YES!! I have my Harry Potter book **SPOILERS ABOUND!!!***

MysticCat · #1 07-26-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kstar

Sorry I didn't know which book. However, think the controversy on her winning is stupid because while her books are read by more than the typical fantasy/scifi audience, her books, 7 excluded, are fairly good.

While it almost always goes to works of science fiction, the Hugo is intended to honor science fiction or fantasy. The controversy really had to do with the fact that the HP books are considered juvenile rather than adult fiction, and the fact that Rowling's immense popularity/notoriaty caused significantly more members of Worldcon (the voters) to vote than is usual. The feeling among some was that these "extra" voters knew little about the other nominees.

And I would say that her books, including 7, are much better than "fairly good."

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I was theorizing, I didn't say that was the definite reason for the name Hugo.

I know. I was just saying I'll be surprised if that theory turns out to be correct.

FSUZeta · #2 07-26-2007, 05:02 PM

in the viera interview, rowling did say that she is considering writing an "encyclopedia" that will give us the answers to who is hogwarts headmaster, more detail into what ron, harry(aurors) and hermoine(law) do at the ministry of magic, etc., but she said that would be "in a while" because she wants a break.

i'd buy it!

i loved the book-my son read it in 12 hours as did i; daughter is reading it now-hubby likes to listen to it on cd. i was saddened at some of the deaths, but happy how things ended. she fooled me.

AlexMack · #3 07-26-2007, 08:14 PM

So what questions would you ask Jo? I'm curious.

Me? How does she feel about the Malfoys personally. Lucius is so evil but I wind up feeling a bit sorry for him at the end and the same with Narcissa and Draco.

Where are Harry and Ginny living, what was the wedding like, what's happened to the Death Eaters and 12 Grimmauld Place? What has he done with the Elder wand? Who's the new Minister of Magic? (It should be Arthur Weasley, he's such a good man!)

MysticCat · #4 07-26-2007, 08:49 PM

^^^ Good question about the Malfoys!

And didn't Harry say he was going to put the Elder Wand back in Dumbledore's tomb?

I would ask what the Dursleys are up to, and what Dudley saw/felt/remembered when he was attacked by the Dementor.

AlexMack · #5 07-26-2007, 11:44 PM

I asked my question about the Malfoys. Hopefully it gets answered. I've already had one character redeemed for me, I'm not sure I could handle liking another three slytherins.

Drolefille · #6 07-26-2007, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

^^^ Good question about the Malfoys!

And didn't Harry say he was going to put the Elder Wand back in Dumbledore's tomb?

I would ask what the Dursleys are up to, and what Dudley saw/felt/remembered when he was attacked by the Dementor.

He said it in a very round about way, but yeah I think he was putting the Elder wand back w/ Dumbledore.

AlexMack · #7 07-27-2007, 01:13 AM

Weird question, does anyone here read HP fanfiction, or even write it?

I don't but after reading the whole series ten million times, sometimes I hunger for more and I'm afraid to venture into the world of fan fiction for fear of cat porn.
I wish GDIs could see us like this-we're all supremely nerdy at heart. We really are. I love it!

christiangirl · #8 07-27-2007, 01:41 AM

^^^As a GDI, I can tell you there is a comforting feeling knowing we really are just the same, thank you.

Yeah, Harry put the Elder wand back in Dumbledore's tomb and, if I'm not mistaken, Kingsley Shacklebolt became the new Minister of Magic. I can't remember where I read that, maybe in the interview hyperlinked above. I asked if Rose and Hugo were named after anyone and another question that escapes me at the moment.

ETA: I remembered--I asked how is George doing later in life now that his twin is gone.

ms_gwyn · #9 07-30-2007, 04:02 AM

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Weird question, does anyone here read HP fanfiction, or even write it?

I don't but after reading the whole series ten million times, sometimes I hunger for more and I'm afraid to venture into the world of fan fiction for fear of cat porn.
I wish GDIs could see us like this-we're all supremely nerdy at heart. We really are. I love it!

There is some great fan fiction out there....and some not so great...

For novel length fanfiction go to Schnoogle@FanFiction Alley a great gateway to some really good fiction.

Trouble In Paradise/Paradise Lost by AngieJ is great...this is a classic and fannon....
The Paradigm Of Uncertainty/The Show that Never Ends (I think there may be more) by Lori is great (again another classic)
Slytherin Rising Series by JL Matthews is great, original/fannon tell the cannon HP stories from a slytherin original character's perspective, here is a bit of a twist, Ginny (Ginerva

) is in Slytherin. JL stopped writing for a bit, but is back on the horse and is in Year 4. I have stopped reading the series cause I want to read all 7 years in big swoop, but that could take years. So I call it pacing now.
Cassandra Claire had a great HP story out there, but she took it down off the internet after her original fiction was published.

These are all "classic" HP FF, so for new stuff you would have to look around FanFic alley....I can not recommend new writers.