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'''''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''''' is the seventh and final book in the '']'' series of novels by ]. The book title was announced on ] ] via a special Christmas-themed ] puzzle on Rowling's website and confirmed shortly afterwards by the book's publishers.<ref name=book-7-title>{{cite web| url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/cont_text.asp?sec=4&unart=yes&artTitle=Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Deathly%20Hallows|title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|publisher=]|date=2006-12-21|accessdate = 2006-12-21}}</ref> Rowling has stated that the final volume relates so closely to the previous book in the series, '']'', "almost as though they are two halves of the same novel."<ref name=book-six-progress>{{cite web|url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/news_view.cfm?id=62|date=2004-03-15|accessdate = 2006-12-23|title=Progress on Book Six|publisher=J. K. Rowling Official Site|last=Rowling|first=J. K.}}</ref> It features the adventures of the series' protagonist ] as he attempts to bring an end to his nemesis, ].

The book will be released in English-speaking countries around the world at 00:01 ] on ] ]. In the ], however, the book will be released at 00:01 local time.<ref name=release-date>{{cite news|url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/news_view.cfm?id=97|title=Publication Date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|publisher=J. K. Rowling Official Site|last=Rowling|first=J. K.|date=2007-02-01|accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref> The book reached the top spot on both the ]- and ]-bestseller lists just a few hours after the date was announced on ] ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hpana.com/news.19747.html|title='HPDH' reaches no. 1 on U.S. Amazon & BN lists|publisher=]|date=2007-02-01|accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref> American publisher ] announced an initial print run of 12 million copies, together with an advertising campaign, including the staged release of the seven questions most debated by fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/press_03142007_BA.htm| accessdate=2007-03-29|date=2007-03-14|title=Scholastic Announces Record-Breaking 12 Million First Printing In United States Of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows|publisher=]}}</ref> The book is expected to be 608 pages in the British edition,<ref name=covers-uk-edition-pages>{{cite news|url=http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/#article:9653|title=Deathly Hallows Cover Art and Summaries Released! Brit Page Count Confirmed!|publisher=]|date=2007-03-28|accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref> and has been confirmed to be 784 pages in the US edition, and 816 pages in the US deluxe edition.<ref name=us-edition-pages>{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-20-2007/0004549646|title=Scholastic Makes Largest Ever Commitment to Forest Stewardship Council Certified Paper in a Single Book for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|date=2007-03-20|accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref> The book is the largest pre-ordered book in history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2007-05-02-summer-books-cover_N.htm|title=After final 'Harry Potter' book, can anyone fill the void?|date=]|work=]|last=Blais|first=Jacqueline|accessdate=2007-05-03}}</ref>

Rowling completed the book while staying at the ] in ] in January 2007 and left a signed statement on a marble ] of ] in her room which read: ''"JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room (652) on ] ]"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=3&id=181062007|title=Finish or bust - JK Rowling's unlikely message in an Edinburgh hotel room|publisher=]|date = 2007-02-03|accessdate=2007-03-29|last=Cornwell|first=Tim}}</ref> In a web update on ] ], Rowling wrote, "While each of the previous Potter books has strong claims on my affections, 'Deathly Hallows' is my favourite, and that is the most wonderful way to finish the series."<ref name=Farewell-to-Harry>{{cite web|url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/|title=J.K.Rowling Official Site|work=JKRowling|accessdate = 2007-02-06}}</ref>

==Background to the series==
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The ''Harry Potter'' series was originally published as a children's book by ] publisher Bloomsbury, and ] publisher Scholastic Press. It rapidly became a phenomenal success amongst children and adults alike. The books each chronicle one year at school for the characters concerned and follows a long tradition of children's series about life in schools.<ref>{{cite book|last=Langford|first=David|title=The End of Harry Potter?|publisher=Gollanz|date=2006|isbn=0575078758}}</ref> Perhaps unlike some of the traditional series of this format, each book has matured and expanded in complexity and scope compared to the last, approximately developing with the age of the principal characters (later books are also significantly darker in tone than earlier ones). Although the author has said that she comprehensively plotted the entire series of books before the first was published, and that this plot remains unchanged, she has also stated that it has undergone a number of revisions as it has progressed. The books started as relatively slim volumes (223 pages ''Philosopher's Stone'' UK ed.), but have grown as the series progressed (766 pages ''Order of the Phoenix'' UK ed.).

The books contain a significant element of fantasy and magic, but this is combined with a detective-novel approach to the story. Each volume contains a complete problem and task for the heroes to complete, but each has also added to the background information about the wizarding world in general and contains many pieces of information whose importance only becomes apparent in later volumes (]). Thus, a considerable ] has developed of people wanting to discover how the many loose ends and unfinished adventures in the book will finally be completed. The author has stated that, more than with any other book in the series, the final volume completes the unfinished story from book six. She has also stated that she doesn't have plans for any further novels concerning Harry Potter.

Rowling has stated that she takes great pleasure from the interest of fans in the series. When asked how she felt about fans working out details of the plot, she replied: "''I love the theories more than I can possibly say. I take it as the highest compliment that people analyse the books so much and think about what might happen next so much. There are people who have got very close to the end of the final series.''"<ref name=Owen_Jones>{{cite web|url=http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0705-edinburgh-jones-official.html|accessdate=26 April 2007|title=Owen Jones interview for ITV, 17 Jul 2005|publisher=accio quote}}</ref> She also stated that she could not now change the ending of the book, even if she wanted to. "''these books have been plotted for such a long time, and for six books now, that they're all leading a certain direction. So, I really can't ''".<ref name=Owen_Jones>

==Official jacket summaries==
===UK Edition===
With the release of the book jacket images, Bloomsbury also released the inside flap and back cover texts:<ref name="summaries">, Bloomsbury, via , The Leaky Cauldron. ], 2007.</ref>

==Official jacket summaries==

===UK Edition===

'''Inside Flap:'''
{{Cquote| Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himself the strength to complete the task he has been given. He must leave the warmth, safety, and companionship of The Burrow and follow without fear or hesitation the inexorable path laid out for him.

In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited. The spellbinding, richly woven narrative, which plunges, twists and turns at a breathtaking pace, confirms the author as a mistress of storytelling, whose books will be read, reread and read again.}}

'''Back Cover:'''
<!--The correct word in this quote is "fulfil". This is the exact quote on the back cover and is also the correct British spelling of the word. Please do not change it to the American "fulfill".-->
{{Cquote| Harry is waiting in Privet Drive. The Order of the Phoenix is coming to escort him safely away without Voldemort and his supporters knowing – if they can. But what will Harry do then? How can he fulfil the momentous and seemingly impossible task that Professor Dumbledore has left him with?}}

===U.S. Edition===
Scholastic has also released the details of the American cover. For the fourth time (and the first since ]), the cover is a wraparound, meaning that it is comprised of a single image spanning over the entirety of the front, back and spine of the book. David Saylor, art director at Scholastic, describes the cover as:<ref name="MWN">{{Cite web|title=Cover of New Harry Potter Book Revealed|url = http://apnews.myway.com//article/20070328/D8O5CDJG0.html|accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref>

{{Cquote|The structures around Harry show evident destruction and in the shadows behind him, we see outlines of other people. On the back cover, spidery hands are outstretched toward Harry. Only when the book is opened does one see a powerful image of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, his glowing red eyes peering out from his hood.}}

Mary GrandPré, the illustrator of the U.S. edition books, has not used a monochromic color scheme, as she did with ] (blue hues) and ] (green hues). Instead, she has reverted back to the color schemes of the first four books.

==The meaning of "Deathly Hallows"==
]
Shortly before the release of the title, JK Rowling announced that she had considered three different titles for the book.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/archive/2006/10|title=Rowling considering three titles|publisher=Mugglenet|accessdate=24 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/news_view.cfm?id=93|accessdate=2007-04-23|title=J.K.Rowling Official Site|work=News Archive}}</ref> The title "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" was released to the public from her web site, on 21st December 2006. The particular date has given rise to some interest, due to two prophecies included in ''Order of the Phoenix'', that state "...at the solstice will come a new... and none will come after..."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/books/dh/book_dh.html|accessdate=2007-04-23|title=HP Lexicon|work=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}</ref> The release of the title has resulted in considerable speculation as to its possible meanings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/21/AR2006122100790.html|date=2006|accessdate=2007-04-03|title=Final 'Potter' Title Announced|publisher=Washington Post}}</ref>

When asked "What does 'Deathly Hallows' mean?" J.K. Rowling responded, "Any clarification of the meaning of 'Hallows' would give away too much of the story - well, it would, wouldn't it? Being the title and all. So I'm afraid I'm not answering."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=114|accessdate=2007-02-06|title=J.K.Rowling Official Site|work=FAQ section}}</ref> She also declined to say what her two other shortlisted titles had been, at least until after publication. The phrase "Deathly Hallows" was trademarked under the name "Stone Connect (UK) Limited" on December 5, 2006, along with 5 other phrases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hp-lexicon.org/comments/?m=200612|accessdate=2007-04-23|title=HP Lexicon|work=Dec 2006 News Archives}}</ref> It was later denied that any of the others had ever been contenders for the actual title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/555| accessdate=2007-4-10|title=Titles registered alongside Deathly Hallows|publisher=Mugglenet}}</ref> The word "hallows" had already appeared in phrases registered by representatives of Warner brothers before publication of ''Half-Blood Prince''. "Hallows of Hogwarts" and "Hogwarts Hallows" were registered as trademarks by Seabottom Productions Ltd in 2003-2004, amongst a number of fake titles.<ref>{{cite book|last=Langford|first=David|title=The End of Harry Potter?|publisher=Gollanz|date=2006|isbn=0575078758}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hp-lexicon.org/comments/?m=200612|date=2006|accessdate=18 April 2007|title=December 2006 News Archive, research into the title|publisher=HP-Lexicon}}</ref>

] is a word usually used as a verb, meaning "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hallow|date=2007-01-15|accessdate=2007-01-23|title=Dictionary.com|publisher=Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.}}</ref> However, in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'', the word ''hallows'' appears as a noun. In modern English, the word is used as a noun in "]' Day" or "]," which is the day after ] or "All Hallows' Eve". Hallows can refer to ]s, the relics of saints, the relics of ]s, or shrines in which the relics are kept.<ref name=Fisher_king>{{cite web|url=http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/grail/fisher/|date=April 1999|accessdate=2007-01-23|title=The Fisher King|publisher=University of Idaho}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Oxford English Dictionary|publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> Since the essence of these saints or gods were often considered present at their shrines and in their relics, hallows came to refer to the saints or gods themselves, rather than just their relics or shrines. Hallow is not to be confused with ], such as in ].

==Known plot details==
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===Unresolved plot elements from previous books===
* Harry will return to the home of his non-magical (]) relatives, the ] (whose cooperation has been requested by ]), during the school holiday. The magical protection Dumbledore arranged, which requires Harry to have a home with them, is set to expire when Harry comes of age.{{HBP|ch=4}}

* Harry ] (for wizards) when he turns 17 on ], and is then allowed to perform magic outside of school and to obtain a license to ]. His friends ] and ], and many of his classmates, already turned 17 during the sixth year, and ] turns 17 on ] - the day before Harry.<ref name=boy-who-lived-prophecy>{{cite web| url = http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=84| title = Section: F.A.Q.| accessdate = 2006-12-23| publisher = J. K.Rowling Official Site}}</ref>

* Harry plans to visit the remains of his parents' home in ]. ] and ] plan on accompanying him on this trip.{{HBP|ch=30}}

* ] and ] plan on getting married in August. Several of the main characters have been invited.{{HBP|ch=30}}

* It is unclear what will happen to Hogwarts after the attack on the school at the end of ''Half-Blood Prince'', but Harry has said he will leave school to continue his battle against Voldemort. If the school reopens, replacements will be required for ] (] instructor and head of Slytherin house) and possibly ] (] instructor, head of Gryffindor house and deputy Headmistress) in the event that she becomes Headmistress.{{HBP|ch=29}}&nbsp;{{HBP|ch=30}}

* Harry must destroy all of Voldemort's remaining ]es before Voldemort can be defeated. Dumbledore believed there were six, and that two so far have been destroyed.{{HBP|ch=23}}

* There is no explanation at the end of ''Half-Blood Prince'' as to the true identity of the mysterious "]", who claimed to have stolen one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, a locket, with the intent to destroy it, while replacing it with a fake locket, later recovered by Harry and Dumbledore.{{HBP|ch=28}} The most likely candidate is ], whom Rowling said was "a fine guess" for R.A.B.'s identity in an interview.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2005/0705-tlc_mugglenet-anelli-2.htm|
title=Anelli, Melissa and Emerson Spartz. "The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling: Part Two," The Leaky Cauldron, ] ]|date=2005-07-16|accessdate = 2006-12-23|publisher=Accio Quote!}}</ref> This theory is supported by the fact that translations of R.A.B. consistently correspond to the ''Black'' name. Additionally, when cleaning out the cupboards in ], Harry and the others found a heavy locket that they were unable to open. This may have been part of Mundungus' collection of stolen items from Grimmauld Place that he has passed on elsewhere.{{HP5}}

* Because Harry convinced ] and ] to spare ]'s life in ], Pettigrew owes Harry a ].{{HP3}} There was no indication in books 3-6 that this debt had been repaid.

* Snape's loyalties remain in doubt. Although he kills Dumbledore in the ''Half-Blood Prince'', it is not known whether this furthered a plan of Voldemort's or Dumbledore's. Snape owes a ] to Harry's father, James, and has saved Harry's life twice.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} The question of whether Snape is good or evil has also been presented as a major marketing element for the book, with competing posters proclaiming him as either a hero or a villain.

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===Information from Rowling===
* Rowling wrote the last chapter of the book some time ago, to give her an ending to work up to. The last word of the seventh book, according to Rowling, is currently "scar",<ref>{{cite news | title = J.K. ROWLING: The 25 Most Intriguing People Of '99, | publisher = People | date = ] | url = http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/1999/1299-people.html | accessdate = 2006-06-30}}</ref> but she has also said it may change, along with the whole last chapter she has previously written. This last chapter contains details of what happens to each surviving character:
::"''This is the thing that I was very dubious about showing you... This is the final chapter of book seven. This is really where I wrap everything up, it's the epilogue. And I basically say what happens to everyone after they leave school - those who survive - because there are deaths - more deaths coming. It was a way of saying to myself, 'Well, you will get it, you will get to book seven one day. And then you'll need this!' So I'd just like to remind all the children I know who come around my house and start sneaking into cupboards that it's not there anymore - I don't keep it at home anymore for very, very, very obvious reasons. So there it is.''" – J. K. Rowling<ref name="BBC_fry">{{cite web|url=http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2001/1201-bbc-hpandme.htm|title=Harry Potter and me, BBC Stephen Fry interview, ] ]|work=quick-quote-quill|accessdate = 2006-07-03}}</ref>

* Rowling has stated that there will be no ] matches in ''Deathly Hallows''.<ref name="tlc_mug_inter_2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mugglenet.com/jkrinterview2.shtml|title=MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling (part 2)|work=Mugglenet|accessdate = 2006-06-30}}</ref>

* J. K. Rowling said in 2001 that Harry might get another pet at some point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2001/0301-raincoast-interview.html|title=Raincoast Books interview transcript, Raincoast Books (Canada), March 2001.|work=Quick Quotes Quill|accessdate = July 3|accessyear=2006}}</ref> Although ] may have filled this role (Harry obtained possession of the ] after the death of ], albeit under ] care), she also hinted that ], Dumbledore's phoenix, might have another role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2005/0705-edinburgh-ITVcubreporters.htm|title=Edinburgh "cub reporter" press conference, ITV, ] ]|work=Quick Quotes Quill|accessdate = July 3|accessyear=2006}}</ref>

*We will learn something very important about ]:
:: ''Now, the important thing about Harry's mother - the really, really significant thing - you're going to find out in two parts. You'll find out a lot more about her in book five, or you'll find out something very significant about her in book five, and you'll find out something incredibly important about her in book seven.''" – J. K. Rowling<ref name="connect">, ''The Connection'' (WBUR Radio), ] ]</ref>
*Rowling has long said that the fact that Harry's eyes resemble his mother's is "very important."<ref>{{cite news |first = Stephanie | last = Loer | title = All about Harry Potter from quidditch to the future of the Sorting Hat | publisher = The Boston Globe | date = ] ] | url = http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/1999/1099-bostonglobe-loer.html | accessdate = 2006-06-30}}</ref>

* Severus Snape has been an important and enigmatic character throughout the books, as his true loyalty has always remained unclear. It is to be anticipated that as a surviving major character, his loyalty will be settled in the final confrontation of the book. <ref name="tlc_mug_inter">{{cite web|url=http://www.mugglenet.com/jkrinterview.shtml|title=MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling (part 1)|work=Mugglenet|accessdate = 2006-07-02}}</ref><ref name="itrustsnape">{{cite web|url=http://www.itrustsnape.com/whytrust/sarah.php|title=The Case Against Evil|work=iTrustSnape|accessdate = 2006-07-02}}</ref>
::'''Questioner''': ''There’s an important kind of redemptive pattern to Snape.''
::'''Rowling''': ''He, um, there’s so much I wish I could say to you, and I can't because it would ruin. I promise you, whoever asked that question, can I just say to you that I'm slightly stunned that you've said that and you'll find out why I'm so stunned if you read Book Seven. That's all I’m going to say.''<ref name="connect" />

*She has stated we will learn more about ] and ] and their respective families.<ref name="tlc_mug_inter_2" />

* At the ] book festival, Rowling mentioned that something more would be revealed about ]. Nothing of note occurred in book 6, so this remains to be discovered.<ref name="edinburg_book">{{cite web|url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/news_view.cfm?id=80|title=J K Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival|work=J.K.Rowling Official Site|accessdate = 2006-06-30}}</ref>
::"''..there is a little bit more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye...She is not a ], although that is a very good guess. Oh, I am giving a lot away here. I am being shockingly indiscreet''."
:Rowling repeated this comment at the ] charity reading in August 2006.<ref name="Radio_city">{{cite web|url=http://www.hpana.com/news.19542.html | title= Radio City August 2006 Charity Reading |work=HPANA transcript|accessdate = August 20|accessyear=2006}}</ref> She clarified by stating that Aunt Petunia will not perform magic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/rumours_view.cfm?id=37|title=Aunt Petunia will start exhibiting magical tendencies|work=JK Rowling Website: Rumours|accessdate = 2006-06-30}}</ref>

* Rowling has said that some non-magical character will perform magic late in life under desperate circumstances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/1999/0399-barnesandnoble.html|title=Barnes and Noble interview, ] ]|work=Quick Quotes Quill|accessdate = 2006-06-30}}</ref> However, Petunia will not be the one to perform magic (see above).

* Also at Edinburgh, ] was mentioned: "''She is loathsome . . . but I can't help admiring her toughness. . . . There is more to come on Rita''"<ref name="edinburg_book" />

* On ], "''It's too much fun to torture her not to have another little bit more before I finish''"<ref name="tlc_mug_inter_2" />

* Rowling has said that ] is quite powerful, that we have seen a taste of that in the past, and we will see it again.<ref name="tlc_mug_inter_2" />

* ] is set for a reappearance.<ref name="wbd2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2004/0304-wbd.htm|title=World Book Day 2004|work=Quick Quotes Quill|accessdate = 2006-06-30}}</ref>

* ], the former ] ] which passed to Harry's ownership with the death of ], may make an appearance. Rowling told the filmmakers of ''Order of the Phoenix'' to include the character in the movie, because he is "very important."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1542581/10062006/story.jhtml|title=Elf's Absence From Next 'Harry Potter' Flick Opens Up Plot Questions}}</ref>

* The two-way mirror given to Harry by Sirius Black and his flying motorbike will return.<ref name="wbd2004" /> In fact, Rowling has mentioned in one of her FAQs that the two way mirror "will help more than you think." Rowling refused to comment whether Sirius himself might in some way reappear, but she has also said that there was a reason why he had to die.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harrypotterfanzone.com/?ID=jkrowling/transcripts/23&dir=World%20Book%20Day%20Chat|title=JK Rowling Book Day Transcript}}</ref>

* ]'s flying car, which was last seen in the Hogwarts forest,{{HP2}} will reappear.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}

* Rowling refused to comment when asked whether the locked door in the ] in the ] would feature in the final book.<ref name="tlc_mug_inter_3">{{cite web|url=http://www.mugglenet.com/jkrinterview3.shtml|title=MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling (part 3)|work=Mugglenet|accessdate = July 2|accessyear=2006}}</ref>

* Dumbledore was said to have a "gleam of triumph" in his eyes when told that Voldemort had restored his body using Harry's blood, at the end of ''Goblet of Fire'' (Ch. 36). Rowling has confirmed that this is "''still enormously significant''".<ref name="tlc_mug_inter_3">{{cite web|url=http://www.mugglenet.com/jkrinterview3.shtml|title=MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling, Part 3|publisher=]|date=2005-07-16|accessdate = 2006-12-23}}</ref>

* Rowling revealed in a 1999 interview that one of Harry's classmates, though not Harry himself, will become a Hogwarts teacher. When asked, Rowling also ruled out Ron. This implies that Hogwarts will re-open at some point.<ref name="connect" />

*In an interview after the completion of the '']'' film, she commented that director ] had'' "put things in the film that, without knowing it, foreshadow things that are going to happen in the final two books. So I really got goosebumps when I saw a couple of those things, and I thought people are going to look back on the film and think those were put in deliberately as clues."''<ref name=poa-film-interview>{{cite web|url=http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2004/1104-poadvd.htm|title=Interview with David Heyman, Steve Kloves, Mark Radcliffe, Alfonso Cuaron, and Jo Rowling, Prisoner of Azkaban DVD "Extra," ] ]|date=2004-11-23|accessdate = 2006-12-23|publisher=]}}</ref>

*There are indications that at least two of the main characters will die. In a June 2006 interview about the previously-written ending, Rowling stated that:
::"''One character got a reprieve, but I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die...A price has to be paid. We are dealing with pure evil...They go for the main characters...well, I do''".<ref name="r_and_j">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/#article:8796|title=Transcript of JKR Interview on Richard & Judy|work=TLC interviews|accessdate = 2006-06-30}}</ref>

*When further questioned in June 2006 about authors who kill off their main characters, Rowling said "''I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks, well, I'm going to kill them off because that means there can be no non-author-written sequels''".<ref name=r_and_j />

*Rowling clarified that "''Dumbledore is definitely dead''", when asked by ] and others at Radio City Music Hall in ]. Rowling answered the same question three times, each time with increasing conviction.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/#article:8917 | title = &#x5B;He Who Was Killed in Book Six&#x5D; is Really Dead, JKR Rethinks Title of Book Seven, More from Radio City | date = ] | publisher = ] | work = news report }}</ref> However, on the set of the ''Order of the Phoenix'' film, she remarked; "''Dumbledore's giving me a lot of trouble''". When asked "''But isn't he dead?''" by ], she explained; "''Well, yeah, but it's more complex ...''."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/story/0,,2009702,00.html| title = Interview with Daniel Radcliffe | work=Guardian Unlimited| date = ], ] | publisher = ] | work = news report |accessdate=2007-03-04 }}</ref>

*When asked what questions she should have been asked, she admitted that "''the final book contains a couple of pieces of information that I don't think you could guess at''", and declined to explain further.<ref name=Radio_city/> On ] 2006 she updated her website saying that when she was asked that question, her mind went blank. Since she couldn't make amends, she created a of her website, in tribute to the girl who asked the question. In her NAQ section, she states:
::"''Why did Dumbledore have James' invisibility cloak at the time of James' death, given that Dumbledore could make himself invisible without a cloak?''"
:On ] ], she revealed that Severus Snape was not under the cloak the night of the Potters' death in the .
*Asked which five of her characters she would like to invite to dinner, she chose Harry, Hermione and Ron, but then hesitated before choosing her last characters, saying "''See... I know who's actually dead''," unsure whether she was permitted to invite those who are 'dead'.<ref name=Radio_city />

*Lord Voldemort was voted best villain at the Big Bad Read poll. Responding to the news Rowling commented:
::"''I hope those of you who voted for him in the big bad read enjoy reading about him in book seven, where he finally gets the leg room for which he has been aching all those years in exile.''"<ref name=Big_Bad_Read>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/index.php?articleID=9032|title=Rowling responds to Voldemort voted top villain|publisher = ] | work = news report |accessdate = 2006-09-12}}</ref>

*If Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is to reopen then we will find out who the new head boy and girl are from Harry's year

==After ''Deathly Hallows''==
As of ], Rowling has been working on the Harry Potter stories for over 17 years.

*In a 2000 interview through Scholastic, Rowling stated that there isn't a university after Hogwarts and that she did not plan on further ''Harry Potter'' books:<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/author/transcript1.htm
|title=Transcript of JKR's live interview on Scholastic.com
|date=2000-02-03}}</ref>
:'''Q''': ''Do you think that you will write about Harry after he graduates from Hogwarts? Isn't there a University of Wizardry?''
:'''A''': ''No, there's no University for Wizards. At the moment I'm only planning to write seven Harry Potter books. I won't say "never," but I have no plans to write an eighth book.''
*When asked about other books similar to '']'' and '']'', she has said that she would consider writing them at some point and that they would also be written for charity. She also mentions writing an encyclopedia-style tome containing information that never made it to the books, also for charitable purposes.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

*Shortly before the release of book 5, in an interview for the ], she was asked about Harry's future by ]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/3004594.stm|title=JK Rowling on Newsnight}}</ref>
:'''Jeremy Paxman''': ''So you know what is going to become of all the major characters over the span of the series?''
:'''J.K. Rowling''': ''Yeah..yeah.''
:'''Jeremy Paxman''': ''Why stop when they grow up? Might be interesting to know what becomes of Harry as an adult.''
:'''J.K. Rowling''': ''How do you know he'll still be alive?''

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:'''Jeremy Paxman''': ''Oh. At the end of book seven?''
:'''J.K. Rowling''': ''It would be one way to kill off the merchandising.''

*Rowling issued the following statement about finishing the final book on her website:<ref name="Farewell-to-Harry" />

{{cquote|I always knew that Harry's story would end with the seventh book, but saying goodbye has been just as hard as I always knew it would be. Even while I'm mourning, though, I feel an incredible sense of achievement. I can hardly believe that I've finally written the ending I've been planning for so many years. I've never felt such a mixture of extreme emotions in my life, never dreamed I could feel simultaneously heartbroken and euphoric.<br />
Some of you have expressed a (much more muted!) mixture of happiness and sadness at the prospect of the last book being published, and that has meant more than I can tell you. If it comes as any consolation, I think that there will be plenty to continue arguing and speculating about, even after ''Deathly Hallows'' comes out.}}



==Editions==
; Bloomsbury (United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, etc.)
*ISBN 0747591059 Hardcover
*ISBN 1551929767 Hardcover (adult edition)
; Raincoast (Canada, etc.)
*ISBN 1551929767 Hardcover
*ISBN 1551929783 Hardcover (adult edition)
; Scholastic (United States, etc.)
*ISBN 0545010225 Hardcover
*ISBN 0545029376 Deluxe Hardcover

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Image:Harrypotter hallows-full.jpg|<div class="center">'''US Edition Full Cover'''
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harry potter = happy going to the cinema