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I am aware that I have not done a single disclaimer this entire time so I will take this chance now and do so. First of all this is a fanfiction website, and you can't really sue me for not doing a disclaimer.I asked my father who is a lawyer, and he said that people cannot win a case on these circumstances. Also, I highly doubt that anyone will mistake my writing for JKR's. I mean really. I am not that good of a writer, You would have to be really stupid if you thought I was her. Anyway I am done rambling now. Everyone has heard about the 5th book right? I will post the information here anyway.
In a blaze of marketing magic, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling will go on sale on Saturday, June 21. But the long-awaited fifth volume in the hyper-popular series was already casting a spell with yesterday's announcement.
"Far out! Oh, wow! This is great! I'm so happy!" said bookseller Deborah Johnson of Child's Play on upper Connecticut Avenue NW. Finally, she said, she has an answer for the swarms of young readers who want to know when- when-when the book will appear. "Not to mention that I would like to read it myself," she added.
She's not alone. There are more than 190 million copies of the first four Harry Potter books in print worldwide. The publication of a new Harry is like a volcanic eruption; its ash rains on publishing industries the world over. Many parents have praised the series for turning their children -- especially boys -- into avid readers.
The long-awaited "Phoenix" will stretch out for some 38 chapters and 255,000 words. That's more than 50,000 words longer than the 734-page, 37- chapter Volume 4, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," published in 2000. The new book will be released simultaneously in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia.
According to the American publisher, Scholastic, the new Harry begins with the words: "The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive. . . . The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four."
Deeper into the novel, Rowling writes: "Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. 'It is time,' he said, 'for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.' "
Early reaction on Internet message boards focused on the Hogwarts headmaster's ominous words. "At last! The sex talk!" wrote a guy named Bertram.
"I bet," predicted Jean-Jacques from Germany about the series's villain, "Voldemort will turn out to be a relative of Harry's, either uncle or grandfather."
Jonny Dach, 16, a junior at Georgetown Day School, has read all the Harrys. "I think she's going to develop the romantic angle a little more," he said. He would also like Rowling (rhymes with bowling) to incorporate more aspects of her earlier books in this volume. "I think the third book is by far the best."
Dach said he prefers reading the British editions. "I'm going to preorder it off Amazon U.K.," he said.
Scholastic is expecting superlative sales, but as of press time had not decided how massive the first printing will be or how much the book will cost. The company initially printed 3.8 million copies of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." More than 3 million sold on the first weekend and Scholastic scrambled back to the presses.
"We ordered 600 copies of 'Goblet,' " Johnson recalled. "We sold out by mid- morning."
This time around, she said, "we're going to order a lot. We'll be taking pre-orders. We're going to be organized about how we hand them out."
At the other end of the retail spectrum, Amazon.com was also revving up for more Pottermania following the news. "It's very exciting!" said Kristin Schaefer, a spokeswoman for the online retailer. "Everyone's been eagerly awaiting this announcement. We have more than 600,000 customers who have asked us to e-mail them."
That's the largest number of pre-orders in the company's history. The previous record was 400,000, for "Goblet."
"In these frenetic times," said Barbara Marcus, president of Scholastic Children's Books, "we are so fortunate to be able to make reading one book the most anticipated event of the year 2003."
The books are sold in more than 200 countries and have been translated into more than 50 languages.
By 3 p.m. yesterday, the new Harry Potter book -- even without an estimated price -- was the No. 1 seller on Amazon.com. At the Fairfax County Public Library, readers have already put new Harrys on hold. The library estimates -- based on the announced British price of 16.99 pounds -- that the book could cost up to $30 here. It is planning on buying nearly 500 copies for the 21 branches, said spokeswoman Lois Kirkpatrick.
Johnson said her customers probably wouldn't flinch at $30 for a Harry Potter book. "That's something Harry Potter has done," she says. "It's lowered the resistance of parents to buying hardcover books."
Most chapter books for kids, she said, go for $20 or less. "Goblet" sold for $25.95.
"Number 4 had a few flaws," said Johnson of the plot. "But kids could live with them and the story is fantastic."
The first in the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," was published by Scholastic in 1998. As the series has grown up, so has Harry Potter; in each book he's a year older. And the books continue to get darker and more complex. "This has been a debate," Johnson said. "What age children are these being written for?"
She said "Goblet" was a bit strong for younger folks. "I am stunned because people tell me they've been reading it to their 6-year-olds," she said.
She added, "It's not clear what's going to happen next. We're working our way up to war. A cataclysm. Who knows? She is marshaling the forces of good against the forces of evil."
I am aware that I have not done a single disclaimer this entire time so I will take this chance now and do so. First of all this is a fanfiction website, and you can't really sue me for not doing a disclaimer.I asked my father who is a lawyer, and he said that people cannot win a case on these circumstances. Also, I highly doubt that anyone will mistake my writing for JKR's. I mean really. I am not that good of a writer, You would have to be really stupid if you thought I was her. Anyway I am done rambling now. Everyone has heard about the 5th book right? I will post the information here anyway.
In a blaze of marketing magic, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling will go on sale on Saturday, June 21. But the long-awaited fifth volume in the hyper-popular series was already casting a spell with yesterday's announcement.
"Far out! Oh, wow! This is great! I'm so happy!" said bookseller Deborah Johnson of Child's Play on upper Connecticut Avenue NW. Finally, she said, she has an answer for the swarms of young readers who want to know when- when-when the book will appear. "Not to mention that I would like to read it myself," she added.
She's not alone. There are more than 190 million copies of the first four Harry Potter books in print worldwide. The publication of a new Harry is like a volcanic eruption; its ash rains on publishing industries the world over. Many parents have praised the series for turning their children -- especially boys -- into avid readers.
The long-awaited "Phoenix" will stretch out for some 38 chapters and 255,000 words. That's more than 50,000 words longer than the 734-page, 37- chapter Volume 4, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," published in 2000. The new book will be released simultaneously in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia.
According to the American publisher, Scholastic, the new Harry begins with the words: "The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive. . . . The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four."
Deeper into the novel, Rowling writes: "Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. 'It is time,' he said, 'for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.' "
Early reaction on Internet message boards focused on the Hogwarts headmaster's ominous words. "At last! The sex talk!" wrote a guy named Bertram.
"I bet," predicted Jean-Jacques from Germany about the series's villain, "Voldemort will turn out to be a relative of Harry's, either uncle or grandfather."
Jonny Dach, 16, a junior at Georgetown Day School, has read all the Harrys. "I think she's going to develop the romantic angle a little more," he said. He would also like Rowling (rhymes with bowling) to incorporate more aspects of her earlier books in this volume. "I think the third book is by far the best."
Dach said he prefers reading the British editions. "I'm going to preorder it off Amazon U.K.," he said.
Scholastic is expecting superlative sales, but as of press time had not decided how massive the first printing will be or how much the book will cost. The company initially printed 3.8 million copies of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." More than 3 million sold on the first weekend and Scholastic scrambled back to the presses.
"We ordered 600 copies of 'Goblet,' " Johnson recalled. "We sold out by mid- morning."
This time around, she said, "we're going to order a lot. We'll be taking pre-orders. We're going to be organized about how we hand them out."
At the other end of the retail spectrum, Amazon.com was also revving up for more Pottermania following the news. "It's very exciting!" said Kristin Schaefer, a spokeswoman for the online retailer. "Everyone's been eagerly awaiting this announcement. We have more than 600,000 customers who have asked us to e-mail them."
That's the largest number of pre-orders in the company's history. The previous record was 400,000, for "Goblet."
"In these frenetic times," said Barbara Marcus, president of Scholastic Children's Books, "we are so fortunate to be able to make reading one book the most anticipated event of the year 2003."
The books are sold in more than 200 countries and have been translated into more than 50 languages.
By 3 p.m. yesterday, the new Harry Potter book -- even without an estimated price -- was the No. 1 seller on Amazon.com. At the Fairfax County Public Library, readers have already put new Harrys on hold. The library estimates -- based on the announced British price of 16.99 pounds -- that the book could cost up to $30 here. It is planning on buying nearly 500 copies for the 21 branches, said spokeswoman Lois Kirkpatrick.
Johnson said her customers probably wouldn't flinch at $30 for a Harry Potter book. "That's something Harry Potter has done," she says. "It's lowered the resistance of parents to buying hardcover books."
Most chapter books for kids, she said, go for $20 or less. "Goblet" sold for $25.95.
"Number 4 had a few flaws," said Johnson of the plot. "But kids could live with them and the story is fantastic."
The first in the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," was published by Scholastic in 1998. As the series has grown up, so has Harry Potter; in each book he's a year older. And the books continue to get darker and more complex. "This has been a debate," Johnson said. "What age children are these being written for?"
She said "Goblet" was a bit strong for younger folks. "I am stunned because people tell me they've been reading it to their 6-year-olds," she said.
She added, "It's not clear what's going to happen next. We're working our way up to war. A cataclysm. Who knows? She is marshaling the forces of good against the forces of evil."