Second evening of JKR reading

[wynnleaf]

No: HPFGUIDX 156414

It sounded like she inadvertently confirmed that Harry, Ron and
Hermione would live.  Apparently, when asked about who she'd invite to
dinner, she gave those three names and then thought awhile before she
said something about it being hard to think of others since she was
the only one that knew who lived and who died.  She seemed to realize
then that she could "invite" characters who had died.  Of course, that
implied that Harry, Ron, and Hermione didn't die.  She mentioned
Hagrid and Dumbledore afterward, but I don't think that means that
Hagrid necessarily dies (although I always thought he might).  By the
time she mentioned Hagrid, she knew she'd slipped up, so I don't think
she was trying to think of characters that had died.  Of course,
mentioning DD was safe, since that was in HBP.

I'd love to see a transcript that could include Rushdie's question. 
Apparently from reports, people couldn't understand exactly what he
meant, although it seemed to people who were there that he was talking
about Snape being basically good.  JKR said, "your opinion is
correct."  But without knowing Rushdie's comments, it's hard to draw a
conclusion about what JKR meant by her answer.

Does anyone know if there will be transcripts?

Comments in the Leaky Cauldron discussion about the event tonight
seemed to imply that Rowling had said something about James' death and
events surrounding Voldemort's killing of the Potters.  Does anyone
know if that was mentioned?

And Dumbledore is dead.  However, all of the peculiar aspects to his
death which have been dug up by fans do seem to point to something
very odd about events at the Cave and Tower.  I won't be surprised if
we get revelations in Book 7 that relate to some of the peculiarities
that led to the "Dumbledore is not dead," speculation.

wynnleaf