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For Those Of You Playing Along At Home

The title of the sixth HP novel will be: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince.

Here's what the woman herself has to say:

Well, the door opened at last and I showed you the title of book six - the genuine title, the title that will appear on the published book, the title I have been using in my head for ages and ages. Unfortunately, however, the door opened on the very same day the 'Pillar of Storg' hoaxer struck, which left a lot of Harry Potter fans bemused as to whether I was having a joke at their expense by posting another fake title to 'teach hoaxers a lesson', something I certainly wouldn't do, as it would simply frustrate, confuse or annoy the 99.9% of you who aren't hoaxers! I tried to give a clear hint that the title behind the door was the real one by making the 'Toenail' joke as well (see 'Rumours'). But just to clear up matters once and for all.­

Information you take directly from this site will be truthful and
accurate (I might occasionally joke, but as time goes on, you'll
learn to tell when I'm joking). Do not trust anybody else claiming to
have found information on this site that you cannot access, however
seemingly convincing the images they provide to support their story.

I never post information on the site that I do not want fans to read
immediately. In other words, anybody claiming to have 'discovered' a
message that wasn't due for release yet is lying. There was never
anything meaningful behind the door until the 'Do Not Disturb' sign
came off!

The 'Pillar of Storg' was never my title, and I did not change it
at the eleventh hour because I was 'found out' (I nearly fell off my
chair giggling when I read this).

I was delighted to see that a hard core of super-bright fans knew
that the real title was once, in the long distant past, a possibility
for 'Chamber of Secrets', and from that deduced that it was genuine.
Certain crucial pieces of information in book six were originally
planned for 'Chamber of Secrets', but very early on (first draft of
Chamber) I realised that this information's proper home was book six.
I have said before now that 'Chamber' holds some very important clues
to the ultimate end of the series. Not as many as six, obviously, but
there is a link.

Anyway: if you continue to exercise patience, you will find that the
Do Not Disturb Door opens again¡­ and again¡­ giving you further
hints about book six. But as a little bonus, and compensation for
having been messed around by Mr. or Ms. Storg, I shall tell you one
thing without making you shift any bricks at all: the HBP is neither
Harry nor Voldemort. And that's all I'm saying on THAT subject until
the book's published.

Posted by Ithildin at June 29, 2004 6:01 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE