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• March 13, 2008: Warner Brothers announced that the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie will be released in two parts. Part 1 will be released in November 2010 and Part 2 will be released in May 2011. [1]

• July 21, 2007: The Deathly Hallows was released at midnight

• May 29, 2007: Warner Brothers announced that the release date for the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie has been moved from July 13 to July 11.

• May 23, 2007: J.K.Rowling has announced that she will be doing a signing of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the Natural History Museum in London. 1700 fans will have their copies signed and will receive a free copy of the 7th book, courtesy of Bloomsbury, UK. 500 of these fans will also be randomly selected to hear J.K.Rowling read from the book at midnight.

• May 8, 2007: With nearly 11 weeks to go till the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Amazon.com announced this morning that it has taken more than 1 million pre-orders worldwide and that it has lowered the price once again for the book.[2]

• May 8, 2007: JK Rowling has updated her web site's FAQ section on the books, answering questions about Draco, Voldemort's birthday and what houses Tonks and Myrtle were in.[3]

• March 28, 2007: The cover art for the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has been announced! The covers for the UK version and US version were released. The US version is drawn by Mary GrandPre, and the UK version is by Jason Crockcroft. [4]