Title of final Harry Potter book released
posted at 11:37 pm on December 21, 2006 by Bryan
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But you have to go here and find the hangman game to obtain the title.
Here’s a hint.
If you’re wondering, I’m not a fan of the books and the movies put me to sleep.
More: While I’m not a fan of the Potter series (I don’t know why…I’m just not), I’m less of a fan of book banners. La Shawn Barber is a fan of Potter, and is about as much of a fan of book banners as I am.
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That was *really* frustrating. And the title isn’t much of a clue for the rest of the book – doesn’t refer to any characters or known places. Rowling’s webmaster probably has a counter that is spinning furiously as fools like me click click click to get to the #$%* puzzle, and is laughing maniacally right now.
Laura on December 22, 2006 at 12:11 AM
Well… to my memory, there is only one location referred to in the HP Book series as a “H A _ _ _ _”
And since it seems so appropriate, I can’t imagine it being anything but.
(wow. In my efforts to avoid spoilers, my post is as cryptic as John Kerry trying to explain his position on an issue… How long do people have to be anti-spoiler before news orgs just say the name of the book without the “cover your ears” warning?)
Anyway, I’m looking forward to this. Books 1-5 were excellent, but Book 6 left a “Perfunctory” taste in my mouth… It read more like an outline for a story rather than the story itself.
I have questions to be answered and plot points to be resolved.
Jones Zemkophill on December 22, 2006 at 12:31 AM
Yes, you’re right, it probably refers to that place – and the end of the last book he did say he was going back where it all started… so no new info, dammit. I agree about book six, I read it in one afternoon and then sat there for about fifteen minutes feeling aggravated. It’s why I also am eager to get to the next one. The last time I was this hooked on a series was when I was a kid and discovered Tolkien.
Laura on December 22, 2006 at 12:45 AM
Harry Potter and the Weather Harbors?
Harry Potter and the Feather Happies?
wait… I’ll figure it out…
Harry Potter and the Heathen Harpies?
Mibrilane on December 22, 2006 at 12:46 AM
:-D Yes, he graduates early and gets a job with this quidditch team…
Laura on December 22, 2006 at 12:47 AM
I thought HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE was quite good, actually. A quicker read than ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, but good nonetheless.
Aside from my post above, the title is pretty easy to figure out. It’s an obvious choice, based on the end to the last one, so I don’t think it’s all that surprising. It will, of course, sell gajillions.
Mibrilane on December 22, 2006 at 12:48 AM
Oh, it was good – just aggravating. I think the real question here is will they ever get the movies finished? Should have gotten Peter Jackson in on that and shot several at once, or something. The cast is starting to look too old for the parts.
Laura on December 22, 2006 at 12:51 AM
There’s only two movies left after ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, which is already shot and being pimped out by Industrial Light and Magic as we speak.
By they time Harry and pals are supposed to be 17, the actors will be 20 or 21 – not an uncommon occurrence in television these days, so it won’t seem that wrong. They’ll finish shooting the last one sometime in 2008 or early 2009.
Mibrilane on December 22, 2006 at 12:58 AM
“Yes, you’re right, it probably refers to that place – and the end of the last book he did say he was going back where it all started”
Thats Godric’s Hollow, as in a small valley between hills, not Hallow, as in a consecrated place or person. If the clues above are correct, I don’t see how it can be Godric’s Hollow…
Alex K on December 22, 2006 at 1:00 AM
All I’ve got for the first word is:
Leather
Feather
Heathen
Heather
Weather
Not too promising…
Alex K on December 22, 2006 at 1:03 AM
Jeez, you’re right… I AM tired… didn’t catch the hollow/hallow thing at all. Well, back to my original complaint then – doesn’t refer to any characters or known places. A cemetery, a church…
I solved it, it’s not any of those. But I hate to just post the answer. If you’re tired of guessing, just email me and I’ll send it. laura@pursuingholiness.com
Laura on December 22, 2006 at 1:05 AM
Just to clarify my earlier post there – I don’t think it’s a place or thing specifically mentioned in the last book, it just seems like a proper title based on what things seem to be leading to from the previous book.
That’s about as spoilerish as I can get without just giving it away. If you absolutely must know, Google will tell you, as Google knows all things. Well, most things.
I don’t think any previous HP title has really been hinted at in previous books.
Mibrilane on December 22, 2006 at 1:12 AM
::Slamming head against desk repeatedly::
How did I not think to Google before I bothered with going through all the steps to get to the puzzle? Jeez. I’m going to bed.
Laura on December 22, 2006 at 1:14 AM
Oooh, got it! Portkeys, people. I needed the help of my brilliant daughter, but we did it! It is a place, referred to at the end of the last book. I can’t wait, for this last book, or the next movie.
Scotsman on December 22, 2006 at 1:20 AM
I’ve got it!
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hagrids”
Of course.
Alex K on December 22, 2006 at 2:00 AM
Hmmm… perhaps it was mentioned in the last book, then. I don’t quite remember at the moment. If it is, that’s a first for Rowling. The last shall be first, I guess. ;-D
Mibrilane on December 22, 2006 at 2:05 AM
What you experience when you successfully hang.
What our head is when we don’t think. A h-ll-w cavity.
“Harry Potter and the Death-y Holl–s”
Entelechy on December 22, 2006 at 2:10 AM
“I adored [the Narnia Books] when I was a child, I got so caught up I didn’t think C. S. Lewis was especially preachy. Reading them now I find that his subliminal message isn’t very subliminal at all” -J. K. Rowling
She means that C. S. Lewis could really write. I enjoy HP because it’s new and it’s an adventure that is great for a childhood fantasy. But the movies can tend to get slow. Message wise I’m not really sure there is a clear message in HP. The school does give respect to authority figures. BUt you got to give her props for creating words like ‘Muggles.’ Makes you wonder when you go into a Starbucks and see somebody typing on their laptop if they will be the next Rowlings. It’s fun to have mystery and adventure not much for kids now adays.
Drtuddle on December 22, 2006 at 5:46 AM
Its a book about modern-day wizards for crying out loud.
I refuse to read these books while there is still so much suffering in the world. The movies, though, they rock!
Neo on December 22, 2006 at 5:59 AM
Neo -
That statement makes no sense. So, you’ll sit through a two-hour movie when there is suffering in the world, but not read a book. WTF? I think that’s your problem. Try reading a book once and a while and not watching a movie. Better yet, if there is so much suffering in the world (boo freakin’ hoo) why don’t you go and alleviate some of that suffering by volunteering your time reading to orphan children. You can start by reading them the brilliantly written Harry Potter Books. Maybe then you’ll discover that reading can increase your intelligence and allay suffering.
NeoConSnakePlissken on December 22, 2006 at 7:25 AM
Ya’ll must have missed clicking the LaShawn Barbers’s Corner link in the right column yesterday.
News2Use on December 22, 2006 at 7:54 AM
Hagrid must die. He is a waste of skin. He is to Harry Potter what Jack Ryan’s daughter was in 24…except not so cute.
Hagrid must die.
Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.
doufree on December 22, 2006 at 7:55 AM
I so enjoy her writing and the movies. Yup, I will be preordering the last book! A wonderful adventure through magical places with characters I care about.
CrimsonFisted on December 22, 2006 at 8:40 AM
I really enjoy the books. I even turn magic wands on my lathe for the nieces, nephews, boss’ kids, etc. In case you are really stumped, here is a link from The El Paso Times that will give it away. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BOOKS_POTTER_TITLE_GCLB-?SITE=TXELP&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
DAT60A3 on December 22, 2006 at 8:42 AM
doufree, I don’t know about Jack Ryan’s daughter, but Jack Bauer’s daughter Kim is quite pulchritudinous. ;D
Mibrilane on December 22, 2006 at 8:56 AM
What a great gimmick – the entire US public school system, all the teachers organizations and school-targeted book suppliers are completely integrated into the mass marketing structure of the Harry Potter series. That’s the genius of the books, not the bulky, overdesigned tomes that would shrink down to bantam size in paperback, without the huge typeface. It would have been interesting to see just how many of these things would be been sold without all that institutional hype, distribution and peer pressure. That is, sold on the actual merits of the writing and stories. It’s curious to see how many kids say they like them, then if questioned more carefully, admit they really didn’t, but they thought they should, because everyone else said so.
The series won’t stand the test of time, unlike the other series that Harry Potter is trying to mimic, The Lord of the Rings.
naliaka on December 22, 2006 at 9:23 AM
Ok…
Well it’s obvious I’m the only one here who spends any time over at Slashdot. They revealed the name of the book at 10:42PM-ET last night.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
Spoilerific!
wearyman on December 22, 2006 at 9:41 AM
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
And what language is that supposed to be?
Do the English use hallows as a noun?
Or is it supposed to be “gallows” ?
Deathly gallows, as in redundant?
(or in the vernacular: duh)
Is “deathly” being used as an adjective or an adverb?
deathly ill … deathly silent … versus deathly cold
maybe, deathly gallows humor …?
hallows shows up as hallow or hallowed as in sacred, sanctified, a verb: to hallow – to deify, sanctify
Does that make sense? Deathly to sanctify?
Or is it supposed to be without meaning? Muddling the waters, creating cognitive dissonance in the brain? Is that the sly point?
naliaka on December 22, 2006 at 10:36 AM
Arguing the merits of pop culture phenomena is always an exercise in futility. There are going to be people who loveit, people who like, people who don’t understand it and people who downright loathe it.
Taking it aside from likes and dislikes, The one REAL contribution outside of fiction that I see these books making will start to show in the hallowed (Or occasionally hollow) halls of education in a few years when teachers and professors will want to throw books like “War and Peace” at their students…The ones who grew up with 700+ page Harry Potter novels. The kids will weigh the books in one hand, say, “Not too bad” and then dig in without looking at the last page and groaning at the number in the lower corner. If Rowling gets no further credit beyond helping grow a young group of avid readers, she at least gets that.
52Ranger on December 22, 2006 at 10:55 AM
“Leather Hasschaps.”
If you’re speaking cockney, the “H” is silent.
‘Arry Potter, all grown up and sexy.
[pause]
See, this is precisely why I need to spend less time on the internet.
ccwbass on December 22, 2006 at 11:43 AM
Bah. Shepard Smith over on Fox News announced it around 7PM yesterday.
(But I was trying to be mister-nice-non-spoiler-guy… Nyaaaa)(pulls down eyelid.)
Jones Zemkophill on December 22, 2006 at 12:03 PM
Okay, but what does the title of the book mean?
naliaka on December 22, 2006 at 12:34 PM
It makes no sense to someone with no sense of humor, or the capability to understand satire.
Neo on December 22, 2006 at 1:01 PM
Maybe I should have made a video of myself with a bald head tearing a photo of Harry Potter in half and reciting that line in a irish accent…
Of course, someone who automatically resorts to ad hominem attacks won’t “get it” no matter what I do to coddle them. FYI I have been reading since I was 3 (self-taught!). N’yah n’yah n’yah!
Neo on December 22, 2006 at 1:04 PM
Wonderful! Now, can you tell me what the title means?
naliaka on December 22, 2006 at 1:14 PM
Heh, what a difference an ‘a’ or an ‘o’ makes…
Entelechy on December 22, 2006 at 1:29 PM
I can wait for the last book…I’m suspecting that everyone I like is going to die, and I hate that. :)
Bob's Kid on December 22, 2006 at 1:54 PM
Neo -
Your dry wit outwitted me! Boy! I’m a douche. Sorry about that. You sounded like some liberal jack ass. I need to go watch Blackadder to get my satire gears back on track.
NeoConSnakePlissken on December 22, 2006 at 2:06 PM
naliaka, your point about the “institutionalization” of this series, I think, is well reasoned, but incorrect. If it were all about the hype, then some of us would’ve avoided it like the plague. I HATED the idea of the series to begin with, because it seemed to me to be like Ninja Turtles, Teletubbies or Pokemon…a stupid kid program mysteriously loved and coveted by children. It wasn’t until I saw the first movie (it was the WONDERFUL British cast that got me there – curse whoever said kill Hagrid – I LOVE Robbie Coltrane) that I decided to read.
This series WILL hold up against the test of time for one reason…
It is a fantastic and well done mythological world. All the best stories last because of the gift of their writers to create solid and believable mythologies. Tolkien did it, Lewis did it, and if you want to include film here, Lucas did it.
Your argument would’ve held water if it was only children seeking out these books. But it isn’t – there are just as many adults as children. That is the mark of literary genius.
tickleddragon on December 22, 2006 at 2:08 PM
And LaShawn’s article was fantastic…my comment:
I hate to put a pin into that “old gods” thing…but Harry and all around him in these books are CHRISTIAN!!
They promote Christian values, and are stories about the triumph of good over evil. This nonsensical ravings about it being “occultish” are just oversensitive paranoia from people who obviously have WAY too much time on their hands, and too little actual adversity in their lives.
It’s just like thinking we’re safe as long as we try to “talk to” terrorists. Join us in the real world, folks. Potter is FICTION, and not a threat. And Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists are real and a BIG threat. Stop being so stupid and pick the right battles.
Comment by Wendy — 12.22.06 @ 1:46 pm
tickleddragon on December 22, 2006 at 2:09 PM
Yeh, one of the oddities of this “phenom” has been the lines of parents at the midnight sales debutes, with their yawning and drooping four-year olds, claiming they had to be there because their kids loved the books …
I’ve got school kids and it’s jaw-dropping how aggressively and pervasively these books and their movies/tie-in products are being hawked to them.
No one yet has helped explain exactly what that title means. Do you?
naliaka on December 22, 2006 at 4:08 PM
I guess that we will have to wait until the book comes out and then read it so that we can find out the meaning of the title. Afterall, The Half Blood Prince wasn’t real obvious until after reading the book.
DAT60A3 on December 22, 2006 at 6:57 PM
But, DAT60A3, hallows isn’t in the dictionary.
is nonsense. Maybe they picked it because it sounds compelling, looks impressively Potterish printed on the cover, but it’s zero.
naliaka on December 22, 2006 at 8:14 PM
Don’t know why I didn’t see this before:
Deathly Hallows
It’s Ghoulish Hellos in a British accent.
naliaka on December 22, 2006 at 9:15 PM
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