The Leaky Cauldron - JKR Interviews

THE INTERVIEW with J.K. Rowling, Part 3

Fri Jul 22 23:54:20 -0400 2005

<>The final part, finally up. Sorry, guys - turns out there was a miscommunication (mine!) preventing this from getting up. Doi! It's up now. (And hey, it worked out to go up almost exactly a week after the time most of you had just gotten your HBPs and started reading them. So, um. Yes. We meant to do this. Nostalgia, you know. Good for the soul.)
THE INTERVIEW: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Edinburgh Re...

Delay in Jo Interview

Fri Jul 22 19:12:36 -0400 2005

<>Hey all; we're still waiting to get some of the "i"s dotted and the "t"s crossed in the last part of the Jo interview. We know it won't matter to many of you, but it does to us. All three of us want to make sure that what was said is transmitted in print, that the meanings come across correctly - hence the delay. A couple of things I and Emerson said are totally incomprehensible on the tapes, a...

JKRowling.com Updates on Half-Blood Prince Release Weekend

Thu Jul 21 08:39:24 -0400 2005

JKRowling has updated her website with thoughts about the Half-Blood Prince release weekend. Her news section, and the extras section both have been updated,including her reactions to meeting our own Melissa and Emerson from MuggleNet.

<>And there they were, waiting for me. I had met Melissa twice before, though each time for no longer than it took to squeak excitedly at each other; she is (for th...

THE INTERVIEW Part Deux

Wed Jul 20 16:38:03 -0400 2005

Part two of THE INTERVIEW, along with part two of the report, is up:
The MuggleNet/TLC Jo Rowling Interview, Part Two
Edinburgh Report, Part Two

<>Update: Emerson has posted a public apology for use of the word "delusional" over on MuggleNet. He also posted a statement that people really need to read. Vent out your frustrations anywhere you like - except on Jo. The vitriol over this is completely ...

THE INTERVIEW with J.K. Rowling

Tue Jul 19 08:56:49 -0400 2005

<>Emerson of MuggleNet and I are in various stages of travel and consciousness, so we have two bits for you right now: our reports of the weekend up to the moment we opened our books, and the first snip of the interview with Jo Rowling, which is very short compared to what's coming on Wednesday and Friday. This is because time is incredibly short with us right now, and we want to make the transcr...

Cub Reporters Full Interview with J.K. Rowling

Mon Jul 18 05:56:30 -0400 2005

CBBC Newsround has now posted the transcript of the 70 cub reporters interview with J.K. Rowling. While many of the questions we have heard in similar fashion before, there are a few new tidbits of information.

<>Peter Humphreys for BBC Newsround. - Who did Fawkes previously belong to and will he play a vital role in the next book?<>JK Rowling: I am not going to answer about the role in the next boo...

J.K. Rowling Interview with Katie Couric Transcript

Sun Jul 17 20:41:26 -0400 2005

<>The transcript from Katie Couric's interview with J.K. Rowling has now been posted on the Dateline NBC website. In this piece which aired tonight, unfortunately, there wasn't too much specifically about the new book. The questions that the children submitted will be broadcast tomorrow morning on the Today Show . However, in tonight's interview there were questions about how fame has affected he...

Time Magazine Interview with J.K. Rowling

Sun Jul 17 16:02:11 -0400 2005

Time Magazine has now posted their interview with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. In an interview that briefly covers several subjects such theology, romance, and the fantasy genre, Jo is honest about her intentions with the Harry Potter books.

<>Granted, Rowling's books begin like invitations to garden-variety escapism: Ooh, Harry isn't really a poor orphan; he's actually a wealthy wizard who r...

J.K.Rowling Interview on ITV; Book 7 Two Years Away?

Sun Jul 17 12:02:21 -0400 2005

ITV just broadcast show that featured their contest winner, Owen Jones, interviewing Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. TLC Reader Dawn sent in some quick notes of things that JKR said in the broadcast.

<>- Jk says that Ravenclaw will have their day *taps nose*

- Wormtail will not kill Lupin.

- Jk was implying something having Dumbledore defeat Grindelwald the same year World War 2 ended.

<>- She gave H...

First Wire Reports, Photos of JKR at Midnight Release Party

Fri Jul 15 18:32:15 -0400 2005

The first wire reports are starting to come out now, with more details of our favorite author at her special midnight release party in Edinburgh, Scotland. This reports quotes JKR as saying:

<>Excited, I am excited," Rowling, 39, dressed in a black dress and black jacket, told a group of reporters as she was ushered along a red carpet, stretching to the castle.<>"There are a lot of answers in this b...

"Ask Jo" Poll Results

Fri Jul 08 23:15:04 -0400 2005

The "Ask Jo" contest is over, and the points stand thus:
1. theotherhermit, with 20% of the vote
2. RedMane, with 19% of the vote
3. hpmons, with 13% of the vote

The three questions that TLC will definitely ask Jo Rowling on July 16 are, respectively:

<>- Do memories in a Pensieve reflect reality or the views of the person to which they belong?
- What is the significance, if any, of the gum wrappers...

Bloomsbury Announces Edinburgh Castle Details

Tue Jul 05 14:53:34 -0400 2005

Some more details today from Bloomsbury regarding the big Edinburgh release party:

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The cub reporters will arrive at the Esplanade outside Edinburgh Castle by horse-drawn carriage.

About 2,000 Edinburgh school children and their parents will be seated in the Esplanade outside Edinburgh Castle to cheer on JK Rowling and the cub reporters as they make their way up to the Castle.

<>Outside the castle th...

Polls - Ask Jo, Daily Lounge Polls and Romance

Tue Jul 05 11:44:52 -0400 2005

<>Many of you have reported a not-found error when accessing our "Ask Jo" poll; it should be right here; be sure to look at the right side of your page! A lot of you are also asking why you can't vote more than once here: we restrict by IP, which changes often if you're an AOL user but really not very often for others. Trying to keep it as fair as possible, guys.
Since we have just 10 days to go, ...

"Ask Jo" Contest Polls Open!

Sat Jul 02 20:33:29 -0400 2005

<>All right! Sorry for the delay guys, it's a busy time both here and on MuggleNet - but we are finally ready to present you with the top 10 questions chosen from our "Ask Jo" contest. Vote here!
At the Leaky Lounge we had more than 1,500 posts and 4,100 questions submitted before deadline. I read every single one of them (and now need reading glasses ;), and so did many of the mods. We came up wi...

Bloomsbury HBP Cub Reporter Announced

Thu Jun 30 09:20:24 -0400 2005

Bloomsbury has announced its cub reporter, who will travel to Scotland to meet and be part of a press conference with Jo Rowling on publication weekend; Vhari Leishman won with the following entry:

<>"<>I've just spent a whole day of my exam leave - note I said spent, not wasted - trying to think of something witty to say in under fifty words. I belong to the Harry Potter generation. Before the fame...