The Guardian has an article on JK Rowling’s agent. Towards the end of the article, there are a couple of lines from Chapter One, Book Seven, which might be real. I recognize Rowling’s writing style. Looks very real to me. We’ll need to wait until next Saturday to confirm it however.
***********************SPOILER WARNING********************
The Deathly Hallows: a sneak preview In a trailer for the forthcoming ITV documentary, A Year in the Life… J K Rowling, the camera lingers long enough on a printed manuscript of the novel, dated 23 October 2006, to make the opening visible to the eagle eyed. It reads:
‘Chapter One. The Dark Lord Ascending. The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane. For a second they stood quite still, wands pointing at each other’s chests: then, recognising each other, they stowed their wands beneath their cloaks and set off, side by side, in the same direction.
“News?”, asked the taller of the two.
“The best,” replied Snape.’
UPDATE: I found lots of links that I have reason to believe are true. Most of these pictures are scans of the real book, which have appeared in many stores for distribution. PLEASE click on any link at your own discretion, because it might spoil your fun later.
Chapter Names: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4
Somewhere in the Book: Link (Thanks iForget!)
Epilogue- p. 753 p. 754-55 p. 756-57 p. 758-59
Wiki Link (I don’t think this is real though)
Yeah, looks like the last word is not ’scar’.
UPDATE 1: Chapter One Page One!! (Once again, thank you iForget)
This link gives a normal copy of the book. (Thanks diggy!)
Link for the pdf version (Updated! Working again)
Complete Book can be downloaded from here and here and here.The latter is a torrent link for the pdf file. You can also check the comments section and see if those links work. I will try to update this post as much as I can.
By the way, I don’t know if any of these links are real or not…waiting till Saturday might be a reasonable thing to do. I’ll probably take them at face value and might not even read the whole thing. They are in the image format and really strain your eyes.
UPDATE: My new reasons for believing that it’s a FAKE!
****PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY SPOILERS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION WITHOUT A WARNING, ELSE I WILL DELETE YOUR COMMENT****THERE ARE MANY OF US WHO DON’T WANT TO DISCUSS THE BOOK UNTIL WE READ IT**
DISCLAIMER: All links point towards external websites. I have only assimilated all the public links on this blog and do not encourage any leaking. I am not responsible for these scans. They are not my work and I’m not responsible for the content of these links.
Posted by jack on July 15, 2007 at 8:20 am
seems true to me!!
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 1:08 pm
@jack, yeah looks like the real thing to me too. I feel a little relieved knowing that the book has a happy ending
Posted by nino on July 15, 2007 at 1:49 pm
not a spoiler at all. it only made me want more. can’t wait till saturday!
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 1:56 pm
@nino, Yeah I agree
Well I just realized that the link “Chapter links…” doesn’t work. It has the scans of the chapter names and small bulleted details of some chapters, but it didn’t reveal anything explicitly. I guess the publishers found the link and removed it.
Posted by nino on July 15, 2007 at 2:41 pm
yes, was wondering about that. but i found the page scans great. i posted them on my blog. hope you don’t mind. thanks again.
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 2:49 pm
@nino, sure I don’t
I found the scans of the chapter names somewhere else and have put them up. You can take a look. Somewhat gives a hint what “Deathly Hallows” is all about. In the earlier link, it said that it has something to do with three brothers and some object.
Thanks for stopping by. Btw, what’s your blog url?
Posted by asf on July 15, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Doesn’t look real to me
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 2:52 pm
@asf, why do you think so? I’m pretty sure it’s the real thing. You can see the binding of the book too..something orangish.
Posted by Mrs. Who on July 15, 2007 at 3:19 pm
It doesn’t seem quite like JKR’s writing style…but who know?
Posted by Mrs. Who on July 15, 2007 at 3:19 pm
knows….(so much for MY writing style, lol)
Posted by iforget on July 15, 2007 at 4:56 pm
The only problem is the HP7 DH:
Page count: 784 (US), 608 (UK)
-MuggleNet
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 4:58 pm
@iforget, yeah I noticed that too. Maybe 784 pages includes loads of extra pages in the front and back including the illustrations and dedications? I dunno!
Posted by Kyle on July 15, 2007 at 4:58 pm
Since when has JK Rowling used “yards” when describing distance? If they were looking at her own writing, she would have very well been using meters.
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 5:02 pm
@Kyle, I think we do use the phrase ‘ a couple of yards away’ instead of ‘ a couple of meters away’. Nobody would play such a costly joke…getting their own fiction bound and printed to closely resemble the Scholastic Version of the text.
Posted by iforget on July 15, 2007 at 5:02 pm
ruhi: More than anything, thanks for replying. It wouldn’t include those. I think it might actually be… FAKE! But I have not clue.
1f0rg3t@gmail.com
Posted by iforget on July 15, 2007 at 5:03 pm
BTW, I haven’t read it.
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 5:06 pm
@iforget, you are welcome. I reply most of the times a comment is made. Yes, these are all speculations…might still be fake. You never know. I haven’t read any of the fan fictions, but this one seems to be really close to the real thing. Esp. because it’s not in .pdf format and shows the real book right there. The earlier website link also had some key points from each chapter, without giving out any explicit details. So, I guess this is the work of one of the employees.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. Appreciate it
Posted by iforget on July 15, 2007 at 5:07 pm
ADD THIS TO THE ARTICLE!!!!!!!!!
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/4183/deathlyhallowspage2si8.jpg
Edited to clean it up a bit.
Posted by iforget on July 15, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Thanks.
You can delete the above post, I didn’t realize that ruhi was the admin ;]
Where did you find the pictures?
The name is iforg~e~t not iforg~o~t but no matter. You can say
“Thanks to http://www.BIT2Games.com“
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 5:22 pm
@iForget, Yeah this is my blog and I’m the admin.
I got the pics while surfing through http://digg.com. They have lots of stuff that you can browse through. I saw a link for watching Order of the Phoenix movie online too. So, in case you are interested, you can run a search at digg.
yeah, I realized the typo and changed it everywhere. I’ll add the link to your game site. You have LOADS of games there! Unfortunately, I don’t play any. Anyway, Good job
Posted by iforget on July 15, 2007 at 5:29 pm
What are you sources? I have never seen the index, found the middle of the book on wikipedia, and the end on Facepunch.
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 5:32 pm
no sources, the .jpg images had been submitted to digg.com…that’s it. I saw the wiki link too where it said who kills whom.
Posted by Kyle on July 15, 2007 at 5:41 pm
The pages seem unnaturally long and thin. Or at least I vaguely had that impression when reading the chapter titles. Every other book has started with 8 titles on the first page and 9 on each subsequent page. This one has 9 on the first page and 10 on each of the others.
Posted by ruhi on July 15, 2007 at 5:43 pm
@kyle, yeah you’re correct. They do look quite thin, I agree, esp. for a hardback.
[Every other book has started with 8 titles on the first page and 9 on each subsequent page. This one has 9 on the first page and 10 on each of the others.]
Wow! That’s some astute observation
You are a true HP fan!
Posted by mikejones on July 15, 2007 at 6:45 pm
you guys its fake the book is not 759 pages its 784 and the uk versuion is 608 dunno bout the chapter titles but the EPILOGUE IS FAKE
Posted by gn on July 15, 2007 at 8:34 pm
I believe the epilogue is real, but not the titles of the chapters. They don’t look like JKR’s style.
Posted by Talena on July 16, 2007 at 2:12 am
Sorry to break it to you but the book has no more of less then 784 pages. Fake.
Posted by Talena on July 16, 2007 at 2:17 am
no more or less*
Posted by Bryan on July 16, 2007 at 2:18 am
Lmao, Albus Severus?
Posted by carrotmadman6 on July 16, 2007 at 2:33 am
Sorry… but i think that Chapter names & Epilogue are totally fake… It’s certainly not JK’s writing style…
Seems to me that someone went to a great length to print the cover… the chapter & the epilogue & then take pictures of them….
Posted by ruhi on July 16, 2007 at 2:52 am
Yeah, Albus Severus sure sounds funny…but seriously, the scans look SO REAL. This is the best sutff that’s been released so far…
@carrotmadman,
[Seems to me that someone went to a great length to print the cover… the chapter & the epilogue & then take pictures of them….]
Yeah, well if it’s not real, then whoever did it is quite mad.
Posted by Talena on July 16, 2007 at 2:55 am
it’s not that hard to do this. you just take a picture of an old book and use photoshop skills.
it’s the worst written thing i’ve ever seen. i mean, i’d bet money it’s fake.
PLUS, i will repeat. the book is 784 pages. this ends at 759. enough said.
Posted by ruhi on July 16, 2007 at 2:59 am
@talena, I guess your talk makes sense. The pages number does seem a little odd. Plus, I wonder if Rowling would really keep Ron, Hermione and Harry alive…I think someone among the Trio should die, irrespective of the fact whether Voldemort gets killed or not.
Posted by teen on July 16, 2007 at 5:13 am
OMG , it’s real enough.. And that stupid os called hacker can screw himself. VOldy , kills Hermy , Snape kills Hagrid.. damn , fake leak. It appears that Snape was one of the gud guys from this…
Posted by iforget on July 16, 2007 at 8:24 am
http://www.warez-bb.org/viewtopic.php?t=543767
http://dis.4chan.org/read/book/1171570716
OMG!
Edited: The second link is not working anymore
Posted by iforget on July 16, 2007 at 10:01 am
HALF THE BOOK HAS BEEN LEAKED!!! OFFICIALLY! HALF THE BOOK HAS BEEN LEAKED ONTO THE INTERNET!!!
Posted by iforget on July 16, 2007 at 10:02 am
http://image.bayimg.com/aa/dh/ba/ab/o.jpg
Posted by iforget on July 16, 2007 at 10:03 am
Harry Potter and the Deathly “”"Hollows”"” (1-495)
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1252452
http://rs113.rapidshare.com/files/43171074/HP7-495.rar
Edited: The Rapidshare link is not working anymore
Posted by ruhi on July 16, 2007 at 10:22 am
@phampants, please do not just leave a link to your post. If you have something to add, you are welcome to do so. I am removing the link to your post, sorry.
Posted by ruhi on July 16, 2007 at 11:21 am
@iforgot, Holy CRap!!! Now that’s real for sure
Where are the rest of the pages? Thank you for the link, I’ll add it to the post.
Posted by KLW on July 16, 2007 at 2:49 pm
I just discovered your blog and love it so far. But I am making myself wait on reading this post. I’ve waited this long for Book Seven, I think I can resist the spoilers for a few more days!
I look forward to reading more!
http://watchingclouds.com
Posted by PrimalMX on July 16, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Where is the rest??? Any word on who will leak the rest and when?
Posted by ruhi on July 16, 2007 at 3:10 pm
@KLW, I know what you mean. I have only read some of the pages and will wait until Saturday to read the book properly.
@PrimalMX, no idea. Are you already done with the first half?
Posted by PrimalMX on July 16, 2007 at 3:19 pm
lol. no
Its just not worth reading it now if its not the full thing.
I’d be tempted to split it up and work with a bunch of people to type out the full thing.
Posted by ruhi on July 16, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Yeah, some of the pages can’t be read at all due to the lighting. I have a strange feeling that the entire book will be leaked before Saturday. I wonder what I’ll do with my new pre-ordered book. Probably decorate it on the shelf.
Posted by HP Fan on July 16, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Hate to burst your bubble, but the link to “somewhere in the book” is fake. As a graphic designer, I am quite adept at recognizing fonts. HP books are printed in Adobe Garamond. This “scan” is in Times New Roman. Obviously, this is a photoshop job!
Posted by ruhi on July 16, 2007 at 7:18 pm
@HP Fan, Have you read the book till p. 495? I don’t know about the “Somewhere in the Book” bit. Even if that’s fake, I don’t think the other link (which has almost half the book) is fake.
Posted by Anyone confirm about the half book leak? on July 16, 2007 at 8:55 pm
How do we know for sure about the half book leak? Anyone want to help me out..?
Posted by Pip on July 16, 2007 at 9:09 pm
I d/l’d the hp7.zip file and it wants a password. Can anyone help me out?
Posted by Anyone confirm about the half book leak? on July 16, 2007 at 9:16 pm
All I have to say is that if half the book is out for real, the other half is sure to follow THEN I will read it. For now, just pages and chapter titles are just more teases
Posted by password is goatse on July 16, 2007 at 9:24 pm
The password to hp7.rar is goatse. Look to Digg for news, awesome stuff guys.
Posted by Pip on July 16, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Thank you.
Although there may be another HP casualty…me! Once my wife finds out I did this!
Posted by password is goatse on July 16, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Be careful though, theres alot of fakes and virus’s ect. So scan it and all, let us know what you think.
Posted by Pip on July 16, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Looks legit, and is scanning clear according to symantec. Some of the pages are blurry as hell, so I may hold off and choose to live. My wife is a HUGE potter-geek, and from what she’s read of me about Ms Rowlings, I would not put it past her to be the source of the fake leaks. Adds to the hype without ruining anything for people who care.
Posted by password is goatse on July 16, 2007 at 9:51 pm
The internet is going wild right now, its a pretty sight to see. Anyway we will find out by the end of the night or tomorrow if this stuff is fake, news travels fast. Thanks for scanning it.
Posted by Samantha on July 16, 2007 at 10:31 pm
I started reading the leaked 495 pages and up until chapter six I thought it was the real deal, but now I’ve become skeptical. There are A LOT of inconsistencies and things that just don’t make sense, not to mention it doesn’t feel like JK’s style. If this is the real book I’m going to be majorly disappointed.
Posted by jo scur on July 16, 2007 at 10:34 pm
yeah i actually really liked this. it took away a lot of fears cuz on a message board on mugglenet this arsehole started saying all these characters died cuz they read the book and everyone got upset. knowing this one lived i thought died takes away my worries- though i wont believe anything untill the very end ofcourse.(aka saturday)
Posted by Pretty sure on July 16, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Im about 95% sure its the real deal, its been confirmed by alot of people, many people think it stemmed from a library copy.
Posted by ruhi on July 16, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Well I have no idea where this stuff came from…got the links from the web and put them up here. I have read about a hundred pages till now and it does seem very real to me. The second half also seems to have been done by the same person who did the first half. Even though I haven’t yet reached the second half, I’m pretty sure it might be the same deal.
Posted by Pip on July 16, 2007 at 10:44 pm
That wiki thing about ron pissed me off! If this is real the death are sad but appropriate and for most part not as shocking as HBP. Parts of this make me want so desperately for it to be real. The new Headmaster! AWESOME!
We will see saturday. Media blackout at my house starts at 6pm Friday! (we lsiten to NPR and I don’t trust the BBC. They did not let me down with HBP, but still…..
)
Posted by bob on July 16, 2007 at 10:45 pm
1-759
http://rapidshare.com/files/43351312/For_Better_or_for_Banjo_SUEDE_EDITION.zip
Edited by Ruhi: Not working anymore.
Posted by ruhi on July 16, 2007 at 11:30 pm
@Pip, I don’t think that wiki thing is true…the Epilogue, which I think is REAL, shows that everyone is alive. I would hate it if Ron were to die
Posted by hmm on July 17, 2007 at 12:08 am
I can only hope a desperate fan is feverishly typing out every single word of these photos to put in an easy to read file. I hope he keeps the font.. Until then I will have to wait..
Posted by Thad Komorowski on July 17, 2007 at 12:38 am
To Ruhi,
Thanks! It was great to kill all that anticipation. I applaud your noble actions of posting the links.
Posted by hmm on July 17, 2007 at 12:52 am
Indeed thank you. And thank you for keeping the page spoiler free too.
Posted by woohoo on July 17, 2007 at 12:56 am
Why risk getting spoiled?
Read the whole book right now.
The real SCANNED LEGIT copy is here:
http://www.torrentz.com/cd76cf32501df2818550de6229e97ca176c7f0b3
For proof, here is the first page:
http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/gallery/posted/0716potter375.jpg
Posted by ruhi on July 17, 2007 at 2:05 am
@thad and hmm, you are welcome
Glad that you liked my assimilation.
Posted by almasy87 on July 17, 2007 at 3:30 am
I’d like to point out that there are no inconsitencies with the pages numbers here.
Half-Blood Prince was announced to have 672 pages (USA). The books ends on page 652. If you add up the front and back of every other page in the book that is not numbered from 1-652, you get 20. 652+20 = 672.
Deathly Hallows has been announced to have 784 pages. However, controversy has since arisen due to the supposed leaked copy ending on page 759. Applying the same principle, all of the non-numbered pages add up to 25. 759+25=784. Problem solved.
Posted by Has everyone seen.. on July 17, 2007 at 10:26 am
Has everyone seen the pdf version? http://www.mediafire.com/?ad3×20ugn13
I don’t know if its all the way readable, I am still debating whether I want to wait for the actual book or not. When a typed version gets out I might just go for it, but this stuff is pretty sketchy.
Posted by MrFigg on July 17, 2007 at 1:49 pm
With regards to the “leaked” pages…….the Epilogue is horribly written…… and how can Ron be killed by Lestrange AND end up in the Epilogue……Why would you name your son “Albus Serevus Potter”………uggh!
I think it’s all an elaborate scheme!
Posted by iforget on July 17, 2007 at 1:59 pm
http://rapidshare.com/files/43351312/For_Better_or_for_Banjo_SUEDE_EDITION.zip
IS CONFIRMED
and
STILL WORKING
Please remember to BUY THE BOOK!!!
Edited: This link is not working anymore
Posted by ruhi on July 17, 2007 at 2:36 pm
@iforget, thank you for confirming that
Yes, I have pre-ordered my copy on Amazon. Nothing like reading it in the old, traditional form. Did you finish reading this one?
Posted by g00ch on July 17, 2007 at 4:07 pm
A guy on thepiratebay.org is working on typing up everything from the photos into an easy to read e-book with a group of people. He said the typed version will be about sometime thursday… So if you really can’t wait but want an easy to read version keep your eye out for the torrent on pirate bay.
Posted by g00ch on July 17, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Btw iforgot, how did you confirm it to be real?
Posted by ish on July 17, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Woah! Soooo many comments! The entire earth seems to have gone crazy about Potter, and why not?
I will download the book, but I will wait till Saturday so my friend gets it and then I’ll compare a few chapters with him. If it turns out to be real, I will go ahead and read it until my friend lends me the real thing. Thanks a lot for the message, I would never have realized if you hadn’t left a comment. Potter’s giving you loads of hits, I noticed.
Posted by ish on July 17, 2007 at 4:23 pm
And sheesh, there are soo many links in the comments too. I don’t know what to believe and what not to believe. This is tough!
Posted by ruhi on July 17, 2007 at 4:29 pm
@ish, I have put up some links in the post (Check Update 3). Just use those and download the book. All the links in the comments section are working too. I am moderating this thread round the clock. And I’m sure this is the real book
Really good read.
Posted by cole on July 17, 2007 at 5:14 pm
is this the real deal or not??? I felt vomit in my mouth in chapter 33….
Posted by g00ch on July 17, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Pretty sure it is.
Posted by sam on July 17, 2007 at 7:01 pm
how can you make the picture clearer to read the pages, what program are you using
Posted by ruhi on July 17, 2007 at 7:02 pm
@sam, you can use a simple image viewer like Windows Picture and Fax Viewer and just use Zoom In. That’s what I am doing. Hope this helps.
Posted by Kabu on July 17, 2007 at 7:16 pm
I can’t find a full book link that works anymore, and I don’t know what program to use to open a torrentz file. HELP!
Posted by ruhi on July 17, 2007 at 7:21 pm
@kabu, from what I can see, the sendspace link is still working. Try again. I don’t know about torrentz.
Posted by Cortez on July 17, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Well, no doubt that’s a real leak. I don’t think that there are so determined fans who make this with photoshop or print a fanfic in a bookform. It’s too real for that. Altough, there are articles that “admit” that is a leak. So, that”s it. BtW the book is quite good, I’ve just read the 18th chapter and it is awesome. Altough the epilogue is quite bad
Posted by yw[2k] on July 17, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Hmmm… I have to say that based on the pics, I think we can safely say that the pics are off the ‘real deal’… The cover prints look authentic and so does the drawings inside…
I’ve got my hands on two fan fiction pieces, and I was reading a 240-odd page one (in MS Word) which was really good and would have made Rowling very proud herself.
I read bout 25% of it, and the story was very very well written, with very consistent references to the overall series. For one day I thought I was reading the real deal until I came across this page here. The title and content of the first chapter is totally different from the pics posted, so I would have to say that I’ve actually downloaded a rather good piece of fan-fiction.
Since then I’ve stopped reading it, but it really did perk my day up
Posted by whatevas on July 18, 2007 at 12:38 am
it doesn’t look like a harry potter book at all to me….. r u sure this is 4 real????
Posted by bengt on July 18, 2007 at 4:25 am
the rapidshare links were taken off…
can somebody give me other links to the complete book??!
PLEASE!!!!!
my e-mail:
bengt_23648@yahoo.com
bengt23648@hotmail.com
Posted by ruhi on July 18, 2007 at 5:02 am
@bengt, the link has been updated. You should be able to download it now.
Posted by bengt on July 18, 2007 at 5:41 am
THANKS A LOT!!!
THANK YOU!!
i’m downloading it now…. 97% to go!!!
Posted by bengt on July 18, 2007 at 5:43 am
hey ruhi… what does the complete book look like??
is it a photo like the photo of chapter 1 page 1??!
Posted by diggy on July 18, 2007 at 6:04 am
Here is actually the FULL COPY in normal quality (not like posted on the index)!
You cann add the link: http://rapidshare.com/files/43577988/HP7.rar
Posted by bengt on July 18, 2007 at 7:10 am
hey diggy… can you post that rapidshare link to other sites.. coz i would have to wait for 338 minutes before i can download that file..
PLEASE..
Posted by ruhi on July 18, 2007 at 8:21 am
@bengt, yeah they are all photocopies.
@diggy, thank you! I’ll add it to the main post.
Posted by Sleeplessnights on July 18, 2007 at 9:34 am
TYPED TEXT VERSION OF THE FIRST 10 CHAPTERS (REAL!)
http://rapidshare.com/files/43594550/_DSB_-HP7-_1-10_.rar
FOR THOSE WITH RAPIDSHARE PROBLEMS:
1. go to http://rapidl.com/
2. click on ACCOUNT 1# or ACCOUNT 2#
3. copy and paste http://rapidshare.com/files/43594550/_DSB_-HP7-_1-10_.rar then hit enter
4. Right click, Save (Target) As and there you go.
Enjoy to all.
Posted by todayyesterdayandtomorrow on July 18, 2007 at 1:04 pm
I caught this today on MSNBC, I’ll put the link below –
“The London Telegraph reported last month that British publisher Bloomsbury had spent 10 million pounds (about $24.6 million U.S.) mounting a security operation that included an army of guards, satellite tracking systems and draconian legal contracts aimed at preventing the book from being leaked.” craaaaazy!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19816389/
Posted by sam on July 18, 2007 at 1:47 pm
guess it didnt work then
Posted by sam on July 18, 2007 at 2:55 pm
I meant guess the security wasnt that good if someone was able to leak the entire book, of course the copy is not perfectly legible, but still.
Posted by g00ch on July 18, 2007 at 3:27 pm
I read the first chapter, fantastic. Can’t wait for the rest of the book. Hopefully a full text version is put out soon, thanks for the efforts everyone.
Posted by Pip on July 18, 2007 at 3:31 pm
A “lone gunman” for lack of a better term can always penetrate defenses enough to cause trouble if not real damage. That security was for shipments from the printer to the distribution centers and possibly from there to the individual stores. It was not located in every store/local DC/library that touched the boxes containing the books. I’ve learned a long time ago that anything can be stolen. And there are people who relish in the challenge/skill of stealing. This was far too tempting a target. That’s why I looked at the spoilers willingly. I want control. Hopefully, my wife won’t have it ruined for her. I respect her view of wanting to be surprised, I just wasn’t going to get my hopes up and have some jerk ruin it for me. Like here: http://www.genmay.com/showthread.php?t=744900&page=20 Be warned the page has 2 posts on it so far, both are currently safe for viewing, but I make no promises. So what if I know the destination, Rowlings is such a quality writer that the journey is far better than the destination. That is why even she was sad the story is ending.
Posted by ruhi on July 18, 2007 at 3:37 pm
@Pip, Exactly my thoughts. When the photocopies came out, then I was lured into reading the first couple of pages. My friend who was reading with me couldn’t stop reading and this got me excited too. So I ended up reading the whole thing. Anyway, like you said, the journey is far better than the destination. I couldn’t agree more. I felt quite sad last night when I realized that this is the end, knowing what happens to each character and also knowing that they don’t even exist in real life.
I’ll probably re-read the book again, when I get the hardback and would want to re-read the entire series once more, now that I know the pieces of the puzzle.
I don’t think this is a *spoiler*. It’s a *leak*. We can choose not to download it and wait until Saturday. Like you said, “I want control”. Yeah, Saturday is the day chosen by publishers and the author. If I can get it now, then why wait till Saturday?
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Posted by sam on July 18, 2007 at 5:25 pm
sleeplessnights, what about the rest. when will those be posted
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Posted by ruhi on July 18, 2007 at 8:21 pm
@sam, couldn’t understand what you mean…the whole book is out. It’s up there in the link.
Posted by noscire on July 18, 2007 at 8:27 pm
ruhi and sleedlessnights,
can we have the link to the full text version (not photos) of chapter 11 of HP and the Deathly Hallows?
I was able to get the first 10 chapters.
Thanks in advance.
Posted by sam on July 18, 2007 at 8:48 pm
I meant the rest of the typed version (someone was nice enough to type of the photos of the pages). It was just chapters 1-10, what about the rest.
Posted by sam on July 18, 2007 at 8:49 pm
this is what I meant
Sleeplessnights Jul 18th, 2007 at 9:34 am
TYPED TEXT VERSION OF THE FIRST 10 CHAPTERS (REAL!)
http://rapidshare.com/files/43594550/_DSB_-HP7-_1-10_.rar
WHERE IS THE REST!!
Posted by ruhi on July 18, 2007 at 8:53 pm
@sam, I’ll try to search for it and put up the link.
Posted by g00ch on July 18, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Rest of the typed version isn’t quite out yet I don’t believe. Its a bit late in the game anyway, but for those who don’t want to buy the novel I suppose..
Posted by phampants on July 18, 2007 at 11:30 pm
HaveToRemember,
This is the Harry Potter Spoiler study link.
http://phampants.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/harry-potter-the-spoiler-study-pt-1/
Posted by ruhi on July 18, 2007 at 11:36 pm
@phampants, From your posts, I have learned one thing- Your blog post titles are very misleading! This post title gives me the impression that you will be talking about the spoilers, but instead you go on to study your blog traffic. Sure, it’s a good way to increase blog traffic. When I put up this post, I had no idea that so many people would be interested. Yes, it did help me increase my blog stats. But that’s not my aim. I’m not making money based on the traffic anyway. I care for quality discussions only.
Posted by hideto on July 19, 2007 at 8:54 am
some of you say that it would be too far-fetched for a fan doing this kind of job with the complete book and binding and stuff,but what about this being a grand scheme from rowling herself,letting someone write this,put it in the original cover and done!! something to keep the fans puzzling for a couple of days, ’cause i’ve read some of it (chapter 1-10 in pdf typed) and at some points,it just felt completely different,and with lots of inconsistency’s ,so until saturday i will seriously be in doubt wether this is the real deal or not.
Posted by sanordy on July 19, 2007 at 11:13 am
terrible. horrible. just yuckky. if this isn’t a fake i will die of disappointment. yuilks.
Posted by hideto on July 19, 2007 at 11:29 am
indeed,for a fanfiction it’s quite well written ,but nowhere near Rowlings standards,lets hop that this is just one of the biggest pranks in writing history ever.:P
Posted by ruhi on July 19, 2007 at 12:16 pm
@hideto and sanordy, I hope you guys are right…this leaked version is a major hoax for publicity. If it turns out to be true, I’ll never never read another HP.
Posted by ss on July 19, 2007 at 5:03 pm
I dont think this is real because
1) The deaths are described poorly
2) There is swearing, I dont remember harry swearing or using the phrase “What the —-”
3) Other stylistic things
4) Its not that costly to make one book
we will find out in 2 days if this is real
Posted by ruhi on July 19, 2007 at 5:52 pm
ss, god bless you!
Posted by Bobby McGee on July 19, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Seems real enough to me. Read the whole thing. I kinda hope its not real just because it was to “nice” of an ending. No real deaths, no real destruction. Pretty sure it is real though. I was really hoping Harry, Ron, or Hermoine would die. Oh well. Not only that but alot of it was very similar to the fanfic that was titled “The Seventh Horcrux” like the location of the ravenclaw horcrux, the location of the fights, and the scene of potter with deceased friends/relatives
Posted by Dagonalmighty on July 19, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Hey numbnuts and morons. Count up the blank pages on the scans that leaked and you’ll come to…784! Scholastic specifically said 784 was the TOTAL number of pages, including publisher/author information, dedication, etc. It’s the real thing. I’m saddened to see how our common gene pool could produce such low specimens of supposedly intelliget life as most of you who have posted.
Posted by Dagonalmighty on July 19, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Oh, and I PURPOSELY misspelled ‘intelligent,’ yeah, that’s right
Posted by LadybugMScom on July 19, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Could anyone email me the real version? not the one where everyone gets married and hooks up? All the Links have been taken down… If anyone has it on their computer I would love for you to email it to me!!!
Posted by swsu on July 20, 2007 at 12:09 am
has anyone noticed that at the bottom right and left edges of the book in the photos there is what seems to be tape holding the paper cover onto the book, i don’t think most people tape covers onto a hardcover book…or do they? There is also tape at the top right edge of the book holding the cover on to the book. You can clearly see this tape i mentioned on the last photo which shows the side jacket covering part of the back of the book. There also looks to be somesort of plastic covering over the book cover. this plastic covering can also be seen on the last photo showing the side jacket over the back cover of the book because there is a visible line coming from the top to the bottom of the side cover down the middle of it. This plastic covering would explain why the tape is there and would also suggest that it may be a library book as libraries commonly wrap their book covers in plastic before taping wrapped covers onto the actual book. does anyone else see this? this looks legit
Posted by ruhi on July 20, 2007 at 12:28 am
@LadyBug, the link for the pdf version is there in the post…and it’s working.
@swsu, yeah I noticed that. But I have kind of lost hope now…too tired to argue otherwise. If this is the best that Jo can do, then fine..whatever…I’ll pretend like I never waited for the 7th book. Such a let down.
Posted by MrP on July 20, 2007 at 8:59 am
If that one is really real I’d be disappointed.
If it’s not real it’s prolly the best FanFic ever
But well.. look at the cover of the book and compare it with the story.
Ron’s got the sword in his hand, then Nagini in that thing.
The Deathly Hallows symbol..
The Cover fits perfectly with the story.
But still.. if thats everything JKR can do, then she should think about
changing the job.
Posted by Sunny on July 20, 2007 at 9:56 am
Hi
Text version link http://rapidshare.com/files/43594550/_DSB_-HP7-_1-10_.rar
Is not working , and anyways I cant open a rar.
If anyone has a plain txt or a plain pdf please send it to Sunnyboy63@Yahoo.com
Thanks
Sunny
Posted by sam on July 20, 2007 at 11:31 am
use the link all the way above that says (thanks diggy!)
Posted by sam on July 20, 2007 at 11:32 am
its the carpet book pictures all typed and easier to read
Posted by ruhi on July 20, 2007 at 12:15 pm
@MrP, are you sure you’re talking about the carpet book?
Posted by bengt on July 20, 2007 at 8:29 pm
hey ruhi… is there a link for the text version of the remaining chapters?? i have only downloaded the chapters 1-10 thingy… thanks a lot
Posted by ruhi on July 20, 2007 at 8:33 pm
@bengt,
Here-
http://rapidshare.com/files/43938766/HPATDH-PDF.zip
Posted by bengt on July 20, 2007 at 9:50 pm
ruhi.. last request.. please.. :p
i can’t download at rapidshare coz i have to wait 358 miniutes before i can download the file.. can you please upload the file to other sites (ex. myfreefilehosting.com)..
pls.. thanks a lot…
Posted by ruhi on July 21, 2007 at 12:47 am
There you go: http://www.esnips.com/doc/6223a407-9260-4ccc-b044-4e95899aba41/Deathly-hallows-pdf
Posted by JSmith on July 21, 2007 at 1:32 am
Leak is real. Just got a copy from B&N.
Posted by ruhi on July 21, 2007 at 1:36 am
Jsmith, Yeah
I’m still waiting for my copy from Amazon…should be here tomorrow.
Posted by wickedwolf on July 21, 2007 at 4:06 am
I hate JKR. The leak was real. After only 200 pages I am ready to burn the book. I’m glad it leaked she should be ashamed.
Posted by ruhi on July 21, 2007 at 11:07 am
wickedwolf…I just got my very own carpet book!
Posted by kcccc on July 21, 2007 at 2:37 pm
its real. really spoiled me. i read i,t thinking it was completely fake. i’m pretty bummmed…
Posted by wickedwolf on July 21, 2007 at 5:10 pm
eheh kccc
actually the book got better. I don’t want to burn it anymore just most of the epilogue. I crossed out albus Severus and put in a new name, that helped.
Posted by ruhi on July 21, 2007 at 5:30 pm
@kcccc and wickedwolf, I’m re-reading this thing now and also some of the theories being discussed at Leaky Lounge. Some of them make a lot of sense to me For instance- How did DD manage to defeat Grindelwald even though the latter had Elder Wand…or, what was the significance of Lily’s eyes. So, the plot is not as loose as I thought it to be. Maybe I’ll just take some more time to like this book.
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Posted by ncats09 on July 22, 2007 at 6:14 am
cool, since its the real one, i guess i need not to purchase the book,lol, thanks a lot ppol!
Posted by Jeremy on July 22, 2007 at 7:18 pm
it was pretty good. except for the albus severus but who wouldnt name their son after the two people who saved their life? and the questions about snape and lilly were answered. all my questions were answered, except for what harry does as an adult for a living.
Posted by ncats09 on July 24, 2007 at 4:25 am
i just wanna know how sure are you guys that this leak is real??????
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Posted by Akra on July 24, 2007 at 10:57 am
100% sure…we all read the book, duh.
Posted by Wallace on July 25, 2007 at 12:36 am
Who decides which books get press (Harry Potter) and which get censored? After all, censorship is becoming America’s favorite past-time. The US gov’t (and their corporate friends), already detain protesters, ban books like “America Deceived” from Amazon and Wikipedia, shut down Imus and fire 21-year tenured, BYU physics professor Steven Jones because he proved explosives, thermite in particular, took down the WTC buildings. Free Speech forever (especially for books).
Last link (before Google Books caves to pressure and drops the title):
http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-38523-0
Posted by ncats09 on July 27, 2007 at 8:51 am
well, thanks Akra…i’ve finished reading it…i like the way it ended..but don’t like the epilogue much…
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Posted by Yours truly on October 24, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Hey, yo. Glad I came across the page however I know I’m not a member but i’m restriction to Gov access computers and i’m looking for a way to read the book since I can’t leave the facility to pick it up. I was hoping there was a way I can access it from my verizon mobile or if someone can slide the text version (Nothing i have to download because it’s restricted access) into a message and email it to my addy. droppin_sickness_07@hotmail.com. If not, it’s cool too. I just thought I’d ask and see if it’s possible. Thanks.
Posted by Yours truly on October 24, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Restricted not restriction. Excuse me.