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AUGUST 2, 2006 at 10:59 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: HPANA
Author JK Rowling explicitly clarified tonight on her final appearance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City that Dumbledore is "definitely" dead.
ยป UPDATE: Transcripts of both evenings are now available.
She, along with Stephen King and John Irving, hosted another 6,000 people as they read from their books to raise money for charity. Rowling surprised fans with several tantalizing tidbits about the finale of her popular Harry Potter series.
While the authors all read from the same passages of their books as last night, their introductions were handled by different surprise celebrities. Actor-director Tim Robbins (who starred in The Shawshank Redemption) introduced King and Stanley Tucci welcomed Irving.
Rowling was brought on stage (again to standing ovation) by Kathy Bates, who proclaimed that the author took kids to places "Google does not go," describing the effect Rowling's books have had in shaping an entire generation of digital-age kids. At first fearful of the prospect of seeing the Potter books be made into the very digital creations they were meant to draw children away from (at the same time ruining imagination with special effects), Bates said fans "faithfully returned to the books" after seeing their incarnations light up the silver screen, and that Rowling had created "readers for life."
One audience member greeted Jo by yelling "Don't kill Harry," to which Jo responded: "Oh, no pressure then."
Tonight's audience was treated with much more informative and revealing answers than yesterday. Here are a few highlights (again, paraphrased):
Rowling later revealed that while she thought she had settled on a title for book 7, a new one occurred to her in the shower this afternoon. She declined to elaborate.
She also suggested there were to be plot twists in book 7 that she didn't think anyone has already or could possibly guess about.
Stephen King, reponding to a question about what he is afraid of, said: "When I picked up the Harry Potter books, I was surprised at the depth of the deatheaters." To which Rowling replied tauntingly: "I scared Stephen King."
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Auror
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Chahat says:
This is really great transcript and very enlighting. Even Stephen King agrees about the twists and turns of the book being unexpected and scary! I hope the seventh book has things nobody even thought about so that its even more fun to read.
Posted Jul 11, 2007 at 6:35 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 37
HP fan14 says:
You guys are IDIOTS, he can still talk to harry through his portrait, you know the one that has all the old headmasters in it.
Posted Jul 16, 2007 at 12:06 PM EST
Honeydukes Eye Candy
Points: 3501
Pansyful says:
Rowling was brought on stage by Kathy Bates, who proclaimed that the author took kids to places "Google does not go," describing the effect Rowling's books have had in shaping an entire generation of digital-age kids.
Posted Dec 7, 2007 at 2:01 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 7
Dan and Emma says:
Sadly yeah Dumbledore does die, wihout giving to much away Draco Malfoy is said to kill Dumbledore but Snape kills Dumbledore because it is a two in one Unbreakable Vow.
Posted Jul 31, 2009 at 2:06 PM EST
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