Final ending supposedly revealed
Some internet hacker named Gabriel claims to have the final chapters of the Harry Potter manuscript, which he says he got by uploading a virus onto the publisher's servers. He then gives away the ending, which I am not going to share here.
From the Post Chronicle:
An Internet user with the handle Gabriel claims he got the ending to the new Harry Potter book by hacking into a computer at the book's British publisher. Bloomsbury is the publisher of J.K. Rowling's upcoming finale in the fantastical series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which won't be for sale in bookstores until July 21. The hacker posted a message on the Internet Tuesday, providing a lengthy summary of what he contends is the ending to the tale -- and naming two key characters who die in the final installment.
Of course the publishing company won't confirm or deny the truthfulness of this internet spoiler announcement. They don't want to give this Gabriel any credence whatsoever, and hopefully what Gabriel has posted to the web isn't the actual ending. Gabriel claims this is so that Pope Benedict's edict against Harry Potter can be fully realized, by ruining the suspense over the final chapter of the seven-book series.
The alleged hacker indicates he has religious reasons for his Internet exploits, saying Pope Benedict XVI -- while a cardinal -- tied the Harry Potter books to increased neo-paganism among the young.
Yeah, I don't quite get it either, but that's what Gabriel claims.
It's really irritating for some joker to get their hands on the manuscript just so he can wreck the suspense for all of us. Do people have no shame? Can't we all just wait patiently, with bated breath, for the last Harry Potter? All I can say is, my wife and I want to read the book. My kids want to read the book. That's enough to make me wait for the actual book, not some cheap, poorly spelled spoiler.
You want to find out? Either wait till July... or just Google "gabriel harry potter" and you'll get his purported spoiler.