| Tango01 | 09 Jul 2014 11:56 a.m. PST |
"There was a time when Harry Potter fans sincerely could not imagine a world without more Harry Potter stories. During her seven-book, 13-year run, author J.K. Rowling consistently delivered one great tale after another to her faithful disciples. But after the run ended in 2007 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, fans were enveloped in a bleak period of mourning. Some even wept. I should know. I've been a hardcore follower of the series from the minute I got my hands on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the fifth grade. I've stood in line for hours—in cosplay, no less—to snatch up and immediately devour the next installment of Harry's seven-year stint at Hogwarts. But today, as the internet goes nuts over the fact that Rowling has released a new wizarding world short story, a pallor has settled over the franchise that just can't go unaddressed any longer. I say this with every ounce of Potter love that is possible for a human being to express: J.K., please let it die. For years Rowling devotees—generations of now-adults hanging onto her every Hogwarts-related breath—lived in hope that she might bend on her promises that Deathly Hallows would be the last Harry Potter book she'd ever write. Fulfilling those hopes is (probably) why she published the supplement The Tales of Beedle the Bard and sold that 800-word Potter "prequel" for charity in 2008. And presumably, it's why over the last few months the author has been writing short stories for her Pottermore fan site about the 2014 Quidditch World Cup finals, with the latest one featuring an appearance by the "no longer fresh-faced teenagers" of Dumbledore's Army: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville, and Luna, all accompanied by their children (and in Harry's case, his godson Teddy)…
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| Allen57 | 09 Jul 2014 12:22 p.m. PST |
I agree Tango. It is time to lay it to rest. |
| Patrick R | 09 Jul 2014 12:32 p.m. PST |
Krusty: (gasps and sobs) They drove a dump truck full of money up to my house! I'm not made of stone! YouTube link |
| Irish Marine | 09 Jul 2014 12:38 p.m. PST |
I disagree she should have done a "where are they now" book. |
| darthfozzywig | 09 Jul 2014 1:09 p.m. PST |
she should have done a "where are they now" book. Only if "where they are now" is "buried in unmarked graves, never to be spoken of again". |
| DsGilbert | 09 Jul 2014 2:19 p.m. PST |
What should never be done is to say "This is the final one." |
| Dynaman8789 | 09 Jul 2014 2:38 p.m. PST |
quick solution for those who don't want more HP, don't read or watch them… |
| Brian Smaller | 09 Jul 2014 2:45 p.m. PST |
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| darthfozzywig | 09 Jul 2014 2:45 p.m. PST |
No Editor can stifle JK Rowling, but I'm sure it's been tried. |
| Caesar | 09 Jul 2014 5:52 p.m. PST |
I always thought it would be an interesting world to explore with new, unrelated characters. |
 ochoin  | 09 Jul 2014 5:56 p.m. PST |
The story (you can get it through the link) is actually quite funny:
", but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a style-deficient twelve-year-old." with more than a touch of self-mockery. I don't think any of JKK's stuff is Great Literature but she has talent. |
| Cadian 7th | 09 Jul 2014 7:13 p.m. PST |
I am a sorta fan, yet maybe it would be more apt to say I'm a fan of how her books turned my kids into ravenous readers. I read them all the Potter stories for bedtime after we finished up with the Chronicles of Narnia. Not only did my oldest daughter begin to read the Potter books back to her siblings, but my other girls and son were inspired to read as well.
Series of Unfortunate Events, Percy Jackson, Spiderwick, and now they are diving into Tolkien! I've even caught them with my history tomes! They do have DS systems and other video games and a plethora of DVDs, but they'd much rather read books if not running about outside. Maybe I'm lucky, or my kid's are mutants; yet JKR does get considerable credit for helping me to spark their imagination! |
| StarfuryXL5 | 09 Jul 2014 9:57 p.m. PST |
No Editor can stifle JK Rowling, but I'm sure it's been tried. But you can always Ignore her if you want. |
| Zargon | 10 Jul 2014 8:51 a.m. PST |
Hem! I'd convert all death sentences to a life time of watching the movies over and over again 'in sequence'
I new it was bad writing when an 'English major acquaintance spent hard to get 'student job' currency on the books as they came out. Just saying :) |
| Augustus | 10 Jul 2014 10:30 a.m. PST |
Still can't believe she got away with lifting every single trope from Star Wars and changing the shirt colors…. |
| Saxondog | 10 Jul 2014 1:44 p.m. PST |
She has mentioned the possibility of doing more with that world but not using the same characters. I wouldnt mind that at all. |
| Mithmee | 17 Jul 2014 5:36 p.m. PST |
But you can always Ignore her if you want. You can by not buying the book. Editors can't because it could bring in millions of dollars. |
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