JKR's website update

[persephone_kore]

Spoiler-warning-ed rumor debunking:

http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/rumours_view.cfm?id=43

Oh, thank goodness. I thought there were problems with the idea, but wasn't sure enough, and I really didn't like that idea when I came up with it. It's nice to know.

Also, this may provide some clues as to what is and is not considered by the author to be essential to the story... although I'm sure many had already reached a similar conclusion. ;)

http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=108

Comments

[dreagoddess.livejournal.com]

Whoo, what a Christmas present! That was worrying me!

[youngest-one.livejournal.com]

Ah, good. I'd had my doubts about that theory from the beginning.

[sor-bet.livejournal.com]

The explanation made me laugh out loud. But Dumbledore could have said that in the book (and it would have been a good line for him), rather than just not mentioning the hat at all and leaving us wondering.