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Author JK Rowling has revealed the title of the seventh and final Harry Potter book.Author JK Rowling has revealed the title of the seventh and final Harry Potter book.
The book will be called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It will be called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The announcement was made on the writer's official website.
The announcement was made on the writer's official website. Fans must play a game in order to find out what the title is. Despite the publication date not being known, the book is tipped to be a big seller, like the rest in the series.
This week Rowling, 41, revealed how she has gone back to writing in cafes - as she did 13 years ago when starting to write about the boy wizard. Speculation about the plot has surrounded the book after Rowling admitted two characters will die - some think it could be Harry Potter himself.
'Elated and overwrought'
The title has certainly got some fans excited.
Harry, 13, from Leicestershire emailed BBC Newsround and said: "It sounds interesting, but a bit sinister."
This week Rowling revealed how she has gone back to writing in cafes - as she did 13 years ago when starting to write about the boy wizard.
She has also admitted how she has been dreaming of the character.She has also admitted how she has been dreaming of the character.
Writing on her website she described it as an "epic dream" where she was Harry and the narrator simultaneously.Writing on her website she described it as an "epic dream" where she was Harry and the narrator simultaneously.
'Elated and overwrought' THE HARRY POTTER SERIES Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanHarry Potter and the Goblet of FireHarry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
In a recent blog the writer said she has been working hard on the last book. In a recent web posting, she said she has been working hard on the last book.
"I'm now writing scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even more," she said."I'm now writing scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even more," she said.
She also described feeling "alternately elated and overwrought" at writing it and joked she cannot decide if she wants to finish it or not.She also described feeling "alternately elated and overwrought" at writing it and joked she cannot decide if she wants to finish it or not.
The first four novels in the series have been turned into films, while the fifth, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is currently in production and is due for release in July 2007.
Helena Bonham Carter joins the cast as the evil Bellatrix Lestrange and Imelda Staunton will play the part of dark arts teacher Dolores Umbridge.