'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' will be sixth of popular series, agent confirms.
June 29, 2004: 11:36 AM EDT
By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The sixth book in the popular Harry Potter series will be titled "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince," the books' author J.K. Rowling has announced.
The title of the sixth Harry Potter book will be "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince."
Rowling made the announcement on her Web site, JKRowling.com, although it took some knowledge of her site by dedicated fans to reveal the title. The path to find the title was explained on a fan's site, WizardNews.com, and was confirmed Tuesday by her literary agent, Christopher Little Agency, which was reached in London by CNN/Money.
Rowling is still in the process of writing the book and no release date has been set, according to her agent. The fifth book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," was published in 2003, and is due out in paperback version in Britain on July 10 and in the United States on Aug. 10.
Overall the first five books in the series have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide since the debut of the first book, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," in 1997. The British publisher of the books is Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, while the U.S. publisher is Scholastic Corp. (SCHL: Research, Estimates)
The first three books have been turned into movies. The third, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," is still in theaters. Between them the first three films have have done box office of $2.4 billion worldwide, through June 27, after costing just less than $500 million to film and market, according to Hollywood tracking firm Box Office Mojo.
The fourth movie, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," is due in theaters in November 2005. The first four movies are all from Warner Bros., which like CNN/Money is a unit of Time Warner (TWX: Research, Estimates).
Rumors of other titles
A "rumors" section of the site had included a post from fans Monday that the new title would be "Harry Potter and the Pillar of Storge" but Rowling dismissed that idea on the site, saying, "I am trying very hard not to be offended that anyone thought this was possible."
Another posting in the rumor section said that the title would be "Harry Potter and the Toenail of Icklibogg" to which Rowling responded, "Well, if you believed the Storge one..."
On her site's main "Daily News" page Rowling wrote, "Well the door opened at last and I showed you the title of book six -- the genuine title, the title that will appear on the published book, the title I have been using in my head for ages and ages. Unfortunately, however, the door opened on the very same day the 'Pillar of Storge' hoaxer struck."
Rowling said that she had once considered the new title for her second book, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."
"Certain crucial pieces of information in book six were originally planned for 'Chamber of Secrets,' but very early on I realized that this information's proper home was book six," she wrote on the home page.
She seemed to confirm the Half Blood Prince title on the Daily News page by adding "The HBP is neither Harry nor Voldemort," she wrote. Lord Voldemort is the series' villain.
Well... I don't know about the title... but she does them for a reason.
It's different... but, each book is changing... and the title change fits the story change.
I just can't wait... keep writing JKR. We are so ready for book 6.
It's probably a character we already know. She said this book has a strong connection to book 2, so I think I'll have to go back and read that one again.
Seamus is also a half blood-mom witch/dad muggle
Lupin is also a half blood, but he is not mentioned until book 3.
Hagrid-half blood-wizard dad/giant mum.
Ummm... Dudley is a half-blood. He's half pig!
Hagrid just brought it out in book one with that tail.
It was hiding all these years... and that's why he's getting bigger and bigger now.
Because he can be himself since that revelation.
what if the whole point of the book is them working out who the Half-Blood Prince is? Then we probably wont know who the Half-Blood Prince is until the end of the book
That's okay, Grant... after all, I don't mind waiting till the end. It's the waiting for the book to even be completed, and printed, that get's me all wound up. I'm looking forward to trying to figure out who it could be... and what it could pertain to.
heather15644 said this in post #32 : I was thinking maybe Godric Gryffindor.
Ooooooooooooo, Harry pulled the sword of Gryffindor out of the Sorting Hat in Book 2 but it was never properly explained. Could that be the clue? Does the information that she saved for this installment concern Harry being Godric's heir?
That would also explain why Gryffindor fought with Slytherin over admitting muggle borns. If he was a half blood he would want to see everyone admitted.
KJ said this in post #41 : He had pictures... that weren't developed, so I know that he didn't doctor them!
Pictures -pah! They won't stand up in court. <Mike packs his trunk and leaves for Mexico. Mike then remembers that he's in Britain and Mexico is a long way away. Mike therefore decides Spain would be cheaper.>
Pictures -pah! They won't stand up in court. <Mike packs his trunk and leaves for Mexico. Mike then remembers that he's in Britain and Mexico is a long way away. Mike therefore decides Spain would be cheaper.>
And since Kris and Sherry are in San Diego, Spain would be an easier to hide.
fuscia said this in post #46 : Aww, he never gossips with me anymore.
Now now Sherry, what about all those poor people around the globe that Mike hasn't spiritually awoken with his magic touch? My duty is a harsh mistress <Mike pulls grim but determined face>... saving the world... one internet forum at a time.
hey i want to be spiritually awoken!!! ... or do i?.. ok im confused again this is just like the wand thing all over again.. we need to start a thread for things that confuse me.
daemon17 said this in post #49 : hey i want to be spiritually awoken!!! ... or do i?.. ok im confused again this is just like the wand thing all over again.. we need to start a thread for things that confuse me.
fuscia said this in post #51 : Daemon, you just need to post here more. You will get used to our "uniqueness" and understand it. Before long, you will be picking on Mike too.
With every new forum user, that small space of time in which they have yet to find out what an idiot I am shrinks drastically -I must be doing something right!
fuscia said this in post #56 : Oh please, I remember stuff from ways to annoy Voldemort, and let us not forget the wand conversation. You fit in just fine with the rest of us Mike.
A-a-acceptance? Wow, this is just like that time at the asylum, thanks you guys.
There's always one. 
