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DECEMBER 20, 2004 at 7:42 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: JKRowling.com via The Leaky Cauldron
The author of Harry Potter has given her fans an early Christmas present: a note on her official site stating that her sixth book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is completed and turned in to publishers, who are expected to announce a release date within 24 hours.
UPDATE: Release date has been announced.
To get the information, visitors to JK Rowling's online home had to solve three riddles and answer three questions:
Those who answered the above correctly were rewarded with a message from JK Rowling:
I know you all expected this to happen on Christmas day, but I was sure that those of you who celebrate Christmas have better things to on the day itself do than to fight your way into my study, whereas those of you who DON'T celebrate Christmas would definitely prefer not to wait until the twenty fifth so...
'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' is COMPLETED and has been delivered to my English language publishers, who hope to announce the publication date within 24 hours.
Although I have joked about HP&THBP racing my third baby into the world, I have in fact had all the time I needed to tinker with the manuscript to my satisfaction and I am as happy as I have ever been with the end result. I only hope you feel that it was worth the wait when you finally read it!
Wishing everybody a wonderful holiday and a happy and peaceful 2005,
With love from,
JK Rowling
Thanks to The Leaky Cauldron
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The Associated Press reports that Scholastic will make an announcement Tuesday morning.
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Witch
Points: 761
MrsKatzz says:
Hold your breaths...I know, I know July 16th! preordered already. I will be reading as soon as it gets here! I can't wait! Oh my god! #6
Posted Jan 2, 2005 at 1:43 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 65
ponsy says:
Definitely a MUST HAVE for this year!
Posted Jan 3, 2005 at 3:04 AM EST
Magical Experimentalist
Points: 6699
Preet says:
BLOODY BRILLIANT!!!!!!! I needed this kind of news really at this time when rumuors and stuff keep on flying in aqnd out of my minds. It's good that JKR wrote very quickly in the end. I hope this book will be as exciting as the previous one. I'm going on her official website right now. Can't wait to see what a whole lot of news she has.
Posted Jan 5, 2005 at 8:14 AM EST
Magical Experimentalist
Points: 6699
Preet says:
Great!!!!!!!! I can't wait for the book. I'm tired of being patient!!!!!
Posted Jan 5, 2005 at 8:16 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 30
Emmy says:
on jkrowling.com, you had to answer these riddles to figure it out...it was fun though! im am SO excited!! july 16...how can i wait!??!
Posted Jan 5, 2005 at 1:32 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2624
ravenmadluna says:
Im surprised she released that info before christmas, I guess she likes to change things up a bit.
I also think maybe she was fibbing a little, how could they tell the release date only 24 hours after recieveing the book? weird? yes. but o well ^_^
Posted Jan 8, 2005 at 8:46 PM EST
Squib
Points: 110
simply_me says:
I'm glad she told us the date before Christmas. It was an early Christmas present! I can't wait until July 16!
Posted Jan 13, 2005 at 7:43 PM EST
Harry's Soul-Mate
Points: 3337
Lea says:
Oh, yes, this is GREAT NEWS indeed, I've heard it a while ago, but.........
...........I still can't believe I'VE MISSED THE WHOLE DOOR-OPENING THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-oh, WHY did I have to be away from my computer this Christmas?????!?!?!?!?!
-and the riddles & questions were so easy, I would have opened that door in no time!!!!!....... :( :( :( :( :( :(((
Posted Jan 30, 2005 at 8:32 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 91
numbskull816 says:
The book is going to be awesome! I can't wait for it to come out. I wonder who the HBP is? Everybody seems to want to guess, but I just want to find out.
Posted Feb 4, 2005 at 6:40 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 19
calm_gryffindor says:
COOOOL.but i can't wait untill Xmas,can it faster?
Posted Jul 6, 2005 at 9:06 PM EST
The Chosen One
Points: 9942
Gryffindor Dude says:
I can't wait this book is going to be so awesome. 5 days and thats all we have to wait. AH!!!!!!!! I am so excited for this.
Posted Jul 10, 2005 at 2:54 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 382
wandmaster115 says:
Ahhhhhh 1 day and change. The anticipation is so great! I have so many countdowns! 1 on my calendar, 1 on my white board, many on my computer, a post it note countdown on my fridge, it never ends!!!!
Posted Jul 14, 2005 at 12:26 AM EST
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