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denimjo · 08-05-2004, 07:53 AM

I must say, I agree with the people that say that there shouldn't be a petition. It IS very unfair to not only all the other terminally ill Harry Potter Fans out there, but also to all other authors, because then people would be petitioning every other popular author for the same treatment, and I am sure it puts the author(s) in a very awkward position. Not wanting to say no, but not wanting to sound heartless.

It would be like you working SOOO hard to earn a vacation to DisneyLand, and having someone come up and say, "Look, my friend is dying of cancer, and they really, really, REALLY like you, so could you give them the vacation in your stead?" It puts yhou in a very uncomfortable place.

I am VERY sorry to hear about Mattie. I truly am. But who's to say that she wasn't already planning to do a dedication to him in her next book anyway?

08-05-2004, 07:53 AM	#17 (permalink)
denimjo Doxy Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 424	I must say, I agree with the people that say that there shouldn't be a petition. It IS very unfair to not only all the other terminally ill Harry Potter Fans out there, but also to all other authors, because then people would be petitioning every other popular author for the same treatment, and I am sure it puts the author(s) in a very awkward position. Not wanting to say no, but not wanting to sound heartless. It would be like you working SOOO hard to earn a vacation to DisneyLand, and having someone come up and say, "Look, my friend is dying of cancer, and they really, really, REALLY like you, so could you give them the vacation in your stead?" It puts yhou in a very uncomfortable place. I am VERY sorry to hear about Mattie. I truly am. But who's to say that she wasn't already planning to do a dedication to him in her next book anyway?