There are new stories in the press about two lucky fans who got to ask author J.K. Rowling some questions while she was in New York for the "Harry, Carrie, and Garp" charity readings at Radio City Music Hall.
The first story involves young Kyle Searcy of Destin, Florida who spent almost a half-hour with JKR asking her questions. Kyle, who has cerebral palsy, met with Jo via the Dreams Come True organization, who grant wishes for seriously ill children. Kyle was able to get all six books autographed, and says this of his meeting with the Harry Potter author:
"I talked to Jo Rowling for about 30 minutes," Searcy, 13, said in an interview. "She told me about the different characters, and a little bit of information on the (upcoming) seventh book ... I asked which book in the series was her favorite, she asked me the same question."
You can read the entire article about Kyle below. The second interview is with Alex Friedman, an 11 year old Harry Potter reader from Shaker Heights, Ohio who got to ask JKR two question at the first night of the readings. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports:
asked her two questions: "The last book will begin with the four most important adults in Harry's life dead. Why did you want to start the book with Harry in such a lonely place?"
[Her reply: "Harry is not completely alone. He still has his two faithful sidekicks. In these sort of epic sagas, the hero eventually has to fight alone."]
And, "You wrote the last chapter of the last book before you even started the first book. Has it changed much from what you originally planned?"
[Her reply: "The essential plot is what I always planned. But a couple of characters I expected to survive have died, and one character got a reprieve."]
You can also see a photo of Alex on the Time for Kids report on the "Harry, Carrie, and Garp" event.
(SOURCE: THE LEAKY CAULDRON)
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