Questions for JKR

[Jo R]

No: HPFGUIDX 172719

Someone posted that JKR was having a live web chat on 30th July. What 
would you want to ask her, given the opportunity?

1) My immediate question would be about Snape's portrait in the 
Headmaster's office. Is it there? If not, why not?!?!? When HRH went to 
the office at end of DH, I was expecting, nay wanting, Snape's protrait 
to be there, even if he was asleep. I think I, like others, wanted some 
sort of confrontation, no a meeting, between Snape and Harry.  I agree 
that it couldn't come before Harry learned 'The Truth' and thus meant 
Snape had to die but I would have liked an acknowledgment between the 
two.

2) Why was Dean on the run from the Muggle-Catchers and not his 
siblings? Was he like Lily and Tuney? JKR says he has an interesting 
back story and I HOPE SOOOOOO MUCH that she does the encyclopedia!!

3) Who was the one that could do magic late in life?  I did wonder, at 
some point, whether this was Mrs Figg. Not so much as doing magic but 
one that came into the WW (through our eyes anyway) later in life.  I 
couldn't remember the exact wording that JKR used so was unable to 
clarify this.

My 2 knuts worth.