J.K.Rowling finished Harry Potter 7 on Jan 11th 2007 & it's now being edited
...and she left the following scribble at the Balmoral Hotel (Edinburgh) to mark the occasion.
JK ROWLING finished her final Harry Potter book three weeks ago - according to a clue she left in a hotel room.
The author scribbled a note in black marker on the back of a marble bust in Edinburgh’s five-star Balmoral Hotel.
It read: “JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room (652) on 11th Jan 2007.”
One worker snapped the message on a mobile phone camera. And a hotel source said: “We couldn’t believe it when we saw it.
“We get celebrities in the Balmoral all the time and they often sign autographs for fans - but no one has left one behind on an ornament before.”
JK’s seventh and last Harry Potter is due out on July 21, her website revealed yesterday.
The Balmoral refused to comment on the message. But the writer’s representative confirmed she had been penning the novel at the swanky hotel.
The venue is a world away from JK’s roots as an author. She wrote the first in the series - Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone - in Edinburgh cafes Nicholson’s and The Elephant House while a single mum on benefits.
JK has already said two characters die in the new book - with widespread speculation that Harry is one of them.
Bookies William Hill are offering evil Lord Voldemort as 2/1 favourite to kill him.
Other bets on the plot include Harry’s pals Ron and Hermione MARRYING.
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Author JK Rowling scribbled a note to fans on a marble bust in the Edinburgh hotel room where she finished her final Harry Potter novel.
The millionaire left the message after completing the book at the city's five-star Balmoral Hotel.
In black marker on an antique-style statue, she wrote: "JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows in this room on 11 Jan 2007."
The hotel confirmed the Edinburgh-based author signed a bust in the hotel.
However the spokeswoman for the 188-room city centre Balmoral, where rates range from £290 to £1,575 a night, refused to say which room the author had stayed in.
A spokeswoman for the author said: "We can confirm JK Rowling did write some of the book at the Balmoral last month and did complete the book at that hotel."
The writer announced on Thursday that the seventh and final instalment in the series, which will follow Harry during his final year at Hogwarts, would be published on 21 July.
As a single mother on benefits more than a decade ago, Rowling used to visit cafes not too far from the Balmoral while penning the first book, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.
Since then, the author, who lives in Edinburgh with her husband, Dr Neil Murray, and their three children, has sold 325 million books and earned an estimated £520m.
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JK Rowling celebrated finishing the seventh Harry Potter book by scribbling a note on the back of a miniature statue, according to hotel staff.
A spokesperson for the posh Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh told CBBC Newsround that the author wrote in black marker pen on the back of a small statue.
She wrote: 'JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room on 11th Jan 2007.'
But sadly it's now being kept locked away so fans can't see it yet.
The hotel says it's being kept under lock and key in a safe place.
JK announced on her website on Thursday that the book would be released on 21 July 2007. The manuscript has been delivered to the companies who publish her books in the UK and America.
And the author is "busy editing", the process where she goes through the story with someone from her publishers to see if any small alterations are needed before it's printed.
There's no information yet about how long the book will be.
Some fans think that the price of Deathly Hallows could give a clue. In the UK it's £17.99 - one pound more expensive than books five and six. And in the USA it's $34.99, five dollars more expensive than the last two books.
But publishers in the UK and USA say that the bigger price doesn't necessarily mean a much bigger book, and that the increase may well have more to do with the cost of producing being higher this year.
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JK ROWLING finished her final Harry Potter book three weeks ago - according to a clue she left in a hotel room.
The author scribbled a note in black marker on the back of a marble bust in Edinburgh’s five-star Balmoral Hotel.
It read: “JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room (652) on 11th Jan 2007.”
One worker snapped the message on a mobile phone camera. And a hotel source said: “We couldn’t believe it when we saw it.
“We get celebrities in the Balmoral all the time and they often sign autographs for fans - but no one has left one behind on an ornament before.”
JK’s seventh and last Harry Potter is due out on July 21, her website revealed yesterday.
The Balmoral refused to comment on the message. But the writer’s representative confirmed she had been penning the novel at the swanky hotel.
The venue is a world away from JK’s roots as an author. She wrote the first in the series - Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone - in Edinburgh cafes Nicholson’s and The Elephant House while a single mum on benefits.
JK has already said two characters die in the new book - with widespread speculation that Harry is one of them.
Bookies William Hill are offering evil Lord Voldemort as 2/1 favourite to kill him.
Other bets on the plot include Harry’s pals Ron and Hermione MARRYING.
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Author JK Rowling scribbled a note to fans on a marble bust in the Edinburgh hotel room where she finished her final Harry Potter novel.
The millionaire left the message after completing the book at the city's five-star Balmoral Hotel.
In black marker on an antique-style statue, she wrote: "JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows in this room on 11 Jan 2007."
The hotel confirmed the Edinburgh-based author signed a bust in the hotel.
However the spokeswoman for the 188-room city centre Balmoral, where rates range from £290 to £1,575 a night, refused to say which room the author had stayed in.
A spokeswoman for the author said: "We can confirm JK Rowling did write some of the book at the Balmoral last month and did complete the book at that hotel."
The writer announced on Thursday that the seventh and final instalment in the series, which will follow Harry during his final year at Hogwarts, would be published on 21 July.
As a single mother on benefits more than a decade ago, Rowling used to visit cafes not too far from the Balmoral while penning the first book, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.
Since then, the author, who lives in Edinburgh with her husband, Dr Neil Murray, and their three children, has sold 325 million books and earned an estimated £520m.
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JK Rowling celebrated finishing the seventh Harry Potter book by scribbling a note on the back of a miniature statue, according to hotel staff.
A spokesperson for the posh Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh told CBBC Newsround that the author wrote in black marker pen on the back of a small statue.
She wrote: 'JK Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room on 11th Jan 2007.'
But sadly it's now being kept locked away so fans can't see it yet.
The hotel says it's being kept under lock and key in a safe place.
JK announced on her website on Thursday that the book would be released on 21 July 2007. The manuscript has been delivered to the companies who publish her books in the UK and America.
And the author is "busy editing", the process where she goes through the story with someone from her publishers to see if any small alterations are needed before it's printed.
There's no information yet about how long the book will be.
Some fans think that the price of Deathly Hallows could give a clue. In the UK it's £17.99 - one pound more expensive than books five and six. And in the USA it's $34.99, five dollars more expensive than the last two books.
But publishers in the UK and USA say that the bigger price doesn't necessarily mean a much bigger book, and that the increase may well have more to do with the cost of producing being higher this year.
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