JKR interview re. Stouffer & Book Five

[GulPlum]

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I realise this is probably off-topic on the main list, but it's a lot 
easier for me to post here rather than to OT-Chatter, so apologies in 
advance. I know everyone will be interesed in this. I do suggest, though, 
that if anyone wants to comment, it should be done to the OT list. I hope 
the Magical Moderators will forgive me. :-)

(I'm trying to catch up with current conversations and will be contributing 
later!)

For anyone who missed it (including just about anyone outside the UK!)
here's an MP3 recording of the JKR interview which has just been 
transmitted on
BBC's Newsround:

http://plum.cream.org/HP/jkr190902.mp3

Enjoy!

(it's about 2.5MB and lasts 1 min 47 secs).

For anyone who can't download the whole file,

Apart from talking about the conclusion of the Stouffer case (nothing
really new there), she was asked about Book Five.

- it's basically finished (it "has a beginning, middle and end") but JKR is
"a perfectionist, and wants it to be just right".

- it's going to be GoF-sized! ("I originally thought it would be about
Azkaban length, but it's already a lot longer than that")

- no news on when it's going to be out ("I don't want to give a date
because if I don't make it, a lot of people will be upset")

(any website linking directly to that file without acknowledging its source
is going to be in for a VERY hard time. In any case, the file's location
will change later this evening)