( Only theories and speculations here-- no leaks/unauthorized spoilers! )

The last few months have been probably my busiest since my last semester of grad school (when I was working two jobs, one with a long commute, and trying to finish a thesis, all at the same time). This year hasn't been that bad, but it has still been a challenge. ( What I've Been Doing Recently )

(1) Cover art and page counts ( click this at your own risk )

(1) Concerning Book 7:

...(a) JKR's comments on the release date: ( Read more... )

(1) An HP Dream (no, not the MLK Jr. kind of dream-- the real, literal kind) ( Read more... )

(I started to write this as part of my reply to perceval on the previous thread, but decided to split this part out as its own post.)My position-- now that I've had a couple of weeks to consider the title-- is still more or less what it was ( Read more... )

( Spoiler if you haven't already solved the puzzle at JKR.com )

Two issues here:

(1) I note that it was two years ago today (December 20; see the HPL timeline) that JKR announced the completion of HBP. Her publishers followed this shortly with the announcement of a publication schedule for the following July 16.

I commented a bit on this a few months ago, and still mostly stand by those remarks. Of course, ( Read more... )

...had its origin last spring, when the youth orchestra for which I volunteer was preparing for its annual concerto auditions, in which members of the orchestra can try out for the chance to be featured as a soloist with the orchestra during the following school year ( Read more... )

So, when TLC posted the headline this week saying "Owls are delivering W.O.M.B.A.T. results ( Read more... )