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ITV offers final sneak peak at JKR documentary
ITV has sent us a final clip from the upcoming documentary "JK Rowling... A Year in the Life." It shows Jo drawing out the family trees for both the Potters and the Weasleys. Click the link below to see the video and an accompanying press release. The documentary will air on December 30th on ITV at 7:00 p.m.You can take a look at the family tree shown in the documentary by clicking here.
UPDATE: Jo has also updated her site to put the family tree behind the usually-locked door.
HARRY POTTER – WHAT HAPPENED NEXT…
JK ROWLING MAPS OUT HOGWARTS PUPIL'S FUTURE
AS SHE REVEALS STRUGGLE TO LET HER HERO GO
JK Rowling has revealed that after seventeen years engrossed in the Hogwarts world she created, it was almost impossible to let go of her hero Harry and his friends, so much so that she has mapped out their futures in a family tree.
But, she insists that the stories of these characters, their relationships and their children, will remain locked in her imagination, ruling out a further sequel in the Harry Potter saga.
In the ITV1 documentary JK Rowling…A Year in the Life, transmitting Sunday 30th December at 7pm, Jo reveals how she felt compelled to plan the futures of all the surviving characters, and draws out the Weasley/Potter family tree.
"I can't help it," says Jo. "You know what it was like, it was like running a race, and you get to the finishing line and you're running too fast to stop, so I do know what happened afterwards and I couldn't stop my imagination doing that.
"So I know this sounds an awful lot of detail to go into for your own satisfaction and not because you're planning to write more books, but that's just how it was I couldn't stop, I had to know – I had to know what happened next."
Jo was filmed exclusively by James Runcie for the documentary. As a fellow author, James emphasises that writers always have to know more detail than is actually used when writing a book. Jo responds: "Yes and I carried that on into another generation."
James asks if this whole new generation of characters means more Hogwarts books could be written, but Jo rules out a further sequel.
"So all of that could be another book?" said James.
Hesitantly Jo replied: "Yeah,…don't, don't, don't, it can't be. I think no, it's time to stop, it's time to stop now.
"It gives me a certain satisfaction to say what I thought happened and to tell other people that, because I would like my version to be the official version still, even though I've not written it in a book, because it's my world."
Jo drew out the family tree exclusively for the documentary and explained what happened to the young friends, so fans can learn their fate.
She runs through the Weasley children one by one and explains where she sees them in life now, and also touches on the future of Luna Lovegood.
The documentary also follows Jo on a private jet with her husband Neil as they travel to the US for the eagerly anticipated final book tour.
She speaks in depth about what influenced her writing, notably the death of her mother and how this seeped into every aspect of the books, and why she felt Harry had to triumph in the end.
Posted by Micah on Dec 28th |
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Hello!! how is everyone..and Happy New Years eve..or New Years to some people...
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hey guys!!! oh i hate my new computor. i can listen to podcasts on it and i cant watch jks new vid!!!!!!!
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HI to everybody. I liked it spew. I understand what you mean erised. I like a good written slash fanfic myself. and I never quite know the policy for that around here(I know they exist)
the whole article is at http://www.washingtonpost .com/wp-dyn/content/artic le/2007/12/21/AR200712210 1950.html (delete spaces) it's absolutely hilarious if you follow the news, probably not so much if you don't
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My tradition is watch all the movies on July 28TH and read all the books on July 31ST. It's been my tradition since second grade...;D Which was quite a few years ago. HELLO HARRY8VOLDEMORT, HEHE, LOVE THE USERNAME. HELLO SIRIUSBLACKLOVER, AND EVERYONE ELSE! ;D BYE DANNY. ;(
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b4 i go. hey kimbo sauce. and i've almost come up w/a word to psst u off. so be afraid be very afraid. the chuh huh revolution is coming to an end kimbo sauce corp.
*is reading nifty article*
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-sighs- No one has emailed me to roleplay...I feel so bored and sad....anyways, anyone else follow my tradition? Watch all the movies on Dan's bday, read all the books on J.K'S/Harry's bday?
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morning.....jk!!...aftern oon.....and i just e-mail u erised!
who said it was 2:53 before....cuz now it is 3:07 here..same time zone:P lol yea..i'm being random
lawd theres alot of people! *hates the 3 minute thing*...hey acid!.....ah its night here! 10:08 PM! :-)..>CHUH HUH!
Lol same time zone here too... *Still waits to hear about the "war" she missed*
I said It was 2:53. Yeah, I live in Ohio! Lol And harry8voldemort, did you know coca cola got it's name because it used to have coca....ine in it? Uh huh, they used to think it was a depression cure, but then people got addicted and loco...;D
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ok...bye danny. how is it night Lady M??? where r u??
IM IN YOUR TIME ZONE LADYM(runs like crazy headless chicken even though she knew that to begin with)
Heh, where do you come from Siriusblacklover? I was born in Washington, but I moved here a few years ago...-sigh- I can't even remember washington, I left when I was four.
bye danny. teddysgirl, i live in the Hellohole that is Lebanon. i havent lived here all my life, im an NYC-er, but my dad said itd be a great experience if we lived in his home country for a few years. go figure *sigh*....what country are you in tiassa?
Hey LadyM! *WAR PEOPLE*
wow!! this is so cool!! i am talking to people all around the world!! sweet!!
I am from that little, unheard of,peacful country under you
Ooh, that sounds cool. Yes, I plan on trying to get my band up and running before focusing on maintaining my grades so I can get into a good college in a couple years and become a journalist....so maybe I'd visit you guys! I think it's so weird we could have passed by someone on the streets when we visited some place, and never know who they were but end up talking to them on the internet!
dont get too comfortable. g2g
Israel? Er...this is a bit odd...but heck...we'll we the first friends from our feuding countries *laughs*....and chuh huh, teddy, its an international talk! But i still prefer Brooklyn to Lebanon. I don't even speak arabic. Ahh....
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Oki :-)...my name's Sarah. Random fact: I am in love with Jon Bon Jovi and his beautiful rock band. =D
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Yepp, I know. Which means to the new second post! ;D See ya all there. Oh, and my last really random fact: Before I was born the doctors did a blood test and said I had no brain!
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