Half the people who are genuinely worried about the Harry Potter leak aren’t even reading this because they’ve unplugged their computers and called in sick until Friday when the book is released. For those people not quite as zealous and pathetic, who still have to work their office cubicle day jobs, a helpful Internets user has come up with a fix that will help you avoid the dreaded Harry Potter book leak. All one needs to do is download the Harry Potter Protector.
The bare bones site reads, “The script looks for keywords in a page, and blocks the page if the words are found. Next versions will include the option to view the page with the keywords and surrounding text redacted. Won’t that just be neat.”
Neato indeed. Thanks to Vulture for hipping us to this nerd tool.
Meanwhile, even the New York Times has got into the spoiler business and their lead book review today apparently spoils the plot for suckers the world round. And apparently retailers are being sued for sending the book out early.
Mind-bogglingly wealthy British author J.K Rowling has turned to her website, begging fans to not log online or open their eyes for the next 48 hours or so:
“As launch night looms, let’s all, please, ignore the misinformation popping up on the web and in the press on the plot of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I’d like to ask everyone who calls themselves a Potter fan to help preserve the secrecy of the plot for all those who are looking forward to reading the book at the same time on publication day. In a very short time you will know EVERYTHING!”
Or perhaps a little earlier if you look under practically any Internets trashcan. We hope our downloads from the Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix Thingy soundtrack don’t suggest anything portentous for you guys.
Download: Alastair King and the Chamber Orchestra of London – “Loved Ones & Leaving”
Download: Alastair King – “Umbridge Spoils A Beautiful Morning”
Download: Alastair King – “Dumbledore’s Army”
Download: Alastair King – “Flight of the Order of the Phoenix”
