JKR announces character reprieve and encyclopedia
In an interview with the Today Show, JK Rowling revealed who the character is that received a reprieve in Deathly Hallows. Highlight between the arrows to read who it is! --> Arthur Weasley <--Additionally, Jo announced that she "probably will" create a Harry Potter encyclopedia! From NBC's website:
The encyclopedia would include back stories of characters she has already written but had to cut for the sake of narrative arc (“I've said before that Dean Thomas had a much more interesting history than ever appeared in the books”), as well as details about the characters who survive “Deathly Hallows,” characters who continue to live on in Rowling’s mind in a clearly defined magical world.
Click here to read the full article, including full details on the character reprieve. BEWARE of spoilers if you haven't read Deathly Hallows yet!
Posted by Andrew on Jul 24th |
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Huh, I thought Draco was the reprieve! But I also thought Mr. Weasley would die in DH as well.
Yay! A Harry Potter encyclopedia thats just what we need, I hope she actually does make one, cause that would be amazing!
Can't wait
OH YES!!!
I can't wait for it!!! I hope it's very detailed!!
Fantastic! Can't wait for it.
I'm glad that it's finally over....now i can stop going to this website, it's so embarrassing to visit this website in public.
Excellent!! I can't wait!!
YEA! I am so glad that she is doing writing that-I think that is a great way to round out the series. So excited.
AWESOME!! i cant wait!
Thank God! because Fred dying was already bad enough with one of the Weasley parents dying. And an encyclopedia with short stories will be fantastic =)
AH! Can't wait!
Top ten? I can't wait. I really wanna know more about Snape and Lily's realtionship.
4th??
Yay! She'd better write that encyclopedia. Top 10? 15?
awesome!!! well.. im glad author didint die but im so so so soo sad that fred died. :( RIP FRED WEASLEY. but i really cant wait for that book. its awesome to kno we are gona get back ground info n stuff on them yayyy
YES! i can't wait. i hope i dont have to wait in line for two hours this time .....top 20
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I 'm just wondering if it would include things like weddings and aftermath, but either way, as long as the lengend continues, i'll be happy!!!!!!-DOBBY STILL RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh Great, another way for me to be obsessed about HP.
Awesome!!!!! I can't wait for that encyclopedia!!!
OH MY GOSH YAY! Now I have something to live for since the series was supposedly over... I really hope she sticks with it and writes that encyclopedia! We can't live without some Harry Potter in our lives!
i really thought it was hagrid. it seemed like he was going to die in the forest but she wussed out. i also place bets that lupin and tonks were the last minute kills, although from the second peter died, i figured she was going to finish off the marauders. i'm so pleased she's writing an encyclopedia, how perfect. i wish she'd do a prequel though- either about tom riddle and the gaunts or about the marauders. preferably the latter, because then we could do snape/lily and i could get all fangirly.
It's a really great article! Lots more to get excited about!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! I LOVE YOU JO!
im glad he didnt die! better if sirius did, i wonder where mr. weasley wouldve died, mayb when the snake got m??? !!!RIP FRED W.!!! u were my fav, along with george! E.W.7.
WOOOOOOHOOO I JUAT RAN AROUND MY HOUSE SCREAMING!!! ITS NOT OVER!!! ya know, i feel that CERTAIN people wanted it to be over, asking for no more books and all. WHILE IN YOUR FACE!!!! OMG IM SOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!! ITS NOT OVER FOR ME!!! MORE HOGWARTS!!!
im SOO happy she decided that cause fred and bill being scared was enough for that family! I wanted to see the weasley's as the symbol of happiness in the post voldemort era...
like i like to imagine what happens next! but wikll be great to hear from JO & the backstory. yay!! :)
book 5? hmm...i thought it was Hagrid.
Awesome! I'm glad to know that we have at least one more of J. K. Rowling's brilliant wittings to look forward to! Thank you Jo!
this is more than any of us could honestly wish for since she said before she wasn't gonna write any more hp! i am so excited . . . something to look forward to again, yay!!!
Hmm I was right about Mr Weasly. I suspose it was Fred instead of him.
Wow! I never would have guessed Arthur was the one who got the reprieve! I'm glad he did, though! If that encyclopedia is created, it would be amazing! All the information many are dying to get would most likely be touched upon- Thanks Jo!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! yay!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D
That'd be nice =)
I Think Tonks and Lupin were the unexpected deaths, and Lupin naming harry godfather was setting up a struggle over teddy the blue haired wherewolf. Did Greyback ever die?
Oh thank god, I need a bit more closure.
She should write about the Hogwarts adventures of Albus Severus Potter...
oh man. i can't wait! i agree icenineiv, i need more closure as well.
Yeah I heard about this! It's so exciting! I'm thrilled to look forward to it! I love all the history about the characters.
I bet Remus and Tonks are the two that she killed without planning on it originally. Or maybe Dobby and someone else. No idea. But the encyclopedia will be great when Jo comes around to writing it.
i think knowing there's gonna be a Harry Potter encyclopedia just filled in that emptiness i had after i got finished with DH. Sooo excited for that even if it might take a couple years to publish. (:
oh good i liked him. but im excited about this encyclopedia/short stories.
Yeah, in the article she says it was Lupin. I can't beleive Arthur was supposed to die in book 5- I'd assumed when she mentioned reprieves that they were both in book 7. I'm so glad he didn't!
thats awesome! can't wait for that to come out!
i wanna know what happened to Luna.
Knowing that she won't end it there without further back up on everyone's lives makes me feel so much better. Now I'll be able to stop sulking because of what little info we got at the end of the epilouge!!!!!!
now that i know she will be writing an encyclopedia i am extatic. and knowing that she'll be putting the characters fate in there is so exciting. i want to see where all the weasley's end up, and what hagrid ends up doing. i really want to see who the new teachers at hogwarts are. this is a great idea. but i know that she isn't planning on doing it anytime soon. but at least i know its coming. :]
What a great article. I wish Jo would give us just a little more info, such as the eyes, why have they been such a focus in all the books, but not a clear mention in DH.
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