so what happens to harry and his friends?

as the big day nears, speculations about harry potter's survival/demise are running rampant. the biggest issue of course is the question burning in everyone's mind: will harry's candle finally snuff out?

for some, this question is already moot point. the only relevant question is, who else will jk rowling send to the chopping block? a big majority will convince you it's voldemort, others will swear it'll be most likely snape, or even ron (or anyone from the weasley clan), hermione, neville, lupin, hagrid, mcgonagall, practically anybody.

in fact, the cyberspace is being deluged by a number of potential "spoilers" (heard that one about gabriel yet?) regarding book 7. the latest of course is this purported advance copy of HP and the Deathly Hallows. the latest word is that this isn't the only version lurking in the Net these days. There are reportedly  3 versions of them flying around so you need to be very discerning to decide which one to believe…

wow. Pseudoshrink just gave me this LINK (possible **SPOILERS**). to tell you frankly, there are too many deaths in it for comfort. (didn't jk rowling say only 2 characters will die?) this one almost seems like a bloodbath heheh. it's too fantastic to believe, but hey until i actually have the book in my hands i'll treat everything with a grain of salt.

there are countless articles about the mounting anticipation as fans and non-fans await in awe of the final unfolding of this global phenomenon. let's hope we can last until saturday, with our sanity intact.

until then…

UPDATE: it now looks like the scans in the last link (Epilogue) is a genuine copy of book 7. it turns out that a number of customers who have pre-ordered HP: THDH received their copy several days ahead of schedule in clear violation of rules. the publishers are already taking appropriate legal action.