Dies hier ist der erste einer größeren Anzahl von Threads, die noch folgen werden, in dem ich Teile einiger Protokolle von Chats aufführen möchte, bei denen J.K. Rowling den Fans Rede und Antwort stand und teilweise einige interessante und neue Fakten/Andeutungen übermittelte...
Besonders (IMHO) interessante Infos werde ich fett schreiben.
Der in diesem Thread in Auszügen wiedergegebene Chat fand am 03.02.2000 statt (Veranstalter: Scholastic) - also ein paar Monate vor Erscheinen von "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Viel Spaß!
In der Tat war da was mit einem Film - ich erinnere mich dunkel... 
Waren Sie vielleicht im Orden des Phoenix?
Hmm - ich hoffe ja immer noch auf ein Happy End mit Harry und Hermine...
Ha - Lockhart ist REAL (mehr oder weniger) - ich WUSSTE es!
Keine Antwort is auch ne Antwort...
Langsam wird mir klar, wieso daß fübfte Buch so lange dauert...
Viele Grüße,
Gilderoy Lockhart
Besonders (IMHO) interessante Infos werde ich fett schreiben.
Der in diesem Thread in Auszügen wiedergegebene Chat fand am 03.02.2000 statt (Veranstalter: Scholastic) - also ein paar Monate vor Erscheinen von "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Viel Spaß!
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"Did you make up the plot in every aspect first by charting the characters and knowing exactly what you would do with them, or did you just piece a lot of it together as you wrote?"
JKR: "I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write. It's more fun. :-)"
JKR: "I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write. It's more fun. :-)"
"Why does Professor Dumbledore like sherbet lemons?"
JKR: "Because I like sherbet lemons! And he's got good taste. :-)"
JKR: "Because I like sherbet lemons! And he's got good taste. :-)"
"What makes some witches/wizards become ghosts after they die and some not?"
JKR: "You don't really find that out until Book VII, but I can say that the happiest people do not become ghosts. As you might guess, Moaning Myrtle!"
JKR: "You don't really find that out until Book VII, but I can say that the happiest people do not become ghosts. As you might guess, Moaning Myrtle!"
"What about the rumors of a movie?"
JKR: "There is going to be a movie made by Warner Bros. But it hasn't gone into production yet, so there's no more I can tell you about that one."
JKR: "There is going to be a movie made by Warner Bros. But it hasn't gone into production yet, so there's no more I can tell you about that one."
"I heard a lot of rumors as to why the fourth book isn't out yet in the U.S. What is the truth and when will it be out?"
JKR: "The reason it's not out yet is because I haven't finished it. :-) The first book took me five years to write, so I'm speeding up, a lot! But I still can't produce a novel in six months."
JKR: "The reason it's not out yet is because I haven't finished it. :-) The first book took me five years to write, so I'm speeding up, a lot! But I still can't produce a novel in six months."
"What did the Potter parents do for a living before Voldemort killed them?"
JKR: "I'm sorry to keep saying this, but I can't tell you because it's important to a later plot. But you will find out later!"
JKR: "I'm sorry to keep saying this, but I can't tell you because it's important to a later plot. But you will find out later!"
"In the first book you said Slytherin house Quidditch captain was sixth year Marcus Flint. If there are only seven years of Hogwarts, why is he in the third book?"
JKR: "He had to do a year again! :-)"
JKR: "He had to do a year again! :-)"
"Do you think that you will write about Harry after he graduates from Hogwarts? Isn't there a University of Wizardry?"
JKR: "No, there's no University for Wizards. At the moment I'm only planning to write seven Harry Potter books. I won't say "never," but I have no plans to write an eighth book."
JKR: "No, there's no University for Wizards. At the moment I'm only planning to write seven Harry Potter books. I won't say "never," but I have no plans to write an eighth book."
"Will we ever get a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who lasts more than a year?"
JKR: "I'm not telling you. ;-)"
JKR: "I'm not telling you. ;-)"
"Is Harry Potter ever going to fall in love with Hermione or is he going to fall in love with Ginny Weasley?"
JKR: "In Book IV Harry does decide he likes a girl, but it's not Hermione or Ginny. However, he's only 14, so there's plenty of time for him to change his mind. ;-)"
JKR: "In Book IV Harry does decide he likes a girl, but it's not Hermione or Ginny. However, he's only 14, so there's plenty of time for him to change his mind. ;-)"
"Do you have an actual floorplan for Hogwarts? Do you use it when writing the books?"
JKR: "I haven't drawn it, because it would be difficult for the most skilled architect to draw, owing to the fact that the staircases and the rooms keep moving. However, I have a very vivid mental image of what it looks like."
JKR: "I haven't drawn it, because it would be difficult for the most skilled architect to draw, owing to the fact that the staircases and the rooms keep moving. However, I have a very vivid mental image of what it looks like."
"What made you think of the people's names and dormitories at Hogwarts?"
JKR: "I invented the names of the Houses on the back of an airplane sick bag! This is true. I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character."
JKR: "I invented the names of the Houses on the back of an airplane sick bag! This is true. I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character."
"Do you take real people you know and put them in your books?"
JKR: "The closest I've come to putting a real person in my books is with Gilderoy Lockhart, who is an exaggeration of someone I once knew. John Weasley is a little bit like my oldest friend, a man I was at school with, whose name is Sean. But neither of them are accurate portraits."
JKR: "The closest I've come to putting a real person in my books is with Gilderoy Lockhart, who is an exaggeration of someone I once knew. John Weasley is a little bit like my oldest friend, a man I was at school with, whose name is Sean. But neither of them are accurate portraits."
"How long does it take to write one Harry Potter book?"
JKR: "It depends. The quickest, so far, was a year."
JKR: "It depends. The quickest, so far, was a year."
"How can two Muggles have a kid with magical powers? Also how does the Ministry of Magic find out these kids have powers?"
JKR: "It's the same as two black-haired people producing a redheaded child. Sometimes these things just happen, and no one really knows why! The Ministry of Magic doesn't find out which children are magic. In Hogwarts there's a magical quill which detects the birth of a magical child, and writes his or her name down in a large parchment book. Every year Professor McGonagall checks the book, and sends owls to the people who are turning 11.
JKR: "It's the same as two black-haired people producing a redheaded child. Sometimes these things just happen, and no one really knows why! The Ministry of Magic doesn't find out which children are magic. In Hogwarts there's a magical quill which detects the birth of a magical child, and writes his or her name down in a large parchment book. Every year Professor McGonagall checks the book, and sends owls to the people who are turning 11.
"Where is Azkaban?"
JKR: "In the north of the North Sea. A very cold sea."
JKR: "In the north of the North Sea. A very cold sea."
"How old is Professor Dumbledore?"
JKR: "Wizards have a longer life expectancy than Muggles!"
JKR: "Wizards have a longer life expectancy than Muggles!"
"When the seventh book in the series is finished, are you going to start on a new topic?"
JKR: "Yes, but what it is, I don't yet know!"
JKR: "Yes, but what it is, I don't yet know!"
"What would you think if a person made one of your Harry Potter books into a computer game?"
JKR: "I'd like to play it!"
JKR: "I'd like to play it!"
"Do you already have titles for all seven Harry Potters?"
JKR: "Yes, I do. And I'm still not going to tell you what they are. ;-)"
JKR: "Yes, I do. And I'm still not going to tell you what they are. ;-)"
"Who is you favorite author?"
JKR: "Jane Austen. I find her un-put-downable. :-)"
JKR: "Jane Austen. I find her un-put-downable. :-)"
Scholastic says: "We are almost out of time Ms. Rowling, thank you so much for joining us. Do you have any parting words you would like to share with our audience?"
JKR: "Don't let the Muggles get you down! :-)"
JKR: "Don't let the Muggles get you down! :-)"
Gilderoy Lockhart
Hätte nicht gedacht, daß ein paar Gold Silber und Kupfermünzen einer modernen Hexe genügen könnten.... 
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