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Second Harry Potter Generation Information Revealed:New Clip from J.K Rowling Documentary

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Posted by: Sue
December 29, 2007, 12:15 AM

We 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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36 Comments

Capella Black

Any chance of this thing being up on youtube or any of the fansites anytime soon? I’m debating whether or not to pay for access to streaming UK channels.

Posted by Capella Black on December 30, 2007, 08:02 PM report to moderator
lemione_trainger

I just watched the documentary and it was great! The juiciest bit of info was definitely the family tree. The rest was about Jo and writing which was great, but the family tree was the best Harry bit!!

Posted by lemione_trainger on December 30, 2007, 08:14 PM report to moderator
veena

Did you notice her comment about Harry’s son, Albus Severus!? She said, he was the one she was most interested in…...could that mean she’s planning on writing something about him in the future? Why else would she say that? You know, she always leaves us a hint…...and THAT may be one!

Posted by veena on December 30, 2007, 10:15 PM report to moderator
Ravenclawed

Did anyone notice that the family tree in the documentary is different from the one in the Room of Requirement? No different details unfortunately … the one in the RoR’s just a bit neater and clearer.

Posted by Ravenclawed on December 30, 2007, 11:27 PM report to moderator
Dr Seward

Enough is enough. Anyway, a Harry-Potter-Soap could make nice money.

Posted by Dr Seward on December 31, 2007, 10:27 AM report to moderator
dobby_rocks

I think its makes it realistic that she had one of the Weasley not marry. Not all people marry and have children. I love it Mulatto Weasley’s

Posted by dobby_rocks on January 02, 2008, 08:09 PM report to moderator
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