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07-25-2007, 06:45 AM
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Merope, or something like that, I think.
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That's her name, but no she died living a Muggle's life, Dumbledore said...I'll put my guess in the new thread!
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07-25-2007, 07:31 AM
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It was in a pre-PoA interview apparently. Everyone's saying it was ... um... the Gaunt woman who's name I'm blanking on.
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I put this in the other thread, but I'll put it here, too. The quote was: In my books, magic almost always shows itself in a person before age 11; however, there is a character who does manage in desperate circumstances to do magic quite late in life, but that is very rare in the world I am writing about.
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That's her name, but no she died living a Muggle's life, Dumbledore said...I'll put my guess in the new thread!
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But she also managed to do magic later than the normal age 11. When Harry saw her in the Pensieve, her father was calling her a squib, but when she was desperate to marry Tom Riddle and escape her family home, she pulled it off. Dying while living a Muggle life isn't inconsistent with what JKR said.
Merope is the best guess I have heard, but I still think it is quite possible that this is a plot element she dropped over time. She has mentioned a few specific plot elements and characters that she had planned initially to put in but realized as she wrote that they just didn't fit.
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08-08-2007, 11:44 AM
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who died?
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08-08-2007, 12:27 PM
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you can check it out here: Harry Potter spoiler thread
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10-22-2007, 09:14 PM
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10-23-2007, 02:17 PM
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It makes sense...
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I have to admit I was SHOCKED when I heard this yesterday. Then I thought about it. I have read every book at least twice and it TOTALLY makes sense. My husband was surprised that I was surprised. It's no big deal really. It just helps you to understand him more as a character. There is no reason on the planet to get caught up in him being gay.
As for her doing this as a publicity stunt, I highly doubt it. She has said on SEVERAL occasions that the bio for each character is written out and there are things about each character that helped HER write the books that she would not necessarily tell the public. I wouldn't be surprised if Neville didn't come "out" of the proverbial Greenhouse(LOL).
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10-23-2007, 11:29 PM
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I have to admit I was SHOCKED when I heard this yesterday. Then I thought about it. I have read every book at least twice and it TOTALLY makes sense. My husband was surprised that I was surprised. It's no big deal really. It just helps you to understand him more as a character. There is no reason on the planet to get caught up in him being gay.
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Yes and no. There aren't many children's books with a prominent, gay character. HP is controversial enough without that piece, so I wouldn't be surprised if a) the planet explodes or b) this gets squashed out in a week and people just pretend they didn't hear it. The latter is actually more possible, as the series is *sniff* over and done. I don't "mind" exactly...I mean, as this is a children's book, I don't agree. Yes, I know that children interact with people of all orientations on a daily basis and that, if books are to reflect real life, it's not plausible to make every literary character straight. I will admit that those are both totally valid points, but I still think should've just been one of those private jokes in her own head, that's just me. The series is over--what was the point of bringing that up? This doesn't ruin the whole series for me or anything--it could be worse, it's not like he was hitting on Harry in the broom cupboard. I'm still passing my books on to my nephew when he's old enough! I just think (and this is a little selfish) that a lot of people make it really hard to be a Christian who likes Harry Potter--I had to defend myself all the time on that (until I just started telling people where to go stick their wands) so I'm a little resentful with old Jo right now. If I'm going to defend myself against family and friends because I'm in support of you and your work, it'd be nice if you didn't hand them another stone to throw at me. 
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10-23-2007, 11:16 PM
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Trendy of her.
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