The most satisfying answer in JKR's chat

[Mhochberg at aol.com]

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For me, it was this:

"One of these days - once seven is finished - I'll revise all seven books. "

There were many interesting and exciting bits in the chat but that is my 
favorite. I can look forward, far ahead, to the "writer's cut" of the entire 
series. 

Her comment opens up so much speculation! Not simply revising any Flints and 
correcting timelines but what she might add in the way of new background 
material. 

What changes in motiviation and character behavior would she make? Would 
Vernon Dursley be crueler or more sympathetic? Would Petunia be less sure of 
herself? Dumbledore is so two dimensional in the opening of book 1. What would the 
book be like if we saw more depth in him right away? Would his humor be more 
satisfying or more trivial? 

When I first read book 1, I plugged away through the first few chapters 
thinking, "Oh, no, not another Roald Dahl type book!" Fortunately, things improved 
quickly after Hagrid met the Dursleys. <g> 

---Mary
"Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another, 'What?! 
You too! Thought I was the only one.'"  (Clive Staples Lewis) 


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