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This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

Judith Egerton (16 July 2007). "Final 'Potter' book already sets records". The Courier-Journal (Louisville).
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Suggestions for this article:

-Cite the part about the book being translated into 120+ languages.

-Cite where you found the information on the awards this book has one.

-It seems that the record for this book being the fastest selling book ever may be out of date as it's quoted "as of 2012". Is this record still true?

-There seems to be many direct quotes. Perhaps try to paraphrase more of these?

-Overall, very neutral in tone and decent sources considering that there will be very few scientific sources for this topic.

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Cursed Child[edit]

Do we mention anywhere in the article that while Deathly Hallows is the final HP novel, the storyline continues in Cursed Child, like Revolutions being the final Matrix film while the storyline continues in The Matrix Online? Is Cursed Child even canon? If it is, I think we should do this. --Kailash29792 (talk) 10:42, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No, because there are so many discrepancies in the Cursed Child (Snape?!) that it isn't a continuation, to such a degree that it is stated to be an alternate timeline. Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:09, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Slight clarification to avoid ambiguity[edit]

Harry also learns that he is an unintentional Horcrux, unbeknownst to Voldemort ...

To avoid ambiguity, where it seems to refer to Snape, correct to

Harry also learns that he himself is an unintentional Horcrux, unbeknownst to Voldemort 87.114.44.165 (talk) 17:06, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

True, but the books have most information 2A02:3032:315:3326:81AE:EAE0:48F7:4DB4 (talk) 11:20, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]