New Harry Potter title revealed...

[Kid_A]

"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince".

Not as cool sounding as "Order of the Phoenix", but still cool.

http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/29/news/newsmakers/harrypotter/

[7th_Sephiroth]

1. hmmmmmm

a new charater, or one revealed as evil?

[tigereye]

cool, now kids everywhere

and adults will be biding their time for the next year or two...:)

[7th_Sephiroth]

8. rowling has it all figured out

the main plot at least (she sent it to a dieing fan, but the fan died before she got the letter, so her name is mentioned in book 3 btw) and i dont think she has that much to go, personally, the release of the title usually indicates the book is nearly done, maybe 7 months

[Itchinjim]

3. Isn't Voldemort a Half Blood?

n/t

[7th_Sephiroth]

4. yeah

but rowling says the HBP isint voldemort

[SaveElmer]

2. Speculation in my office

That the half blood prince is either Neville Longbottome...or my theory that Harry's father James is actually Voldemorts half brother

[7th_Sephiroth]

5. longbottom

isin't a half blood i dont think

[SaveElmer]

6. yeah I don't think so either

I'll have to go back and look though!

[shoelace414]

9. Longbottom and Potter

are very similar in their lineage.

(the prophesy could have been for him or potter

[7th_Sephiroth]

11. i dont think it would be harry

i dun know yet so i wont speculate, and longbottom's parents were verry prosperous wizards, so i dont think they are half bloods

[CBHagman]

32. I thought Longbottom was of pure wizard descent.

I've only read three of the books, but I seem to recall that Neville was cited as someone who comes from a wizard/witch family but is not skilled, while Hermione, though Muggle-born, is decidedly an overachiever.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

7. Neville's a pure blood, I believe.

[sybylla]

16. My office mate says he vaguely remembers that Longbottom is related to

Sirius who also has a blood connection to the Malfoy's. There is a point in Order of the Phoenix where they are looking at a tapestry showing the ancestry of Sirius. That is where he is recalling that from.

[sybylla]

18. Another possibility is Hagrid

In book 4 there was some discussion of his parentage. Perhaps through his giant ancestry he is a prince, though I can't imagine where Rowling would go with that.

[Rainbowreflect]

19. Not possible.

Voldemort's parents both died at least 20 years before James Potter would have been born. Maybe Harry's grandfather?
In the 2nd book we learned that Voldermort was at HogWarts 50 years earlier & his mother died right after he was born & he killed his father around that time.

[SaveElmer]

20. I'm confused

Wasn't Tom Riddle at Hogwarts the same time as Hagrid ? How old is Hagrid ?

[Liberal Classic]

22. Hagrid is

Half giant. A chapter in Order of the Phoenix was devoted to his attempt at rapproachment of the giants. You never know, Hagrid might turn out to be the half-blood prince. LOL

[Lavender Brown]

24. Or maybe it's his half-brother, Grawp!

:)

[Liberal Classic]

25. Grasping at straws I admit

She's probably talking about wizards, not giants.

:)

[Lavender Brown]

26. I'd like to see Hagrid more in the next book

he wasn't in the 5th one very much.

[Liberal Classic]

27. Same here

I like the character a lot, and kind of hope he is the half-blood prince. It would be scary if he really lost his temper, too. I know he's a "gentle giant" kind of character but it could happen.

I need to read order of the phoenix again now. Maybe there are some hints in there I can find now that a title's been announced for the next book.

The only think I don't like is I don't think the readers had enough time to get attached to Sirius Black. He's interesting, but too much in the shadows to feel he's really part of Harry's life. I also think he should have been too slippery to be killed, and sadly, Mr Weasley should have bought the farm instead. This would have had more emotional impact and given Ron and Harry something in common. I like Mr. Weasley's character, don't get me wrong. I'd hate to see him go. I just think his murder would have more impact than Sirius, who hasn't been in the story from the start. I don't feel Harry had much time to get to know Sirius, or even rely on him for much. If Sirius has to be killed off it should have been after another book, maybe the next one or the last one in the series, perhaps I would have felt more attached to him.

Yes, I know it is ostensibly a children's book. But the stories are growing up with the characters.

[Lavender Brown]

31. Sirius wasn't developed enough

you're right about that. It seems he was to be the replacement father for Harry, but never really was. I felt like there wasn't a lot invested in that character, so when he was killed off it neither finished off a story or created a new one. There are deaths in all the HP books, this just seemed like a big deal because they hyped up the death storyline before the book was released. If Mr. Weasley had died, it certainly would have more of an impact, especially on Ron and Harry's relationship. (Ok, I work in children's book publishing, so maybe I have thought too much about this, lol).

[Liberal Classic]

34. That's the only real criticism I have of her stories so far

I'm no writer or critic, just a fan.

That is the only weak spot in the story for me. Otherwise, I think they're a lot of fun.

I recently made the mistake of shelling out good money for some Brian Herbert stuff. I'd heard he wasn't as good of an author as his father Frank, but now I guess the rumors are true.

I'd rather be reading Rowling.

(edit typos)

[Lavender Brown]

39. I read that the Artemis Fowl books were good for Potter fans

so I read the first one, but didn't get into it that much. I didn't find Artemis as sympathetic and interesting a hero as Harry.

[Liberal Classic]

42. I've heard that advertised as the next HP

Although that might just be marketing speak.

The significant other just finished Eragon, and said it was pretty good.

[TrogL]

45. I disliked Sirius all along

until book 5.

He's much better in the movie.

[Kid_A]

48. Sirius will come back.

Notice how he didn't actually "die", he just disappeared behind a curtain, and we don't really know what happened to him. I expect to show up in Book 7 in a real deus ex machina moment.

I'm also pretty sure that I know how the series will end, but I think it's kind of obvious to anyone who knows a little about the type of story she's writing. This is the classic Messiah story that has been told numerous times, and they always end the same way...

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

28. He's in his mid- to late-60s.

I guess giants live a lot longer than humans.

[Rainbowreflect]

43. Yes, they were at Hogwarts at the same time.

But in the 2nd book they found out the chamber of secrets had been opened 50 years before. Hagid must be in his 60's, but Dumbledore is probably in his 80's or 90's. Wizards & giants must live much longer than muggles.
On edit - I know way too much about Harry Potter.

[sybylla]

10. I wish Rowling would get on with it already

The suspense is killing me. It's like when tv series have a cliff hanger for a season finale. I have no patience for it.

[DinahMoeHum]

21. Well, at least Order OT Phoenix will be in paperback this summer

to try to tide you over.

:evilgrin:

[Lavender Brown]

12. Huh.

I didn't think there was royalty in the Harry Potter world. At least, it isn't mentioned in the other books.

[SaveElmer]

13. Well we don't know anything about his fathers family

I think that is where she is gonna go next!

[7th_Sephiroth]

15. i dun think so either

but in the series there is a war going on and one posibility is a half blood counter to the death eaters beyond the order of the phoenix

[Liberal Classic]

14. Can't be Voldemort

...because Tom Riddle's parents were mundane people.

Seamus is half and half, I think? He's a minor character, though.

Then again, in the second book Hagrid says there's no wizard that isn't more than half blood.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

29. Voldemort's mother was a pure-blood.

He's a direct descendant of the first Slytherin.

Seamus Finnegan is indeed half muggle, but as you said, he's just a supporting character.

A sizeable minority of wizards are pure-bloods, most of them in "old money" families.

[Liberal Classic]

30. Was she?

Oh wait, do I remember something about how she gave up magic for her husband or something vaguely-Elizabeth-Montgomeryish like that?

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

44. Si.

After her husband, Tom Riddle Sr., found out what she really was, he ditched her and went home to his folks. She died in childbirth, and little Tom Jr. lived in an orphanage until he got invited to Hogwarts.

Soon after graduating, Tom "Voldemort" Riddle looked up his father and grandparents and killed them.

[Liberal Classic]

46. That's right

I remember now. Sounds plausible to me.

Hopefully "Half-blood prince" is only a working title.

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. Less time at press conferences, JKR, more time writing

come on - hurry it up!

[Az]

23. Screenshot of her official notice

http://home.comcast.net/~hurin1/Harry.bmp

[emad]

33. More like JK Rowling and the Tissue of Lies....

q.e.d.

[Az]

36. Huh?

Problems with Ms Rowling? Care to elucidate your comment or just gonna toss it out there like that?

[Liberal Classic]

37. Don't like 'em?

Why post?

I just shelled out good money for Brian Herbert stuff and I'm wishing I hadn't. It was like all the setting of Dune with none of the plot.

On the other hand. when the dog ate Chamber of Secrets I immediately had to go out and get another one to replace it. I don't feel my money was wasted at all.

I wouldn't have shed a tear if the dumb mutt choked on Butlerian Jihad.

:evilgrin:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

35. Seamus Finnigan is a half blood.

"Dad's a muggle, Mom's a witch, nasty shock for him when he found out."
I'm quoting from the first movie. Maybe it's Seamus?
One edit: Just read that someone already threw this out there, but even though he's a minor character, he's still part of the crew. He could very well have a bigger part in the book than before. Anything's possible.
Duckie

[Lavender Brown]

38. Well, Seamus did have a bigger part in the 5th book

He was the only friend of Harry's who didn't believe his Voldemort story, and they stopped speaking.

[Liberal Classic]

40. Good point

No reason he couldn't become a more central character. I suppose there's no reason to assume the half-blood prince is an established character. Could be someone new.

[Commendatori]

41. Is this the last one? I won't be upset if so.

My daughter has driven me nuts with that Potter crap.

And yes, I read one of the books. Did nothing for me.

[TheMightyFavog]

49. I think that there's one more after this one....

Rowling said that she was doing 7 books.

Although she might do more. Perhaps Harry's life Post-Hogwarts?

[Commendatori]

50. God forbid.

I'm really tired of seeing kids dressed like Harry Potter in my house when I get home.

[DS1]

47. Sounds like a pale person

:shrug: