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06-29-2004, 11:56 AM
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 Book six title: It's official! - Read on... Summary:
First it was 'The Green torch', then 'The Pillar of Storgé', but now it's official. The title to the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series has been released to the public. Read on to find out... Article:
Well, the infamous door on the JKR website was opened yesterday and readers were met with a brick wall, once overcoming this they where treated to what they thought was the 'working title' for the second book.
But instead JKR had some even better news... Quote: Well, the door opened at last and I [JKR] showed you the title of book six - the genuine title, the title that will appear on the published book, the title I have been using in my head for ages and ages. So it's official, the sixth book will be called... Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince
and JKR has confirmed that she is not referring to Harry nor Voldemort. And that's all she will be saying on THAT subject until it's published. Also book 2 contains alot of hints about the end of the series, so it's time to look deeper into the Chamber and see what secrets can be recovered. www.jkrowling.com UPDATE: Since some of you are having problems accessing the Flash version of her site, I post the whole article as she wrote it, word-for-word: Quote: Tuesday 29 June 2004
Title of Book Six: The Truth
Well, the door opened at last and I showed you the title of book six - the genuine title, the title that will appear on the published book, the title I have been using in my head for ages and ages. Unfortunately, however, the door opened on the very same day the ‘Pillar of Storgé’ hoaxer struck, which left a lot of Harry Potter fans bemused as to whether I was having a joke at their expense by posting another fake title to ‘teach hoaxers a lesson’, something I certainly wouldn’t do, as it would simply frustrate, confuse or annoy the 99.9% of you who aren’t hoaxers! I tried to give a clear hint that the title behind the door was the real one by making the ‘Toenail’ joke as well (see ‘Rumours’). But just to clear up matters once and for all…
Information you take directly from this site will be truthful and accurate (I might occasionally joke, but as time goes on, you’ll learn to tell when I’m joking). Do not trust anybody else claiming to have found information on this site that you cannot access, however seemingly convincing the images they provide to support their story.
I never post information on the site that I do not want fans to read immediately. In other words, anybody claiming to have ‘discovered’ a message that wasn’t due for release yet is lying. There was never anything meaningful behind the door until the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign came off!
The ‘Pillar of Storgé’ was never my title, and I did not change it at the eleventh hour because I was ‘found out’ (I nearly fell off my chair giggling when I read this).
I was delighted to see that a hard core of super-bright fans knew that the real title was once, in the long distant past, a possibility for ‘Chamber of Secrets’, and from that deduced that it was genuine. Certain crucial pieces of information in book six were originally planned for ‘Chamber of Secrets’, but very early on (first draft of Chamber) I realised that this information’s proper home was book six. I have said before now that ‘Chamber’ holds some very important clues to the ultimate end of the series. Not as many as six, obviously, but there is a link.
Anyway: if you continue to exercise patience, you will find that the Do Not Disturb Door opens again… and again… giving you further hints about book six. But as a little bonus, and compensation for having been messed around by Mr. or Ms. Storgé, I shall tell you one thing without making you shift any bricks at all: the HBP is neither Harry nor Voldemort. And that’s all I’m saying on THAT subject until the book’s published.
You can also access it via the "text-only" link and then by clicking "News". UPDATE 2: Dumbledore made this great walkthrough that shows you exactly how to get past the Brick Wall in the secret room. (Thanks to TLC for the help figuring that out!)  UPDATE 3 (June 30): This is an article from the Newspaper the Press-Telegram in the News section, on pg. A22, on Wednesday June 30th, 2004: Quote: J.K. Rowling has made an important announcement. Said proclomation was unfurled on the best-selling writers website, www.jkrowling.com. The comminique disclosed vital information about Harry Potter. It was a crucial edict about the title of the sixth tome in the Potter oveure. It shall be called, the promulgation promulgated, "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince." Teusday, the author's literary agent confirmed Rowling's disclosure, adding that there was no release date yet for the novel. For the fascinated, www.wizardnews.com has information about the path Rowling took in her quest to find that title. Thanks to SS member princess of*hp* for this!  | |
06-29-2004, 12:16 PM
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Woah thats so cool! Finally a title!
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06-29-2004, 12:20 PM
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oooh...finally...a concrete bit of news...wonder who the prince is..
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06-29-2004, 12:23 PM
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Yeah same thats what I was wondering!
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06-29-2004, 12:23 PM
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Who's the prince? Not Harry? Not Voldemort? Well, Dobby said that Voldemort wasn't behind the Chamber of Secrets, and he was right, it was Tom Riddle. Is JKR referring to Tom Riddle? Technically Tom Riddle from the diary isn't Voldemort is he? Is Ginny holding a secret she isn't telling us? Is Tom Riddle really gone for good? :whisle:
That's just my two cents, it's not like I am JKR! 
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06-29-2004, 12:29 PM
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OMG it is the real title
she may say next when it will be out.
(please Christmas of start of 2005)
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06-29-2004, 12:50 PM
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Well not Haryy, not Voldemort :ermsmile: hm, halfblood and male obviously, any idea how might it be?
By half blood she means only wizards with muggle blood in them? what about other kinds of blood?
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06-29-2004, 01:08 PM
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I just got this crazy idea that maybe Dean Thomas is the Half Blood Prince! She revealed that he was a halfblood on her site, so who knows?  (That monkey is so cute!)
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06-29-2004, 01:12 PM
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Ooooh! Finally a title! Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince hey? I wonder who the prince is! Quote: That's just my two cents, it's not like I am JKR! What are you trying to say? Lol, well she said she was on a chatroom once. So you never know...
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06-29-2004, 01:21 PM
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Quote: What are you trying to say? Lol, well she said she was on a chatroom once. So you never know... Oh, well if I am going to pretend to be JKR then I should make it clear that 'Harry and Hermione are never going to get together, they are just friends! Get over it!'.  Sadly, I'm not JKR, I'm not half as smart as her!
Although, I did get a funny feeling that this was connected to Dudley. I mean, Petunia could be a squib! And he didn't seem to freaked out by magic in the PoA movie. Note: I am being sarcastic!
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06-29-2004, 01:23 PM
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At last the book six title
That's the same thing I'm thinking "Who's the Prince?" Well I guess we all have to go back reading The Chamber of Secrets .
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06-29-2004, 01:30 PM
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Thatz awesome that there is finally a book six title. I can't wait until it comes out. Curious to find out who this prince is. I guess me and everyone else will be reading Chamber of Secrets again. | |
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06-29-2004, 01:33 PM
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That's a great title coz it's got so many fans guessing who the prince....???
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06-29-2004, 01:38 PM
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i think the "prince" is salazar slytherin.... but he';s a pureblood isn't he?
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06-29-2004, 01:44 PM
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Omg!!!!! coooool... oh im excited.
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06-29-2004, 01:46 PM
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Quote: I just got this crazy idea that maybe Dean Thomas is the Half Blood Prince! You might be right...
I'm going to read CoS over again and try to think of any male half-bloods, besides Dean, Harry, and Voldemort...
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06-29-2004, 01:48 PM
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omg, that is so cool, finally, a title! yeah and i agree with hotshirlz!
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06-29-2004, 01:49 PM
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Ni-i-ice title! Really mysterious and appeals to that part in all of us that likes faries and princesses and princes!
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06-29-2004, 01:49 PM
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^^yeh im gonna read it again too. it sounds pretty cool. its very :unsure: heheh, i cant wait!!!!!!!!! 
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After this I wonder if there will be any CoS books left at my library! :ermsmile:
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06-29-2004, 02:07 PM
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I think the title is great and I believe it refers to Neville Longbottom.
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06-29-2004, 02:07 PM
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Well, good to know that there is a titel now... But it sounds quite funny if you'd ask me!! | |
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06-29-2004, 02:10 PM
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how do you get pst the brick wall can someone tell me how
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06-29-2004, 02:11 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Lupin Jr@Jun 29 2004, 04:55 AM Quote: What are you trying to say? Lol, well she said she was on a chatroom once. So you never know... Oh, well if I am going to pretend to be JKR then I should make it clear that 'Harry and Hermione are never going to get together, they are just friends! Get over it!'. Sadly, I'm not JKR, I'm not half as smart as her!
Although, I did get a funny feeling that this was connected to Dudley. I mean, Petunia could be a squib! And he didn't seem to freaked out by magic in the PoA movie.
Note: I am being sarcastic! well, Petunia might be a witch :sorcerer: who don't like magic so she never practised it.she knows about Dementors, who by the way are invisible to muggles.After all she is Lilly's sister.
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