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FEBRUARY 2, 2007 at 7:43 AM
Posted by GERI
Source: The Sun
According to a note
on the back of a marble bust at Edinburgh’s Balmoral Hotel which reads "JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room (652) on 11th Jan 2007."
According to hotel staff:
We couldn't believe it when we saw it.
We get celebrities in the Balmoral all the time and they often sign autographs for fans - but no one has left one behind on an ornament before.
Thanks to everyone who emailed.
UPDATE: According to a report from the BBC, the hotel has confirmed that Ms. Rowling did indeed sign the bust but will not say which room she stayed in.
A spokeswoman for the author said:
We can confirm JK Rowling did write some of the book at the Balmoral last month and did complete the book at that hotel.
UPDATE II: An additional report now states that the marble bust is being kept under lock and key in a safe place. According to the article from CBBC Newsround, JK is currently in the process of editing the book with the help of "someone from her publishers to see if any small alterations are needed before it's printed." Thanks Ryan.
In yet another story on this, the hotel states that the statue has been removed and is not Emperor Hadrian as first thought but the Greek god Hermes, the same name as Percy's owl.
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Squib
Points: 182
eccentricbluebelem says:
This is awesome, I hope the last book will be the best one.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 6:36 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2572
Roswelladdict says:
With the updated news that the statue was not Hadrian but is instead Hermes, I can't help but wonder if maybe she was sending us a clue about HPDH. I know that in her writing Jo has been very careful to leave us clues along the way as to the outcome of each story and future tales. Now I wonder why she chose this particular bust to leave her note on, coincidence or clue? Curious.
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 6:55 PM EST
Harry’s Egg, Dan’s Duck
Points: 4742
Pearl* says:
Honestly, I thought it was a made up story... because I could not believe JKR would vandalise property of the hotel... surely that is strange and out of order? I dont get it. But apparantly its true and now I have mixed feelings. Then again, I dont want to exaggerate, its not as if I am faultless!
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 7:33 PM EST
Princess of Fantasy
Points: 2538
magiclover13 says:
Yay! That's awesome! I can't wait for the book! :)
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 7:38 PM EST
Witch
Points: 557
Amelia Black says:
I can't wait! REALLY! I can't! *sobs*
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 9:03 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2078
HermioneLunaGinny says:
Ahh, she's done writing! Excellent!
TheTrio
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 9:12 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2011
brenpotterfans says:
She must really have mixed feeling about ending all this, I know I will. I can't wait until the end of July to finally see what becomes of everything.
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 9:58 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1224
-che- says:
thats so weird. dat she would write that on the bust. what a picture that must be, JKR grafittying the bust, in the middle of the night (maybe a bit drunk?) nah, sorry fellow fans, its just i find it funny...
ps.
hehe...
- ...heheh..
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 10:20 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2860
mad_eye muggle says:
Awesome!That is soooo cool.I really can't wait to read HPDH.I'm sooooo excited!
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 10:25 PM EST
Auror
Points: 3647
Anastasia Popovick says:
What a cool way to tell everyone that it is finished and a special way to say thank you for the great place to write in those early days.
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 10:31 PM EST
Harry's Mental Advisor
Points: 19432
Smileyradcliffe says:
Well when I first read this I wasn't sure whether to believe it or not...but then I saw update no.2 and so now I am soooo happy! The book is finished, we have a release date...my day is going quite well!
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 10:43 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2108
phoenix_feathers says:
THis is SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!! I'm terribly excited at the moment, Oh my goodness!!!! She's done, she's done, she's done!! JULY TWENTY-FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 11:29 PM EST
Squib
Points: 189
groovy_pumpkin says:
even if its not true, its really good publicity for the hotel, I mean now everyone will be wanting to stay in the room where JK Rowling supposedly finished her 7th book! I cant wait till it comes out!
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 11:32 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1248
Ivay says:
This is so weird....also i saw on Mugglenet that teh hotel is on Princes St....possibly a link to Snape??
Posted Feb 3, 2007 at 11:58 PM EST
Witch
Points: 686
StormbreakerGirl says:
I so cannot wait to read that book! I cant believe that she's finished writin git already! Thaat's absolutely awesome! I wanna rea it badly but I dunno if I should rea it fast or if I should read it slow and take my time so that it will never end! Help!
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 12:09 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 36
Spirit-Hunter says:
Wow the way my life has been going the months and days will fly by quickly im sure and soon the book will be here, and I can`t believe it`s finally comming to an end....:( I wonder what kind of book jk is gonna write next does anybody know. anyways im reallly excited Ive been reading the other harry Potter books over and over again and I`m starting to like manga comics!! -Cianna
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 12:14 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2107
fossil_n says:
Wow, I can't believe she did that, that's awesome! It's Done! Oh my, it is DONE. Thats exciting, but kind of sad.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 12:27 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 472
hedwig86 says:
Can you imagine how much that thing is going to be worth!? I wonder if they are ever going to sell it?
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 12:38 AM EST
Witch
Points: 542
Tara Piglet says:
I hope it has to do with Severus Snape somehow. It's pretty neat. I wonder what new theories will develop?
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 1:33 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 347
DumbledoresArmyLives says:
Hurray!!!! I am so excited! I am so glad she is done writing it and it is supposed to be out this summer!!! And especially since the 5th movie will be out July 13 and the the 7th book out July 21rst, with my B-day being July 14th I already know I am going to have a Happy Birthday :)
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 2:39 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1763
hufflepuff_babe says:
Oh boy this is really interesting. It would be cool if this was not some hoax that somebody came up with. I'm really fretfull of Potter hoaxes though because the people who make them are terrible.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 3:09 AM EST
Squib
Points: 103
Kacka says:
oh......It is sooo great...:)I can't wait to read the book. I'm just interested if my english is good enough and I will understand it....hope I will and I hope it'll be available in Czech Republic in english soon
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 4:49 AM EST
Witch
Points: 781
deathlyhallows says:
I've heard some people say it was defacing public property and she should pay for damages but really, isn't that going to push the value of the bust up by a lot? Why complain? I wouldn't if it happened to me!
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 6:20 AM EST
Witch
Points: 937
thy_future_is_bright1 says:
That is really cool. That bust would be really cool to see when the hotel lets people see it.
I can't wait until JK finishes editing the book. Yay!
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 8:41 AM EST
Witch
Points: 930
lemonlime says:
Ooh, this is so exciting!!! I can't believe she's done! I can't wait to get the book!!! I wonder how she feels about being done writing it now...
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 9:14 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1070
azkaban_wannabe says:
I am so excited for the book! But its also really sad because we can't look forward to any more books. But look on the bright side, we still have the movies!
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 10:38 AM EST
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