A collection of quotes from JK Rowling concerning her books.
June 30, 1997: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone published. [Amazon.uk] {17 chapters, 223 pages, 78,000 words - 1500 printed (UK)} |
July 2, 1998: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets published. [Amazon.uk] {18 chapters, 256 pages, 86,000 words} |
July 8, 1999: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban published. [Amazon.uk] {22 chapters, 317 pages, 106,000 words} |
July 8, 2000: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire published. [Amazon.uk, Amazon] {37 chapters, 734 pages (650 UK), 191,000 words - 3.8 million printed (US)} |
March 1, 2001: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them published. [Amazon.uk, Amazon] {1 chapter, 42 pages (42 UK), 14,000 words} |
March 1, 2001: Quidditch Through the Ages published. [Amazon.uk, Amazon] {10 chapters, 56 pages (56 UK), 12,000 words} |
November 16, 2001: Philosopher's / Sorcerer's Stone Movie |
November 15, 2002: Chamber of Secrets Movie |
June 21, 2003: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix published. [Amazon.uk, Amazon] {38 chapters, 870 pages (766 UK), 255,000 words - 6.8 million printed (US)} |
June 4, 2004: Prisoner of Azkaban Movie |
July 16, 2005: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince published. [Amazon.uk, Amazon] {30 chapters, 652 pages (608 UK), 170,000 words - 10.8 million printed (US)} |
November 18, 2005: Goblet of Fire Movie |
July 11, 2007: Order of the Phoenix Movie |
July 21, 2007: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows published. [Amazon.uk, Amazon] {37 chapters, 759 pages (608 UK), 199,000 words - 12 million printed (US)} |
December 4, 2008: The Tales of Beedle the Bard published. [Amazon.uk, Amazon] {1 chapter, 112 pages (108 UK), ? words - 3.5 million printed (US)} |
July 15, 2009: Half-Blood Prince Movie |
November 19, 2010: Deathly Hallows Movie, part 1 |
July 15, 2011: Deathly Hallows Movie, part 2 |
July 31, 2016 - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 1 & 2 Special Rehearsal Edition published. [Amazon.uk, Amazon] {1 chapter, 320 pages (352 UK)} |
so i was fooling around at http://www.jkrowling.com (an awesome site if you haven't been there before, with lots of information) and i don't know what i did but that door that no one has been able to open suddenly opened after a big gust of wind. (Peeves?) inside was this book with a message from JKR herself where she released the name of book 6! i think it was a software glitch or something because i have no idea how i got the door open... then again, i was fooling around with the web site for hours yesterday, so it might have been something i did. the reason i think it's a glitch though is because the date of the message is the first of July, which is like a week away. i think we weren't supposed to find it until then. anyway, i turned on my screen capture software and went back to the book room to record what happened. i captured the movie and uploaded it (although it would be better if someone could host it for me because geocities might clunk out). you can find it at this link: http://www.geocities.com/hpstorge/screen.mpg you can't really see what her message is in the video, so i retyped it below: ***message with spoilers below*** 01/07/04 Erm… it is perhaps time for me to reveal the title of Book 6! I am nearing completion of the first draft and have definitely decided upon a title. I had numerous possibilities in mind, but as I wrote, I realized that only one did the book justice. The more clever Potter fans may recognize that the title relates directly to both 'Order of the Phoenix' and 'Chamber of Secrets.' I will be highly amused if one of you can guess exactly what's going on! On a side note, the length of the book is growing so fast, I could swear Filius has put an Engorgement Charm on it; an editor's nightmare! I promised myself not to exceed the length of 'Order of the Phoenix,' but every day that passes makes that undertaking more difficult. Incidentally, I have much more work ahead. Alas, the time has come! Here is the reward for you lot that so diligently figured out all the puzzles on the site. If you scroll down to the bottom of this page, I will reveal to you the title of Book 6! ... The title of Book 6 is: Harry Potter and the Pillar of Storgé ***end message*** I was sooooo excited when i read it! i can't believe she's released the title so early! what pillar? where is it? who/what/where is Storgé? to me it sounds like the name of a powerful wizard... Dumbledore's relative perhaps??? if you have any theories about this, i'd love to hear them. i have a better quality video of the open door and the message. you can email me at hpstorge@yahoo.com and i'll try to send it to you (it's a big, big file). i'd also love to hear what you have to say about the title! i'm sooooo excited, i can't believe it! |
UK Hardback | UK Paperback | US Hardback | US Paperback | |
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Philosopher's Stone Sorcerer's Stone (US) | June 30, 1997 | June 30, 1997 | September 1, 1998 | September 8, 1999 |
Chamber of Secrets | July 2, 1998 | February, 1999 | June 2, 1999 | August 15, 2000 |
Prisoner of Azkaban | July 8, 1999 | April 1, 2000 | September 8, 1999 | September 11, 2001 |
Goblet of Fire | July 8, 2000 | July 6, 2001 | July 8, 2000 | July 31, 2002 |
Order of the Phoenix | June 21, 2003 | July 10, 2004 | June 21, 2003 | August 10, 2004 |
Half-Blood Prince | July 16, 2005 | June 23, 2006 | July 16, 2005 | July 25, 2006 |
Deathly Hallows | July 21, 2007 | July 10, 2008 | July 21, 2007 | July 7, 2009 |
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | March 1, 2001 | March 12, 2001 | March 1, 2001 | N/A |
Quidditch Through the Ages | March 1, 2001 | March 12, 2001 | March 1, 2001 | N/A |
The Tales of Beedle the Bard | December 4, 2008 | N/A | December 4, 2008 | N/A |
* The only difference between the British "Children's" and "Adult" editions is the cover graphics.
* HD DVD and Blu-ray discs are not affected by PAL vs. NTSC encoding differences. HD DVD discs are not restricted by region codes (they will play in all HD DVD players). And Warner does not restrict their Blu-ray discs by region codes (they will play in all Blu-ray players). HD DVD is now a defunct format; no further HP films will appear on HD DVD.