[HPforGrownups] Re: Book 7 news

[Patricia Hurley]

No: HPFGUIDX 154603

> Tonks:
> Oh I can't STAND it!! Why does she do this to us? ESE Rowling!! 
> Better to say nothing. *Nothing*!!. My anxiety level is a 10+. 
 
Sandy now:
> <snip> It has been hard enough having to wait for the next and 
> final book, but now, with at least a year still to wait, she drops 
> this bombshell on us. I can't stand her teasing and taunting while 
> the wait drags on and on. You are absolutely right, it is better 
> for her to say nothing, and most certainly nothing this dramatic 
> this far in advance of the book being released. <snip>


Patricia:
I disagree. I really think it's nice that she does little things for 
us. She gives us things to think out. Hints to help us try and get 
ahead of the books. She also does little things like the WOMBAT test, 
updates to her site, interviews that reveal tidbits. It makes it so 
that a truly dedicated potterfan who pays lots of attention can really 
almost be abe to guess what happens next. You don't really want her to 
tell you how it ends. And if we don't get any new information our 
forums get stale and people start coming up with the wildest theories 
and they complain about her. I think she really does a good job 
balancing everything she has to do (writing, raising kids, her charity 
work with MS and with the kids, appearances, living her life) with 
interacting with her fans and giving them something to have fun 
speculating about. Because it should be fun to get to think and guess 
and argue. It's just a book series. It's not like she told us that two 
members of our family are going to die and it's excruciating to find 
out which. She means it to be fun.