This is what J. K. Rowling said on her website after electronic copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows appeared on the internet and also after copies of the hardcover were sold over the internet by an online retailer. The author also expressed disappointment when a review of the book (even yet unreleased) appeared in the esteemed New York Times.

She urged fans to ignore the unauthenticated information that started to spread a few weeks ago. She also gave thanks to the newspapers and bookstores who protect the secrecy of the book until the very minute it is to be released.

If you don’t want to run into spoilers, be very careful where you go on the internet. Sites like Ebay have pages of the book for sale, you can also find spoilers in YouTube and similar sites.

Do not worry, true fans, in a very short time you will know everything!