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I'm off to Barnes and Noble!  See you next week!

Just got through the third and final part of the WOMBATs (Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test) at JKR's official website.  Annnd... it's given me some food for thought.  She's teasing us with half information on Deathly Hallows in this one. 

For example, as if to just reassert that that symbol on the spine of the UK children's cover IS significant, you have to assemble the symbol out of a straight line, a triangle, and a circle to get into the WOMBAT test in the first place.  The interesting thing is there's been a lot of speculation about that symbol, whether or not it's an ancient rune or a hieroglyphic or what, and what role Hermione's Ancient Runes class will play, or Bill's profession as a curse-breaker.  After the deluxe edition cover, I can't help but wonder if the two eldest Weasley sons won't play a part in this last book, Bill with his curse-breaking and treasure hunting, and Charlie with his dragon-keeping.  That dragon, by the way, has apparently been determined to be an "Antipodean Opaleye", according to the latest episode of PotterCast, so you were right, Cukeman.

Anyway, I got to a true/false question that stated "The world's largest Centre for Alchemical Studies is in Egypt".  Now, given that essay I read a while back, discussing the three states of alchemical cleansing and using that to predict Harry's demeanor and the "big" death in Deathly Hallows, combined with my own sneaking suspicions relating to JKR's writing style, I've been wondering whether or not alchemy will play a role in DH.  There've also been some theories going around that the scene depicted in the US regular edition cover and the UK children's edition cover is taking place in Egypt.  And now with that question...  I dunno.  I'm questioning my own predictions about the flow of the book.  I stand by my bigger ones relating to "live or die" plot points.

I went back to my big post of DH theories and added one.  This one still has some chinks in it, but I like it overall.

• The way that love, the "power the Dark Lord knows not" will come into play and allow Harry to defeat Voldemort is that love will show itself through mercy for Snape.  We're shown at the end of HBP that Harry cannot take Snape mano a mano, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione manage to successfully subdue him when they attack simultaneously at the end of PoA.  Ergo, should the trio confront Snape three-on-one in DH, a good four years later, they have a decent chance of bringing him down, but Harry's mercy will force him to keep Snape alive.  Also, the first line of the Prophecy stats "the one with the power to defeat the Dark Lord approaches", and Snape was the eavesdropper outside the room at the Hog's Head.  If this first line of the Prophecy is taken literally, Snape will actually be the one to perform the killing stroke, or at least will be intergral in Voldemort's defeat, which wouldn't happen if Harry's innate ability to love doesn't force him to show Snape mercy at some point.
  

They revealed the cover art for the deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Last night, I typed up my list of predictions for Deathly Hallows, both general predictions that are commonly accepted in the fandom, and more specific ones that I came up with.  If anybody's interested...

VERY YES.

Makes me wanna see this uber bad.  Imelda Staunton is really capturing Professor Umbrige perfectly.  Also makes me wonder what Luna's Patronus is...  I'd bet a dove, but I think it's just because of the word play on her last name that conjures up that image...

So, last night, I finished up my reread of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and out of nowhere, a theory just appeared in my head, and I think it's plausible.

A letter sent to Laura Mallory, the Georgia mother attempting to have the Harry Potter books banned at her children's local school, who has been denied at every turn by every type of legislature imaginable, via her website HisVoiceToday.org:

Yeah, uploaded the icon from Book Six Fanatacism for the HP posts XD  They're only gonna come more frequently till Deathly Hallows comes out, soooo...

ANYWAYS, I thought this was just priceless- a perfect way for the "Potter Dynasty" to finish up.  According to a newspost on the front page of MuggleNet, within eight hours after being announced, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows topped out Amazon.co.uk's best seller list.  And the book doesn't even have a RELEASE DATE YET.  Further to the point, it's selling more than the rest of the top ten list COMBINED.  To just complete the utter ownage of every other book on the UK Amazon site, the current book in the number two slot?  The "Adult edition" of Deathly Hallows (they release two covers for each one over there- one standard, and one "adult" so older readers don't feel silly while reading it on the Underground or anything).

That's it.  It's over.  I'm convinced of what the Deathly Hallows are.

I think I should reupload my Wil/Harry icon for posts like this.

A few days ago, they announced what the foreign titles of the seventh Harry Potter book translate to in English.

JK Rowling has updated her official website with the title of Harry Potter VII.

*wets self*

I just watched the HBO First Look at Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

IS IT JULY 13TH YET!?!?!