POSSIBLE SPOILER?????????
Guys, this post contains information related to something I saw on TV today that referenced Harry Potter and my speculation on it. Don't read anymore if you don't want to ruin your reading experience by accident.
I caught the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest on ESPN this afternoon, and there was a Harry Potter reference. One of the contestants, Tim Janus or Eater X when introduced, turned around a posterboard he was holding to display the words "[name of one of the Big 3] Dies" on it directly to the camera. His entry on Wiki says this about it:
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In the 2007 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship, he held up a sign giving away the ending to the as yet, unreleased Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. On the other side, the sign read, "On the seventh day God created Hartford".
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Perhaps the impending release of the final installment has my sarcasm and joke meter a little sensitive, but is there a possibility that this is anything more than just a lame joke? I mean, theoretically the books have been already printed, as reported by a news report displayed on MuggleNet. His wiki says that he's a day trader, but is there a chance someone he knows in a bookstore or the printing industry could have tipped him off? The whole Snape kills Dumbledore thing arose only 2 days before the HBP came out back in 2005, so while that was more at the 11th hour, its not like this leaking of major plot points is unprecedented.
I guess I'm just pissed that watching such a benign piece of crap TV might have ruined the book for me.