Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (SPOILERS)

[Eeyore]

Borokat, I'm so excited for you! And yes, just a bit jellus.

Susy California has an excellent list of questions. I'd really like to know why Dumbledore sent Harry on a last-minute hunt for Hallows when he could have just given them to him, and explained him. I know Albus was really big on Harry discovering things for himself yada yada, but I'd like to know if that was something that she herself had planned from the beginning of the series.

I'd also love to know what she thinks of the casting of the films, in particular the adult roles. Does she make suggestions on who to cast? Does she have final approval? Most of the casting has been so dead-on, exactly as the characters "read" in the books.

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Jim Broadbent will be Horace Slughorn.

[luciano]

Congrats, Borokat!

Which house was Albus Severus in?

I'd like to know if he ever had the chance to see/interact with Snape's portrait in the Headmaster's office - I know Snape didn't have one at the end of the series, but Rowling did say that "Harry would be instrumental in ensuring that Snape’s portrait would appear there in due course." Did Portrait Snape interact at all with any of the characters?

Also, who was the Headmaster/Headmistress after McGonagall?

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OK, my question is going to be about the Weasleys since they are my favorite after Harry. I want to know where they go after DH and what happens to them- how should I phrase that?

I tell you, Scholastic has made a mess of this sweepstakes, but it is not their fault- someone at Mugglenet said that they have never done an event sweepstakes of this magnitude. They did not send out the affidavits until the end of last week, and they have to be signed and notarized and back at Scholastic in NYC by Monday. Lot of people have not even received theirs yet. Plus the winner AND the guest have to sign it in front of the notary, and alot of winners do not live close to their guests- some in different states! Then, the packet that Scholastic sent out was missing one very crucial page, and the terminology was so vague in the affidavit that our notary did not know what info they were asking for. I was one of the lucky ones who received my packet this past Tuesday and we still had to overnight it back to NYC to get it there in time.

Then- some nut over at Mugglenet posted the coordinator's direct line on the website's comment section. I thought that was just wrong. So now, obsessed fans are calling this woman all day wanting to know how they can possibly get the unclaimed tickets. Some of those "fans" over there are seriously scary.

[Shanmac]

Awesome, BoroKat! Have fun! I'm jealous!

[kostgard]

OK, my question is going to be about the Weasleys since they are my favorite after Harry. I want to know where they go after DH and what happens to them- how should I phrase that?

I think you can say it like that - it is pretty straightforward. Just as long as you make it clear you mean all the Weasleys so JKR doesn't just answer "Well, Ron did this..." or if you're more interested in one area over the other (say, personal lives over careers) I'd clarify that too.

That is so cool. You must tell us everything when you get back!

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Guess who is Wizard of the Month?

It will only let me link to the text only version of her site- I highly recommend the interactive version.

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Awww. That made me warm inside. It's nice to know that Harry's doing so well.

And BoroKat, belated congratulations! I love the Weasleys too, so I really hope you get to ask your question.

[Maddiemoo]

Aww, yay Harry! I know he's fictional and all, but it's nice to know he's doing all right.

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borokat said:

Guess who is Wizard of the Month?

It will only let me link to the text only version of her site- I highly recommend the interactive version.

Awwww. Thanks for that. Isn't it good to know he's doing so well? Harry was my favourite character, especially in the last book.