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02-13-2008, 02:34 AM
| | |  JK Rowling receives James Joyce award, answers Harry Potter questions (UPDATE #2)
JK Rowling was invited by the Literary and Historical Society to the University College in Dublin earlier today, where she received the James Joyce award. Jo read an excerpt from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the event, and was gracious enough to answer questions about the Harry Potter series. Quote:
Jo confirms that Snape and Dumbledore’s [histories] were established before The Philosopher's Stone was published, but states that she doesn’t think about the movie[s] when she writes (even though she had a thought for the producers after having written the battle of Hogwarts, realising how much it would cost!).
If Jo [were] to meet a character, she would definitely pick Dumbledore (even if she had been tempted by a hug with Hagrid).
As for the opposition of the Pope to Harry Potter, she confesses that she doesn’t follow the issue. Basically, she is definitely opposed to censorship and sees Harry Potter more as a moral book than a proselyte one.
Jo discussed more at the ceremony, including Dumbledore's homosexuality, and the fact that she would have like to have included Mafalda Weasley into the books. La Gazette du Sorcier promises a full transcript of the interview later in the week, so we will have that then. UPDATE: We now have a picture from last night's ceremony. 
And more quotes; Quote:
And who was the character she would most like to meet?
"Dumbledore -- to apologise for outing him," she replied to applause.
UPDATE #2: Four further pictures from the event can be found here.  | |
02-13-2008, 02:37 AM
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| | Doxy
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nice interview.....first to post  | 
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02-13-2008, 03:28 AM
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ooh that sounds coolness.. i hadn't heard about mafalda before so that was intresting to read too!
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02-13-2008, 06:32 AM
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Cool interview. I like Jo shes awesome.
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02-13-2008, 07:26 AM
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Oh, I would have loved to see Mafalda in the books. A Weasley that is a Slythrin that sounds so awesome.
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02-13-2008, 09:00 AM
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very coolie. Interesting bout the pope
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02-13-2008, 10:22 AM
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yea, pope had objections even before he got choosen :-/
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02-13-2008, 10:58 AM
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Nice interview!!
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02-13-2008, 11:20 AM
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Cool interview  | |
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02-13-2008, 01:20 PM
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Great interview | |
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02-13-2008, 01:29 PM
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congrats Jo... 
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02-13-2008, 02:07 PM
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to apologize for outing him!!LOL!!! ok...i bet dumby would feel bad, but i am glad she did it!! i was looking forward for it!!
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I like the interview ^___^
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02-13-2008, 05:56 PM
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Nice interview  | |
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02-13-2008, 06:27 PM
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Interesting stuff, and Jo looks amazing!! | |
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02-13-2008, 07:30 PM
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Oh, that's nice, I would probabily chose him too, Dumbledore knew everything!
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02-13-2008, 08:47 PM
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*giggles* Mafalda sounds like a fun character!xd | |
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02-13-2008, 09:52 PM
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I would've loved to see Mafalda in the books! I think it'd be so funny to see someone be a match for Hermione. Maybe she would've even dated Malfoy!  I think she'd be a much better character than Skeeter.
Pfft. I don't blame her for not following the Pope thing. It's just ridiculous.
But she looks great in the picture, and congratulations, Jo! | |
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02-13-2008, 10:55 PM
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Aww, cute interview. | |
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02-14-2008, 06:17 AM
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good interview
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She looks nice in the pictures. :]
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The pictures are so sweet! <333 Love 'em. ^_________^
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02-16-2008, 03:27 PM
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really nice interview ... i wish i could read it all ..
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02-16-2008, 11:22 PM
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Great interview ^^
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awesome interview!!
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