[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: One reporter reacts to JKR's revelations

[random832 at fastmail.us]

> Celoneth:
> With past interviews, people certainly disagreed
> but with this particular one - it seems that every message board that
> I read has been flooded with "JKR shut up" topics

If I remember correctly, this was the first one of her announcements (at
least, the first one post-DH, which makes a difference too, since people
are less inclined to hang on to her words for clues about the next book)
to be picked up by the MSM, which means increased exposure to people who
don't otherwise follow these things particularly closely. That the MSM
picked it up was likely due to the controversy it would cause among the
conservative/religious/Republican types, and ensuing ratings. I.e. sure
fans care about what Ron does post-Hogwarts, who gets with whom, etc,
but non-fans don't.

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