Ask the Question - Public and Private

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 84533

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Inge" <Elvishooked at h...> wrote:
> Inge:
>
> ... What if you all could ... ask (JKR) just one single question 
> about the books ... - what would you ask her?
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> It's not easy to pick just 1 question - but let me be the one to 
> start by saying:
> 
> 1)  How is Peter Pettigrew going to repay his dept to Harry for 
> saving his life?
> 
> Please, make the list longer :-)
> 
> Inge

bboy_mn:

Yes, that might be a good question to ask, but what are the odds that
she would give you the answer thereby giving away part of the next
books? Not much chance I think.

So, one could ask instead, if you could ask JKRowling one question
that you thought you could get a straight answer to, what would that
question be?

On the other hand, if you could ask her ANY question in a private
conversation, a question which she would answer fully, directly, and
completely, what would that question be? Now, that's a completely
different situation.

So we really have two questions and two approaches-

One is, what would you like to ask that she is likely to answer, and
the other is what would you personally really like to know. 

Which brings up a whole new question, if you ask your secret question
and she gave you the secret answer, would you regret knowing it? Would
you regret having that mystery solved before you read it in the book?

So maybe we should each ask two questions-

What is you public question for JKR?

What is your private question for JKR?

Public-
What is the typical limit to the distance that a person is able to
apparate, and what is the typical limit for Portkeys?

I have my reasons for that odd question.

Private-
Right now, I can't think of anything that wouldn't spoil the story. It
might be nice to know if it was going to be Harry or someone else who
ultimately defeats Voldemort? I have suspicions that maybe Neville or
Dobby might be the one. If she replied that it was someone else
without saying who, that would be important insight, but without
spoiling the story.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn