Was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows LEAKED onto the Internet? NOPE

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2007 by Peter Sciretta

Was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows LEAKED onto the Internet? I have found a 281 page e-book which claims to be the beginning of J.K. Rowling’s final book in the Harry Potter saga has shown up on an internet website ebookscottage.com. I have read most of the Potter books but am unable to confirm if this internet release is real or fake. I find it very odd that anyone would write 281 pages about Harry Potter just to fool a bunch of people. I’m hoping someone, possibly a Harry Potter fan, can confirm or deny the authentic of this possible leak.

UPDATE: It turns out that the 281 pages are part of a fan created fictional work. Thanks to the slashfilm.com readers for some nice detective work. It still amazes me that a fan would spend THAT MUCH time on a piece of fan fiction.

The official US edition is 784 pages in length. So if real, this leaked portion could be the first third of the book. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows hits store shelves on July 21st 2007.

Comments

Suzimae

I don't think this is part of the real book. It looks to be fanfic. Definitely not JKR's style.

Andrew

It definitely isn't real, or it would have made the news on all the fansites. No, this happens with every book release. People claiming they have unreleased portions of the book and such.. These things are very very unlikely to happen due to the high precautions taken by JK Rowling and the publisher. As to why someone would write 280 pages to fool people.. I don't think they did it for this reason. It was probably a fan fiction that they or anyone else wrote earlier and this person just thought it would be cool to pass it for a leak at this time as we're nearing release. Fansites didn't even take the time to deny this. They know it happens all the time. If you go to the IMDb boards, you'll find a couple of similar things too.

Frey

Nope, definitely not real. There are mistakes I don't think JKR would make. I read about 30 pages and it was pretty painful. Not JKR's style at all.

Kay

The Admin Team of PhoenixSong.net have recently learned that there is a "leaked" file of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows floating around the internet, specifically in bit torrent form. While people obviously have different opinions on "spoilers" in general, this one is especially troublesome because it is actually a plagiarized version of our own Melindaleo's fan fic, "The Seventh Horcrux", available legitimately here at PhoenixSong: http://www.phoenixsong.net/fanfiction/story/3517/ Please be aware that Melindaleo was in no way involved in re-titling her fan fic as the seventh book or in trying to pass it off as a leaked copy of the seventh book. Someone else did this without her knowledge or permission, and she has been quite upset and worried, especially about the fact that people may be being duped by this situation.

Anna

What website do you go to to read it?

Crystal

yeah, where do you go to read it?

Will

It's fan fiction that someone has put up as Deathly Hallows
http://www.veritaserum.com/forums/index.php?s=6...

HappyEvilDude

Dude, it's fake. If you'd done a minimum of research (say, for example typing Harry Potter Leaked Book on Google), you would have come across hundreds of websites reporting about the "leak" and confirming it's a fan fic. This one for example: www.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/17harry.htm

Jim Sawyer

The book in question is a fan-fiction. It is an excellent book but not written by JKR. "The Seventh Horcrux" by Melindaleo
The Seventh Horcrux
Harry has to decide who to trust as he moves closer to fulfilling his destiny. Will he be able to find and destroy all the Horcruxes? And at what price? Will he be able to find the strength within himself? AndÃ¢â‚¬Â¦can he do it and still get the girl
Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Action/Adventure - Chapters: 37 - Words: 294,289 - Reviews: 1257 - Updated: 11-11-06 - Published: 2-25-06

Richie

i have read most of it and it has a pretty raunchy sex scene so i would be guessing its not real and it kind of sucked the way it unfoled so i fkn hope its not real

Yi Mon Khin

I am always your fan.

ppv

definitely fanfic......both of them...read both the "the seventh horcrux" and the 281 page version...and i repeat both are fanfics....
for the first one : "the seventh horcrux " check out http://www.phoenixsong.net/fanfiction the whole book is there..its by a person called melindaleo and i have to say hats off for the dedication invloved in the fanfic....but it is still a fanfic..and people please give credit to this person and i dont think he/she leaked it as the 7th book ...he/she explicitly says its a fanfic on the site...
for the second one :" the 281 pages one is a fanfic called "the last task" i read on some site and was posted by a person called "razzberry2"...i still have to confirm who the auther is but this is yet another fanfic.....THE REASON ITS 281 PAGES LONG IS THAT BECAUSE ITS STILL BIENG UPDATED...I NOW HAVE THE NEXT 2 CHAPTERS ALSO...:).....SO ALL U PEOPLE GO BUY THE REAL BOOK WHEN IT RELEASES

Black-Elmo

I ended up finding a 600+ page version with 28 chapters

Debadeep

I have 3 versions - one 281 page version (as discussed here), one 547 page version, which seems to be an extension of the earlier version (would u call that fanfic again?), and another one containing 659 pages, and the version who sent me this version claims that the Reuters reporter who first reported the leak of the HP7 book, sent him the ebook. It is quite possible that all are fanfics, and it is also possible that one of them, or could be part of them, are real.

P.S. If anybody wants any of the versions send me a mail.

sadiya

Hey Debadeep, can u please send me all the three versions of harry potter 7 u have.
My email ID is sadiya8989@yahoo.com
Thanks a lot.

mad deria

i've read the 659 page version and i'm pretty sure jkr wouldn't write such raunchy material, i know the characters may have gotten older but the book is still aimed towards the a younger market! (as well as old).

Ps. except for the lovy dovy stuff it was pretty good, the fake is worth a read if not just to help pass the time till we get a hold of the real thing

Andre

I have download some versions in the emule network. And I got one that has the book till chapter 28.
It is the book, I am pretty sure.
This link has a little dialogueÃ‚Â´s piece from the book.

I wonÃ‚Â´t spoil saying who, but there are two deaths on harryÃ‚Â´s side in it.
I donÃ‚Â´t recommend downloading it, because it will only make you more eager to buy the book.

I already bought it on pre-sale.

See ya,
Andre

Andre

I was not able to put the link. It is on business-standard.com and the name of the text is "Is this the real Potter?"

See ya,
Andre

Absolutroot

I can confirm that there is an ebook floating around that is 659 pages in length. I have read it, and although it does not seem to be the final version of the book, considering there are some authors notes in the text, it looks complletely genuine. I can not say if there are some chapters missing or not, because I do not have the final release, but this one does end and put closure on the series, so I would say it is the full version, but it may just be shorter because it is in ebook form. I will not give any information on the book though, I will just simply point to you where I got it, because I dont want to be sued. I found it on a torrent at demonoid.com

fulllefty

hai debadeep. I'got the 281 pages version of HP7 and the 659 pages.could you send me the 547 pages version to my e-mail:fulllefty@gmail.com. Thank you very much

james

Debadeep, i already got the 281 pages file.
could you please send me a copy of the lengthy versions of
the allegedly leaked deathly hallows. thank you very much.

james

Debadeep, i already got the 281 pages file.
could you please send me a copy of the lengthy versions of
the allegedly leaked deathly hallows. thank you very much.
email: jamesvermin@gmail.com

anonymous

ALWAYS UPLOAD ON ESNIPS.COM

Hey Please keep one thing in mind.
Never upload on rapid share it charges for download
upload on esnips.com

Debadeep

I hate to say this, but at present the internet connection at my residence is down, and i am having to depend on a cyber cafe. i will mail them to all of u who requested, as soon as my home connexion gets fixed. just wait for a couple more days - i think my connexion will be fixed by then.

:)
Love n Regards,

Debadeep.

hata

guys, seriously, don't bother. it's not JKR's copy. too much sex in the book....lol....

Charles Snider

Hello,
Would you email me any and all DH spoilers as they surface please for a TV documentary about DH?
Thank you,
www.myspace.com/chucksnider

Anonymous

Definitely a fake. I've read each harry potter book at least 10 times, some more than that. Judging by the first few paragraphs, I can say with all certainty that this "leak" is fake. It's written in a style completely not that of JKR. One of the biggest hints that it's not real is all the sex talk. Another huge hint is how it starts. It always, ALWAYS, goes back to starting with harry (be it a dream/vision sequence).

Don't bother with it.

Hellraiser

hey deebadeep,would you send me this version of 547 pages please????
my eimail is smash896@hotmail.com
thanks!!!!!!

Blackout

Hey deebadeep can u email me the 547 version at senator_10@msn.com

tep

Could anybody tell me, in one of those supposedly "leaked" e-book, did they reveal who R.A.B. is? Just don't tell me who they said he is. I've got a friend who said that his roommate got a "leaked" version, and I said no that's definitely fake. I said if you don't mind spoilers or anything then go read it. So he did. Now a day later, he sent me a text message saying that he knows who RAB is already.

james

the 281 pages version leak remains a fanfiction unless it's authenticity is proven. but the fact that the fanfic was published in the internet some time before the confirmed spoilers/plot details from different interviews of Ms.Rowling were posted in the internet make it look very suspicious. STILL it may be the genuine work plagiarized or it may just be disguised as a fanfic. i think this fanfiction may best be criticized as the closest to the canon continuation of book6. it answers unresolved plot details from previous books. the raunchy sex scene may be justified because the protagonist is of age in this timeline.

Bobby

Hey deebadeep can you send me the 547 page version. My email address is bobbyzx7776@gmail.com.

harriet

yeah, its fake. this does not have ANY of the genios of jkrowling AT ALL

Nastasae

Hi deebadeep would you also mind sending me the 659 page ver. I have read the 547 ver and woud really like to know what happens in the end, even if its a fake. Thanks my email is nastasae@yahoo.com

Sriram

Hi Deebadeep would you send me the 659 page version.I already read the 281 page version.
My email address is sensationsamir@gmail.com

V Deevis

Hi Deebadeep would you please send me the 659 page version and the 547 version. Thanks

My email address is vharbourne@yahoo.com

hata

guys....just wait for the new book to come out, don't waste ur time on something like this. i jumped to the last chapter immediately and i could tell that it's nothing more to read (considering 20% of the book consists of sex, flirting, and stuff like that). get it out of ur mind. the book is coming out in 2 months. and btw, i saw the movie trailer, it looks stupid caz every character is lack of its characteristic (ever since they changed director). only potter fans are going to watch it because they love the book....sigh.....

ery

Hi deebadeep. could you please send me the all of the three version? This is my email ery284@yahoo.com. Thanks

Amalka

ugh ugh ugh , these fanfic ar sentimental soppy s**t

Wayne

Hi, deebadeep! I wish you could also forward the 547 page fanfic to my email. weng5454@yahoo.com.

It should keep me pre-occupied in the mean time. I'm looking forward to the 7th installment of the Harry Potter series!

Thanks!

Yazmin

Hello Debadeep, please email me what you can. I've just found this site after hours of searching for this so called ''leaked'' version of the new Harry Potter. I've read far to many peoples oppinions on them, and now im just waay to curiouse and eager to read them for myself. Thanx alot!
Email: MZ_LUDA@HOTMAIL.CO.UK

BigFan

Can anybody (Debadeep) mail me 547 page variant at mailto:mail4bigf@yahoo.com

godfire

I've almost completed the 659 page version. though, i'm convinced that it can't
be the real thing, still the writing is nothing short of brilliant (stop comparing with
Rowling please, she's as incomparable as Dumbledore :) ). It's worth a read, till
you get the real thing. if anybody has got the 547 page variant, please mail it to
me at pintoo17in@yahoo.co.in.. love to read anything about potter, till the real
thing arrives :)

nish

will some one pls mail me d 659 or 547 variant pls.

Lindor

Definitely fake. JK just wouldn't make sex so prominent.

srikant

hey whoever has the 3 versions ls pls send it to me at bornsri25@hotmail.com....pls im dyin to read them no matter if its fake...pls

sharath

plzzz if anyone deebadeep i hav got the 281 page thing could u send me the
full version i cant wait

sharath

sorry my mail sharathsu@gmail.com
but the 281 page version is in
http://www.veritaserum.com/forums/index.php?sho...

Sidhaths

Dear Deebadeep,
I have been searching for the 3 internet versions of the 7th harry potter book
I request you to kindly send all the e-books u have on harry potter.

My email adress is siddy_wiz@hotmail.com

Thank you

hitakshi

hey debadeep...pls pls pls mail d versions of harry potter.. i kno many hav been asking 4 it.. but pls it ll b realy sweet on ur part 2 send me a copy of dem..
my add
hitakhi08@hotmail.com

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