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Final ‘Harry Potter’ title announced

By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
42 minutes ago

NEW
YORK - We now have a title for Harry Potter VII. But if you want to
find out for yourself, visit J.K. Rowling’s Web site and play a little
game of hangman.

Rowling’s U.S. publisher, Scholastic Inc.,
released a brief statement Thursday announcing the name of the world’s
most anticipated children’s book, the finale to her phenomenally
popular fantasy series.

No publication date or other details
were offered. Rowling is still working on the book, she explained on
her Web site in an entry posted early Thursday.

"I’m now writing
scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even
more," she wrote. "I don’t think anyone who has not been in a similar
situation can possibly know how this feels: I am alternately elated and
overwrought. I both want, and don’t want, to finish this book (don’t
worry, I will.)"

Meanwhile, she set up a test for her Potter fans.

If you go to jkrowling.com, click on the eraser and you will be taken to a room — you’ll see a window, a door and a mirror.

In
the mirror, you’ll see a hallway. Click on the farthest doorknob and
look for the Christmas tree. They click on the center of the door next
to the mirror and a wreath appears. Then click on the top of the mirror
and you’ll see a garland.

Look for a cobweb next to the door.
Click on it, and it will disappear. Now, look at the chimes in the
window. Click on the second chime to the right, and hold it down. The
chime will turn into the key, which opens the door. Click on the
wrapped gift behind the door, then click on it again and figure out the
title yourself by playing a game of hangman.

Or you can just take Scholastic’s word for it: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."

Found this on PEx. Now all I have to do is wait for it to come out. Yay! 2007 is really going to be a good year!

Heading over to J.K. Rowling’s official website to try and solve the puzzle for myself… even if I already know.