Harry Potter creator hints final film may not be the end

By Richard Alleyne in The Telegraph -  07 July 2011

But as they packed Trafalgar Square for premiere of the final film, they were given an unexpected surprise - this may not be the end after all.

JK Rowling told the crowd that while she had no immediate plans to resurrect her boy wizard, she would "never say never".

To deafening cheers, she added: "It is my baby and if I want to bring it out to play again I will."

Harry Potter lovers from across the globe had filled the famous piazza in central London and spilt over to the steps of surrounding buildings as they paid their final respects to the young, bespectacled wizard, whose adventures began before many of them were born.

There were so many people by the time the stars walked the red carpet that police had to close nearby roads and order crowds away from traffic islands and street corners.


It was all a long way from 1997, when struggling author JK Rowling finally got her first book in the franchise published. Such was the lack of ambition that only 1,000 copies were printed.
Almost immediately however the franchise took off – and now, seven novels later, she has sold more than 450 million copies and been translated into 67 languages.
The subsequent films have grossed more than £4 billion at the box office and with merchandising the whole phenomenon is thought to be worth more than £10 billion.
Now the final film, Harry Potter and the The Deathly Hallows Part Two, is expected to be the biggest yet.

Full story at The Telegraph.