[HPforGrownups] Re: JKR chat

[Helen R. Granberry]

No: HPFGUIDX 89673


> > Arya wrote:
> > > Know what I think?  I think that on the March 4th chat with JKR,
> > someone should ask her to explain this damn Fidelius Charm!  
> 
> > Carol wrote:
> > Do I dare ask which March 4th chat you're referring to and whether 
> we can access it? If so, let's please ask her which House (or Houses)
> > MWPP were in and whether Snape is a Vampire and settle these 
> questions once and for all!
> 
> Mandy here:
> But wait! Before you all get carried away! We have to leave some 
> juicy surprises for the books. ;-) 


Okay, I may be dabbling in the OT here, but I have a few essentials
that, you know, if I ruled the world and all, would most certainly be
asked:

1. What's with the Droobles? Are they a message? Is Gran good or bad?
And is Neville under some sort of memory charm, and why?
2. How was Dobby able to apparate out of the hospital wing in PS/SS?
(No apparating! Read your "Hogwarts, A History"!)
3. Why does Dumbledore trust Snape implicitly?
4. When will the next book be out? No, really, when?
5. What happened in the minutes prior to and immediately after Harry
received the fateful scar? Was anyone besides Harry and Voldemort there?
6. Once and for all, did Snape love Lily?
7. Sirius! What have you done with Sirius!

:: Entropy ::



>From Helen (LizardLaugh):

Unfortunately, she's not going to answer hardly any of those questions
(especially the direct questions) in a meaningful way. I think she will
answer things like people's houses, assuming it isn't directly related
to some later revelation. Is Snape a vampire? Well, if he isn't and she
thinks it funny people would think that, she might just flat out say no.
However, ack... she won't even take questions like that. Gone are the
days when we could ask her questions on the fly. Something like 'have we
met any vampires or will we meet any vampires', she'd probably answer.
For instance, I suspect Harry is a Metamorphmagus like many suspect
Snape is a vampire, so... I would word the question like this: "have we
met any other Metamorphmagi other than Tonks?" or "Does Harry have any
other special powers like the parseltongue thing we don't know about
yet?" If someone asked "Is Harry a Metamorphmagus?" she likely would
simply skip the question. "Why does Dumbledore trust Snape?" might get
us some hints (we would hope).  The Lily question has been asked, and
she refuses to answer. I don't think we are going to get more than that.


As far as I know, she is taking twelve pre-selected questions from
school children. I hope they are good ones. I heard that she *might*
take more questions, but again, she's going to be selective, and I think
wording things in such a way that she can either expound or are rather
vague are more likely to get more enlightening answers (even if it
doesn't get us definitive answers). 

Helen, who hopes that we at least find out when we can expect book six