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Secunda, if you’re going to make allusions to Roman literature or suggest we should read it, you could at least get Suetonius’s name right.

sheez, I take a day offline and come back to….?

mollywobble, isn’t it a great feeling when “we guessed right”! That a bit of Voldy had attached to Harry was obvious from the end of CoS, and from HBP we could work out that Harry wasn’t “a real Horcrux” since it was unintentional and he wasn’t protected by enchantments by V…..

as for the last two days of ‘stuff’, i am a bit bewildered. Even now, in my dotage, I do believe that people act for semi-logical reasons, that they have motives. But, between yesterday’s insistence that there were rifts between the HP fan sites, and todays about ‘frustration’ between Melissa and JKR, I must admit that my optimism is being stretched.

Secunda, the only point I will raise is your assertion that “any other author” would have been sliced and diced by readers. Frankly, I don’t see any other contemporary author being scrutinized so closely (and often, very inappropriately) for every word she said or wrote. Are there contradictions and gaps? Sure, we all know that, what’s the big deal? Are we promised more from the author, some of which may close those gaps or paper over the contradictions? Yep, we are…if we are patient enough to wait. And last, what other author does anyone know who does spend so much time trying to respond to fan concerns? Let’s be specific now, please…

Chocolates are in the bowl on the counter….can we start shifting toward a less cantankerous and more productive line of discussion?

Aeterna: I think that you may have misinterpreted what she said. If I’m guessing right you are referring to the part where she says something along the lines of as a linguist . . . She was interrupted however and did not finish the phrase, she did not specify which form she thought more accurate linguistically.

Anon (Secunda also)-how can you stand up for this person? I have no problem with people who find inconsistincies with the books, I don’t think Jo does either. In fact, from listening to the interview and reading one of Melissa’s comments it sounds as if she revels in how much the fans know and getting caught in tight places. But Secunda has just been plain mean-spirited to Jo and the Pottercast people. I mean, I really doubt that Jo one day while working on the plot hor book 7 and deceided to listen to Pottercast, heard one of John’s ideas and was like “I think I’ll steal John’s idea!” And plus she had probably already worked out all those details before we even started theorizing about DH.

budb! I knew you’d have your chocolates handy. LoL. Have you been able to listen to the show yet? I know you said you have dial-up, but wasn’t sure you had a chance to listen on a different computer.

So what else did Jo talk about that was so interesting… I’m glad she mentioned the wombats and why she made them in the first place. She is hilarious.

Nicole: Yes, she did get cut off after she said, “as a linguist”, but before that, she said that “Horcri” would have been the more correct plural, when it wouldn’t have. However, we all know that our dear Jo is fallible sometimes, so I won’t hold it against her, especially since she chose “Horcruxes” anyway, which is a perfectly viable English plural, and which has a better sound to it than “Horcruces” or “Horcri” anyway. I’m just pointing out that if we were to go the Latin route, “Hocruces” would be correct.

Ok, more positive discussion!

I knew that Hermione would go back to school. There is no way she wouldn’t have taken the NEWTS. Harry and Ron were never bad students and they received OWLS and have their specific talents, but Hermione’s talent is scholarly work and I think for someone who become a lawyer, she would have had to have taken the NEWTS and to have studied. For the Auror Department, experience in the field is more relevant (as compared to law, which needs litigation and lots and lots of reading books) and the NEWTS didn’t have to be the only consideration. And I would imagine that Harry, Ron, and Neville (surprising, right? And I wonder when Neville left and became a teacher? Probably when Professor Sprout left or became headmaster or something or when he married Hannah, she wouldn’t have to worry about him. And also maybe Neville had to take the Herbology NEWT at that point, which he would have aced) would have to have gone the training that McGonagall and Tonks described, many not right away, but later just to hone their already amazing skills.

SQUEE! I just finished listening and I can’t wait for next week!

Woo hoo it’s downloading! cantwaitcantwaitcantwait cantwaitcantwaitcantwaitcantwaitcantwaitcantwaitcantwaitcantwait

thanks guys, you give the bet christmas pressies…Jo too of course! xxx

Please do, Anon. I have no problem when people find inconsistency in the books, nor when they don’t think Jo is perfect, as I have already said. Since you resent being called unreasonable, I apologize. I do stand by what I said, though – Secunda was definetly saying it in a mean-spirited way, so I didn’t think it was morally reasonable to congratulate him or her for it.

Sorry if you resent a thirteen year old telling you this, but it’s what I think and I’m not afraid to say so.

Mollywobble, no, i really have given up trying to download anything large, I’ll just be satisfied with Roonwit’s summary until the transcript is available.

Its interesting, isn’t it Melissa, the wide variety of “after book seven” scenarios we all came up with! ...I had one from a couple of years ago: Voldy defeated, of course, but Ron died in the process….harry as headmaster and Hermoine taking McGonagall’s place at Hogwarts…Half the fun of readying has been conjecturing what might possibly happen ;-)

Disappointed tho that Hermoine found her ‘calling’ in law, especially after that wonderful sarcastic remark to Scrimgeour! but, that’s my anti-attorney bias showing

ah, Grace, ya can’t hide behind being 13 (almost 14 if I recall!). Just keep being polite, write clearly and continue your practice of building logical arguments, and you’ll keep on being a good contributer! ;-)

Mollyw, I should point out that in real life I actually DO have a rather large stash of chocolates hidden up in the closet for the family….

Gah, this Anon person is really annoying me…It’s the taking the one sentence they get offended by out of the entirely reasonable polite paragraph that makes me upset. Like, do you read the posts?

Sorry, budb, if I sounded like I was trying to hide behind my age. I prefer to be treated like an adult…I believe I’m capable of having conversations like an adult, so why not be treated fully like one within those conversations? So, certainly not hiding behind my age.

I was extremely excited to read that Jo would be on Pottercast. I downloaded it first thing this morning and I became so emotional when I heard her voice, that I actually teared up. It’s a rare and wonderful thing to be so happy that you cry. Thank you Melissa, John, Sue and Jo for this amazing, wonderful gift. I am absolutely thrilled and am eagerly awaiting part two of the interview. There are many more things I’d like to know and I’m sure that I will have some answers next week, but I hope we don’t have to wait ten years for that Scottish Book. I don’t think my nerves could take that long of a wait. I might end up in St. Mungos on the same ward as Gilderoy Lockhart. :D Merry Christmas to all the staff and posters here at Leaky.

P.S. Maybe the reason I mention my age is because I’m very cynical…I like to see the way people almost instantly change the way they talk to me. It’s actually more respectful, most of the time! LOL.

One of the topics from today (I’m using Roon’s summery here) that surprised me was “Bellatrix went after the Longbottoms because they were efficient and successful at their jobs as aurors.” I had thought that the Prophecy might have served as a motivating reason for the attack, the Longbottoms (like the Potters) being identifiable as the parents who three times escaped Voldy

Has anyone wondered if the Potters were living in the Dumbledore house in Godric’s Hollow? Or, a house inherited from James’ parents?

just yanking your wand, Grace! Just keep doing what you are doing!

Well Grace Weasley, I think you have made some very impressive points…and you were probably the most diplomatic here, and I’m not sure how you kept from doing the immature thing and writing swears at Anon and Secunda in all caps…Something I would have done and later regreted, because that poorly represents the HP fandom. A thirteen – almost fourteen – year old who can debate like you is impressive :D

By “next week” do you really mean next Tuesday? Because that’s the 25th, and while I will CERTAINLY tear myself away from my family to listen to the goddess Jo, I’d rather not.

BTW Jo if you’re reading this: Consider starting a religion. I’d convert.