date_gmt":"2007-02-01T14:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2007\/02\/01\/pottermania-countdown.html"},"modified":"2014-06-13T15:56:42","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T21:56:42","slug":"pottermania_countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2007\/02\/01\/pottermania_countdown.html","title":{"rendered":"<i>Potter<\/i>mania countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/entertainment\/6320733.stm\" target=\"_blank\">The last Harry Potter book will be published on 21 July<\/a> (a week after the next flick, <em>Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix<\/em>).  Let the bookstore-line-standing begin!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>She confirmed the date fans will be able to get their hands on <em>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<\/em> on her website. <\/p>\n<p>Rowling has said two characters die in the final book and fans are wondering whether Harry is one of them. <\/p>\n<p>The Potter books have sold 325 million copies worldwide, have been translated into 64 languages and spawned five blockbuster movies.<br \/>\n<!-- E SF --><\/p>\n<p>This is the 10th anniversary of the first book of the hugely successful series being published.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> Coincidentally, Kitten and I were just talking about the word &#8220;hallow&#8221; last night (as in &#8220;Hallowed be thy name&#8221; and &#8220;Halloween.&#8221;  Hmmmm &#8230; I wonder if she&#8217;s ready for Harry Potter for night time story yet (she&#8217;s been loving Lemony Snickett).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last Harry Potter book will be published on 21 July (a week after the next flick, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). 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