Employees See Nothing as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is Printed in Complete Darkness

Throughout the years that Harry Potter has been printed, there have been several incidents where people have made serious mistakes when handling the Harry Potter books. One year, a mailman delivered a copy before the due date. In another incident, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince actually made it out into the public before its release date. The person who stole the copy had hopes of selling it to a tabloid, but ended up in jail instead. It's really no wonder that people are willing to steal advance copies of Harry Potter books. After all, many people would be willing to pay thousands to get their hands on an advance copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but that isn't going to happen.

According to a Manchester.com report, the GGP print factory is doing everything is can to avoid any leaks of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from happening. To start off with, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is being printed in complete darkness. This is meant to prevent workers from reading any of the books and then selling the secrets to tabloids. But, that's not all. This print factory is completely serious about protecting the world from learning the ending before they read the book. Workers of the factory are being searched before and after their shift to make sure that they aren't able to steal one of the books.

Believe it or not, it goes farther than that. The employee's cars are also being checked as they arrive and leave the factory. Plus the Manchester.com report also states that the GGP print factory has promised to fire anyone who attempts to steal the book. Also, employees will be fired if they are caught betting on the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Is all of this really necessary? Many fans would say yes. While they are anxious to discover the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and would love to know who dies, they don't want spoilers. Harry Potter fans want to discover these secrets on their own, after the book has been released. If GGP continues these practices there will be no chance of spoilers reaching the fans. Tabloids may be eager to print leaks and employees may be dreaming about the money they could receive for leaks. Fortunately, they're dreaming in the dark and those dreams will never come true.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released on July 21st, while the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie will open on July 13th.

Sources:

Retrieved May 27th 2007 from: Adfero Ltd, "Harry Potter book made in 'total darkness'." Manchester.com. http://www.manchester.com/National_News/Harry_Potter_book_made_in_%22total_darkness%22-18161699.html