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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be released on a Saturday so that young fans do not have to skip school to buy it on its first day. More than a third of a million copies of the last Potter book were sold on its first day of release in July 2000 as Potter mania swept the UK. It became the fastest-selling book in history on the first weekend of its publication and more than 192 million copies of Potter books have been sold world-wide. JK Rowling JK Rowling has become an international star The fifth volume of the Potter series will be 38 chapters and 255,000 words - a third longer than the last book. The first paragraph of The Order of the Phoenix reads: "The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive. JK Rowling writes: "Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses.
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