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HACKER CLAIMS TO HAVE POSTED FINAL HARRY POTTER BOOK Thursday, June 21 2007 
A
hacker
claims
to
have
been
able
to
break
into
a
computer
at
Bloomsbury
Publishing
in
London,
where
he
downloaded
a
copy
of
Harry
Potter
and
the
Deathly
Hallows.
He
in
turn
posted
the
copy
on
the
website
InSecure.org,
saying
"We
make
this
spoiler
to
make
reading
of
the
upcoming
book
useless
and
boring."
The
authenticity
of
the
manuscript
has
not
been
confirmed.
The
book
is
scheduled
to
be
published
on
July
21,
ten
days
(more)NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE GETS 'MATURE' RATING IN AUSTRALIA Monday, June 18 2007 
Australia's
Office
of
Film
and
Literature
Classification
has
given
an
M
rating
("requires
a
mature
perspective")
to
Harry
Potter
and
the
Order
of
the
Phoenix,
an
advisory
rating
that
could
discourage
parents
from
allowing
their
children
to
see
it.
The
rating
is
less
restrictive
than
the
board's
MA
15+,
which
requires
children
under
15
to
be
accompanied
by
a
parent
or
guardian.
Although
Roadshow
Films,
which
is
releasing
the
movie
in
Australia
on
July
11,
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Following overseas premieres in Tokyo, London and Paris for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the first reviews have begun to trickle in. (The film officially opens in North America and Europe on July 11.) They are less than ecstatic. In the London Telegraph, reporter Charles Frederick writes that Harry has become "a bundle of adolescent anxieties. ... And that much-anticipated kiss with his fellow pupil Cho [Chang] might put people off. It lingers just a bit too long and there is not enough chemistry." However, Frederick offers this advice. "To dwell on a few weaknesses would be to neglect the obvious point -- that Harry Potter is older, bigger and darker than ever. And no one would want to miss his journey." But Leo Lewis in the London Times says he was left "faintly annoyed" to realize that the ending of Harry's story is still two movies in the future. "There are moments when this otherwise enjoyable film, though nicely made and through no fault of its own, feels like a chore to be got through before the main course," he writes. Alison Maloney in the Sun likewise suggest that "there could be a risk of Potter fatigue. ...There is a danger some of the Hogwarts magic could finally be wearing off."
