The magical date is June 21st 2003! Mark your calenders!

yay

Cool! Thanks for posting the date. :)

It's about time, I can't wait:D

Cool.

Man...I was gonna post this! lol

I'm excited! I love those books!

I heard about this earlier. I'm so excited! :D

Okay, I was checking imdb.com last night and they have this article on there about the 5th book. It has a tiny little sneak peak, so I'll post it here.

Potter Five to Hit Shelves This Summer


The wait is over - the fifth Harry Potter novel will hit bookshelves on June 21, and it will be a bumper volume. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix will weigh in at an incredible 255,000 words, over 50,000 words longer than Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. The fifth installment of the immensely popular series will be released simultaneously around the world. Nigel Newton, chief executive of Bloomsbury Publishing, says, " Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix is absolutely superb and will delight all J.K. Rowling's fans. She has written a brilliant and utterly compelling new adventure." And it appears there will be a shocking surprise in store for the apprentice wizard. A brief segment of the text has been released. In it, 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'."

Here's the link: http://us.imdb.com/PeopleNews/#2

It's about time! :dance:

Originally posted by Jenny
"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'."

I was better off not knowing this. Now I want to read the book EVEN more than I did before!

Can't wait for June 21st!! And, did I hear correctly that the actor who played Dumbledore, in the movie, died?

Originally posted by MamaFan
Can't wait for June 21st!! And, did I hear correctly that the actor who played Dumbledore, in the movie, died?

Yeah, Richard Harris died. I can't remember exactly when it was but I want to say November, a short time before the second movie came out. I wonder who they are going to use for the rest of the movies?

Yay!! I can't wait!

I don't think I can wait 5 more months!

Originally posted by Mijada
I don't think I can wait 5 more months!

Me neither. I so can't wait. I hear it's gonna be a third longer than HP & the Goblet of Fire. I forgot how long it took me to read that one but I do know it's the longest book I've read, ever!

Originally posted by ILoveLucyfan4eva


Yeah, Richard Harris died. I can't remember exactly when it was but I want to say November, a short time before the second movie came out. I wonder who they are going to use for the rest of the movies?

They are replacing him with Ian McKellen. (http://us.imdb.com/Name?McKellen,%20Ian) Ian McKellen is the man that played Gandolf in the Lord of the Ring trilogy. He is also the man who played Magneto in X-Men.


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i cant wait! im not a huge fan of the books but this one i have been looking forward to. I spent like a month reading the 4th book and then i restarted it and read it within like 5 hours. im making a bet with my friend...we are gonna buy the book together and then we are gonna see who can finish first. its gonna be alot of fun cos im a good and fast reader so im SOOO gonna beat her.

:woohoo: :cheers: ALLELUJAH!!!!!

I hope it actually DOES come out and this isn't some publicity stunt and we end up waiting another 2 years. But...OMG!!!!!

I loooooooooooove Harry Potter!!!!

I LOVE U DANIEL RADCLIFFE!!!! :kiss:

Originally posted by Ags2000
They are replacing him with Ian McKellen. (http://us.imdb.com/Name?McKellen,%20Ian) Ian McKellen is the man that played Gandolf in the Lord of the Ring trilogy. He is also the man who played Magneto in X-Men.

Thanks for the info. I think that's a good choice for a replacement.