HBP contest update -- Betting rumor still fair game (no spoiler)

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 129557

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "manawydan" <manawydan at n...> 
wrote:
> Tk wrote:
> >Recently, some bets were placed from the town where the UK Edition 
of
> >HBP is being printed that a certain character will die in HBP. (Go 
to
> >Mugglenet.com for more spoily info.) Because this is only a rumor 
and
> >was not released by JKR or a publisher, this info is treated as a
> >rumor and any similar contest answer is still fair game.
> >
> >Use rumors at your own risk. Before OotP, the rumors were thick, 
fast,
> >furious, and wrong.
> 
> I wonder.
> 
> Before OoP, JKR didn't have her own website. Since then, she's been 
quick to
> jump on any rumours that are without foundation.
> 
> This one has been out for a couple of days, but nothing to refute 
it.
> 
> hwyl
> 
> Ffred

Hickengruendler:

By now, you've probably already seen this, but JKR did comment on the 
spoiler today. She was not very specific and basically only said we 
shouldn't believe every spoiler we hear. Of course she couldn't be 
any more specific in this special case. Denying that Dumbledore would 
die would give too much away, and confirming that he would die would 
give even more away. So what else can she say? Rumour or not, I think 
old Albus is a very likely death candidate anyway.