Giles ,'Selfless'
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***SPOILER ALERT***
I've got to stop reading these:
Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO.
Unless you're trying to impose chronological continuity on this thing.
Kinda, yeah. I don't know what I was thinking...
I still think it's funnier my way
Chuck Norris can touch MC Hammer!
I'll be sad when Gud finishes the audio-book. It's been so fun to virtually read along with him.
Also from that interview:
In answer to the question "Did Hagrid marry?" Rowling replied that sadly, no. The half-giant had a flirtation with a giantess but she found him "a tad unsophisticated" and the relationship never went forward. In response to the audience's groans of dismay, Rowling said, jokingly, "O.K., I'll write another book." And when the audience continued to express disapproval added, "at least I didn't kill him."
heh.
At the Leaky Cauldron, they're reporting JK Rowling's response to the Dumbledore news:
"If I had know this would have made you so happy, I would have told you years ago."
She continued, explaining having to slip a note to the director, David Yates, during a script reading of the sixth film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," when a small reference was made to 'a girl Dumbledore was once attracted to' was in the script. In tune with the activities of many in her fandom, Jo also said after revelation: "Just imagine the fan fiction now."
She also revealed that Neville married Hannah Abbott, who was the new proprietress of the Leaky Cauldron, and that Lupin couldn't find work after Hogwarts, and was supported financially by James and Lily.
This is kind of weird. Because when I was reading the book, of course, I thought, "Man, I'll bet everyone is seeing this Dumbledore/Grindelwald thing as totally slashy, but whatever, they see everything as slashy." Except this time, it actually was supposed to be.
Then there's the thing with Dumbledore's brother and the goat. A respecably gay son would have been a great comfort to the folks.