My fav Q and A from todays chat w/ JKR

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miggs: Is there going to be a new minister of magic in the next books?
JK Rowling replies -> Yes. Ha! Finally, a concrete bit of 
information, I hear you cry!

hope this means Arthur is getting his due.  Also, hope it indicates 
that Fudge is in fact a DE as I have theorized!

Kaidi MacKay: Dumbledore is getting older, will it be alot harder for 
him to fight Lord Voldermort this time around?
JK Rowling replies -> He is getting older, but he didn't do badly at 
the end of 'Phoenix', so there's life in him yet!

I have been hoping that DD will be there to the end. IMHO it would be 
a shame for DD not to see Harry defeat LV!
Yes I absolutely think that this is what will happen


HarriFreak: Who is the 'one that never will return' deatheater?
JK Rowling replies -> You have to work it out, but a lot of fansites 
have got it right.
Ali: Why specifically does Dumbledore trust Snape? 
JK Rowling replies -> Another excellent and non-answerable question. 
I shall merely say that Snape has given Dumbledore his story and 
Dumbledore believes it.

I think Snape lied to DD as he is good as legitemency and occlumency 
(? spelling) and he is not 'one that never will return' but the 
dreaded double agent.


book: why did voldemort pick harry and not neville
JK Rowling replies -> Dumbledore explains this in 'Order of the 
Phoenix'. Voldemort identified more with the half-blood boy and 
therefore decided he must be the greater risk.

Guess this lays to rest any theories that the prophecy was not about 
Harry


gazza: will harry become head master of hogwarts
JK Rowling replies -> I'm not sure I can see Harry in an academic 
career, he's seen so much action!
Debbie: What will Ron's job be when he leaves school?
JK Rowling replies -> Well, assuming he lives to leave school... I'm 
not going to tell you :)

hmmmmmmm so will Ron die? I will definitely shed tears over this one 
if it occurs




Sussie: Does Harry's eyecolour become important in the future books, 
like we've heard?
JK Rowling replies -> No comment!
mnich: Was Voldemort born evil?
JK Rowling replies -> I don't believe that anybody was born evil. You 
will find out more about the circumstances of his birth in the next 
book.
Josh from Cottenham Village College: Right at the beginning, when 
Voldermort tried to kill Harry, how did Voldermort and Harry both 
survive? ****SCHOOLS COMPETITION WINNER****
JK Rowling replies -> That is the crucial and central question and if 
I answered it there would be hardly any point writing books six and 
seven... so I won't!
Rita: What happend to Harry's grandparents? Will we ever learn about 
them?
JK Rowling replies -> They're all dead and not particularly important 
to the story, although you will find out a little bit more.
mnich: Was Voldemort born evil?
JK Rowling replies -> I don't believe that anybody was born evil. You 
will find out more about the circumstances of his birth in the next 
book.
Jami: Is Harry related to Godric Gryffindor?
JK Rowling replies -> People are always wondering who Harry might be 
related to. Maybe he is ;)

My theory here is that Harry and LV are related. Also Harry is 
related to Slyterin and Grffindor. Griffindor via james, and (nice 
little twist) Slytherin via Lily.  Green eyes, Slytherin house colors 
green and silver. Also may be the reason why Lv did not want to kill 
Lily as they are related and she is related to Slytherin!! In COS, 
Harry flet that Tom Riddle was vaguely familiar......


Ernie: I wonder if you can let us know what form will Professor 
Snape's Boggart and Patronus take? I am very curious. 
JK Rowling replies -> Well, I'm not going to tell you Ernie, but 
that's because it would give so much away. I wonder whether Ernie is 
your real name? (It was my grandfather's).

Any guesses here?


Amy: What did Dudley see when he faced the Dementors in book five?
JK Rowling replies -> Ah, good question. You'll find out!

I ownder if there will finally be some friendly dialogue between 
Harry and Dudley....Dudley asking Harry about the event etc.

queenmarion: I noticed in the Black Family tree that everyone is 
named after a constellation. Is this intentional? Does this have any 
bearing on the plot?
JK Rowling replies -> It's just one of those family traditions, 
although Narcissa breaks the trend. I had always thought of her 
as 'Narcissa' so I decided not to change her to match the others when 
I came up with their names. There's been a lot of speculation that 
she is in some way linked to Lily and Petunia, because of the flower 
theme, but I can put that rumour to rest here: she isn't related to 
them.
Wild Rose: Will we see more of Narcissa Malfoy now that Lucius is 
unavailale?
JK Rowling replies -> Yes, you will.

If Narcissa's name breaks the trend, does that mean she is not as 
evil as Lucious? Probably just my wishful thinking!

Echo: Was Percy acting entirely of his own accord in Order of the 
Phoenix?
JK Rowling replies -> I'm afraid so. 
I wonder if Percy will loose his position at MOM along with Fudge?

MauraEllen: Did the debt Wormtail has to Harry carry over to 
Voldemort when he sacrificed his arm to restore his body?
JK Rowling replies -> No. Can't say any more than that!



Cathedral: Don't want to rune the ending, but will we be finding out 
more about the significance of the shape of Harry's scar in future 
books?
JK Rowling replies -> The shape is not the most significant aspect of 
that scar, and that's all I'm going to say!

Aha, so there is more to the scar than we know!  I think this was 
indicated in PS/SS when DD tells McGonagal he would not fix the scar 
even if he could...scars can be very useful










Field: Regarding Harrys subconscious feelings, how has it changed 
from book 1 to book 5?
JK Rowling replies -> Well he's obviously been through a lot since 
book one and book five was the book when he cracked up a little. In 
book six, the wizarding world is really at war again and he has to 
master his own feelings to make himself useful.

polly weasley: Will Harry fall for another girl in book six, or will 
he be too busy for romance?
JK Rowling replies -> He'll be busy, but what's life without a little 
romance?

Rorujin: How is Dobby abele to apparate inside Hogwarts if no one 
else can?
JK Rowling replies -> He's a house-elf, they've got powers wizards 
haven't got (but wizards have also got powers that house-elves 
haven't).




SiriuslyLovinSirius: If we ever see Sirius again, what form will he 
be in?
JK Rowling replies -> I couldn't possibly answer that for fear of 
incriminating myself.
Kelpie_8: Will the two way mirror Sirius gave Harry ever show up 
again? 
JK Rowling replies -> Ooooo good question. There's your answer.

So Sirius will show up again somehow? Via the mirror? Or will Sirius 
show up in a memory. Jkr stated that the conflict between Sirius and 
Snape will be further expalined. May be that this is what she meant.


Rita: What about Wormtail? Is there hope for redemption?
JK Rowling replies -> There's always hope, of course. You'll find out 
more about our rat-like friend in book six.

Rita: Whatever happend to Sirius' flying motorbike?
JK Rowling replies -> Ah, good question. You'll find out, but the 
real sleuths among you might be able to guess.

Maybe Harry inherits it?


Sirius Riddle: What houses were Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, James 
Potter and Remus Lupin in? Everyone tells me they were all 
Gryffindor, but I won't believe it unless I hear it from Ms. Rowling 
herself!
JK Rowling replies -> JK Rowling says: This is JK herself saying that 
they were indeed in Gryffindor!

I always thought they were in Griffindor as they were such good 
friends.  You never saw any other characters from different houses 
being close.  And james was Griffindor seeker!!!  Guess you can't 
totally disregard movie contamination.......