Does Harry Potter Die - Millions Want To Know

This is a time for magic. Does Harry Potter die? Millions today will know the answer following the excitement of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows being launched. Yes, we know the answer to the question but why spoil things for Potter fans? Enough websites have done this already.

In London thousands camped out on the street waiting for midnight so they could get their copy. Amazon have sold about 2.2 million copies. Waterstone's say they will sell 3 million copies across all of their book shops in the first 24 hours. There have been themed parties for the launch all over the world. Pottermania has taken over.

Daniel Radcliffe got his copy by special delivery 12 hours before the book went on sale.

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J.K. Rowlings Not Happy At Harry Potter Spoilers And NYT Review

J.K. Rowling isn't happy! It's all the New York Times and Baltimore Sun's fault as they have reviewed the new Harry Potter book before it's sale date.

The NYT say their copy was purchased from a New York City store on Wednesday. The fuss is because the official release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is not until 0001 British Summer Time on Saturday or 2301 GMT on Friday night.

J.K. Rowling is reported as saying, "I am staggered that some American newspapers have decided to publish purported spoilers in the form of reviews in complete disregard of the wishes of literally millions of readers, particularly children."

A New York Time's spokesperson said, "Our feeling is that once a book is offered up for sale at any public, retail outlet, and we purchase a copy legally and openly, we are free to review it."

They went on to say, "We took great care not to give away the ending, nor to give away significant details about who lives and who dies."

The good news is that the book had good reviews and, of course, will sell in record numbers.

Save Harry Potter Petition

Waterstones, the book company, have launched a Save Harry petition to 'save' Harry Potter. This is what they say:

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is threatened to be the last book in the series, and after that there will be no more adventures for the boy wizard.

However, we believe that one should never say never, and that there's always a way back, no matter who lives or dies at the end of the book. So, please join our campaign to persuade JK Rowling to one day return to the world of Harry Potter. We want to get one million names by July 21st (the launch date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows).'

The petition was started after JK Rowling, speaking on BBC TV, let slip that, though she had now finished all of the Harry Potter books, there may be a glimmer of hope of more to come.

JK said, "I think that Harry's story comes to quite a clear end in book seven but I have always said that I wouldn't say never. I can't say I will never write another book about that world, just because I think: 'What do I know, in 10 years' time I might want to return to it'. But I think it is unlikely."