What's Next?

On July 21, at 12:01 AM, many Harry Potter fans embarked on a speed-reading marathon to finish ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,’ but less than a week after its release, there are still fans who haven’t finished the book and are not ready to talk about what happens to Harry and his friends. One teen found a creative way to keep spoilers at bay—buttons that say either "I'm not finished, no spoilers please!" or "I'm finished, let's discuss."

Just days after the successful release of DG, J.K. Rowling tells the TODAY show that once she finished the last book, she cried and was devastated about ending her 17-year relationship with Harry and his world. “And that was just hard to deal with for about a week, “she said. She added that she was not fun to be around during those few days. More of the interview can be seen on TODAY, Thursday and Friday.

Harry Potter fans had 39 hours to read "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" before the first Web cast discussion of the book, hosted by popular Web site The Leaky Cauldron. Some fans took less than that.

The country’s biggest Harry Potter bash was in Naperville, Ill. Friday night counting down to the release of DH. The Party that Shall Not Be Named brought thousands of people from around the Chicago area and other states as well.

Were you one of the thousands of kids and adults queuing up in line all over the Chicago area at 12:01 AM Saturday to get your copy of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,’ the last book in J.K. Rowling’s series? Did you stay up late reading the book? The reviews so far are very positive. Here’s a review from the Associated Press. It has spoilers so beware! Here’s another review from England, Harry’s home.

In a few short hours, we will know the fate of Harry, Hermione, Ron and all the other Harry Potter characters that have been part of our lives the last few years. In an interview, J.K. Rowling says that writing the final words in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ was “like a bereavement.” Rowling says the book is definitely the end for Harry’s story but what about her plans for other books?

Well, a well-respected U.S. newspaper (aka: ‘it which shall not be named’) has already posted an early review of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ complete with spoilers. Arggh! What idiots! A Harry Potter fan site, www.the-leaky-cauldron.org, is asking Potter fans to write letters to the editor to ‘it which shall not be named’ taking them to task for this bone-headed move. Maybe Fred and George Weasley can come up with a nice present for them as well. The Leaky site is experiencing tons of traffic so keep trying!