Alley-Oop

[naamagatus]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "catorman" <catherine at c...> wrote:

> 
> I'm still unsure why some of the major bookstores in the UK are 
> advertising the new book if they haven't been given official 
> information on a release date, or at least month.  In response to 
my 
> last post on the subject, Kathryn said that a sales assistant in 
her 
> local Waterstones said that having the pre-order forms out 
> was "daft."  This is the response I got last week, but it seems 
that 
> in the meantime (ie, a couple of days ago) this story has changed, 
> and they are being advised by Head Office to say July.
> 
> I honestly think that they're all playing with us.  I'm hoping that 
> they know exactly when it is going to be out, but have decided to 
> have a short a time as possible between announcement and actual 
> release date.  Why, I don't know, but the information currently 
> flying around just doesn't make sense.

To me, it sounds as though JKR is really still writing (happily or 
otherwise) and that the publishers really have no idea when the 
manuscript will be ready. The rumours are the product of wishful 
thinking, probably. 

Naama, the pessimist
> 
> Catherine, who is living in hope