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01-19-2009, 06:41 PM
| | |  J.K. Rowling talks potential Deathly Hallows book titles
As part of her interview with Harry, a History author Melissa Anneli, J.K. Rowling spoke about what the various potential titles the seventh book, Deathly Hallows, might have had, including the name she considered for many years. Quote: JKR: I don't know who cooked [Seabottom] up, that would have been a lawyer somewhere.
There was a lot of speculation - that Seabottom is this company [unintelligible] does video games now...?
JKR: No.
It was you guys?
JKR: It was just - we had to find a way to [keep some confusion out there] and it worked. I don't even think there was just one company doing it, I think we had several fronts putting up titles. [One of them was called "Stone Connect." It seems were others as well.]
Just to shroud it, confuse the issue?
JKR: Yeah. As soon we knew it was going to go up on the site, we just needed to keep a little bit of confusion going for those last few hours before we got it out there.
One of them was the Hallows of Hogwarts.
JKR: Yeah, well, all those titles were mine.
You just sent a list -
JKR: Yeah, I sent them a list of plausible titles, including the real one. Hallows of Hogwarts for years was going to be the title of the seventh, and it was wrong, just wrong.
They aren't all of Hogwarts.
JKR: Exactly. It changed completely, so Deathly Hallows was definitely the right way to go. I like the title of Deathly Hallows.
Some people said it was you getting back at people who criticize your use of adverbs.
JKR: [laughs] Yeah, about 12 adverbs in the final title. I love an adverb.
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01-20-2009, 06:09 AM
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| | Red Cap
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nicaragua
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I'm glad she went with Deathly Hallows...
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01-20-2009, 07:47 AM
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| | Firecrab
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia
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The Hallows of Hogwarts sounds really wrong... But i suppose i'd be saying that about Deathly Hallows if that was the real title...
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01-20-2009, 01:13 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In London with Matt
Posts: 1,130
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Heidi Sparks
Second Year | Lion Pride
Hallows of Hogwarts? lol. I think she did great with Deathly Hallows, and sometimes the name comes to you while your writing the story.
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01-20-2009, 01:46 PM
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| | Lobalug
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Deathly Hallows it is, and i love it the best
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01-20-2009, 06:53 PM
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| | Mooncalf
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Tommy Black
First Year | ♥ Slytherin Princess to the core ♥ / St. Trinian's Terror
i like the Deathly Hallows title
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01-20-2009, 07:12 PM
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| | Moke
Join Date: May 2008 Location: The Netherlands
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Third Year | Sirius Lee B. Harry dayz!
Deathly Hallows sounds best  although I also really like "Broken Wand" and "Revenge of Dumbledore" and "March of the Death Eaters"
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01-20-2009, 07:14 PM
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| | Imp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada
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Gwenavere
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I love Jo, she's an amazing author AND person!!!!!
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01-21-2009, 12:21 AM
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|  !!!!Awesome!!!!Jobberknoll
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deathly is the best!
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01-21-2009, 12:59 AM
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| | Streeler
Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: My Hobbit Hole
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Harry Potter and the Hallows of Hogwarts seems to be too much alliteration. . .and kinda cliche. Or potential. idk, just my view
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01-21-2009, 02:50 AM
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|   DIMC & DMACCockatrice
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Some of those were just weird
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01-21-2009, 05:13 AM
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| | Firecrab
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Originally Posted by Cassie1011  I agree, Deathly Hallows is much better. I agree. Of course, thinking back at it, Deathly Hallows is a much better title.
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01-21-2009, 07:58 AM
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| | Moke
Join Date: May 2008 Location: chasing rocks again
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I like Deathly Hollows, but I have to admit, some of the others are cool. I mean really: Quest of the Serpent, Lost Sceptre, Ring of Destiny, Curse of Nagini, Last Prophecy, Final Curse, and...for kicks I guess...Mudblood Revolt are pretty neat. The others...eh, some were nice, but still.
I still like the name she chose.
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01-21-2009, 12:50 PM
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|  Bad to the Bone BellaPuffskein
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oz
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I agree a lot of the titles are strange... Stone Connect?  Deathly Hallows was definitely the right choice-sounds creepy & mysterious  | |
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01-21-2009, 12:58 PM
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|  I'm back! Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Deathly Hallows ftw
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01-23-2009, 11:23 PM
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| | Gnome
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I really like the Deathly Hallows, though..pout..
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01-25-2009, 11:50 PM
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| | Jarvey
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Lillian Duerre
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All of the titles of the book series have been perfect
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01-29-2009, 09:01 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
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Fifth Year x5
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You made the right choice in the end, Jo. Luv ya!
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03-20-2009, 04:45 PM
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| | Streeler
Join Date: Mar 2009
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I can'timagine it being anything else.
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03-20-2009, 04:52 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MA, USA
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Samantha Nicole Brooks
Seventh Year | Tom's Quidditch Robes Devilish Draco
i definitely like deathly hallows better
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