Possible JKR "Inspirations" (was Re: Interesting Fact)

[dvsdaughter]

No: HPFGUIDX 81086

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jdr0918" <jdr0918 at h...> wrote:
> <<<In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dvsdaughter" wrote:...Gaiman 
> never implied any personal support of JKR as an author or her 
> work...I have never seen any implied support of Rowling's work...>>>
> 
> The Sergeant Majorette says
> 
> At the end of the article, it says that Gaiman ends the "Books of 
> Magic" series by having his main character's stepbrother going off 
to 
> Hogwarts, as a little salute to JKR." 
> 
> --JDR

A salute is one way to put it.  But note his stepbrother is an evil 
little snot. I took it as satire.   

Gaiman didn't write that issue.  Gross did.  The Books of Magic 
serial was written mostly by Peter Gross.  I don't know how much 
Gaiman had to do with its text.  Gaiman created the character and 
wrote the original miniseries.  
 

This is what Gaiman says on Potter - and he usually doesn't say much. 
It is the kindest comment and the only one that addresses his 
feelings on the books.  

"I'm one of those people who's been reading kids' books all along. 
When people have asked me what I think of JK Rowling, I say that 
she's a fine, solid children's book writer, but when they're shocked 
and say, 'But she's changing the rules!' - I have to say that's she's 
not. She writes good, solid children's books, but just read Diana 
Wynne Jones!" 

"good, solid children's books" is hardly "You go girl!"

Vi