Yes I'm a Harry Potter reader. Yes I've read all of the books and seen all of the films. Yes I've pre-ordered the book for arrival this Saturday to my home. Yes Yes Yes. I'm all of the above, guilty as charged. Now let's get past this fact and move on to the interesting essay.

In my searches for a pre-release copy of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" I came across a fantastic essay discussing why J.K. Rowling has created the character Snape in the fashion that she has and the buildup and ultimately predications of the essay author as to Snape's part in the final book of the series. I won't discuss them here in case people don't want to be swayed regarding the possibilities of the final novel, however please feel free to make comments regarding your thoughts on the essay in the comments section.

The essay is by Orson Scott Card who is best known for his work on the Ender books. This isn't just another fanboi creating his ideas of an essay, this is an established and well known author, who is familiar with the fiction creation process, discussing what ultimately sounds like a real ending to the Potter series.

I enjoyed this 23 page read immensely and highly recommend it to anyone who would like a glimpse into the thought process behind creating such a complex series of characters and novels.

Someone on the Full-Disclosure mailing list has claimed to have hacked into the publishing company behind the successful Harry Potter series of books. If you don't know who Harry Potter is, get your face out of your computer terminal and look at the rest of the real world.

In the post, the "hacker" gives a high level plot summary, including revealing the end of the book. What I find interesting is that the publisher will neither confirm or deny the spoiler. We'll see if the "hacker" is right in about a month.

Here is a link to the full disclosure post. Beware that is contains potential spoilers!