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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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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
Gryffindor's Dark Lord
Points: 4430
Quidditch2008 says:
Woo-hoo! Close down that thing and make it a worldwide landmark! It needs to be!! I'd pay just to see the danged thing that she left her note on! OK, so maybe it shouldn't be a worldwide landmark... XD
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 11:27 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 82
Hufflepuff is Love. says:
OMFG!!!
I can not wait to read it.
I am soo excited.
This book better be worth the wait.
=]
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 12:34 PM EST
Witch
Points: 646
Mariah* says:
But what will happen when it's over? it's so sad! :(
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 12:44 PM EST
Mediwitch
Points: 2608
nickyole1 says:
This is cool ... I'm definitely excited for the fun-filled month of July! HP book and movie all in one month?! Crazyness.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 12:48 PM EST
Witch
Points: 677
Fawkes's Lament says:
Excellent! That makes sense, since we've got the release date now.
Someone please explain. What does 652 mean? Is that how many pages it is? Or is that the room number? Confused...
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 1:42 PM EST
Prof. Alfred W. Mandoore
Points: 2445
JAYSTARR says:
This is not news, she has to finish the book no matter what...
But, to do this in a hotel room. This is ridiculos, why not do this at home. what is it that it had to be done or finished in a hotel? I don't believe that this is true, as much that she has made in the pass from rags to rich. Does not call for an ending the book in a hotel room...
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 2:26 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 35
JonasBrosFan4Life says:
Yes! I Cannot Wait Until July. I'm Just Sad That Its The Last Book.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 2:30 PM EST
Witch
Points: 953
im freeeeeeeeee says:
YAYAY its done its sooo close to the end aww im gonna start crying!
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 3:21 PM EST
Student
Points: 204
Diago says:
Maybe it is true and room number is the number of pages in the book, I hope so!
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 3:53 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 36
Spirit-Hunter says:
That would be a huge coincidence if JK Rowling's hotel room was the number of pages in her book. Yet it would be very interesting!
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 3:57 PM EST
Witch
Points: 629
Crookshanks535 says:
Oh, to own that bust! (If it's true)..what a fantastic piece of literary history. I bet she was so happy to have finished her work on this series that she did do it. I think it was a neat thing to do and I am sure the hotel didn't mind. It was just ...a bust. ha ha ..
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 4:22 PM EST
Head Boy
Points: 420
Raccoon_Patronus says:
If she's done, I think we should all be able to read it now, then. I hope other people think so, as well. Well, I suppose July isn't too far away to wait.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 5:50 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1454
xMAVERICK says:
Wow that room is sacred now. =]
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 6:28 PM EST
Queen of the Fae
Points: 4614
marauderette says:
Awesome! And if it was Hermes, that is a perfect choice! The messenger god to deliver that she had finished the book!
I hope they start telling us stuff now about the book.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 7:36 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 42
just one more hp fan says:
I think it is cool that she wrote a note to let people know that she was done writing the book.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 8:04 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 22
soccerbabe says:
I'm so exited!!!
I can't wait to read it.
It's just really sad that it will be the last book.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 9:06 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 22
soccerbabe says:
I am going to cry my eyes out.
But I'll just read the books and watch the movies 20 more times.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 9:07 PM EST
Student
Points: 209
yugi900098 says:
Wow...she is actually done...wow!
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 10:24 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 421
PhoenixandFire says:
This is pure style and class on JK Rowlings part, just imagine what she must have been feeling at that point in time. She had just finished something that has been a huge part of her life for so many years. Finally putting the pen down and realizing that it was done, complete, finished forever, never to write about harry again in a novel capacity. It must have been weird, surreal, bizar.
Signing her name on a statue of Hermes, I love it, it seems perfect. She has used so many historical references throughout the series, and putting it on the statue which holds the name of a messenger owl in her book, classy. I love it.
I feel so strange, knowing its done, knowing its over, now I wait until it truely will be over when I finally turn that last page....all I can do now is wait....
But I have another question, why was she staying at a hotel in edinburgh, she lives there does she not? She at least owns a home there. Curious...maybe she needed some quiet.
'Hermes is the god of shepherds, land travel, merchants, weights and measures, oratory, literature, athletics and thieves, and known for his cunning and shrewdness. Most importantly, he is the messenger of the gods.' encyclopedia Mythica.com
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 11:48 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1264
Potterwatch101 says:
Ohhh wow! Imagine being the person who found that! That is awesome! Well i can't wait for it to come out. It's going to be so exciting and sad at the same time.
Posted Feb 4, 2007 at 11:58 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2256
Harry Houdini says:
It does look like J.K.Rowlings handwriting. If so what was she thinking? A goof or a present for future guests to see? I think some prankster is hiding awaiting capture. :)
Posted Feb 5, 2007 at 4:14 AM EST
Kathe Mera Kalimera
Points: 7720
dominor says:
WOW!!! Emmm!! I am confused!!! Hahahhahaha naughty fake stories!!! Anyway!! If she has indeed finished it, i am really sad cause the era of writting a Harry Potter book just finished... So yeah :'(
Posted Feb 5, 2007 at 4:39 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2465
undisputed760 says:
Thats so funny. Its amazing ow something like that cn put people in suh a frenzy.
Posted Feb 5, 2007 at 9:02 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 21
Deathly Hallower says:
Oh man, I am so excited. I really can't wait! On the other hand though, that is going to be a sad day for Potter fans. I can't believe that's going to be the end. I really can't wait to get my copy of it though. I'll definitely be at a midnight release!
Posted Feb 5, 2007 at 9:39 AM EST
Princess of Cleverness
Points: 5207
unicorn_purple says:
wow thats so cool!!!
y cant she publish it now only..
Posted Feb 5, 2007 at 11:23 AM EST
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