Well, it seems the Harry Potter spoilers are leaked. in Off Topic

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Jul 14 2007, 6:58 am
WARNING: Spoilers in the following file

http://hork.dark-games.org/harrypotter.txt




If you don't want the book spoiled for you, I advise you abandon the internet.
#1 Jul 14 2007, 7:38 am
The book isn't even out until the end of this month, and all of the supposed leaks are nothing more then a bunch of fan crap made up by people with too much time on their hands.

So how did this information get leaked, or is it easy to say it is possible this is also nonsense?
#2 Jul 14 2007, 8:11 am
In response to Revenant Jesus (#1)
I thought someone said Hermione dies?
#3 Jul 14 2007, 8:51 am
In response to Revenant Jesus (#1)
#4 Jul 14 2007, 12:20 pm
In response to Ol' Yeller (#3)
I still say its fake.
#5 Jul 14 2007, 4:46 pm
In response to Revenant Jesus (#4)
Look at this link, and tell me how it could be faked.

http://one.fsphost.com/potterspoiler/ <-- massive spoilers, obviously.
#6 Jul 15 2007, 4:05 am
In response to Ol' Yeller (#3)
Wow, I'm going to hate myself if that site is legit.
#7 Jul 15 2007, 6:10 am
In response to Revenant Jesus (#1)
Don't you remember past HP spoilers? They were available several weeks before the book's public release.

I don't know if THESE spoilers are legit, but they could be IMO.

~Kujila
#8 Jul 15 2007, 6:11 am
In response to Smoko (#5)
Link is dead for me

~Kujila
#9 Jul 15 2007, 6:20 am
In response to Kujila (#8)
It was taken down. I could upload a mirror I made of it recently.
#10 Jul 15 2007, 6:23 am
In response to Smoko (#9)
Sweet.

~Kujila
#11 Jul 15 2007, 7:19 am
In response to Kujila (#10)
#12 Jul 15 2007, 12:15 pm
In response to Smoko (#11)
Thanks man :)

~Kujila
#13 Jul 16 2007, 2:28 am
In response to Smoko (#11)
http://www.zendurl.com/hallows/

Better spoiler list.
#14 Jul 16 2007, 2:33 pm
In response to Smoko (#13)
so Ron dies...and suddenly is alive in the Epilogue..

Sure...

FAKE.
#15 Jul 18 2007, 12:49 pm
In response to Kazekage (#14)
It is 100% FAKE. Unless we have been lied to, the main deciding fact is that this version of the book is 30 pages short of the 784 that the book has been announced to be. The writing style differs at times with JKR's, but I could honestly throw that to the fact the books themselves changed style as they have progressed. The problem I had accepting this as a fake, was that someone obviously took extreme care to disguise it as a real.

While I remain slightly skeptical about it being fake(It just took way too much effort to disguise it as real. I hate to believe someone would purposely try so hard to fool someone), it is one of the best fan fiction work's I have ever read.
#16 Jul 18 2007, 3:13 pm
Well today on the radio Paul Harvey made a comment that the Author of the last Harry Potter books urged all of the people who got a book early not to divulge any spoilers of the book.

That being said it is most certinally possible that any spoilers you read could be true, but honestly, if I was her, I would only trust my closest friends with the books, people I know who would leak any info.
#17 Jul 18 2007, 4:31 pm (Edited on Jul 18 2007, 5:45 pm)
In response to Revenant Jesus (#16)
I heard one story about a mirror being hosted on a website too and that was hacked, but I didn't really believe it, nor did I look it up. But, it's possible a couple got grabbed while they were manufacturing them. I don't really think too much can be done about that, though. (Same thing most likely happens with albums, if they don't get it through a leak, someone gets it once they start manufacturing them)


edit: Turns out people have even got the books shipped to them week(s?) early
#18 Jul 18 2007, 5:58 pm
In response to Cheetoz (#17)
http://www.latimes.com/technology/ la-fi-potter17jul17,1,7095221.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset= true

It's real, unless there is an awesome fan-fiction writer who printed out a legit looking copy of the book. Then had the publisher get a subpoena for Gaia Interactive Inc to find out the details of where the leak started (Hint: Not there)

If it turns out it's fake, I want to find the author of it and give them money. I'm up to chapter 10 and have loved every bit so far. It's real, something fake wouldn't get this sort of attention from the publisher. Of course they are going to play it down. They spent a bunch on security for the book, they'd look stupid if it was leaked.