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JK Rowling's final installment in the Harry Potter series comes out at midnight this Friday, and at least one local store has already sold out its entire pre-order. The 1,500th voucher for one of BookPeople's initial batch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was picked up late Monday afternoon, making this series finale—which weighs in at a hefty two pounds—their biggest pre-order book of all time. "We have never sold this many book vouchers... more ›