[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: The Chance for NEW CANON- more questions

[Kathryn Wolber]

--- Mariana HERRERA <mherrera at hsbc.com.br> wrote:
- How come Arthur Weasley got a job in a high rank
in the muggle department (even being a muggle-lover)
if he clearly is not familiar with  muggles and their
lives? He doesn't even know how to handle money....
Didn't he have muggle studies at school?

Katie: Arthur *technically*  has a "high rank" in the
muggle department, but there are only two people in it
and most wizards consider it a joke.  It's not like he
has a lot of influence at the ministry because of this
position. Also, I would assume that a muggle studies
class would teach from the perspective Arthur already
has "look at all the things muggles have come up with
to live without magic" and wouldn't really explain
very much.

Mariana:
- In OotP, Dumbledore says to Harry that Petunia
is his mother only living relative. Does he know this
for sure, or he supposes?

Katie: Good question, but there's only a slim chance
JKR would answer it because it gives away a BIG plot
clue.

Mariana- In OotP, Dumbledore says to Harry that he has
been watching him closely. Is he kinda spying on him?

Katie: I think we know that Dumbledore has been spying
on him...think Mirror of Erised...

Mariana- If Dumbledore thought that Sirius was the
Potters secret keeper, how come he was not surprised
when Hagrid told him he borrowed his bike? By then,
the attack had already occur?

Katie:Yes, this is a good question, but probably not
an answerable one.  First, we don't know where Hagrid
was for 24 hours and this contains part of that
mystery and also, this is a one hour web chat and I
doubt she'd go into anything extensive.  That question
might get is a "Interesting point..." but no
definitive answer.

Mariana- Are we ever going to know about Dumbledore's
life before Harry's events? If he's about 150 years,
there's a lot of story...

Katie: Yet another good question, but not anything
that would help us figure things out...

Not trying to be harsh, just trying to point out the
things we need to watch for when posing questions for
the next chat.  They can't ask too specifically about
plot devices because she won't answer them and that's
a waste of the hour.  Since it only is an hour and out
of everyone who gets into the chat we might only get a
few questions in, they should be little ones that will
tell us something to help with theories.  Also if
they're too specific she might be able to get around
the answer. For example, when someone asked her if
Arabella Figg and Mrs. Figg are the same person, she
had to say yes.  But if someone had more specifically
asked something like, is Mrs. Figg a witch, she could
have said no.
For instance, you wouldn't want to ask if Mark Evans
is a wizard, but maybe just if he'll be in the future
books. And instead of asking if Sirius is really dead,
you should ask if we'll see him at all in the next two
books.  
The info we get from this may not be as specific as we
would like, but it's better than being told we have
interesting theories. And if we asked if Sirius was
really dead and she said yes, that wouldn't help at
all, but if we ask if we'll see him again and she says
yes...that could mean that he isn't really dead or
that Harry can talk to him through a painting or he'll
become a ghost or any other possibility.

~Katie, who really liked the question about Lupin's
peeling name on his bag...because if he had just put
it there, why would it be peeling?

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