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EmmaRiddle · #1 (**permalink**) 08-15-2004, 09:38 PM

[img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/images/news/jkr_80.jpg' align='middle'> Harry's Christening, Dudley, Snape & Blaise Zabini - from fan reports from the book festival

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More info on Snape, thestrals, portraits, Dudley, Tom Riddle, Draco and Blaise Zabini.

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Info on Harry's Christening, Dudley and Snape

Following the Edinburgh Book Festival today, where J.K.Rowling read from Order of the Phoenix, signed copies of it and asnwered questions, fan reports have popped up courtesy of some of the few lucky people who were lucky enough to be there.

The first is from Emily, who writes:

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Lizo from CBBC Newsround was there and I saw him taking down everything that was said. It was by far the best experience of my life. JK was very pleasant and she thanked everybody for being there. She walked in the very front door while we were out queing and everybody there was so dumbfounded that we all went quiet and just looked at her walk in, we didn't even say hello!!

The second is from a girl called Kirsty. It can be found in whole, at her Live Journal.

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It was mostly children asking the questions, so there were a lot of 'did you always want to be an author' and 'what's the first character you thought up' questions, but there were a few good ones too. Most tantalizingly - for me at least, if for no one else - someone started to ask whether we'll be seeing more of Blaise Zabini, and just as she started to answer with 'Blaise, yes...', the person asking the question interrupted with '... and will we see more of Snape?' I think it was just a badly phrased question, because of course we're going to see more of Snape, but Jo ran with this instead, not saying very much of anything new, leaving me open mouthed at having this precious information dangled in front of my face, only to be snatched away again.

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She started on the Slytherin fans again, ascribing support for them to the Bad Boy Syndrome and Tom Felton's dubious appeal (not to disrespect his fans - I just don't see it, myself), and, this time, Alan Rickman too. One girl asking a question even prefaced it with 'I love Snape, he's such a complex character', and she still went on about the Alan Rickman thing, which I found to be a little insulting.

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Someone asked whether Tom Riddle or Voldemort ever loved anybody. She said no; he would never have become what he did if he had, and we'll learn more about it in the future.

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When asked if Snape can see Thestrals, and she answered yes, he's seen some nasty stuff with the Death Eaters, but most of the adults in the Wizarding World can probably see Thestrals.

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She reiterated that there is no trace of the Half Blood Prince storyline in CoS anymore.

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On portraits - they're not as 'fully realised' as ghosts. They're like faint imprints, an aura. They're likely to repeat catchphrases like Sirius's mother.

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Harry's christening was a fairly private affair because by this point they knew they would have to go into hiding. Harry does not have a Godmother.

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She said she is a MUGGLE, but implied there is more to Petunia. She didn't put a lot of emphasis on it, but there was definitely something she didn't want to reveal.

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Someone asked if there was more to Dudley than meets the eye, and she replied with a flat out 'no'. I thought this was surprising, considering the effect the Dementors had on Dudley in OotP, but she basically said that with Dudley, what you see is what you get, again mentioning the Dursley's smaller role in Book 6, and that they would reappear for longer in book 7.

Thanks to Emily, Kirsty and The Leaky Cauldron for these lovely reports.

Kazters · 08-15-2004, 09:46 PM

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She started on the Slytherin fans again, ascribing support for them to the Bad Boy Syndrome and Tom Felton's dubious appeal (not to disrespect his fans - I just don't see it, myself), and, this time, Alan Rickman too. One girl asking a question even prefaced it with 'I love Snape, he's such a complex character', and she still went on about the Alan Rickman thing, which I found to be a little insulting.

i have to admit i have missed the hole Tom Felton thing as well but i think that JK thinks Snape is a bad charactor and cant think that her fans actualy like him instead of hate him and mabey she pouts that down to ALan RIckman?

i dont know i cant wait for the transcript.

*Snivellus* · 08-15-2004, 09:55 PM

Hmm interesting...cant wait for the trandscript!!!

08-15-2004, 10:28 PM

go on her official site..i jest read the whole thing

cho_changseeker · 08-15-2004, 10:30 PM

ooh this is so cool! i'm gonna go check out her website!

AndiC · 08-15-2004, 11:01 PM

Cool

ooh! and did you see the comment about snape- hbp perhaps?

angels-in-my-heart · 08-15-2004, 11:29 PM

Cool, I thought Blaise might've been a boy now it's been confirmed! Aww, poor Harry only having mum, dad and Sirius at his christening! Gotta love Snape

KrysNewt · 08-15-2004, 11:32 PM

So cool-I love how she gives us bait and then tugs back up to the surface as soon as we try to bite the hook. It drives me CRAZY! (A good kind of crazy, though, lol)

tikilights · 08-16-2004, 01:09 AM

awesome stuff! can't wait till the 6th book comes out

Ally_W · 08-16-2004, 01:20 AM

who is Blaise Zabini exactly?

dobby1989 · 08-16-2004, 01:31 AM

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who is Blaise Zabini exactly?

A slytherin who hung out with Malfoys crew

I wish I could have been there I have lots of questions. And they are good ones too.

padfootis#1 · 08-16-2004, 01:32 AM

Who's Blaise Zabini? I always wondered if Voldemort ever loved someone. I though he at least loved his mother.

I wonder who Hagrid saw die? I don't think he was in the original order was he?

Wayfarer · 08-16-2004, 01:49 AM

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Originally posted by padfootis#1@Aug 16 2004, 12:06 AM
Who's Blaise Zabini? I always wondered if Voldemort ever loved someone. I though he at least loved his mother.

I wonder who Hagrid saw die? I don't think he was in the original order was he?

She answers that by saying most adults can see them. Most people over the of 20 or so has experienced death. It's a fact of live also Hagrid was an adult when Voldermort was going around killing people before the attack on the Potters. Hagrid was also in the Potter House the night them died. He saw Lily and James if no one else.

I am glad she confirmed that Dumbledore's brother runs the Hog Head and I think is so cool a phoenix is the form of Dumbledore's patronus charm. One of the most interesting things she said was about why Dumbledore didn't kill Voldemort in the Ministry.

Siriusly_in_Love · 08-16-2004, 02:01 AM

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She started on the Slytherin fans again, ascribing support for them to the Bad Boy Syndrome and Tom Felton's dubious appeal (not to disrespect his fans - I just don't see it, myself), and, this time, Alan Rickman too. One girl asking a question even prefaced it with 'I love Snape, he's such a complex character', and she still went on about the Alan Rickman thing, which I found to be a little insulting.

Honestly, I'm kind of happy about this. A lot of times fans don't make the distinction between the actual character, and the actor who plays them. I can see people liking Snape because he is complex - but the whole Draco/Tom Felton craze is lost on me.

I liked the information on Harry's Christening, and learning that Sirius was never married - but her last comment seemed a bit cryptic. Like, "I can't say too much..." sort of deal. Ugh! I just wish the books would come out already!

And I feel bad for everyone living in the Black household when Sirius' mum was alive, if her catchphrases were the things we heard her shrieking - yikes!

potterxfan04 · 08-16-2004, 02:16 AM

sounds fantastic but i wish i could've gone =( cant wait for the last two books!

08-16-2004, 02:21 AM

:unsure: kewlz lol

phoenixtears489 · 08-16-2004, 04:00 AM

I really wish there was a video or something of this...

I already read the transcript....

08-16-2004, 07:20 AM

i never really thought about Harry not having a godmother, its also sad that there was only his parents and Sirius at Harry's christening

funky monkey · 08-16-2004, 09:21 AM

yeah i never realy clicked that harry might have had a godmothe. . . hmmm...

MadameMalfoy · 08-16-2004, 09:33 AM

That is good piece of Info!

08-18-2004, 09:43 PM

cool! that is really good information!

potterxfan04 · 08-18-2004, 10:18 PM

oh if you guys are still wondering the transcript is up.... i read it yesterday i think on her site but yeah.. if you go to the LJ of that girl, she has an edit and it has a link to the transcript.

08-20-2004, 06:50 PM

It's too bad Harry doesn't have a Godmother. Poor Harry. I really wish I could of been there. I really want to know WHY J.K.R. made Sirius die. Now there's only one maurader left. Padfoot was my favorite character. Please Note The Name. I just REALLY hope that Remus doesn't die. If he does, I'm going to be very angry. I think the new DADA teacher is going to be a lion. I read all five Harry Potter books in less than six days, plus- I'm ten! (No Lie! Born in 94, Mach 1 My summers usally are boring, but now I don't want it to end.) I never liked Harry Potter before, but then I saw the first move, and I read every waking moment. I'm going to be really, really, really, really, very, very, very, very, very, depresed when the series is over. I am a Harry Potter FREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :ermsmile: :angry: