"Within hours, you will know what happens to Harry, Ron, Hermione and the rest," Rowling wrote."All the secrets I have been carrying around for so long will be yours, too."Ī young Canadian was among the fans at the Deathly Hallows release and book-signing at the Natural History Museum.Nine-year-old Matthew Pincin of Richmond Hill, Ont., wonan invitation ina contest by the book's Canadian publisher, Raincoast Books.
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Rowling, writing on her website Friday, said she was feeling a "mixture of excitement, nerves and relief" as the launch of the last book in the boy wizard series approached. In Bangkok, British ambassador David Fall was to hand over Thailand's first official copy of the book to the first customer in line at the Emporium Shopping Complex.Īcross Latin America, bookstores were staying open late and Mexico City's Gandhi bookstore planned to keep the party going all weekend, with showings of the movies and readings in Spanish of excerpts from the book. In India, stores were opening at dawn for special Harry Potter parties. local time Saturday, defying criticism from Orthodox Jewish lawmakers for opening on the Sabbath, when the law requires most businesses in Israel to close. Tel Aviv's Steimatzky bookstore was due to open at 2:01 a.m. "I don't want Harry to die," said one young fan.īookstores across the globe made special preparations for the publishing event. ((Raincoast))Īt Waterstone's bookstore on Piccadilly in central London, more than 5,000 people lined up for hours before the midnight opening. Saturday's release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has prompted thousands of parties and overnight events at bookstores around the world, as fans gather to mark the end of the series. Rowling sat in a large wing-backed chair and read the opening pages. Some 500 children from around the world have won the privilege of attending the special midnight event. Hundreds of fans gathered at London's Natural History Museum to hear author J.K. Hours earlier, at a minute past midnightin London, England, readers who had been waiting in the rain at bookstores rushed to get their hands on the newbook. His sister, Emma, 9, said her favourite character in the books is Potter's friend Hermione "because she's so smart." "I feel happy and sad because it's the end," said Max Schindler, 7, who sported a wizard hat. Hogwarts is the wizard school Harry Potter attends. Many attendeeswere dressed in homemade Hogwarts uniforms.
In Toronto, hundreds of families packed a downtown street that was closed off for the release.A Chapters storewas staging what was billed as the largest release party in the country. "We didn't want the media to influence the outcome of the book for us, because there are spoilers popping up everywhere," said Emily Power, 15, referring to apparent plot leaks that surfaced online in the days leading up to the release. John's, a few friends headed to a nearby provincial park for a weekend of camping and reading.
Minutes after buyingthe bookat a late-night release party in St. The book attracted scores of fans dressed as Ron, Hermione, witches, Death Eaters and Muggles to bookshops around the world in anticipation of buying a copy of the book at a minute past midnight. John's,which is inthe first time zone in North America to get the book,30 minutes ahead of Halifax and an hour and a half ahead of Toronto.
ET, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallowsbecame available in St. The day Harry Potter fans have both anxiously awaited and dreaded arrived Friday, as the long-awaited final book in the popular series was released around the globe.Īt 10:30 p.m.
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