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Harry Potter's Fourth Book Casting a Spell Even Before it Hits the Stores

Aired July 3, 2000 - 10:44 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Looking forward to the soon-to-be released new version of Harry Potter's latest book, and Saturday it is going to be Harry Potter's day. That is when the book for the best- selling mystical series will be released.

And CNN's Pat Etheridge now reporting, the next installment casting a spell even before it hits those stores.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PAT ETHERIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): After devouring the first three books...

MIKAELA GORDON: "'That'll be good enough for Dumbledore,' said Harry happily."

ETHERIDGE: Mikaela Gordon, her mom Fawn, and millions of other Muggles out there are counting the days for the arrival of Harry Potter number four.

GORDON: I'm really excited. I can't wait to get it.

ETHERIDGE: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," the latest installment in the blockbuster book series, already is breaking records.

(on camera): There will be 3.8 million copies released. That's the largest initial printing for any book ever. Compare that to the initial printing of the first "Harry Potter" book, just 50,000 copies, and you begin to grasp the frenzy.

GORDON: "Hang on, there is a P.S."

ETHERIDGE: What is it about a bespeckled orphan boy-turned wizard that keeps kids and their parents up reading at night?

GORDON: At night, I used to, like, I would turn on my nightlight and I would hide under my pillow and read.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think it has so much appeal for children, as well as adults, because I think there's something in it that we can all identify with: this boy who really was a nobody, who becomes somebody. ETHERIDGE: Mikaela ordered her book on-line. E-tailers promise delivery from the Forbidden Forest to your front door on Saturday, July 8th, the same day it hits the shelves. And the wizardry doesn't stop there.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Pajama party!

ETHERIDGE: Book stores across the country will unveil author J.K. Rowling's latest with magical, midnight parties.

(on camera): You know, when the book comes out, what are you going to do?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Go to the bookstore right away!

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's all magic. I think that's the biggest key to Harry Potter.

ETHERIDGE: Another round of Quidditch, another year at Hogwarts.

GORDON: "'What's that?' he snarled."

ETHERIDGE: Another chapter in the life of Harry Potter is about to about to unfold.

Pat Etheridge, CNN, Atlanta.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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