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01-19-2009, 06:41 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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01-19-2009, 06:49 PM
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Wow Jo. Hogwarts of Hallows would have been cool. Lol to the adverbs 
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01-19-2009, 07:08 PM
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| | Romanian Longhorn
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Deathly Hallows is definitely the right title, I think 
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Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
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01-19-2009, 07:11 PM
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yeah deathly is better | |
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01-19-2009, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Padie  Deathly Hallows is definitely the right title, I think I agree, Deathly Hallows is much better.
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01-19-2009, 07:38 PM
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Deathly Hallows so much better !!HAllows of Hogwarts no no no chance to put it !!
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01-19-2009, 07:45 PM
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Definately went with the right name in the end. | |
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01-19-2009, 07:52 PM
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OMG I was always so curious about what the other titles may have been..Yeah I definately like Deathly Hallows. It just seems so dark and sums up the book pretty well...Plus like Jo said, not all of the Hallows are at Hogwarts
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01-19-2009, 07:54 PM
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I love the final title she chose for the book the most  | |
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01-19-2009, 07:56 PM
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| | Red Cap
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hallows of hogwarts sounds rather odd and random, it doesn't make sense seeing that the hallows arnt from hogwarts
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01-19-2009, 08:01 PM
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Hallows at Hogwarts...tongue twister.
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yep, it was good to choose Deathly Hallows....Hallows of Hogwarts...meeehhh
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Deathly Hallows is definitely the best!
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Jo looks hot in that link picture! oh yea nice read too.
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Hallows of Hogwarts (along with Harry and Hermione and Hat and Hairspray) just has too many 'H's in it for me...
I really really like Deathly Hallows! I think it's short, sweet and completely fitting! 
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Glad to see she ended up choosing Deathly Hallows. I always found it intriguing | |
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Yeahhh...cool. I reely didnt get any part of that interview.
But...tis AWSOMMMEE!!!
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01-19-2009, 10:16 PM
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I like Deathly Hallows.... It is most fitting, not that Jo could do anything less than perfect!!
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01-19-2009, 10:27 PM
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I think that Deathly Hallows is a perfect title for the book. It's really catchy and it's mysterious.
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01-19-2009, 10:31 PM
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She does use a lot of adverbs but I love her no less for it. | |
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Bwaha. Adverbs rock.
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"Hallows of Hogwarts" actually sounds really cool, but I'm glad she used "Deathly Hallows". It sounds creepier.
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Deathly hollows was definately the right choice.
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thats funny i wander who came up with some of those, they are very interesting titles.
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To me, the Hallows of Hogwarts is kind of ... lame? It doesn't sound half as exciting as Deathly Hallows. She totally made the right choice with choosing Deathly Hallows as the title.
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