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clodia_risa) wrote2005-05-02 08:12 pm
clodia_risa) wrote2005-05-02 08:12 pm
Interesting Info from JKR via Leaky Cauldron
Will the two way mirror Sirius gave Harry ever show up again?
Ooooo good question. There's your answer. Ooh! Ooh! Diana!!
Did James and Lupin switch bodies before James was killed?
An ingenious theory, but no; James would never have saved himself and left his wife and son to die. Again...Ooh! Ooh! Diana!!
What made Sirius decide to send Snape to the Willow?
Because Sirius loathed Snape (and the feeling was entirely mutual). You'll find out more about this in due course.
Why did you kill Sirius? It made me very sad :(
I'm really, really sorry. I didn't want to do it, but there was a reason. If you think you can forgive me, keep reading, you'll find out. [I feel really guilty now]. Again with the EEK! and DIANA!
If we ever see Sirius again, what form will he be in?
I couldn't possibly answer that for fear of incriminating myself. You know the drill...
What form will Professor Snape's Boggart and Patronus take?
Well, I'm not going to tell you Ernie, but that's because it would give so much away.
What will Ron's job be when he leaves school?
Well, assuming he lives to leave school... I'm not going to tell you :) He's SO dead!
Will Harry time-travel again?
Not telling! Hmmm...."Oh my goodness James, he looks just like you, but with green eyes!!!"
Will there be, or have there been, any "late blooming" students in the school who come into their magic potential as adults, rather than as children?
No, is the answer. In my books, magic almost always shows itself in a person before age 11; however, there is a character who does manage in desperate circumstances to do magic quite late in life, but that is very rare in the world I am writing about. Take THAT Mary-Sues!
My understanding though is that you already have the outline for the seventh in mind. Is that right?
Yes, they're all plotted. I've actually got the final chapter of book seven written; just for my own satisfaction so I know where I`m going. And children have kind of turned up and come around to my house and start edging towards my study. And I'm starting to feel like I should lock that chapter away in the attic.
Oh. But as all children`s -- I want you to tell me the ending -- as all children`s books go, most -- there will there be a happy ending.
Depends whether or not your favorite character dies because there are going to be deaths.
One of our internet correspondents wondered if Snape is going to fall in love.
[JKR laughs] Who on earth would want Snape in love with them? That's a very horrible idea.
There's an important kind of redemptive pattern to Snape
He, um, there's so much I wish I could say to you, and I can't because it would ruin. I promise you, whoever asked that question, can I just say to you that I'm slightly stunned that you've said that and you'll find out why I'm so stunned if you read Book 7. That's all I'm going to say. *grins*
...we're curious as to whether Harry is going to have a life after Hogwarts, or if maybe, Harry might be a Hogwarts teacher.
I will tell you that one of the characters, one of Harry's classmates, though it's not Harry himself, does end up a teacher at Hogwarts. But, it is not, maybe the one you think, hint, hint, hint. Yeah, one of them does end up staying at Hogwarts, but ---- NEVILLE!
What happened to Harry's grandparents?
Um, various interesting things, but again, I'm not going to share. [laughter] Sorry! But that's okay, cause we have time for another question, cause I didn't answer that one! [JKR looks through questions] No, don't like that one. Oh, I like this one· do Harry and Hermione have a date? [laughter] No. They are - they're very platonic friends. But I won't answer for anyone else, nudge, nudge, wink, wink. [laughter and sound of kids going "Aaah!"]
Professor Snape has always wanted to be the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. In book five he still doesn't get the job. Why does Professor Dumbledore not allow him to be the Defence against the Dark Arts teacher?
That is an excellent question and the reason is that, I have to be careful what I say here, the reason is that to answer it fully would give and awful lot away about the remaining two books but when Professor Dumbledore took Professor Snape on to the staff and Professor Snape said, "I'd like to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts please," Professor Dumbledore felt that that might bring out the worst in Professor Snape. [Laughs.] Somewhat. So he said I think we'll let you teach potions and see how you get along there.
Ooooo good question. There's your answer. Ooh! Ooh! Diana!!
Did James and Lupin switch bodies before James was killed?
An ingenious theory, but no; James would never have saved himself and left his wife and son to die. Again...Ooh! Ooh! Diana!!
What made Sirius decide to send Snape to the Willow?
Because Sirius loathed Snape (and the feeling was entirely mutual). You'll find out more about this in due course.
Why did you kill Sirius? It made me very sad :(
I'm really, really sorry. I didn't want to do it, but there was a reason. If you think you can forgive me, keep reading, you'll find out. [I feel really guilty now]. Again with the EEK! and DIANA!
If we ever see Sirius again, what form will he be in?
I couldn't possibly answer that for fear of incriminating myself. You know the drill...
What form will Professor Snape's Boggart and Patronus take?
Well, I'm not going to tell you Ernie, but that's because it would give so much away.
What will Ron's job be when he leaves school?
Well, assuming he lives to leave school... I'm not going to tell you :) He's SO dead!
Will Harry time-travel again?
Not telling! Hmmm...."Oh my goodness James, he looks just like you, but with green eyes!!!"
Will there be, or have there been, any "late blooming" students in the school who come into their magic potential as adults, rather than as children?
No, is the answer. In my books, magic almost always shows itself in a person before age 11; however, there is a character who does manage in desperate circumstances to do magic quite late in life, but that is very rare in the world I am writing about. Take THAT Mary-Sues!
My understanding though is that you already have the outline for the seventh in mind. Is that right?
Yes, they're all plotted. I've actually got the final chapter of book seven written; just for my own satisfaction so I know where I`m going. And children have kind of turned up and come around to my house and start edging towards my study. And I'm starting to feel like I should lock that chapter away in the attic.
Oh. But as all children`s -- I want you to tell me the ending -- as all children`s books go, most -- there will there be a happy ending.
Depends whether or not your favorite character dies because there are going to be deaths.
One of our internet correspondents wondered if Snape is going to fall in love.
[JKR laughs] Who on earth would want Snape in love with them? That's a very horrible idea.
There's an important kind of redemptive pattern to Snape
He, um, there's so much I wish I could say to you, and I can't because it would ruin. I promise you, whoever asked that question, can I just say to you that I'm slightly stunned that you've said that and you'll find out why I'm so stunned if you read Book 7. That's all I'm going to say. *grins*
...we're curious as to whether Harry is going to have a life after Hogwarts, or if maybe, Harry might be a Hogwarts teacher.
I will tell you that one of the characters, one of Harry's classmates, though it's not Harry himself, does end up a teacher at Hogwarts. But, it is not, maybe the one you think, hint, hint, hint. Yeah, one of them does end up staying at Hogwarts, but ---- NEVILLE!
What happened to Harry's grandparents?
Um, various interesting things, but again, I'm not going to share. [laughter] Sorry! But that's okay, cause we have time for another question, cause I didn't answer that one! [JKR looks through questions] No, don't like that one. Oh, I like this one· do Harry and Hermione have a date? [laughter] No. They are - they're very platonic friends. But I won't answer for anyone else, nudge, nudge, wink, wink. [laughter and sound of kids going "Aaah!"]
Professor Snape has always wanted to be the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. In book five he still doesn't get the job. Why does Professor Dumbledore not allow him to be the Defence against the Dark Arts teacher?
That is an excellent question and the reason is that, I have to be careful what I say here, the reason is that to answer it fully would give and awful lot away about the remaining two books but when Professor Dumbledore took Professor Snape on to the staff and Professor Snape said, "I'd like to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts please," Professor Dumbledore felt that that might bring out the worst in Professor Snape. [Laughs.] Somewhat. So he said I think we'll let you teach potions and see how you get along there.