Royal Albert Hall Appearance

[dzeytoun]

No: HPFGUIDX 105963

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> vmonte: interesting JKR quotes
> 
> Royal Albert Hall Appearance
> 
> June 26 2003
> 
> JKR: I get asked the question if I'm ever going to write a book 
about
> H when he's grown up quite a lot and I always say that you have to
> wait and see whether he survives to be a grown up
> 
> SF: That's a frightening thought
> 
> JKR: Sorry
> 
> SF: Isn't it?
> 
> JKR: Well I'm not saying he won't um but I don't want to give
> anything away at this point
> 
> vmonte: Maybe Harry isn't going to die...

Dzeyton:  Yes, I think that is one of the main questions of the 
entire series.


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> 
> JKR: Dumbledore, um, I don't want to say too much on this because 
you
> may find that it gives too much away but Dumbledore is a very wise
> man who firstly knows that Harry is going to have to learn a few 
hard
> lessons to prepare him for what may be coming in his life so he
> allows Harry to do an awful lot of things he maybe wouldn't allow
> another pupil to do and he also unwillingly permits Harry to 
confront
> a lot of things rather than protect him from but as people who have
> finished Order of the Phoenix will know Dumbledore has had to step
> back a little bit from Harry in an effort to teach him some of 
life's
> harder lessons.
> 
> SF: You have to push your beloved chickens out of the nest
> 
> JKR: You do
> 
> vmonte: DD training Harry?! More canon for SSSusan's theory about
> Harry in SS/PS.
> 

Dzeytoun' reply:  As I recall, this was in response to a question 
about why Dumbledore doesn't react more to some of the injustice 
Harry faces from Malfoy and company.  I think the moderator made the 
statement that "When we are young we keenly feel injustice... For 
instance, Dumbledore KNOWS the parents are Death Eaters."  One 
plausible interpretation of her answer is that although Dumbledore 
would rather protect Harry from this injustice (i.e. silence Malfoy 
and perhaps tell Snape to cool it), he knows that Harry needs to 
learn the poltiical realities up front, so he will be prepared to 
deal with the harsh battle that is coming.  That is quite a bit 
different from setting up "tests" or "training exercises."

I will admit though, that this is one of JKR's most evasive and 
frustrating statements.  It is hard to know what she means with any 
degree of certainty, whether with regard to OOTP or anything else.



> _________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> JKR: No I didn't. I will say this I had to put in some things 
because
> of what's coming in 6 and 7 and I didn't want anyone to say to
> me "what a cheat you never gave us clues". Because if I didn't
> mention certain things that happen in Order of the Phoenix I think
> you could have said to me "well you sprang that on us" whereas I 
want
> you to be able to get them if you've got your wits about you. There
> are a few surprises coming.
> 
> JKR: I do, I will say I think he has the hardest time in this book.
> Because although there are some scary things coming for Harry in 
this
> book know one believes him and also he's a teenager and to have 
those
> two burdens in life at once is quite horrible But from know on at
> least everyone knows he's been telling the truth so whatever he has
> to face he doesn't also have to deal with everyone being quite so
> distrustful of him.
> 
> vmonte: Clues? Anyone?

Dzeytoun's answer: Who knows?  JKR has said that things will continue 
to get darker, and that if she were Harry she would "run and hide" 
from what's coming.  On the other hand she has made some statements 
that fifth year was Harry's worst.  My guess, and it's only a guess, 
is that we will see the war situation become very grim, but that 
Harry will feel quite a bit less isolated and more supported as he 
will no longer have the problem with people not believing him and as 
the faulty policies of the past will in some sense be corrected.

Dzeytoun