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Real
Rumors
( I left these here so that you can see what was predicted)
1. We now know that Book 4 -
for certain - will be released on July 8th, 2000 in the UK!
However, it has not been confirmed if Book 4 will be released in
the US on the same day. And then the rumors about a "preview"
copy coming out Dec 1st (the same day I'm writing this) is
spinning my head. I personally don't believe it, unless otherwise
proven.
2. There are other schools like Hogwarts (well, duh!) and
we learn about them in this book. We will also meet students from
these schools.
3. The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is a has a
magical eye - also, he supposedly knocks Draco Malfoy around.
Some people may be happy about this. :-)
4. There will be many deaths in this book, though only one "you'll
really give a damn about," as Ms. Rowling said (which caused
my friend, Amanda, and I to start laughing - I nearly dropped the
phone. Obviously, it will not be Harry. Probably not Snape
or Hagird or Hermione, but Ms. Rowling refuses to say whether or
not Ron dies. I say Sirius, but you never know. Also, it is NOT
confirmed that Voldemort causes these deaths. And, finally, there
is rumor that it is a teacher who dies, so maybe not Sirius . . .
Another also, people are saying one of the Weasley twins die, too.
5. We meet a new, nasty female (hear us roar, yeh blimey bloats!!!
::cough::) character introduced - could this possibly be the new
best friend Harry might be getting? - and her name is rumored to
be Icicle. Ooh, cold character, maybe? :-)
6. Hormones will definitely kick in for our favorite fourth years
and they will all fall in love with the wrong people. Is Draco
and Hermione really all that bad???? ::sniff::
7. The title (according to Scholastic) will be 'Harry Potter and the
Doomsday Tournament'. Yes,
almost as good as the 'Quidditch World Cup,' but I don't really care right now, anyway . .
. :-)
8. Hermione will get her first date. Oh, joy. Hehe, just kidding,
but we knew she probably would anyway, eh? Hermione and Harry
will not have a date - but Ms. Rowling elludes that it might be
Ron and Hermione. Ah, of course. :-)
9. The Dursleys may be facing finacial problems. As if we didn't
know the house would fall in under - ahem - certain people's
weight. :-) J/k.
10. The book will probably be out in summer of 2000 - coming out
at the same time in the UK and the US (Oh joy!!!!), either that,
or, it's rumored for January/February 2000 for the UK. Although,
Barnes and Noble expects it in in April (I asked three times, by the way) and I
was told Borders expects the book in January, but they're idiots
- think about it. Sorry to all the un-idiotic workers at Borders,
but tell everyone else to lighten up! ::cough:: Yes, how preppy I
sound tonight . . .
11. Crookshanks will probably be back in this book. How? Well, he
IS Hermione's cat and I doubt she'd let her parents take care of
him . . . would they want to? ::dark, scary music plays in
background::
12. Harry will be tempted by the Dark Arts. Well, I'm interested
in learning more about it, too! :-) Actually, we now know that is
false. ::sobs:: Click here to see what I mean! ::keeps sobbing::
13. Harry tries to get a romance, but he doesn't get very far. ::laughs
and laughs:: I seem to find this particularly funny. ::is still
laughing::
14. Thanks to Newsround, we now know that in Book 4 we will meet a new
Weasley. A cousin of Ron etc. And JKR described her as being
'quite interesting'. Is this Icicle?
15. The ending of book will be very frightening - she says it has
to be to tie in with the overall plot (I assume this means the
book will END with the death of a major character).
16. NEW!!! From Shelia: 'In the books, they usually don't
mention someone you don't know unless they are going to use them
in later books; i.e., Sirius Black was mentioned in the first
book, then appeared in the third. Well, rumors are that the next
Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher will have a magic eye.
Well, in the third book, Professor Remus Lupin just happens to
mention a guy named Davey Gudgeon nearly lost an eye by trying to
touch the trunk of the Whomping Willow! Coincidence? I think not!
In the second book, they mention a fan of Lockhart's to be named
Gladys Gudgeon. I think maybe a mother or sister." Well,
people, there you have it! It's quite likely!
17. NEW Harry might become the
Gryffindor Quiddich Team Captain. Might
Old Rumors (That were untrue!)
1. The title will supposedly be
'Harry
Potter and the Quidditch World Cup'. If that is true, I have to say (many have
complained with me agreeing) that this title is VERY unoriginal.
I thought it could possibly be a branching series off Harry
Potter . . . UPDATED
Sources say this will not be the title after all. YAY! (Okay,
due to request, the fourth book is called 'Harry Potter and the
Doomspell Tournament'!)
1. Professor Lupin makes a
return (cool, no?).
2. We will learn more about the history of Lily Potter. Possibly,
her maiden name????
3. Hermione will be probably (rather, most likely) made a prefect.
No rumors or info at all. Well,
this should be an exciting book, huh?
1. NEW However! KingToad89@aol.com reports that he found out that
Professor Quirrell's brother comes as a new Defense
Against the Dark Arts teacher (you know, I knew it would
become a trend of loosing DADA teachers . . .) and nobody likes
him, "not even Malfoy." He [Quirrell's brother]
supposedly has come for revenge on Harry. Harry and Draco Malfoy
become friends for a while, but, I guess, become enemies (AGAIN!!!
::is in a rage::) after "the big scary part."
2. NEW SRobot2000@aol.com reports that he/she knows J. K. Rowling
and she said one of Ron's brothers will die. DO NOT TRUST THIS
UNTIL CONFIRMED.
1. Snape might fall in love -
but I knew that already, huh? :-) Redeemed, too - if I
could remember my vocabulary tonight . . . grr . . .
2. One of the students in Harry's "grade" year will
become a teacher - but not Harry, Ron, or Hermione. Maybe Draco -
I've heard people say (through E-mail/fanfic) that he'll become
the headmaster of Hogwarts.
3. A BIG revelation is made about Lily Potter - maybe that
Voldemort is Harry's real father? ::cough:: Too many people have
said that for me not to say it. :-)
4. Obviously, most everyone knows Ms. Rowling has finished the
last chapter of this book already - and the last word is scar.
Now that's a news flash. That's also sarcasm. :-) UPDATED Sources say that this may change when
Ms. Rowling reaches the seventh book - she said so herself.
5. I knew this already, but magic can not bring people back to
life, so there will be no live James or Lily Potter. ::cough::
That's live.
6. Hermione will most likely be named Head Girl. Well! That's a
given in itself! :-) Harry might also become Head Boy.
7. Harry and Draco might team up to fight an "evil force".
Hmm, if this is true, maybe Draco's not exactly following in his
father's footsteps . . .?
Tidbit Facts
1. Professor Sinistra of
Astronomy is supposedly (I don't remember reading this; I'll have
to read them again) the Head of Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff's Head of
House has yet to be named as of this time.
2. The Gray Lady is Ravenclaw's ghost (Gryffin.: Nearly Headless
Nick; Slytherin: Bloody Baron; Hufflepuff: Fat Friar).
3. Sirius, Dobby, Aragog, the Dementors (yes! Who I would rather
call Specters, though . . .) and also Crookshanks and Lupin, of
course), and the Weasleys' car (well, it's not like it jumped
over the moon, I hope . . .) will reappear in future books,
though most are undertermined at the present time. Lockhart's
next appearance is doubtful, although I'd like to see him in a
straight jacket . . .
4. There might be some kid or some adult that suddenly is aware
of his/her powers. PLEASE NOT DUDLEY!
5. Professor Trelawney's first prediction (eh? I have to reread
again) will be proven, supposedly. Ooh, goody, whatever it is,
I'm jumping for joy. Another sarcastic remark from me!
6. Hermione will lighten up in future books. Great - I hope she appears
more in the books!
7. There will supposedly be action figures ("I'm a mother -
I hate action figures!" - J. K. Rowling). God, have any
of you seen the Transformer dolls for Animorphs? ::shudders
in absolute horror and disgust::
8. J. K. Rowling has supposedly given the manuscript of Book Four
to the publishers. This is unconfirmed at the moment, but I am
sure it's almost (remember those famous last words, people) true
- they've [Bloomsbury] already set a publication date. :-)
9. The secret to Harry's riches will be revealed in an upcoming
book. I personally just thought they were well off . . . I also
personally don't care. Wealth doesn't matter - it's the person
inside.
10. Harry
will NOT be tempted to the dark side. Darnit! ::curses more::
That would have been so cool! I'm going to write a fanfic about
that then, you nasty people! I'll show you! I'll show you it can
be done! Let me just watch Saturday Night Live and you'll have it
on your desk Monday morning! ::cough::
11. We will probably see an heir to Voldemort. YAY! I personally
love this. Any takers it's Draco or Harry or Neville? :-) Always
possible, though I doubt it's Harry . . .
12. We will find out "more" about Harry's grandparents.
YAY! I've been waiting ever so patiently - ::cough:: Yeah, right.
- for this! :-)
Movies
Upates
1. The movie
will be out either next year or 2001.
2. Auditions are going on throughout the UK - no word, however,
about any US auditions except for - I think - a misconcepted
thing. I called WB and they were really iritable people . . .
3. Many famous Hollywooders - teehehe - including Steven
Spielburg, could direct the coming movie.
4. More than 4000 children (including teens, of course) have sent
unsolicited applications to Bloomsbury Publishing in hopes of
playing one of their favorite characters in the movie.
5. NEW Steven Spielberg is the most likely
candidate for the director's seat. (I would like to note that
Steve Kloves is the screen play writer.)
6. NEW According to a very nice man named Sam
Rubin (who I watch on the news every morning I can for his
entertainment report and the regular reports; yes, I'm devoted to
the news), says that the movie is being kicked around and no
one's really said anything final about it (besides the making of
it). Thank you, Mr. Rubin!!!!
7. NEW AUDITION NEWS!!!! Send your name,
address, birthday, parents/guardian's details (name, age, etc.),
a daytime telephone number (remember the area code!);
then, here comes the part that pretty much decides you: Write the
name of the character you would like to play, then write a short
paragraph about why you would like to be in the movie, and want
to play your chosen character. Then! You MUST send it to the
following address:
Susie
Figges
25 Fortress Road
London NW5 1AD
UK
J. K.
Rowling
1. Ms. Rowling is expected to
make 20 to 30 million pounds in the next ten years. The lady is
already loaded. :-)
2. Book publishers Penguin, Collins, and Orion all rejected Philosopher's
Stone, before it was picked up by Bloomsbury. Boy, I'll bet
those guys are kicking themselves now . . .
The
Wizard's Companion - An Unofficial Guide to the Books of J. K.
Rowling
Written by Roger & Laurie Stewart
<>First off, I'd like to say that these
authors are probably some of the nicest people (er, adults, so
I'm not hurt by some of you!) I've ever "met" online.
They gave me some great information and I thank them very
graciously for honoring me with that.
Please read the following statements from the Stewarts addressed
to me (thanks Laurie!):
"Hi Gypsy,
<>We didn't know if you'd heard the latest
about the cancellation of our book. Andrews McMeel decided not to
publish it a week ago. An excerpt of the statement they sent out
to bookstores appeared on another HP web site. It went as follows:
<>"Liz, who works in a bookstore, has
passed on the following except from a letter regarding The
Wizard's Companion: 'Andrews McMeel Publishing has decided not to
publish The Wizard's Companion: An Unofficial Guide to the Books
of J.K. Rowling as a result of views expressed by representatives
of J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers. Lengthy, costly and
unpredictable litigation is not where we want to spend our
energies. In addition, AMP admires J.K. Rowling's works and is
reluctant to publish anything of which she even remotely
disapproves.' Liz also says the letter was signed by Hugh T.
Andrews, National Sales Director at Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Thanks, Liz!"
<>We wanted to set the record straight.
Andrews McMeel's statement that they became "reluctant to
publish anything of which [J.K. Rowling] even remotely
disapproves" has given some people the impression that Ms.
Rowling read the book and didn't like it. We've never received
any indication that this is the case. Apparently the book was
stopped because Warner Bros. now controls all rights to
derivative works based on the Harry Potter books. (Enter the
lawyers...) At least, that is as much as we have been told. We're
very proud of the book we wrote, and we believe fans would love
to have the information it contains. If it can't be published in
book form, we'll probably post it on the Net and let you judge
for yourselves. In any event, we appreciate the coverage you gave
us! The Harry Potter fan community has always been very
supportive and awesome.
Best regards,
Roger and Laurie Stewart"
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