7 books

[plinsenmayer at yahoo.com]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Re: 7 books
Reply To: [Yahoo! #1015] 7 books
Date: 4/9/00 10:13 am  (ET)

I believe I read once that JKR had said in an interview that she hadn't
"ruled out" the possibility of doing more books. However, in that same
interview, I believe she emphasized that 7 books was really all she
currently contemplated. Here's hoping she changes her mind! I'd love to
see her do some post-Hogwarts books.

I think I also read somewhere that she had indicated she had enough
material for 12 books but had decided to do one for each of Harry's
years at Hogwarts -- a nice cyclical pattern. The fact that the series
could have been 12 books may explain why each book gets progressively
longer than the previous one. The increasing length also makes me quite
happy. Book 7 should be well over 1000 pages with the current pattern!

Penny