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There's nothing at all like anticipation.  That tiniest, lone piece of knowledge that something will happen.  But how will it happen, what'll go on around it, how will it end?  Those are the pieces that make anticipation both exciting and maddening.

That's what makes news of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows being torrented so disappointing for so many.

Tuesday at TorrentFreak, Smaran's headline was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows leaked to BitTorrent.  This wasn't the first such claim, but this one was, allegedly the first that wasn't a fake.

When it comes to boot-leg copies of Deathly Hallows, the fuss is so over-rated as to warrant a resounding "so what?"  The pages are poor quality, some barely readable, some that need to be edited with Photoshop.  That doesn't make for the pleasurable reading J.K. Rowling intended.

In the end, anticipation will win over questionable pre-release torrents because, in the end, the wonderful magic of Harry Potter will be exactly where it belongs:  in the hands and hearts of everyone who understands what magic really is.

"We are almost there! As launch night looms, let's all, please, ignore the misinformation popping up on the web and in the press on the plot of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'd like to ask everyone who calls themselves a Potter fan to help preserve the secrecy of the plot for all those who are looking forward to reading the book at the same time on publication day. In a very short time you will know EVERYTHING!" -- J.K. Rowling - July 18, 2007 - Diary Page, J.K Rowling Official Site