A friend of mine, Michaella, who is a pen-pal of J.K. Rowling, has set up a brand new website called Changed by Rowling. This site asks fans to send in stories of how J.K. Rowling has affected their lives. Much like The HP Alliance‘s book Dear Mr Potter, but this site focuses on what J.K. Rowling has done for fans. You can submit your story here.
We want to recognise that each character you love, each quote that inspires you, comes from one amazing mind. And we want to recognise that Jo has changed people’s lives not just through her books but through being the selfless, generous, articulate, kind and intelligent woman that she is.
Two articles, from EW and MTV, have some new information about the fates of Rubeus Hagrid and Remus Lupin from J.K. Rowling herself.
Rowling reveals that from the start, she always knew that the final chapters of the last novel would include these beats: That Harry would walk willingly to his death; that he would be joined by the spirits of his parents and other loved ones during that death march; and that Hagrid would carry Harry’s (apparently) lifeless body out of The Forbidden Forest. Rowling tells Radcliffe that the image of Hagrid cradling “dead” Harry — a bookend to the beginning of the series, when Hagrid brought infant Harry to the Dursleys – stuck with her the entire time she wrote the books and she never let it go. If she had, Rowling says Hagrid would have been a “natural” target for elimination. “That image kept him safe,” she says.
Rowling also reveals that in her original “sketch” (her word) of the series climax, one of the most beloved characters in the Potter canon survived: Remus Lupin […] On the DVD, Rowling shares with Radcliffe that when she created Lupin’s character, she planned for him to survive the finale. While the author has said as much in other interviews, here, she elaborates, explaining that she changed her mind when she realized that her last Harry Potter story was really about war, and that “one of the most horrifying things about war is how it leaves children fatherless and motherless.” The most powerful way she could dramatize that idea, she says, was to kill a set of parents that were dear to readers. “I had no intention of killing [Lupin],” says Rowling. “But then it dawned on me he had to die.”
Variety reports that the Harry Potter creative team will be receiving the Cinematic Imagery Award at ADG’s 16th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on February 4th. The creative team consists of J.K. Rowling, producers David Heyman and David Barron, director David Yates, screenwriter Steve Kloves, art director Neil Lamont, production designer Stuart Craig and set decorator Stephenie McMillan.
“Their phenomenal success is due to a unity of vision and the masterful wizardry of the franchise’s creator, producers, screenwriter and art direction family,” said ADG President Thomas A. Walsh.This is the first time the ADG has given this award to a film series.
A couple more new videos from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II DVD have been released. The first comes from Marie Claire UK and shows a clip from The Women of Harry Potter feature where Bonnie Wright and J.K. Rowling talk about McGonagall.
The second is another clip from Harry Potter: The Quest; it goes behind the scenes of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts I and II. In this video Warwick Davis takes us on a tour through Leavesden Studios.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part IIcomes out on DVD on November 11th and may be pre-ordered at the following links:
A YouTube user has uploaded a new video where the Harry Potter cast discuss Molly Weasley’s famous scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Rupert Grint and Julie Walters discuss the filming of that scene.
The same user also posted another video where J.K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe discuss the possibility of a trio member being killed, watch the video below to find out who!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II comes out on DVD on November 11th and may be pre-ordered at the following links:
Another video clip has been released as part of Harry Potter: The Quest. This time fans have unlocked the “The Perfect Hermione” clip that will be in The Women of Harry Potter feature on the Deathly Hallows: Part II DVD.
The next video will be “The Love Life of Ron Weasley”
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