New Question: You're JKR's editor!

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 72877

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amy_kuras" <Amy_kuras at y...> 
wrote:
 
> > 
>  Now me:
> 
> I almost NEVER post but have to respond to this one. I would have 
> told her to trim the book by about 50 pages. It's tooooo 
looonnngg!! 

Yes, that's also my main problem with this book. (And I haven't got 
that much problems with it, it's my second favorit)  
>  and certain things could have been left out entirely, such 
> as Grawp the Giant.

I am not sure here. Of course he seems totally unnecessary, and I 
would agree with you, but I want to wait what happens with him in 
later books. Maybe JKR thought Grawp needs some time for 
his "education" and that's why he's already introduced, while the 
main plot with him will happen in later books. If it doesn't happen, 
I absolutely agree that the whole Grawp storyline was unnecessary.

Also, why make all that fuss about OWLs when we 
> don't find out how they did?

Yes, I wish we would already know.  

 
> She makes a big deal about the scene where Hagrid is sacked, but 
then 
> suddenly he's back, yay, with no explanation?

That's IMO not true. Umbridge is gone, and therefore Hagrid and 
Trelawney have their jobs back. Dumbledore even tells Fudge in the 
Ministry, that his men should stop hunting Hagrid.

Hickengruendler