JKR/Oprah interview

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Kemper:
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> I also hope that she doesn't write the story for a book 8 and/or 9 that's in her head and that she stays in heart with what she heard about Michael Jackson chasing a phenomenon he had already created: let this amazing chapter of her life be complete and write something else and get it published.  I would happily read something new from her without any expectations unless it's in the HP world and I would definitely not be interested in reading First War stuff unless James and Sirius weren't in it.  In fact, none of the marauders.  And not Snape.  I'd like to read more about Mrs. Figg.


Alla:

While I would LOVE to read more about First War and marauders and especially James and Sirius, I would love for her to do an encyclopedia one day and put it there. I certainly agree with you though that I hope she will never ever write book 8. To me it would be such a weak and obvious exploitation of the phenomena she created that I personally would loose all respect for her as a writer. The saga is done. The main conflict is finished, evil is punished, etc, etc, there are no loose ends that warrant another book. I am really hoping that she will not do it. Like right now Rick Riordan's new book in Percy Jackson's universe after everything was done and revealed just makes me go ewww, I so do not want to think that way about JKR's books. Write something new, I will be the first one on line to buy it JKR I swear :) Please do not make me think that your imagination is uncapable of creating something completely new besides Potterverse :)

Just my opinion of course.