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01-19-2009, 05:41 PM
| | |  J.K. Rowling talks potential Deathly Hallows book titles
As part of her interview with Harry, a History author Melissa Anneli, J.K. Rowling spoke about what the various potential titles the seventh book, Deathly Hallows, might have had, including the name she considered for many years. Quote: JKR: I don't know who cooked [Seabottom] up, that would have been a lawyer somewhere.
There was a lot of speculation - that Seabottom is this company [unintelligible] does video games now...?
JKR: No.
It was you guys?
JKR: It was just - we had to find a way to [keep some confusion out there] and it worked. I don't even think there was just one company doing it, I think we had several fronts putting up titles. [One of them was called "Stone Connect." It seems were others as well.]
Just to shroud it, confuse the issue?
JKR: Yeah. As soon we knew it was going to go up on the site, we just needed to keep a little bit of confusion going for those last few hours before we got it out there.
One of them was the Hallows of Hogwarts.
JKR: Yeah, well, all those titles were mine.
You just sent a list -
JKR: Yeah, I sent them a list of plausible titles, including the real one. Hallows of Hogwarts for years was going to be the title of the seventh, and it was wrong, just wrong.
They aren't all of Hogwarts.
JKR: Exactly. It changed completely, so Deathly Hallows was definitely the right way to go. I like the title of Deathly Hallows.
Some people said it was you getting back at people who criticize your use of adverbs.
JKR: [laughs] Yeah, about 12 adverbs in the final title. I love an adverb.
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01-20-2009, 05:09 AM
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| | Gnome
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I'm glad she went with Deathly Hallows...
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01-20-2009, 06:47 AM
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| | Kappa
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The Hallows of Hogwarts sounds really wrong... But i suppose i'd be saying that about Deathly Hallows if that was the real title...
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01-20-2009, 12:13 PM
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| | Plimpy
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Hallows of Hogwarts? lol. I think she did great with Deathly Hallows, and sometimes the name comes to you while your writing the story.
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01-20-2009, 12:46 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Deathly Hallows it is, and i love it the best
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01-20-2009, 05:53 PM
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| | Chimaera
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i like the Deathly Hallows title
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01-20-2009, 06:12 PM
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| | Griffin
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Deathly Hallows sounds best  although I also really like "Broken Wand" and "Revenge of Dumbledore" and "March of the Death Eaters"
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01-20-2009, 06:14 PM
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| | Doxy
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I love Jo, she's an amazing author AND person!!!!!
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01-20-2009, 11:21 PM
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|  !!!!Awesome!!!!Faerie
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deathly is the best!
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01-20-2009, 11:59 PM
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| | Bowtruckle
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Harry Potter and the Hallows of Hogwarts seems to be too much alliteration. . .and kinda cliche. Or potential. idk, just my view
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01-21-2009, 01:50 AM
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Some of those were just weird
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01-21-2009, 04:13 AM
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| | Grindylow
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Originally Posted by Cassie1011  I agree, Deathly Hallows is much better. I agree. Of course, thinking back at it, Deathly Hallows is a much better title.
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01-21-2009, 06:58 AM
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| | Griffin
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I like Deathly Hollows, but I have to admit, some of the others are cool. I mean really: Quest of the Serpent, Lost Sceptre, Ring of Destiny, Curse of Nagini, Last Prophecy, Final Curse, and...for kicks I guess...Mudblood Revolt are pretty neat. The others...eh, some were nice, but still.
I still like the name she chose.
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01-21-2009, 11:50 AM
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I agree a lot of the titles are strange... Stone Connect?  Deathly Hallows was definitely the right choice-sounds creepy & mysterious  | |
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01-21-2009, 11:58 AM
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Deathly Hallows ftw
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01-23-2009, 10:23 PM
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| | Ramora
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I really like the Deathly Hallows, though..pout..
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01-25-2009, 10:50 PM
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| | Ghoul
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All of the titles of the book series have been perfect
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01-29-2009, 08:01 PM
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| | Demiguise
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You made the right choice in the end, Jo. Luv ya!
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03-20-2009, 04:45 PM
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| | Glumbumble
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I can'timagine it being anything else.
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03-20-2009, 04:52 PM
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| | Crup
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i definitely like deathly hallows better
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