CHAT TRANSCRIPT OMG YES!

[heidi]

You can find the transcript of her online chat from this morning here: http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/extras/JKRWorldBookDay2004.html - Melissa is a goddess and posted it about as soon as it was done!

It includes gems like Hermione, Ginny & Ron's middle names, why she can't say what Snape's Boggart and Patronus are (I'd bet they're both James!), bits about Draco, Sirius, Moody and more!

(And if your're looking for FA's discussion thread, it's right here: http://www.fictionalley.org/fictionalleypark/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56148 )




What houses were Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, James Potter and Remus Lupin in? Everyone tells me they were all Gryffindor, but I won't believe it unless I hear it from Ms. Rowling herself!
JK Rowling says: This is JK herself saying that they were indeed in Gryffindor!

Heidi comment: Erm. What about Wormtail? WHY didn't the t00b ask that, too?

hermione 3: Will Harry and Hermione will be together? *sight*
JK Rowling replies -> lol Not saying... but you've had enough clues by now, surely?!

Heidi comment: Haha! She uses double punctuation marks!

Sirius Kase: Will we get to know the Grangers? Is Hermione an only child?
JK Rowling replies -> I always planned that Hermione would have a younger sister but she's never made an appearance and somehow it feels like it might be too late now.

And of course, go lizardlaugh: I love Tonks, she's my favorite new character. Will she play a large role in future books and/or in Harry's life?
JK Rowling replies -> Tonks is hanging around. I really like her, too.
Heidi comment: : jumps on Harry/Tonks ship




Chibimono: Do you have any future plans in particular for Draco Malfoy?
JK Rowling replies -> I've got plans for all my characters. Actually, this is a really good place to answer a question about Draco and Hermione, which a certain Ms. Radcliffe is desperate to have answered. Will they end up together in book six/seven? NO! The trouble is, of course, that girls fancy Tom Felton, but Draco is NOT Tom Felton!

Heidi Comment: notice she didn't say anything about GETTING together, just ENDING
UP together, and she said in BOOK SIX/SEVEN, which clearly does not
incorporate the world AFTER BOOK SEVEN.

RIGHT?

Comments

[owlman.livejournal.com]

Read the lexicon (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/weasley.html) page on it.

The info on Quidditch has given the ages. In PoA we learn that it is seven years since Gryff last won the Cup. It is heavily implied, if not stated, that Charlie was the Seeker then.

The only way to make all this consistent is, thinking while typing, that Charlie only played Seeker as a second/third year [we are told elsewhere that Harry is the youngest in ages and that first years do not play]. However this does not explain the comments about how good Charlie was and how highly he was considered.

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

Damn, I even went back there before I posted that b/c I was pretty sure that's where it was, but went straight to Bill's page when I got to the link and didn't scroll all the way down. *double sigh*

It's actually bad on its face, b/c if Charlie is two years older than Percy, that means that he should be in his 7th year when Ron is in his 1st. That means his genius seeking couldn't have happened in his 2nd year, or he'd still be there. If it happened in his 3rd year, he's just left Hogwarts in time for Ron to start, but I think that bumps the Cup interval down to 6 years. I think that's right - it needs to be checked.

Sorting this is all the proof I need that the Weasleys have too many children. olivia_lupin, I think there are word problems in there somewhere. :)

Thanks, Simon.

[owlman.livejournal.com]

Two years older allows for there being three school years inbetween the pair of them. If Charlie is young (i.e. born towards the end of the year) for his year and Percy old then it can work.

The years since they last won the Quid Cup depends on exactly how it was phrased. If it says that they last won the cup seven attempts ago then it would be Charlie's third year, else his second.

-7 - Charlie start at Hogwarts
-6 - Charlie becomes Gryff Seeker
-5 - Gryff win Quid Cup, with Charlie as Seeker
-4 - Percy starts at Hogwarts
-3
-2 - Twins start at Hogwarts
-1 - Charlie leaves
PS
CoS
PA - Gryff win Quid Cup

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

Yes, you're absolutely right. It was this youngforhisyear!Charlie that I was struggling with. I finally figured this out on the way back from the school run. :-/

It's mornings like this when I really miss coffee. Tea is a weak substitute for a caffeine jolt. I should know not to try to solve any problems more complicated than "where are my shoes?" before 9 am. Thanks. :)

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Oh, that explains Jo's mad maths skillz too! She must've quit caffine!

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

Yes, it would explain much. *winces*

I hate that my mad maths skillz have gone the way of the dodo, and actually I'm happy to blame it on the caffeine. Would you believe that it was my minor? And that my BS is in Physics? *sobs for the time when I could think in a straight line instead of big loops and swirls*

Am feeling all Draco defender-y, so misunderstood!Draco is today's icon.

[owlman.livejournal.com]

Tea has more caffeine. Or so it is said.

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

How I wish it were so. Alas, I fear it is not (http://www.stashtea.com/caffeine.htm).