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Post by Severus Snape on Jul 3, 2004 13:08:38 GMT -5
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i have a theory about mark evans! or was it an accident?!?!?!?!? about the last name?
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Post by Severus Snape on Jul 3, 2004 14:19:16 GMT -5
I don't think it could be an accident, there has to be something to do with him.........
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Post by crazy5015 on Jul 3, 2004 18:17:23 GMT -5
i heard that JKR working title for the Chamber's of Secrets was Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince? DOes anyone know if this is true??
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Post by Nymphadora Tonks on Jul 3, 2004 20:38:52 GMT -5
I heard that too. I think JKR hinted that too at her site on the latest news.
Quote from newspaper at her site (fifth paragraph):
"I was delighted to see that a hard core of super-bright fans knew that the real title was once, in the long-distant past, a possiblity for Chamber of Secrets, and from that deduced that it was genuine. Certain crucial pieces of information in book six were originally planned for Chamber of Secrets, but very early on (first draft of Chamber) I realized that this information's proper home was book six."
That paragraph is also why I think the HBP is Dean Thomas, because his background was supposed to have been put into Chamber of Secrets, but she decided to cut it. Maybe she decided that his background's proper home was book six?
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Post by Severus Snape on Jul 3, 2004 21:53:39 GMT -5
But if you also look in her site, it says 'Now I don't think his history will ever make it into the books.'
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Post by crazy5015 on Jul 3, 2004 22:55:52 GMT -5
i found this interveiw. i thought it was interesting.
There are lots of Latin names in the book and Roman names like Severus Snape - did you do Latin at school and enjoy it? No I didn't do Latin at school, I did classics at university. What was the original working title of Chamber of Secrets? Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I quite liked that title, unfortunately the story bore no relation whatsoever to the title by the time I'd finished.
And if you were offered a post as a teacher at Hogwarts what subject would you most like to teach? Oh I think definitely Charms - I see that as the most imaginative bit of magic because you're adding properties to an object.
You wouldn't fancy Defence against the Dark Arts? No I'm too much of a coward. I'd have to be really in a corner before I come out fighting but then I don't generally.
People say that Firenze was based on a friend of yours - the centaur - but we've hardly seen anything of Firenze. Well just keep your eyes open.
Does that mean? The centaur's prophecy at the end of Philosopher's Stone ... He'll come back. Well enough said, not everyone's read book four.
And Gilderoy Lockhart, one of my favourite characters... Gilderoy's left in, he's still in Saint Mungo's Hospital for Magical Ailments and Injuries because his memory's just gone but I'm making no promises about Gilderoy.
Was he good fun to write because he's the opposite of everything he wants to be? I loved writing Gilderoy but I've got Rita now, you see I love writing Rita in the same way that I loved writing Gilderoy.
What advice would you give to young writers? That's from Holly Hewitt. I would say firstly and most importantly read as much as you possibly can, you don't have to read Harry Potter books, I'm not trying to flog it but only by reading will you get a really good idea of what, in your opinion, makes good writing.
You'll learn to recognise what doesn't work and you'll expand your vocabulary - always useful. After you've done that write about things you know - your own feelings and experiences - which is always a good starting point.
Resign yourself to the fact that you will not write something good first time, you're going to waste a lot of trees before you hit your stride and you will imitate people you admire first and that's fine - everyone has to start somewhere. And most importantly persevere - keep persevering.
If you had an invisibility cloak what would you use it for? What would I use it for? I don't think I can say it - it's a secret.
Does the whole merchandising, that's about to kick in, worry you slightly - are we actually going to see Gilderoy Lockhart haircare products? I think that would be quite funny actually. Does it worry me? Yes it does, in all honestly yes it does worry me. It's going to happen because that's what happens with films - there will be merchandising. I have seen early examples of the film stuff they're doing, I have no objection to it at all. But yes it does make me jumpy, yes it does.
I see those hormones kick in in this book, are we going to see Harry becoming even more like Kevin the teenager, are we going to see him going - Oh Sirius I hate you, I wish you were back in Azkaban? I think Ron's more like that isn't he - Ron's more Kevinish. Harry's got so many worries, he needs his friends, he can't afford to alienate them. He's more your sensitive hero isn't he. Yeah more of that stuff happens.
Are there any special wizarding powers in your world that depend on the wizard using their eyes to do something? Why do you want to know this?
Well because everyone always go on about how Harry's got Lily Potter's eyes. Aren't you smart - there is something, maybe coming about that, I'm going to say no more - very clever.
The significance of the place where Harry and his parents lived - the first name... Godric Gryffindor. Very good, you're a bit good you are aren't you. I'm impressed.
You're not going to tell me but .... My editor didn't, I said to her - Haven't you noticed the connection between where Harry's parents lived and one of the Hogwarts houses? And she said no, no - I'm not being rude about Emma, she's a brilliant editor, the best ever. But no she didn't pick that up either, you're a bit good you are.
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Post by Nymphadora Tonks on Jul 4, 2004 13:01:24 GMT -5
[glow=blue,2,300]It makes me wonder if Harry's related to Godric Gryffindor, because in book 2, "Only a true Gryffindor and can pull that sword out of the hat." [/glow]
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Post by Severus Snape on Jul 4, 2004 15:14:31 GMT -5
WOW! u guys r good!
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Post by Harry Potter on Aug 13, 2004 23:22:30 GMT -5
Regarding the posts made about Neville being half and half or w/e. Neville is a full blooded wizard. He's not a half or w/e like harry. In OotP Dumbledore says that Voldemort went after Harry, the half blood, not Neville, even though Neville was a full wizard, that which Voldemort thought was worthy of magic.
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Post by Bellatrix Black on Nov 27, 2004 16:44:03 GMT -5
Alrighties, I am going to bring this thread into the light of truth, even though I don't like to be there myself! ~Neville is a pure blood ~Mark Evans has no bearing on anyone, JK said that the last name "Evans" is just popular... ~The Half Blood Prince could also be Remus as well... ~I believe Harry is related to Godric because of that part in book 2, but also the part in book 5 when Dumbledore is telling Harry the truth about the prophecy...finally! Something about the light glistening off of the all too well known Basilisk slayer sword...
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Post by KelseySnapePrince on Sept 7, 2007 13:54:30 GMT -5
Yes I do belive Half bloods can be in slytherin, I will miss Severus I hate jkrowling for killling him off He was not the owner of the death stick Draco was I hate Voldemort I wish Severus was never a death eater he would have not been killed but I love him so much I am a muggle but if I had the reserection ston I wuold bring him back to life oh my love my love I have loved you for a long time if only you knew.
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