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Post by Head Mutant on Jul 31, 2007 6:07:26 GMT -5
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Post by Head Mutant on Jul 31, 2007 6:12:02 GMT -5
Also:
For the millions in the midst of the seven stages of mourning for the end of the Harry Potter era, take heart.
In her first tell-all interview since the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” J.K. Rowling told TODAY’s Meredith Vieira she “probably will” publish a Potter encyclopedia, promising many more details about her beloved characters and the fate of the wizarding world beyond the few clues provided in the seventh book’s epilogue.
“I suppose I have [started] because the raw material is all in my notes,” Rowling said.
The encyclopedia would include back stories of characters she has already written but had to cut for the sake of narrative arc (“I've said before that Dean Thomas had a much more interesting history than ever appeared in the books”), as well as details about the characters who survive “Deathly Hallows,” characters who continue to live on in Rowling’s mind in a clearly defined magical world.
Hogwarts, for example, has a new headmaster (“McGonagall was really getting on a bit”), and Rowling said she can see Harry going back to give the “odd talk” on Defense Against the Dark Arts. That class, by the way, is now led by a permanent professor, since Voldemort’s death broke the jinx that didn’t allow a teacher to remain in the position for more than a year.
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Post by PoolMan on Jul 31, 2007 15:07:38 GMT -5
Could be. When Grindelwald's mark first started being discussed, and it was mentioned how others had adopted it, and Viktor the German was so sensitive about it, I know *I* immediately thought "swastika." -D I thought the same thing, actually. I had to go back and reread the symbol description so I could convince myself it wasn't the same thing. You guys did catch that there was a picture of the Hallows IN the book, right? |
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Jul 31, 2007 15:28:48 GMT -5
You guys did catch that there was a picture of the Hallows IN the book, right? Oh, sure. I knew it didn't look like a swastika, but I think the way Viktor spoke of it and Grindelwald was clearly intended to put readers in the mindset of swastika/Hitler/Nazi Germany. -D |
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Post by Lissa on Oct 19, 2007 21:50:33 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! For all of you that said that JKR would never write a gay character, I give you.... Dumbledore was gay.Assuming that this article is accurate, JKR revealed that Dumbledore was gay and in love with Grindelwald. (Which, really, I know a lot of people were saying that one. Heck, I was thinking it myself!) I do find it hysterical in a way. Mainly because I know so many fans who debate Remus/Sirius or (for reasons beyond my understanding) Harry/Draco, and I personally think that a lot of the fangirls are more into two guys they consider hot (although frankly, none of them are all that good looking, except Sirius pre-Azkaban), and the gay character ends up being an old wrinkled guy. Harry Potter fandom just got interesting again.  |
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Oct 19, 2007 23:59:16 GMT -5
So, to recap: we've got two brothers, one of whom is gay, the other being hinted at engaging in shady activities with goats?
Yep, I can see that comparison going down well...
-D
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Post by aargmematey on Oct 20, 2007 19:23:24 GMT -5
Props to JK for the outing. I had a bit of a feeling about Dumbledore and Grindewald, I thought it was just the sad desperate slasher in me. But no...vindication is sweet!
Now...if only she'd clear up about Sirius...
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Oct 20, 2007 23:04:19 GMT -5
Now...if only she'd clear up about Sirius... I might be wrong, but I thought that one had been cleared up pretty definitively. Didn't Rowling tell fans they were really reading too much into the "embraced like a brother" line with Lupin (reinforced by Lupin getting married)? Add in the posters of "bikini-clad Muggle girls" Sirius had hanging on the wall of his room and I'd say that one's been put to bed. Not sure how I feel about this revelation about Dumbledore... not that I have anything at all against a character being revealed as gay, it just strikes me as a little too After The Fact. The final book's been out for months, now we find out? A friend of mine also raised a good point today, which is that if you are going to reveal one of your characters as gay, the queer old man who spends all his time teaching young wizards to use their wands is perhaps not your best choice. Hell, the Weasleys have seven kids, you'd think simple law of averages would imply at least one of them was. Ah well... not a big deal or anything, and I'm sure it will make some fans deliriously happy, but both the timing and the choice of character utterly confuse me. (I mean, Neville was right there...) -D |
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Post by Head Mutant on Oct 21, 2007 7:32:43 GMT -5
Methinks somebody is feeling the sting of being out of the public spotlight for more than 15 minutes...
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Post by Lissa on Oct 21, 2007 12:53:57 GMT -5
Methinks somebody is feeling the sting of being out of the public spotlight for more than 15 minutes... I do have to admit I've been cynical enough to think this, too. Or, perhaps, it's the best choice. After all, the world insists on confusing pedophelia and homosexuality, despite the fact that they are not one and the same. It makes me sad that people will undeniably start wondering if he was after Harry, because I never saw anything like that at all, and still don't. (Sure, he manipulated Harry like crazy. But not for sexual purposes.) But on the other hand, this is one of the most powerful and respected wizards in her world. That kind of respect is rare. Although I can't help but agree about the Weasley stats. (I mean, come on. Percy could have easily been making out with a guy in Chamber of Secrets, and it makes much more sense he'd hide that than he was making out with a pretty girl.) |
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Post by coccatino on Oct 21, 2007 14:09:06 GMT -5
(I mean, Neville was right there...) Haha- agreed! I don't think Neville needs to be outed... I also find it odd to start handing out info about a character after you've written the books. Put it in the books. Whatever... she just made a lot of fanfic writers deliriously happy.  |
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Post by aargmematey on Oct 21, 2007 15:15:22 GMT -5
I also find it odd to start handing out info about a character after you've written the books. Put it in the books. Whatever... she just made a lot of fanfic writers deliriously happy. I don't know, I think it makes sense. I mean, when exactly would Dumbledore's sexuality have come up? We don't know anything about any of the other teachers at Hogwarts, it seems like it would have been awkwardly shoe-horned in if she put direct references to it in the books. |
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Post by mrhat2nd on Oct 23, 2007 12:54:03 GMT -5
As a confirmed homophobic I have one thing to say about Dumbldore's "Outing". I don't care one way or the other. This tidbit does not enhance or detract from my feelings for the character or the way he conducted himself. I still loved the way he was and I think that covers it. He was a well thought out and well crafted character with depth, a charm and personal warmth. He should be remembered as having qualities that we all should strive for. Does this change the way I feel about him? No. If it did I would find myself a smaller person.
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