The Romance (was HBP: the Good, the Not So Good, and the Ridiculous (Spoilers))

[Richard Shepard]

> Richard wrote:
> 
> That sounds like a great idea. I suspect Rowling has no interest in editing
> and republishing her crazily successful seven book series... So maybe you
> could clean them up for us :)
 

md wrote:  

> You never know, in say, ten years? She's always talked about plot lines for
> Dean, Seamus and especially Neville as well as other Ron and Hermione
> stories that she started leaving out from the first book. As a writer I can
> tell you that it's very hard to decide how far to branch a novel off. I
> think just like the movies she became more and more streamlined into Harry's
> story (except the part when he falls in love with the mother of his future
> children!!!) and I think it would be interesting to see it as more of the
> ensemble piece and I think it actually focuses more on Harry that way
> because the reader's involvement with the wizarding world is stronger so the
> stakes for Harry to succeed feel even stronger.
> 
> Just saying, you never know. and then there's the idea that a publisher may
> wave $$$ to get it the option.
> 

A very convincing scenario/argument you put forward.  I am not a writer (at least not since the creative writing classes in college), so I do not really have any idea how tempting or not the idea of reworking a completed series would be.  I certainly wouldn't mind reading whatever she wanted to put out as revisions.  The more backstory and side adventures the better.  And I would certainly love to see more Ron, Hermione, and Neville since those are my three favorite characters.

Thanks,
Richard