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Rowling drops some hints and riddles about the future of the HARRY POTTER series!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a great, great chat with J.K. Rowling about the future of the Harry Potter series. I know this is a book thing, but as I see it... it's just as much movie news the way they're popping out the HP flicks. I took out the biggest riddle/tid-bit from the next couple books and put it below, but be sure to click the link and read the full transcription if you consider yourself any sort of Potter fan. It's a great glimpse at the mind behind the books. Have at it!
I'm sure you've been hit a lot with this interview but it's really good to people who even remotely like Harry Potter. The following is an interview with J.K. herself with a ton of hints and leads to the last 2 books:
I thought that I would give you something though, rather than get to the end of today and think that I have not given you a lot. There are two questions that I have never been asked but that I should have been asked, if you know what I mean. If you want to speculate on anything, you should speculate on these two things, which will point you in the right direction. The first question that I have never been asked—it has probably been asked in a chatroom but no one has ever asked me—is, “Why didn’t Voldemort die?” Not, “Why did Harry live?” but, “Why didn’t Voldemort die?” The killing curse rebounded, so he should have died. Why didn’t he? At the end of Goblet of Fire he says that one or more of the steps that he took enabled him to survive. You should be wondering what he did to make sure that he did not die—I will put it that way. I don’t think that it is guessable. It may be—someone could guess it—but you should be asking yourself that question, particularly now that you know about the prophesy. I’d better stop there or I will really incriminate myself. The other question that I am surprised no one has asked me since Phoenix came out—I thought that people would—is why Dumbledore did not kill or try to kill Voldemort in the scene in the ministry. I know that I am giving a lot away to people who have not read the book. Although Dumbledore gives a kind of reason to Voldemort, it is not the real reason. When I mentioned that question to my husband—I told Neil that I was going to mention it to you—he said that it was because Voldemort knows that there are two more books to come. As you can see, we are on the same literary wavelength. [Laughter]. That is not the answer; Dumbledore knows something slightly more profound than that. If you want to wonder about anything, I would advise you to concentrate on those two questions. That might take you a little bit further.
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... first! (Damn, couldn't help myself!)
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... some positive info about some damn good BOOKS for a change. If Hollywood got their grubby little paws on this material they'd fuck 'em up for sure. Oh wait they already did....
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"No, Harry, I am your father...?", but then again, I haven't read the books. Or maybe Harry and Voldemort have been the same person all the time?
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Hmm, who is going to be the werewolf? Could it be Remus Lupin? Who is going to be the dog? Sirius perchance? What's the point of these mysteries when the nomenclature is so patently obvious to anyone who has ever read a few books before? And yes smart kids can figure that stuff out. Why does Riddick get bagged for silly names like Necromonger and Crematoria when Potter gets a free pass? At least in Riddick the Necromongers weren't played for mystery. "Who could it be who wants to plunge the universe in death?" "I wonder what kind of problems, if any, will befall us on this lovely planet Crematoria?"
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Aug 17, 2004 7:09:45 AM CDT
You know she was approached to write for the new Doctor Who seri
by thetardis
Just one of the many tidbits available elsewhere on the web.
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Because they are linked, Harry can die if Voldemort is killed. That's the connection.
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what's funny about David Thewlis is he joked about being a werewolf in Mike Leigh's "Naked". That's an extremely disturbing movie. Trust me you'd rather have lupin turn into a werewolf than Johnny the drifter.
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Aug 17, 2004 8:51:03 AM CDT
My theory: Rowling is setting up Harry to be a Christ-like figur
by jim jam bongs
This is where everything seems to be headed. I've had this theory for a while -- that the kids are kind of stand-ins for Jesus and His Disciples. I'm not kidding. Frankly, I think this is very trite of Rowling if I am correct about this.
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hp for ever.
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You ruled man! Wish you were still with us!
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Well, someone already pointed out that this was on CNN's website a couple days ago, so not that new. I've seen people's theory that Harry's powers and Voldemort's life are linked, and it sounds interesting. But I am trying to figure out something about that theory - there are Mudbloods, people without magical parents, who are learning, and doing well. So have they gone over what the nature of being magical in that world is? Is it something you can lose? Is it something someone can be infused with?
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That would be my guess. If one dies the other does too. We already know they're linked in some way because of those dreams Harry was having in the fifth book. Dumbeldore probably knows that they're linked physically as well as mentally. Could happen.
I'm still hoping there's going to turn out be another reason why Harry didn't die when Voldemort tried to kill him. I never liked the "mother's love protected him" thing. -
I thought this site was supposed to break news like this FIRST. This story was all over the web yesterday. Thanks but no thanks.
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For people like me who don't really actually have time to surf the internet all that much, the story was new. So I appreciate the fact that someone (I think it was Quint) took the time to put it up here. Talkbackers, don't rip me to shreds and say I'm not worthy to be a movie geek, please. And I agree with Dragonfire, the whole "shield of mummy's love" thing is lame. I'm glad there's something deeper.
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Whoever said there would be rebirth in the end is right on money. Rowling says that Dumbledore`s Patronus is a phoenix and then adds she said too much. Also, we know that Voldemort`s and Harry`s wands have Fawkes the Phoenix`s feathers in them.
Plus, Voldemort transfered his personality and powers into Harry while Harry`s blood was used to resurrect Voldemort. Any way you slice it, they are the same person in 2 bodies, or a good half and a bad half of the same man. -
I don't get why adults like these books...you have to have a low IQ or stunted development to read them and care about them so much. Read friggin' Tolstoy or something....Harry Potter books are kiddie books.
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A lot of the same things appear in the animated series happen in the books in quite vivid detail. One scene that leaps to mind is in the latest book where Neville get his face kicked in by a Deatheater and you can barely understand what he's saying what with the damage and all the blood pouring out of his nose and mouth. If this had been done as a graphic novel you'd probably be singing a different tune.
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JKR has said many times that Harry and Voldemort are not related, in fact Voldemort has no living relatives. (I like how she dismisses the idea saying "you people have watched too much Star Wars...")
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Aug 17, 2004 5:43:15 PM CDT
Spongebob? Since when is there loads of violence and death in S
by minderbinder
Come on, you're just giving yourself away as an ignorant person who has no clue what's in the books.
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If last year's Nobel prize winner for literature said that the Harry Potter saga are books for idiots, I would probably think him to be presumptuos and snobbish. Nevertheless, I wouldn't be annoyed in the same way that one is annoyed when your very regular next door neighbor starts talking to you as if he was heir to the throne of England.
***** As it is, several well known writters and critics are of the opinion that while overhyped, the HP books are very readable. **** So get real, if you spend time reading and posting in this site, you most likely are as smart or as dumb as anyone else here. If you think you are that much smarter, just go and read Tostoy one more time instead than annoying other people. Then, everybody wins! -
Several books ago I figured out what's going on...at least I think I have.
Let me know if this is reasonable or if I am off my rocker...
First off, those who say Voldemort is linked to Harry are correct, but how? In What way?
It has everything to do with how he survived! How is Voldemort comming back?
Simple.
He "stored" a good portion of himself in Harry's distintive Lightning Bolt scar!
This is why the scar aches, burns, etc every time Voldemort is feeling something strong, or using magic!
What part of himself did he place in the scar? Probably the larger portion of his power!
Has anybody considered why the Wands are the same? Perhaps because the power is the same! Harry may well have been born a squib!!!! He only has power because Voldemort is resident!
Dumbledore didn't kill Voldemort because is was pointless! As long as Harry is alive he will keep comming back!
Voldemort needs Harry to die to release the power and allow him to fully come back! Until then he is a shadow of his former self! In the end those who sday they are setting Harry up for Sacrifice are correct, tho he most likely will not have to die. Instead they will have him lose his magic to defeat Voldemort somehow. The precise vehicle for this defeat is unclear to me...
Something else...
Has anyone considered that Hedgewig may be a very special owl indeed? We never saw him being "purchased". That task was done out of scene by Haggrid. I've thought for a while that Hooch may be an animagus, and that she may actually be Hedgewig, set by Dumbledore to guard Harry.
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I like older women. Especially the rich English ones.
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Aug 17, 2004 9:01:06 PM CDT
TO JJBONGS: YOU A@@HOLE! I THINK YOU JUST RUINED IT FOR ME! MEMO
by atomheartbrother
jk rowling! reconsider that shit! i beg you! defy this stoned jackalope by revising your strategy... please. and you bongs, i think you cracked the nut. everything... everything points to this conclusion, and it provides a nice tidy finish with ron hooking up with hermione and harry's midichorians nuetered but ready for the hard muggle world thanks to his shithead relations. all very nice indeed, but i do disagree about the triteness issue; i suspect it will be very emotional and noble and tragic but uplifting all the same. shit.
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First off Rybock, that's a good question. The closest they got to addressing that was when we found out Filch was a squib(he was born to magical parents but has no magical abilities). If I remember correctly he had sent away for a kit that could teach him how to harness what little magical power he had and learn magic that way. However, that kit could be that magical equivalnt of penis and breast enlargers. I'd hate to think that there are some sort of midichlorians in the world of Harry Potter, but maybe not. I don't think J.K. Rowling is really going to delve into that one. Now FexFX, that's an interesting theory. Kind of like that chip Joker put on Robin in that Batman Beyond movie. I can't remember exactly what the prophecy is, but I remember it involves Neville. Either Harry or Neville will ultimately kill Voldemort. With that in mind, Neville may have to kill Harry. However, Voldemort was just as suprised that Harry lived as anyone else. He said he had made some arrangements to keep living. Harry was just some kid. Why would he at the height of his power decide to place his power into a kids forehead and then frag himself? And if he managed that then why was he so keen on killing Harry when he regained his body? I haven't a clue, Rowling's damn good about giving us just enough rope to hang ourselves. And finally a general statement to everyone, "love" didn't keep Harry alive, the fact that his mother gave her life to try and save him was what kept him alive. They never mentioned "love" in the book. I didn't like that line in the movie either. Fucking Chris Columbus trying to turn it into a goddamn Care Bear movie. Anyway, I hope Alfonso Cuaron comes back. Prisoner of Azkaban ruled.
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The bit about Filch being a squib is interesting. Especially when you consider 1) Rowling makes sure that important stuff that will come into play later stays in the films, and 2) they included Filch's squib magic course in "Chamber of Secrets" (albeit only a quick cameo shot). My question is this--why would they include this in the film unless it comes into play later?
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Scotish you ignorant Hick.
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first, addressing those who say that Harry and Tom Riddle are linked, remember (for those who've read teh books) in Phoenix after Harry sees the snake attack someone(trying not to spoil) he's in Dumbledore's office and that smoke thing comes up and Dumbledore asks, "but in essance divided?" and the two split. I know i'm revealing myself for the book worm i am, but that says to me that though they do share a connection, one dying doesn't mean the other has to, or loose powers. after all, Harry's parents were both powerful wizards, so the likelihood would have been that he would have been as well. also, my feeling from the beginning has been that Dumbledore will die in the last book, probably before Harry can kill Voldemort, which will give Harry the final impetus to kill him. and for the record, that chap who criticized the series and told us to go read Tolstoy, high literature is not for everyone, the deep philosophical and literary works are often too involved and daunting for the average person who just wants escapism. i am a lit major starting grad school, so i've read my share of the classics, but i thoroughly enjoy Rowling. i applaud her for bringing a sense of enthusiasm for reading to a mass audience. that is all
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Ahhh the Ol' Body Switch!!!
Ahhh ZOMBIES! AHH BABY ZOMBIES!!!! -
are worth a read rather than just settling for seeing the movies, JK will have everyone guessing what will happen in the end, it'd be interesting to see if Dumbledore does go all Obi-Wan near the end, but it's all speculative, and she might just be throwing a curve ball at us. and the dick that thinks he's high and might because he reads tolstoy, lifes to short to be a narrow-minded git, pull your head out of your ass!
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I will be very unhappy if she either kills of Harry or turns him into a muggle. After all the time I have dedicated to these seven books (not to mention twenty bucks apiece for the hardbacks) I deserve a happy ending. There is nothing wrong with a happy ending, especially in a childrens/young adults series of novels. If I want a downer I'll mentally recap my real life. And were not even talking about the therapy these poor kids are going to need. Make them watch the Passion and then kill off Harry Potter and we'll finally get to see a seven year old commit suicide. And if you turn him into a Muggle what are you telling them? That nothing good ever lasts and everything magical will always be stripped away from you? They'll pick that one up on their own, its a built in life lesson.
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"The earliest group of these short stories, written in 1872 between 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina', Tolstoy regarded as "Tales for Children." He was dubious about the practice of writing stories specifically for youngsters and would probably have agreed with Chekhov's advice that one should select for children something truly artistic that has been written for adults. The tales in this group appear to be closely connected with Tolstoy's return to pedagogical pursuits in 1870, one result of which, as we have seen, was his ABC Book containing a complete educational curriculum for beginning pupils. In preparing its reading selections, he pored over collections of Russian mediaeval legends and the folk tales of a dozen countries, paying particular attention to the style of those he translated. The simplicity and clarity of these folk narratives plainly influenced the original tales he wrote for his ABC Book. In fact, more than ten years before he began to think seriously about the ideas that guided his notable treatise, 'What Is Art?', he had hit upon one of its salient contentions - that the language of sophisticated literature was less effective, artistically, than the language of the so-called popular literature of uneducated folk."
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buffy whips harry.
then harry thanks her.
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Aug 18, 2004 10:19:14 PM CDT
Title for Book 7: Harry Potter and The Passion of The Muggle
by prof. pop-cult
I think JJBongs nailed it, folks. Rowling may be remixing the story of Christ as a wizardry fantasy one. And I have to agree that it IS trite and cliche: Because the story of a Christ-like, savior character is just SO overused in science fiction and fantasy (i.e. Star Wars, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, X-Files...the list goes on...). The Witch, The Lion and the Wardrobe was one of the first fantasy literary works to do this. Rowling may be following along the English fantasy literary tradition of melding Christianity with Anglo-Saxon paganism and mythology.
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The number of huge Christ-like figures in fiction before Lewis is...not enough space here to list!
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'nuff said.
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I like books. Reading is fun. I don't like TV it makes you dumb. Reading makes you smart. I like Harry Potter. I like long books, they're hard to read but make you smart.
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First, she was born in Bristol so she IS english. And second, its not spelled "scotish". YOU're calling people "ignorant hicks"?
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