December 29, 200520 yr credit: The Miami Herald Posted on Wed, Dec. 28, 2005 This is the end for Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling expects to have a busy 2006, ''the year when I write the final book in the Harry Potter series,'' reports The Associated Press. ''I contemplate the task with mingled feelings of excitement and dread, because I can't wait to get started, to tell the final part of the story and, at last, to answer all the questions (Will I ever answer all of the questions? Let's aim for most of the questions); and yet it will all be over at last and I can't quite imagine life without Harry,'' the British author wrote in a recent posting on her website. The sixth installment of Rowling's fantasy series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, came out last summer. It has sold more than 10 million copies in the United States alone. Total worldwide sales of the Harry Potter books top 300 million. Rowling expects to start on the final book, not yet titled, next month.
December 29, 200520 yr Yes, very sad indeed. I've grown up with Harry and absolutely love everything Potter. The boy wizard has become a household name over the years and I'm happy to see the buzz and popularity it has gained. I read the first book when I was in middle school and now the last one is set to come out when I'm in my final year of college--how crazy is that? At least there are still 3 movies left. Oh and I can definitely credit JK with being a literary inspiration to me. Tolkien and Rowling are responsible for my fantasy-genre interest.
December 29, 200520 yr I finally saw Goblet of Fire over the weekend...Considering a lot of stuff was cut from the book and it was still over 2 and a half hours, I thought it moved fast and was very good. Definitely not for little kids anymore. I can't wait for the fifth book to be filmed, should be a lot of fights in that one. Haven't read HP 6 yet, but I think based on HP 4 and 5's tone, the rest of the movies will be PG-13.
December 29, 200520 yr I'll be surprised if this is truly the last HP book. Maybe for a while, it will be. But this is like MJ's first retirement. HP will be back.
December 29, 200520 yr Good news. Now all the obsessed fools can find something better to do with their time.
December 30, 200520 yr Good news. Now all the obsessed fools can find something better to do with their time. QFT
December 30, 200520 yr This isn't the end. Harry Potter is a cash cow that is going to be milked to the final drop.
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