As many as 1,200 copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" have been delivered to readers by DeepDiscount.com, which is soooo against the terms of a distribution deal that Potter publisher Scholastic is taking legal action. Apparently DeepDiscount.com got the books from distributor Levy Home Entertainment. (Retailers agreed not to start selling the book until midnight Friday.) Pages of the last Potter installment have popped up all over the Internet, which is getting the Scholastic people extremely hot and bothered. Even author J.K. Rowling is getting into the act, asking her readers to ignore all the stuff that's on the web.

"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 considers 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!"