PotterCast 130: The One with J.K. Rowling

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PotterCast 130: The One with J.K. Rowling

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Posted by: Melissa

December 18, 2007, 07:27 AM

And it's here! J.K. Rowling is on PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast! Aggggh! This is part one of her appearance; the rest will be up next week. We'll have a transcript up as soon as we can.

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Show info:

J.K. Rowling comes to PotterCast! This is just part one - make sure to tune in next week for part two!

In this landmark show we talk about:

-The morals of Beedle the Bard
-Who was right about Horcri?
-Who made the first Horcrux?
-Creating a Horcrux vs. splitting the atom
-Will Jo tell us how to create a Horcrux?
-The things that made her editor look like she wanted to vomit
-The Scottish Book and its potential date of publication
-Baby pictures for the Dawlish entry
-Dumbledore and homosexuality in the wizarding world
-The recklessness and blindness that comes with love
-Madam Hooch fanfic
-Is Harry kinda not really a Horcrux?
-Was Harry the not-so-much-a Horcrux damaged in CoS??
-The pain in Harry's scar explained in more detail
-Dumbledore's "in essence divided" spell
-Neville. Just Neville. The Boy it Could Have Been.
-Matthew Lewis as Cormac McLaggen?
-Thrice defying the Dark Lord explained
-The missing 24 hours, and how Dumbledore found out what happened in Godric's Hollow
-"You either get to be right, or you get more stories!"
-"I've got a bit of a problem with this myself...maybe they've got a point."
-How the Scottish Book would be laid out, and more info about what will be in it
-"It's about doing the absolute definitive, giving people everything guide."
-Hannah Abbott's backstory: Muggleborn or pureblood? And running the Leaky Cauldron
-The Web site and the WOMBATs - are there more WOMBATs? The secret agenda that got book seven info online.
-Jo: "I win!"
-The Trio: Did they graduate Hogwarts?
-Hogwarts graduation traditions, and Jo's feelings on not writing a ceremony

Don't forget to tune in next week!

RT: 49:10
Edited by Superhero Stede Bonnett

With special thanks to Rosi for being our Brit voice, and Fiddy for putting up with all manner of craziness.
Leaky theme song by Brad Mehlenbacher of Draco and the Malfoys

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@roonwit,

why “hint”?

You mean “Macbeth”, don´t you?

Posted by Marianne on December 18, 2007, 05:26 AM

I’m a bit dissapointed for the questions. All the new is that Herpo created the first horcrux and Hermione came back to Hogwarts? :-(

Posted by Morgan on December 18, 2007, 05:34 AM

Marianne: NOOOOOOOOO! you named it!

Posted by roonwit on December 18, 2007, 05:34 AM

Wonderful pottercast. I was surprised at how comfortable everyone was during this interview. I mean this was JK Rowling for God’s sake. Jo was really sweet throughout the whole interview. You guys deserve this exclusive treat for staying loyal to her and having worked so hard in the runup to the book and later as well. Can’t wait to hear the rest next week.

Posted by Sev'sLily on December 18, 2007, 05:35 AM

@roonwit,

yes, indeed I did. No problem I suppose.

Posted by Marianne on December 18, 2007, 05:37 AM

John- I’m not ragging on her! XD She’s cool! Very cool! I seem to have got her allll wrong though. I already probably offended her by calling her a man in my letter to her, whoops >_<

Posted by Becca on December 18, 2007, 05:38 AM

Pleaeaease post that transcript! I can’t download Itunes, and reading all those excited comments makes me turn green of jealousy.

Posted by victoria on December 18, 2007, 05:39 AM

Victoria- why don’t you just listen to it online? If you click the little play button on the right there you can listen! I’ve never downloaded a PotterCast, doesn’t mean I don’t listen! =)

Posted by Becca on December 18, 2007, 05:41 AM

mmm. the Sorting Hat trying to Sort Harry into Slytherin because it noticed a piece of Voldies soul? Disappoints me a bit about the character of the Hat, it is just a dumb device that runs it’s magical computerprogram and has not the capacity of making real decisions. Could of course be the original intent, but the movie picture of an independent thinking being had stuck on me a bit.

Good intervieuw, first time I did not had the feeling that tying up loose ends was resulting in new loose ends.

Posted by kamion on December 18, 2007, 05:46 AM

Is QQQ-AQ gonna to publish a list with the new of this interview?

Posted by Roy on December 18, 2007, 05:47 AM

AQ will certainly do summaries of this interview, and probably (working with Leaky) a transcript as well.

Posted by roonwit on December 18, 2007, 05:51 AM

it will be soon, roonwit? can’t wait!

Posted by Roy on December 18, 2007, 05:52 AM

to becca: thanks for the tip! I’ll try now.

Posted by victoria on December 18, 2007, 05:58 AM

I am listening to it now to work out the important bits of what was said.

Posted by roonwit on December 18, 2007, 05:58 AM

LOVED Jo. LOVED the Pottercast. I’m so excited I don’t know what to write. I about fell off my chair when I heard Jo’s voice on the Pottercast. (BEST intro by the way)

Sorry, but who is Fiddy?

Posted by Shain on December 18, 2007, 06:01 AM