So, for Harry Potter fans, we now have a release date... *NO SPOILERS*

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21st July of this year. I'm a massive Harry Potter fan, and I couldn't give a rat's arse what anyone else thinks about that, so don't bother posting if you're not just a little bit excited like I am.

I think the reason I'm such a fan of Harry Potter is partly because of their intricately woven plots, partly because of the simple magical intrigue, and partly because of the extremely subtle and intelligent humour crafted into them. But mostly, I think, because they're just darned good and remarkably mature stories.

Rejoice!
 
Jono said:
I heard harry potter now touches horses in sexual ways.

I'm still gonna go see the lastest film tho.
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I assume you're referring there to Dan Radcliffe's appearance in Equus :) It's an interesting play certainly, one I had to read for A-level English.
 
badgermonkey said:
Only since she got older ;) (and hush :p )




Nope, I'm actually referring to poorly played parts, interpretations of parts of the book that I disagree with, and the fact that I now have to pronounce Hermione properly instead of Her-mee-own :p
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Hehehehe, JKR actually put the proper pronunciation into book 4, if you spotted it :)

As far as acting in the films go, I have no trouble with either Rupert Grint or Daniel Radcliffe. While neither of them are exceptional, both are competent actors as they fit the parts fine. Emma Waston as Hermione is wrong, IMO: for one thing she's too pretty, and for another thing she overacts everything she does. This might not be her fault - it might be the fault of the directors.

Albus Dumbledore has never been satisfactorily played in the films. Michael Gambon's Dumbledore is nothing even close to the calm sense of power that comes across in the books. Richard Harris was better, I think, but definitely didn't give off the "great sense of energy" described in the books. Michael Gambon is at least energetic, thinking about it.

Maggie Smith as McGonnagal and Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid are both perfectly cast. I can't imagine anyone else being in the roles. The same goes for David Thewlis as Remus Lupin and to a lesser extent, but still very well cast, Gary Oldman as Sirius Black.
 
Yeah, I think it's just so blokes can feel less like morons when they read it on the train :)

I have the grown-up cover version of Order of the Phoenix, but all my other copies are the kiddie's ones.
 
The cover art for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has today been released - Here for the US version, here for the UK children's version , here for the UK "adult" version .

(speculation ahead, you may not want to read if you haven't read up to six yet)



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The US version clearly shows us Harry and Lord Voldemort, oddly wandless, in what I can only assume is the final confrontation. Harry has a circular object tied around his neck - my guess is that this is the locket of Salazar Slytherin, the horcrux he failed to obtain at the end of Half-Blood Prince.

For the two UK versions, it's difficult to really glean anything from the children's cover - it shows Harry, Ron and Hermione in a fantasy treasure trove. A small hand, possibly that of a house-elf, appears to have a sword, and interestingly they are in front of a stone arch. Could this be the arch that Sirius Black was thrown through in the Department of Mysteries in Order of the Phoenix? Also, there appears to be an orb containing a snake on the other side of the cover. From my knowledge of the Potter universe, I think the most likely thing this is to be is a prophecy.

The UK "adult" (read: for blokes who are too chicken to read a brightly-coloured book in public) version shows what is, quite simply, Salazar Slytherin's locket. It clearly is integral to the plot. That's all there is to say on that.

Also, the length of the UK version was released today: 608 pages, which is almost exactly the same as Half-Blood Prince, which was 607 pages.
 
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The Mad Rapper said:
Let's hope we don't have to wait until the end of the final chapter to get to the exciting bits - unlike HP & THBP :(
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I agree with you for the most part; HBP was clearly mostly about setting up this book. Considering this is the final book, which Jo Rowling has been thinking about for the best part of two decades, I highly doubt we'll only get anything truly exciting in the latter parts.
 
leaskovski said:
Have they signed her up yet or is she still not wanting to do anymore of the films?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6491047.stm

The only real evidence that she was going to drop out of the films was some dumb speculation based on whimsical questions in poor interviews. I think she's the most gifted of the cast in the films, but overacts it to the point where I find Dan Radcliffe and Rupert Grint's portrayals more convincing.
 
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