воскресенье, 19 сентября 2004
Harry Potter Lexicon и
MuggleNet, скооперировавшись, опубликовали у себя открытое
письмо JKR, в котором просят ее разъяснить некоторые накопившиеся поттероведческие вопросы, например, действительно ли Снейп учился в Слизерине; корректна ли официальная хронология, привязанная к смерти ПБН; как зовут преподов рун и маггловедения и есть ли в Хоге другие учителя и предметы, о которых мы еще не слышали; на какой же все-таки позиции играл в квиддич Джеймс...
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What are the first names of Flitwick, Sinistra, Vector, Sprout, and Hooch? What houses were they in?
If a teacher is head of a house, can we assume that they were sorted into those houses when they were students at Hogwarts? Is that also true for the house ghosts? So was Snape a Slytherin? (It never actually says he was in the books...)
Who teaches Ancient Runes and Muggle Studies? Are there other teachers and subjects that we haven't heard about yet?
Is Flitwick a short human or is he some other type of being?
What is Godrick's Hollow? Is it a town, a house, a street, a tree...?
How many students are there really at Hogwarts? You said 1000 once, but that doesn't really work out very well with information elsewhere in the books. Do you have a better explanation for us?
How old are Molly and Arthur Weasley? (Thanks for letting us know that Lucius is 41, by the way. We wondered.)
You said recently that Charlie was two years older than Percy. If that's so, he would have been the Seeker in Harry's first year. Can you clarify his and Bill's ages for us?
As you probably know, we have worked out the years of the books to 1991 through 1998 using information from the books. The official timeline on the Chamber of Secrets DVD follows this as well. Is that correct?
Speaking of that official timeline, there is some pretty convincing evidence that they took the timeline directly from the Lexicon. Do you know anything about that? The folks at Warner said that they took a timeline and gave it to you for review. Was the timeline they gave you from the Lexicon's calendars?
Did you actually write the information that ended up on the Famous Wizard cards? Most of it fits pretty well into the overall story and they do seem to be written in your style. In fact, the material from the cards is now turning up on your website. So how about it? And then what about things like "Flipendo"? For that matter, what about the spells in the films? Some of them do seem a bit dodgy. Did you invent those or did Steve Kloves? And why were new incantations created for the movie in the first place? (Example: "Incendio" to "Lacarnum Inflamari".)
What house was Myrtle in? What was/is her last name?
Are there other Gryffindors in Harry's year besides the ones we've met in the books?
Is Theodore Nott the "stringy" Slytherin mentioned in the Thestral class scene? If he isn't, who is that boy?
On your website, you used the term "marauders" to refer to James and his friends. Were they actually called that or are you just borrowing the fan term?
Were Gideon and Fabian Prewett Molly's brothers?
Was James a Chaser, as you said in an interview at one point, or a Seeker? Or did he play both positions?
Do all young people in the Wizarding World (from Britain) go to Hogwarts? For example, did Stan Shunpike attend Hogwarts? Or is Hogwarts a school just for those who are particularly good at magic while others go into trades without formal schooling?
In fifth year, some students are made Prefects. Are there sixth year and seventh year Prefects as well? Are they simply the same kids or are there new Prefects chosen each year? (We're resisting the urge to ask how James became Head Boy if he was't made a Prefect in fifth year).
How old are Mad-Eye Moody and Tonks and what houses were they in?
You've told us that Hermione's birthday is September 19. When she first came to Hogwarts, then, was she nearly eleven years old or was she nearly twelve? The official timeline says that she was nearly eleven, but we're all still very unsure about this.
What are Dumbledore, Draco, and Hermione's wands made of and what are their cores?
Is there a living heir of Gryffindor? The books only mention an heir of Slytherin. What about Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff?