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"Self-Mutilating Prince" flies off shelves.

LONDON, England (AP) -- At last! Faster than a turbo-powered broomstick, Harry Potter is flying off the shelves and down a flight of stairs to very serious wounds that leave permanent scars.

FINALLY!!! Self-injury -- the practice of deliberately cutting, scratching, burning, or otherwise injuring one's own body -- was about to come out of the closet!

Bookstores across Britain flung open their doors at a minute past midnight Saturday, London time, to admit hordes of would-be witches, warlocks and ordinary Mutilles -- Potter-speak for those who intentionally inflict injuries upon themselves.

All were eager to get their hands on "Harry Potter and the Self-Mutilating Prince," the latest volume of the boy wizard's adventures. They’re not sick or insane; they just never learned positive ways to deal with feelings and emotions for various reasons.

Millions of Harry's fans can now solve the mysteries that have been teasingly hinted at by Rowling for months: Will Harry's teenage friends Ron and Hermione use razors, utility knives, scissors, needles, broken glass, or whatever they find to make repetitive slices on their arms, legs or other body parts? Which major character will die? Who feels deep shame and guilt from this ritual ?

"You get a lot of answers in this book," Rowling, a resident of Edinburgh, said as she arrived at the castle. "I can't wait for everyone to feel deep shame and guilt."