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What, another Harry Potter related post on yet another blog? Yes I know, many are getting tired of seeing Harry everywhere, but I felt this was something that many might like to know, even if you’re not that big of a fan.
Apparently Scholastic had some unexpected errors occur during the printing process of the 12 million copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that went on sale on July 21st. The printing error only affected a few hundred or so books however which has made these books rather rare and many Harry Potter fans are racing to swoop them up.
ATLANTA — It was a nasty vanishing act that would have made Lord Voldemort proud.
Harry Potter charmed millions of readers this weekend, but the spell was broken at least briefly for some fans when they found pages missing from their precious copies of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
The book’s publisher, Scholastic Inc., says a few hundred of the 12 million copies of the book are reported to have pages missing. The gaps have left hardcore Potterphiles rushing to stores to exchange them — or filing them away as mementos of the book’s epic release.
Leanne Greer, 36, had gone on “lock down” — no television, radio or Internet — after buying her copy of “Deathly Hallows” at about 7 a.m. on Saturday. She said she finished reading page 306, then discovered the next 33 pages of the book were missing.
The missing pages don’t always occur in the same locations so look through your copies carefully folks. If you do happen to have a defective copy on hand do not get discouraged and return it to the book store for a discount or swap – keep it. Fans are paying well over the book’s value for one of these babies, and if you can manage to get it signed by J.K. Rowling herself all the better. 
