JKR ITN interview , July 16 2005. Some excerpts and questions.

[dumbledore11214]

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I discovered couple of days ago that while I read interview by 
Melissa and Emerson two or three times, I never actually read this 
one (the one where children reporters asked questions) in its 
entirety.

I think I skimmed it and saw a lot of repetitiveness and left it as 
it was.

I read some excerpts from it, but yesterday I finally read it in its 
entirety - I have not seen a lot of new information, true, but some 
things I found interesting or maybe even significant. 

I am going to quote some excerpts, those who read this interview 
many times - feel free to skip this post. :-)


"Sorley Richardson for Publishing News - Why did you have to kill 
Sirius when it was the best thing that happened to Harry for years?

JKR: We are back to me being a murderer, aren't we? People asked me 
this a lot. I have been repeatedly told Sirius was my favorite 
character, why did he have to die? You can imagine how bad that made 
me feel and in fact after I killed Sirius  I went on the Internet 
and so stumbled across a fansite devoted entirely to Sirius and I 
killed him during last 48 hours, so that wasn't good.

I think you will realize why he had to go in terms of plot when you 
read seventh book. It wasn't arbitrary although part of the answer 
is the one I had given before. it is more satisfying I think for the 
reader if the Hero has to go on alone and to give him too much 
support makes his job too easy, sorry"


Alla:

Right, so she definitely confirms that there IS a reason why Sirius 
died besides Hero has to go on alone and we WILL find out about it 
in book 7. Please, JKR pretty please?


"David Moulds for the News of the World - How does Aunt Petunia 
Knows about dementors and all other magical facts she knows?

JK Rowling: Another very good questions. She over heard a 
conversation, that is all I am going to say. She overheard 
conversation. The answer is in the beginning of Phoenix. she said 
she overheard Lily being told about them basically.


Is that true?

JK Rowling : Yes. The reason I am hesitant is because there is more 
than that. As I think you suspect. Correctly, but I don't want to 
say anything else here because it relates to book 7"


Alla:

Right, what it tells me is that the identity of "that awful boy" IS 
significant for the plot. So, who is he? Snape after all?


"Scott Ballard for the Bookseller - will the Lord Voldemort ever 
found out what the Prophecy fully said?

JK Rowling : That is one of those very good questions that I don't 
think I can answer. I am sorry, that is always very frustrating, but 
the most penetrating questions generally I cannot answer because 
they could give a lot away, so I would I am not going to answer 
that. Sorry."

Alla:

Now THAT is confusing to me. Why Voldemort finding out about whole 
prophecy would be significant? What obvious thing am I missing? I 
mean, besides finding out that either he or Harry has to die?

I see him finding out during the final confrontation and being very 
surprised or something like that, but why else it could be 
significant?


"JKR:

The house elves is really for slavery, isn't it, the house elves are 
slaves  that is an issue that I think we probably all feel strongly 
about enough in this room already"

Alla:

I did not type the question up, because it was about the racism in 
general, I was only interested in this last sentence. To me it 
supports the idea that JKR does not intend elves to continue serving 
wizards at the end of book 7. JMO of course.


Alla