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I've arrived back to Smalltown after an exhilarating, interesting, and sometimes frustrating month overseas. I can't wait to get back to work, but I think it will have to wait until the morning as I've been awake and on various planes, trains, trams, buses, and cars over the past 24 hours without any sleep. Some quick notes:
- Trust Snape.
- I drove in the U.K. And, even, successfully. And, even, in cities!
- If you have written me an e-mail in the past two months (I'm not kidding, alas) and I have not responded, you'll hear from me tomorrow.
- I can't wait to visit everyone's blogs and catch up.
Wow. Just when you thought they couldn't come up with any other Harry Potterish books. This one really takes the cake. As described in the press release:
The Great Snape Debate by Amy Berner, Orson Scott Card and Joyce Millman explores whether Hogwarts professor Severus Snape, one of J.K. Rowling's most complicated characters, is a friend or foe of boy wizard Harry Potter. The book's design allows it to make cases for both sides. One half of the book supports Snape, but flip it over and the other half portrays him as a minion for He Who Shall Not Be Named, and a true enemy of Harry's.
Once I've gotten past the Orson Scott Card elements of this announcement, there's something else I'm wondering about.
Go look this up on Amazon. See anything odd? Say... the date of publication perhaps? Am I reading this wrong or is this book speculating on something that will have already been resolved come July?
A wonderful article appeared in the L.A. Times (that and The Washington Post seem to be vying for my kidlit affections) regarding J.K. Rowling's most interesting character: Snape. Good old Snape. Can I tell you how odd it is to sit near Cheryl Klein, a woman who has read the final Harry Potter book and is currently in the midst of editing it? Will she tell you whether everyone's favorite Potion Master is dead? Nooo. Not even when you ply her with wine in the hopes it may "loosen her tongue"? Noooo. Frustrating doesn't begin to describe it.
The article helps, though. And I was happy to read this:
Fans have started at least two online petitions begging Rowling not to do away with Snape. Neither well-publicized, the pair nevertheless together have more than 1,000 signatures. They sound quite desperate, as if Snape were truly real — and as if his fate is a foregone conclusion.
Oh, sweethearts. It is. The man is undoubtedly going to die. Remember when Rowling said he'd be "redeemed"? Yeah. There's only one way guys like Snape get redeemed in books.
Thanks to
Big A little a for the link.
As I mentioned before, on Friday night I finally met the infamous J.L. Bell, which was awesome. Seems appropriate then that I should link to his recent research on Harry Potter. On a recent link, Mr. Bell proffered the following query regarding Scholastic's HP marketing techniques:
...the US rights deal occurred and was publicized just as HP1 hit stores in the UK. Those news stories brought unusual attention to this unknown author and her new book. How much, I wonder, did that attention itself influence the first book’s early success? In other words, how much did Scholastic's big gamble on US rights turn out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy?
He has some hot-topic thoughts. And regarding that whole single mom story that came out in tandem with the books ...
Why is this significant? Because Harry Potter came out with an aura of magic. Not the physical magic that appears in many other fairy tales for kids. Rather, the financial magic that people dream of when they play the lottery. Harry Potter had made someone rich overnight (or so the articles implied, not noting how slowly money moves in publishing).
I would point out that I loved the books in London long before I heard Rowling's tales. Bell's points are valid, though, when you want to consider how the Harry Potter origin story contributed to the meteoric rise in popularity. Worth checking out in any case.
Welcome home! Hope you had a wonderful time.
Kelly,
Welcome back...and remember to drive on the right side of the road!
Hi Kelly, welcome back! We missed ya'!
P.S. I haven't finished the book yet, so I hope your first bullet point isn't a spoiler based on your reading of it. If it is, you might want to put a warning in the title of your post so others won't be caught unawares. I've been avoiding any post that looks like it might contain spoilers.
Thanks, HWM! It was good, overall.
You know, Elaine, driving on the left was not such a big deal. Getting into the car, looking for the manual shift stick and discovering it on the left was, however. My left arm barely functions on its own (I'm strongly right handed), so there was some grinding of the gears here and there.
Now worries, Sheila. Not a spoiler. I've been wearing my TRUST SNAPE shirt daily for 5 months :)
Glad to know you got back safe and sound in spite atrocious weather... Hope you get plenty of rest !
Thanks, Michele! I hope you're doing okay. I was reading the dire news about all the rivers in the U.K. when leaving. I see Oxford is under threat!
Welcome back! Sounds like a great trip...or at the very least, adventurous!
Welcome home, Kelly! We missed you!
Whew! Thanks, Kelly! I've actually been on the Snape side for a long time, too, but haven't gotten far enough in the book yet to know!
Welcome home!
Thanks for not revealing too much with that first comment ... but "Trust Snape" ... really?!!
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Welcome back. You've been definitely missed.
Really, Deb. To trust Snape is to trust Dumbledore!
Thanks, Susan, Jen, and Mary Lee. It's great to be back.
True ... the Dumbledore / Snape connection runs deep.
Oh joy! My husband brought my copy home!! I'm off to begin my final journey with Harry and friends! Woo Hoo!!
Yes Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire (where my parents live) are both affected badly. I'm safe myself, living outside of town (and on a hill) but my parents have no mains water - not because of the flooding but because the local mains burst yesterday ! *rolls eyes*