Rita in Reality

[jenbe_me]

No: HPFGUIDX 33394


 Am I the only one who supposes that Gilderoy Lockhart wasn't the 
only character who J.K. Rowling based on some professional she met in 
her career who she really didn't like? I have a feeling that Rita 
Skeeter may be someone she knew (or more likely still knows now) who 
is a very persistant journalist who's constantly bugging her, perhaps 
someone who reminds her of a bug, or a beetle! Or perhaps, she may be 
a conglomeration of all the reporters who she really doesn't like. 

 I watched the web broadcast of the world premiere of HPSS movie from 
Leicester (sp?) Square in London, and JK Rowling was there, of 
course, and of course she was hassled by media, demanding to know, of 
course, when book 5 would be out. When asked about book 5, Jo seemed 
very flustered and almost upset and said, "I really don't know, but 
of course I should have expected to be asked, everyone is asking." 
She wasn't rude, just seemed like she was being dogged by the media. 

  I got the feeling that some of Rita's comments may have been 
paraphrases of comments from other reporters or interviews gone wrong 
with Ms. Rowling. Of course, this is all speculation, but I get the 
same sort of feeling when I read the character Lockhart. There are 
many similarities. Both characters seem to be pretty one dimentional.

jenbea