Arthur A.Levine, co-editor of the "Harry Potter" books, reveals the cover of the final edition in the best-selling series..



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For all of you, Harry Potter fans, hold on to your Hogwarts hats if you enjoy reading the first six Harry Potter books from best selling author J.K.Rowling. I am betting you're counting down the days to the July 21st release of the 7th and final book in this series. It's called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and it will have a record breaking first printing 12 million copies here in the US. This morning, Arthur A. Levine, vice president of Arthur A. Levine Books and the co-editor of the Harry Potter series is here to unveil the cover.
Arthur, good morning to you.
Hey, Arthur.
Good morning. Nice to be here.
You brought these books over here. So this is gotta be very exciting for you.(oh yeah)
It's, well, it's exciting because I've been holding this secret now for a month. And, you know, I am looking forward to sharing it with other people and actually being able to talk about it.
I can't stand it. Can I just do this?
Yes.
Be careful, because she has an act, she's a little, this is accident-prone.
So tell us about the artwork. What are we seeing here?
Looks not good for him, for Harry.
We are seeing Harry in a very interesting situation. And uh, readers will find out exactly what that situation is.
So this is.
We know, somebody is gonna die, right?
We do know.
Yeah.
We do know that (on what page?) someone is gonna die.
Let me show(draw up), let me show you, that's the front cover obviously. Here's the entire jacket the way it plays out. (Because it wraps around the book) It wraps around the whole book. (yes)
Who, what's happening here?
Well, uh, I can't tell you exactly what's happening here, but that is (of course)He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and that is the first time he's been shown on the jacket. And actually, it's interesting, coz we've made this extra long. The flaps, the parts that are wrapped around the book (Right), are a little bit longer than usual, so you have more artwork than usual. It's very beautiful.
Do you have mixed emotion,as the guy who brought it here, do you have mixed emotions about this series coming to an end?
Oh, yeah, sure. I mean , when I was reading it, you know, I had both the excitement and the, you know, the power of the book and the plot driving me forward, but I also was feeling a little sad like (Did you cry?) It is the last time. (Yeah)I did, sobbing.
That means that somebody we likely die, (Yeah.) doesn't it?
Well, it means it's a very very emotional book.
Just tribute a wise, how long does it take to print 12 million copies of a book?
You know, it takes several weeks.
Gosh!
Well, congratulations. (It's a beautiful cover). We can't wait to see it in July.
Thank you very much.
Thanks, Arthur.
It's a pleasure.
Thank you very much. (Thank you.)And just to remind that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will arrive at bookstores on July 21st.
Obviously, it is a smash hit series.

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