JKR interview in 2 weeks, send in your ?'s

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 129891

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Katherine Coble <k.coble at c...>
wrote:
> 
> On Jun 1, 2005, at 8:57 PM, lyraofjordan wrote:
> 
> > Chancie wrote:
> >  > > Katie Couric from the "Today Show" on NBC will be
> >  > > interviewing JKR in 2 weeks, and they are asking for
> >  > > people to submit questions to ask her <snip>
> >
> >  > bboyminn replied:
> > <snip>
> 
> > > but this is a real 'Q & A', so I would suggest you temper the 
> > >questions you would LIKE answered with the idea of what JKR is 
> > likely to answer.


> 
> K:
> 
> Plot Question I'd love to see answered:
> 
> "What is the purpose of the veil, and are those on the other side 
> truly dead?"
> 


bboyminn:

The perfect question to illustrate my point. Speaking of the purpose
of the Veil and whether people on the other side are dead, I think,
deals too much with the future story. However, it could be rephrased
to something like this.

"I know you can't tell us about how the Veiled Archway will appear in
the next books, but could you give us some of the backstory and
history of the Veiled Archway in the Department of Mysteries?"

That question, if answered, would give us a lot of information that we
could use to guess what will happen in future books.


> K:
> WW Logistics Question I'd love to see answered:
> 
> "For what is money needed in the WW and when is money not necessary?  
> For example, some foodstuffs appear to cost money, while others 
> (such as the cream sauce from Mrs. Weasley's wand) appear to be 
> conjurable and thus not costly."
> 

bboyminn:

Serves as an illustration, but that particular question has already
been asked and answered. Things that are conjured are impermanent;
they come from nothing and quickly return to nothing. You would starve
to death eating conjured food, on the other hand, you could eat
conjured ice cream by the gallon and never gain an ounce. 

> K:
> Typical Question that Katie Couric will most likely ask:
> 
> "How do you find the time to write with a husband and three
> beautiful children?"  and "Now that you are so wealthy, where do you
> buy your shoes?"  and "What was it like to meet the Queen?"
> 
> Not that I'm cynical or harbour a secret loathing for Katie and her 
> overall perkiness.  Or anything.
> 
> K

bboyminn:

Sadly you are right, she will probably ask the same old tired
unoriginal questions that everyone else has asked a thousand times
before. They are going for quick easy sound bites, not actual information.


Steve/bboyminn