Possibility of 'Deathly Hallows' being sold early
Possibility of 'Deathly Hallows' being sold early It has emerged that some book stores in the UK are not required to keep a written agreement preventing them from selling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows before its release next Friday.

"It's quite possible one will break the embargo," says Katherine Rushton from The Bookseller magazine. "They'd do it to be first, and for all the PR."

Bloomsbury replied saying that there is "no reason to believe anyone would want to ruin the excitement. If such a thing were to happen, we believe that the public would make their feelings known by not buying it from such a spoilsport retailer. [However] it is our intention to vigorously enforce the embargo if required."
Posted by Ciaran on Jul 13th | 266 Comments
Visitor Comments
Posted by weasleyredhead21 Jul 13th 2007

hpdies: this whole discussion is about how we dont want anything spoiled!! us true harry potter fans dont want to hear it. saying this in a VERY nice way, SHUT UP.


Posted by christianaeg Jul 13th 2007

PUT A GOSH DARNED SOCK IN IT HPDIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! WE. DO. NOT. WANT. TO. KNOW. I'M CURRENTLY CONTACTING MUGGLENET FOR YOU TO BE BANNED. HAVE A NICE DAY.


Posted by K8y Jul 13th 2007

I heard this on the news here in the UK yesterday, and I agree. It would be competely unfair if the book was sold early, and not just because it would give UK fans an early advantage, but also because it would completely ruin the excitement of the midnight mania and destroy the unity of HP fans all over the world waiting for one moment when they can all purchase the book at once. I, personally, would refuse to purchase it in advance - I'd prefer to wait for the excitement of jumping up and down in the queue discussing my wildest theories and arguing with random people I don't know about who dies and what will happen; that's part of the fun! I hate spoilers, and can't believe that we are going to know all the answers in a week's time. No more hints and 'no comment's from Jo, and no more speculation. As much as I am looking forward to book 7, I certainly wouldn't want that time to come any sooner than is necessary. It's a good thing I'm going on holiday the day after the midnight release (21st) because I will be completely cut off from the Internet, so no spoilers for me! I may have to ban all TV, newspapers and magazines in the house until I have finished reading! But I will need to come on to Mugglenet afterwards, crying my eyes out for having finished with mascara all over my face, to mourn with all you guys!


Posted by hpdies Jul 13th 2007

i shall not put a sock in it hagrid and grawp TAKE ON 2 GIANTS HAGRID GTS HIS WAND FROM HIS UMBRELLA TO TKE ON THE GIANTS SIRIUS WASNT DEAD HE JUST GOT TRANSPORTED TO THE THREE BROOMSTICKS AND DUMBLEDORE HAS A PORTRAIT SO CN STILL TLK TO POPLE HE GTS A PORTRAIT IN SIRIUS HOUSE AND OBVIOUSLY ON THE HEADMASTERS AND HEADMISSTRISSES OF HOGWARTS


Posted by sirius_lee Jul 13th 2007

hpdies: STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UAND UR CRAZY THEORIES ARE MESSED! WE DO NOOOT WANT TO HEARIT! U JUST KEEP TALKING TO URSELF AND WE'LL CARRY ON! GOT IT? god *^$%&@


Posted by sticky Jul 13th 2007

i do not want this to be spoiled. If it is i will be very angry. If i could get the book early then cool, but i would not take it, i would wait until the official release date. and i would never spoil it for others. i want to wait till the 21st and stand outside the bookstore at midnight for the excitement. It will be so fun....:P


Posted by weasleyredhead21 Jul 13th 2007

hpdies: get the picture?? no one wants to hear you talk about the 7th book. so do everyone a favor and just stop talking. thanks.


Posted by christianaeg Jul 13th 2007

*fingers in ears* LALALALALALALALALALALALAL ALA can't hear you! sorry. I'm alerting MuggleNet Staff.


Posted by SnapeIsHawt Jul 13th 2007

"SIRIUS WASNT DEAD HE JUST GOT TRANSPORTED TO THE THREE BROOMSTICKS" - this proves the muggle's theory is fake. He's inside the bloody veil and, as J.K. has said, dead. hpdies, if I were you, I'd run off to an unknown island somewhere and curl up and die. We'll get you eventually - even if it does take us ten years down the line! I absolutely loath you. And, as I've said before people, these ... squibs are NOT true Harry Potter fans. >:( Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to have some tea, before either of these non-Harry Potter fans get me wound up - or worse, end up in the loony bin.


Posted by sirius_lee Jul 13th 2007

hpdies: u are truly messed! u r obvoiusly suffering some mental illness and i suggest u log off, go back to the mental hospital and this time stay in it. plz ^_^


Posted by hpdies Jul 13th 2007

DUDE MY THEORY IS NOT A THEORY ITS TRUE AND ANYONE THT WNTED TO KNOW THE INPORTANT BITS JUST GOT THEM IF ANY1 WNTS TO KNOW ANYTHIN ELSE JUST POST IT :)


Posted by christianaeg Jul 13th 2007

SnapeIsHawt- did they say that? my gosh they're putting their theories up..... geeze. Thank you for confirming that thig guy's a fake. I already contacted MuggleNet though.


Posted by axlgirl Jul 13th 2007

hpdies, there is a special corner in hell reserved for you and your foul kind, and believe me... I shall take great pleasure in stabbing you with a pitchfork for all eternity... Oh, I can't wait...


Posted by irinuca Jul 13th 2007

seriously mugglenet, have you consider disabling comments for the news you post, couple of days before the release of book 7? or maybe someone should check them first, and not post any comment that might contain spoilers-because at a certain point there might be some truth in all this crap some think is funny to post, like hpdies here. why is he not banned yet?


Posted by tor Jul 13th 2007

hpdies-I just wanted to say...what everyone else has been saying. LOG OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !


Posted by HP_rox_my_sox21 Jul 13th 2007

why would you people waste your time giving false spoilers? i agree with snapeishot all hte way:) but honestly why would other certain people waste their time making other people annoyed with writing fake spoilers? we dont want to hear them. we all want to read for ourselves what happens. i think i wil be going into hiding so i wont find out by unwanted spoilers.


Posted by Rictusempra115 Jul 13th 2007

That would be really uncool. I wouldn't buy from them if they released it early. It would ruin the end for a lot of people. They'd be just plain stupid to sell early.


Posted by hpdies Jul 13th 2007

WHY DO U THINK ITS FAKE ?? ITS NOT ITS OBVIOUSLY TRUE AND JUST BECAUSE I KNOW IT AND U DNT THTS NT MY FAULT WELL NHOW U DO KNOW AND DNT HAVE TO READ THE BOOK


Posted by sirius_lee Jul 13th 2007

hpdies go to *&%$!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u dont seem 2 realize that NOBODY cares!!!!! just stuff it! do u realize nobodies tooken ur side? the sooner u give up, the sooner u can go make a new account and then pretend u wrent this stupid iddiot talking *&$#! got it?


Posted by lovexlaugh_potter Jul 13th 2007

sue their butt off if they do.


Posted by BatJeff Jul 13th 2007

I think that the people who want to read the book, but aren't real fans, would buy the early copy. But I think that any Harry Potter fans. True fans, would not want to read it. It's against what Jo wants... why would you? Getting it on the day it comes out with all other fans is part of the fun.


Posted by tor Jul 13th 2007

God! You don't get it do you!!?! We don't CARE whether or not it's true, It's that you are even attempting to ruin everything for all of us TRUE HP fans! Now LOG OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!


Posted by irinuca Jul 13th 2007

hpdies, this is for you, a quote from seinfeld, that i think it suits you very well:"I don't even want to talk about it anymore. What were you thinking? What was going on in your mind? Artistic integrity? Where, where did you come up with that? You're not artistic and you have no integrity. You know you really need some help. A regular psychiatrist couldn't even help you. You need to go to like Vienna or something. You know what I mean? You need to get involved at the University level. Like where Freud studied and have all those people looking at you and checking up on you. That's the kind of help you need. Not the once a week for eighty bucks. No. You need a team. A team of psychiatrists working round the clock thinking about you, having conferences, observing you, like the way they did with the Elephant Man. That's what I'm talking about because that's the only way you're going to get better. "


Posted by hpdies Jul 13th 2007

you cant mke me log off so stop trying already i shall be heard :p


Posted by hp_rocks_2010 Jul 13th 2007

THE CLUES I HAVE GATHER SO FAR.... The note in the locket was written by Sirus brother, that is why voldermont killed him. The real horcrux was seen the house of black, when they were cleaning they found a locket which no one could open that is the horcrux. Sirus is not dead in the 5th book he just fell behind the black curtain, and there was no funeral. Dumbledore will come back in a portrait. Hermione and Ron will get together. Harry is a horcrux, he will have to kill himself to get rid of Voldemont. Someone will have to kill Voldemont, which is I think Snape. Or he will just die when harry kills himself. THAT'S ALL I KNOW AS OF NOW...


Posted by sirius_lee Jul 13th 2007

shut the F up!!!!!! u r such a #$%&*!!!! we dont care if its true or not just stop! obvoiusly its not! log off, go deal with your issues and tempting as it is, dont break out of the mental hospital, ok? thnx!


Posted by tor Jul 13th 2007

go irinuca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! That was great. Anyway...hpdies we understand that you think you're right, and that's GREAT! But...keep your messed up mind to yourself!!


Posted by SnapeIsHawt Jul 13th 2007

hpdies, you make me laugh. Your pathetic theories will now have us now not coming near the books with a ten inch pole? You are well and truely an attention-seeker, and most probably will be for the rest of your fake life. Yes, that's right, you're a FAKE. Just like your worthless theories. Just go live on the dole and stop harrassing the TRUE and FAITHFUL Harry Potter fans! >:( And by the way - what the hell is with the caps? Trying to get yourself noticed? Well, hooray for you, you are - but not in a good sense. More like fans all over the country (including J.K. herself) are now preparing themselves to meet up in a secret location and plotting to kill you. And unlike your fake plans, are most probably TRUE.


Posted by dobby17 Jul 13th 2007

that would be such a spoiler..4 evryone... but even if it did come out i doubt anyone would get it...i mean how would jo feel about that...i mean there are a million people who have already pre ordered the book............i don't want the series to end.........so i would not buy it... this is pure evil... who ever did that would be evil..................... ..


Posted by wydok Jul 13th 2007

HPDIES by definition isn't right as far as Sirius goes because of how Sirius died in the Order of the Phoenix movie.


Posted by PotterLove06 Jul 13th 2007

STOP POSTING STUPID THEORIES! SHUTUP ALREADY!


Posted by xohplove Jul 13th 2007

I am going to become a hermit and not talk to anyone for as long as it takes me to finish the book. With HBP, I hadn't started it right away because I was saving it for a long road trip in a couple days. but I decided to start it anyways before we left, and then my kind of friend told me who dies at the end. when i was still in the first half of the book!!! It ruined it completely for me! so it's not even just the internet I'm afraid of for spoilers. and gah now I'm scared that someone'll say something when I go to get it at midnight! hopefully the people who go then will be enough of hardcore fans to know that spoilers ruin it for EVERYONE.


Posted by tor Jul 13th 2007

Let's all just stop talking to this hpdies person. He's getting what he wants like SnapeIsHawt said, he's an attention seeker, and all of these posts about him are probably the joy of his pitiful life.


Posted by sirius_lee Jul 13th 2007

hpdies, now did u finallly take the waaay too obvious hints ands log off?crosses fingers. seroiusly, your screwed pretty badly, if f your theories were true, u wouldnt be telling us cuz we HATE spoilers!!!!!!!!


Posted by wydok Jul 13th 2007

I'm really rather shocked that everyone is thinking hpdies has spoilers. it's obvious from how none of them make sense that he's just making crap up. I can do it too, watch: Hagrid goes to Scotland and tames Nessy, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione use it to fly to the Pyramid of Furmat in Egypt so they can get the real Horcruxes: The Mystic Kettle of Nackelderk, the Pillar of Storge, the Toenail of Ichliablog, and the Green Flame Torch. Then in the final battle Harry sneezes on Voldemort, and Voldemort gets the avian flu and dies. See? Easy.


Posted by sticky Jul 13th 2007

STOP POSTING THEORIES!!!! it isn't fair!! i am on here to enjoy looking at the news, etc on here, express my excitement for the last book and i am being annoyed because someone is trying to spoil it for us. i don't care if it is true or not, but even if it isn't fans will stop logging on to mugglenet because of the stupid, idiotic people posting rumours across the comments pages. You really must be sad and have nothing better to do with yourslef if you are so desperate to spoil and ruin the funa nd excitement ofr other fans. Please stop it. =)


Posted by sirius_lee Jul 13th 2007

yay i think hpdies left! i HOPE hpdies left! somepeople are messed and cant drop the &*%# they are making up


Posted by fell4snape Jul 13th 2007

Nooooo, no no no no no. No one must get it early unless we ALL can do so. But I too will keep safely locked away from all potential spoiler sources no matter what, til I'm done. At which point I'm sure I'll be bursting to discuss it with everyone and anyone who's also finished.


Posted by rob15 Jul 13th 2007

the brainwasher is back *sniffs the air* i can smell his spoily stench....


Posted by tor Jul 13th 2007

sirius_lee-I think your right!!!!! *puts on party hat* YAY!!!!!!!!!!! Or, maybe MuggleNet staff kicked him out! I hope...


Posted by sirius_lee Jul 13th 2007

lemme hear a wooot woot (woop woop) HPDIES IS OOOOOUT!!!!!!( i think)


Posted by SnapeIsHawt Jul 13th 2007

Oh, dear Merlin. *Feels the happiness being sucked out of me* >:( You know what? I think hpdies is the worst example of a Harry Potter fan. I think he SHOULD be refered to St Mungo's to receive a memory charm so he wont know what the series is about and will stop harrassing us with his or her's made-up-on-the-spot theories.


Posted by tor Jul 13th 2007

(woop woop) I agree COMPLETELY with the St. Mungo's idea, or maybe an electric chair...


Posted by sirius_lee Jul 13th 2007

yae snapeishawt and then hpdies can be beside lockhart for toture in st. mungos. he/she deserves it!!!


Posted by fredandgeorge34 Jul 13th 2007

hey guyz, what does LMFAO or fumthin mean? btw...I also assume that hpdies has been kicked out and he isn't a true hp fan


Posted by tor Jul 13th 2007

I think it's offical-hpdies has been kicked out buy one of the staff! MUGGLENET ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!


Posted by rob15 Jul 13th 2007

dumbledore is dead as a weasel, snape is as bad as a dirtburglar, gambon looks like an orangutan and i smell spoilers in the air


Posted by sirius_lee Jul 13th 2007

YAY we won the battle! well obviously, true hp fans ALWAYS win!


Posted by fredandgeorge34 Jul 13th 2007

I meant what does LMFAO or sumthing means, if any of u fellow muggles know, please comment and tell me


Posted by hpdies Jul 13th 2007

HAHAHAHAHAHA U THOUGHT I HAD GNE YEA RIGHT IM BACK STRONGER THAN EVER BTW GO VOLDEMORT EVEN THO U DIE ULL COME BAK AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY BEAT THEM ALL UP




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