Harry Potter: Book Seven

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Template:Future book Book seven of the Harry Potter series of novels will be the last in the main sequence, although the author, J. K. Rowling, has reportedly considered writing other books that play a secondary role. If the publication timing is similar to previous books, the final installment is likely to be published between 2007 and 2009. Also, in a newsbrief on MSNBC, it is stated that Rowling said she hopes that 2006 would be the year Potter is completed. This hints the book may be released in late 2006 or 2007.

In an interview following the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2005, Rowling stated:

"Realistically, I don't think I'm going to be able to do real work on it until next year [2006]. I see next year as the time that I’m really going to write seven. But I've started and I am doing little bits and pieces here and there when I can. But you’ve seen how young Mackenzie still is, and you can bear actual witness to the fact that I do have a very small, real baby, so I'm going to try and give Mackenzie what I gave David, which is pretty much a year of uninterrupted "me time", and then I'll start writing seriously again."

Also, in a Christmas letter on her official website, Rowling stated: I have been fine-tuning the fine-tuned plan of (book) seven during the past few weeks so that I can really set to work in January. Reading through the plan is like contemplating the map of an unknown country in which I will soon find myself. Sometimes, even at this stage, you can see trouble looming; nearly all of the six published books have had Chapters of Doom. The quintessential, never, I hope, to be beaten Chapter That Nearly Broke My Will To Go On was chapter nine, Goblet of Fire (appropriately enough, The Dark Mark.) Template:Spoiler-about

1 General Facts
2 What is known about Book 7
3 Things to look out for
4 Beyond Book 7
5 References

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General Facts

Rowling has plotted out the entire series, which is one of the reasons why the details hold together. The basic plot lines of the seventh book are already planned. Therefore, she has chosen the title too.
Some aspects of the filmed version of book three surprised Rowling in that they contained inadvertent clues about upcoming books. She claimed she got goosebumps when she saw the film. Fans have been debating what clues those could be ever since she said this.
Several odd-sounding titles have been copyrighted by Warner Bros. Some fans have suggested that these are the expected titles of the last book, but there is nothing whatsoever to support this. In fact, Warner Bros. has specifically stated that they are not the titles of the remaining book. Rowling herself has also stated that none of these titles are the one for book seven.
Most of what you read about the final remaining book in the series is fan rumor with no basis of fact. There are a few things we do know, however, from comments by Rowling. These are listed below.

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What is known about Book 7

The last word of the seventh book, according to Rowling, is currently "scar", but she has also said it may change. She says that she has written the very last chapter already and that the last chapter contains details of what happens to each surviving character.
"This is the thing that I was very dubious about showing you... (T)his is the final chapter of book seven. This is really where I wrap everything up, it's the epilogue. And I basically say what happens to everyone after they leave school - those who survive - because there are deaths - more deaths coming. It was a way of saying to myself, "Well you will get it, you will get to book seven one day. And then you'll need this!" So I'd just like to remind all the children I know who come around my house and start sneaking into cupboards that it's not there anymore - I don't keep it at home anymore for very, very, very obvious reasons. So there it is." J. K. Rowling [1]
Harry will be in his seventh and final school year in book seven. The events of book seven will take place between July 31, 1997 and the end of the school year, which presumably will be June, 1998. It is possible that Harry will choose not to attend Hogwarts.
Harry will go back to the Dursleys one last time before his 17th birthday. He plans to visit Godric's Hollow and also to attend Bill and Fleur's wedding in July.
Harry will turn seventeen on 31 July 1997, and therefore will be of age in the wizarding world and old enough to obtain a license to Apparate. Neville Longbottom will likewise be of age at the end of July 1997. Ron and Hermione are already 17.
There will be no Quidditch matches described in book seven
We will learn something very important about Lily in book seven:
"Now, the - the important thing about Harry's mother - the really, really significant thing - you're going to find out in two - in two parts. You'll find out a lot more about her in book five, or you'll find out something very significant about her in book five, and you'll find out something incredibly important about her in book seven." J. K. Rowling [2]

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Things to look out for

At the end of book 6, Harry stated that he will not return to Hogwarts for his seventh year. He plans to spend that year finding and destroying Voldemort's Horcruxes.
Much speculation has arisen as to if Hogwarts will even be open for the next school year. If it is, however, several things will likely happen:
- Two students in Harry's year will be made Head Boy and Head Girl.
- Harry and his classmates will be taking their most difficult set of tests, the NEWTs, if they attend school, and making preparations for their careers in the wizarding world.

The last chapter is already completed. It tells what happens to everyone who survives after the tale is finished. However, according to Rowling, this chapter may change.

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Beyond Book 7

There is no university after Hogwarts and no further Harry Potter books.

Q: Do you think that you will write about Harry after he graduates from Hogwarts? Isn't there a University of Wizardry?

A: (T)here's no University for Wizards. At the moment I'm only planning to write seven Harry Potter books. I won't say "never," but I have no plans to write an eighth book.

Rowling has suggested that she might write another about Harry Potter in the form of an encyclopedia of the wizarding world. Obviously, fans are eager to get their hands on a book of this kind, which will give them access to the world outside of the novels.
When asked about other books similar to Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Rowling has said that she would consider writing them at some point and that they would also be written for charity.
It is currently unknown, despite rumours, if Rowling will allow other authors to write novels set in the Harry Potter Universe not concerning Harry or the events covered in the series.

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References

J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series

Philosopher's Stone	book	film	game
Chamber of Secrets	book	film	game
Prisoner of Azkaban	book	film	game
Goblet of Fire	book	film	game
Order of the Phoenix	book	(film)
Half-Blood Prince	book	(film)
Unnamed Seventh Book	(book)

Other books		Other games
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them		Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
Quidditch Through the Ages

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