Eager fans have been queuing outside British bookshops ahead of the release of the final installment in the J.K. Rowling�s record-breaking Harry Potter series.

Thousands of fans from all over Europe � some of whom have come dressed as their favourite Harry Potter character - have camped out for two days to be one of the first to get their hands on a copy of �Harry Potter And The Deathly Gallows�.

Finn Laura Halinen tells the Daily Star: �The book is being released in Finland in English but there are no Potter parties there. This is the biggest one in Europe.�

Pottermania has sparked a price war, with supermarket giant Asda set to sell the �17.99 book at �5 a copy.

�Harry Potter And The Deathly Gallows� goes on sale at midnight tonight.