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It's official, every die hard fan who has been following the life of Harry Potter and his friends for the last...oh 9 years (I myself became addicted in 99' with Chamber of Secrets) will hopefully find the answers to all the questions the previous 6 books have raised when the 7th and final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is released on July 31st. (Dare I mention that date is less then six months away!) I could get into a long converstation on the questions that finishing the Half-Blood Prince inspired but, that would probably bore the pants off anone who is a dedicated fan, so I'll restrain myself.
This release has been anticipated not only by fans however, but stockholders are already putting additional money behind the Potter franchise, which officially celebrates it's 10th anniversary this year since the first book was published and has sold 325 million copies of the books worldwide. I wish I had been old enough to consider investing in this when I first stumbled upon the series in tiny bookshop on the Cape, but alas I was only 14. With 2,009,574 copies of the Half-Blood Prince sold on the first day alone in London, and with the price of the upcoming monumental hardback set at $34.99 for the regular version (the deluxe eddtion will go for around $65), investors are anticipating some HUGE sales. In fact Bloomsbury shares were up 2.2% after the release announcement was made yesterday by AP.
In other Harry Potter related news, we also have the upcoming movie to look forward to this summer (July is going to be a good month) and you can find out what onscreen Harry Potter has been up to here. If you haven't already heard, he's hitting the London stage in... well... practically nothing. It'll be interesting to see if Daniel Radcliffe can in fact shed his wizard boy image, but I guess this play is one way to start!
