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Second Harry Potter Generation Information Revealed:New Clip from J.K Rowling Documentary
JKR InterviewsWe have a great way to cap off this extraordinary year with a bang, as there is a brand new clip from the upcoming J.K. Rowling documentary where the Harry Potter author provides new information about the second generation of Hogwarts students as contained in the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In this video which you can view here via our galleries, Jo clearly draws out the family tree of some familiar characters, answering long awaited questions from many fans about the family lives of some beloved surviving characters in the final Harry Potter novel(spoiler caution to those who have not finished Deathly Hallows).You can see the handwritten tree from JRK here in our image galleries
(Update: Thanks to TLC reader Bel we know the family tree is also now on JKRowling.com behind the door in her study.Please note Jo has added a new portion for Draco Malfoy) . JKR says of her need to have the series planned out with this much detail, noting “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 is asked in the video clip if this whole new generation of characters means additional Hogwarts books could be written, however Jo puts an end to this saying no. JKR 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.” JK Rowling...A Year in the Life will be broadcast on UK channel ITV1 December 30 at 7pm
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These bits and pieces that TLC are putting together are driving me crazy!!!! I wish they would broadcast it here in the US! It’s not like she is only popular across the Pond!
Ack, why isn’t this showing up on the main page? Anyway this clip is amazing but it’s brutal having to watch this documentary in little pieces! Can’t wait for it to air, just a couple more days now thank goodness!
And I really love hearing all of this extra info from Jo, and I hope the few naysayers won’t stop her from telling us everything. We really do want to know!!
This entry isn’t showing up on the main page for me either.
But I did love this, I loved learning awhat all the Weasley kids named their kids and Harry and Ginny’s children’s middle names. I knew it’d be James Sirius! And Lily Luna is adorable after their good friend Luna.
Yay, George married Angelina! And Charlie didn’t marry at all, that’s a shame!
Why, oh why, oh WHY is this not being shown in the US?! I would LOVE to see this… It looks so amazing.
OMG! This is amazing, so much new info!!!
George married Angelina? Ahhh that’s so twisted! But really cute too? oh and poor Draco’s kid has the most messed up name ever, lmao… AHHH.
Lily Luna!
What’s that? No, of course I’m not crying…got something in my eye, that’s all…
Boy what agood clip. I wish someone knew when or if it is going to be prodcasted in the USA. Everyone across the pond will be talking about it and we would not have seen it yet. RIDICULOUS>
Percy didn’t marry Penelope. Oh, well! I wonder who she ended up marrying?
James’s middle name is Sirius! Haha, point for me! Scorpius Hyperion….good god, the Malfoys have a great taste in naming! And I just love that Luna and Rolf had unique names, too! This is so awesome!
Wow, that’s interesting!!! A Christmas present after all!
Ha! Percy named his daughter Molly. That (and the loads of grandkids) should make her quite happy!
So… This was filmed before or after the “outing” in NYC? If before, wow. And do you think her fan reation story is true?
Well, I do not see the necessity for “The Next Generation”. The Potterverse is now perfect, Harry the superhero, managing family and job, always making the “right” decisions, no troubles, no problems, Ginny shuts up while he speaks to his son. So everything is totally perfect.
Thanks for posting – there is no way I am going to be able to see this otherwise (I don’t think it’s going to be broadcast here in Australia!) It’s great to know a little more about the families of these characters – but I don’t think another ‘next generation’ book is necessary. The 7 are perfect as they are :)
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The names of all the children, and the other snippets of information in the clip are great to know.