[HPforGrownups] Re: Website FAQ Poll

[JaanisE]

No: HPFGUIDX 128043

-----Original Message-----
From: Valky

I disagree, although it might happen that the FAQ poll would only be
inclusive of 'unimportant' questions I kind of, well actually, I do
believe that JKR would consider it cowardly and cheap not to put at
least one question up that she really doesn't want to answer.
I know I profess to know a lot about a person I have never met but JK
really comes across as a person who would prefer a real challenge over
the soft option anyday.
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Jaanis:

I don't think the poll questions are totally *unimportant*, I just said
I think they're not *too* important. Not too important for the story in
the last two books anyway.

I don't see it as a matter of challange or bravery, but there must be
some responsibility towards the readers, those who don't want the
mystery relieved sooner than necessary, and to those who maybe *think*
they want it - for their own sake.  And I suppose, there are some
responsibility towards the publishers, although I don't know what
agreement they have there. At least, that's the way how the author has
started it and has been acting till now and we're already expecting the
mysteriousness.

The poll questions, I see, as an opportunity either to find out
something more about HP world that is not and is not going to be in any
book of HP series (like a more interactive part of her site's extra and
faq sections), or maybe some bits about the two future books, but again
- if that's the case, the question shouldn't include anything *big*. Or
at least the answer as Rowling gives it.

So, I think that the question about Neville more or less indicates that
he won't be that *very*important* Neville in many of fans' theories or
fanfics.