K rowling is, in fact, rita skeeter and that she is a witch trying to expose the wizarding world to us all. Rowling is actually rita skeeter fantheory so this is obviously a joke theory and not even my own, just giving my interpretation of this theory. Rowling people have come up with the idea that rita skeeter, unregistered animagus journalist, is fired from her job. But it was rita skeeter s recent report that has given us a real update on the happenings of the harry potter characters in the present day. K rowling may just be rita skeeter or the whole magic. Dec 26, 2014 i ts been more than five years since j. Though it ran ninehundred pages in length, skeeter completed the book only four weeks after dumbledores death in june 1997, meaning that it was probably published in july of that year.
Rowling, is a british author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Rowling, before her remarriage, her name was joanne rowling. Best rita skeeter podcasts podcasts withabout rita. Skeeter preferred writing for the sake of publicity and wrote what she thought people would like to read rather than what. For those who may have stumbled upon this post without any previous knowledge, let us explain. In a story rowling published on pottermore in 2014 in the form of an article written by rita skeeter, it emerged harry has a couple. Rowling released an update on the golden trio for her harry potter fan website pottermore, though has the full article. The answer begins with the brilliant jk rowling having the foresight, in her books, to create a tabloid reporter. And it doesnt seem like shes changed at all since we last heard from her.
Skeeter preferred writing for the sake of publicity and wrote what she thought people would like to read rather than what they ought to read. Jul 18, 20 p ublished in april as the debut novel by robert galbraith, the cuckoos calling was revealed last weekend to be the ninth fulllength work of fiction by jk rowling after the seven harry. K rowling this book is in the harry potter series so people would be a fan of this book. Albus dumbledore, eccentric headmaster of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, has never been afraid to make controversial staff appointments, writes rita skeeter, special correspondent. You really do have to think outside the box to link these two people together. But im gonna go through the evidence to see if theres anything salvageable from this. In september of this year, he hired alastor madeye moody, the notoriously jinxhappy exauror, to teach defence against the dark arts, a decision that caused many raised eyebrows at the ministry of. The story is written as a newspaper article by gossip journalist character rita skeeter. Rowling just wrote a new harry potter story and weve. Jk rowling gives fans an exciting new glimpse into the adult lives of harry and his two best friends with a sensationalist article from the daily prophets top reporter rita skeeter. Im for any theories that make harry potter a biography, but really, do you think rita skeeter would ever right about herself so horribly. The story is written in the style of the character rita skeeter, who is known for making real tabloid writers look like.
Now an eagleeyed reader who gets at least ten house points for spotting it on their first read has noticed a clever little hint from jk rowling about the tactics of gossip writer rita skeeter. People have come up with the idea that rita skeeter, unregistered animagus journalist, is fired from her job. In a thrilling move for harry potter fans, jk rowling has given a glimpse into the boy wizards life after hogwarts thanks to rita skeeter and her poison pen. So this is obviously a joke theory and not even my own, just giving my interpretation of this theory. Rowlings new post for the latest harry potter gossip. Rowling has published a new report from the quidditch world cup where members of dumbledores army, including the trio, are in home features. This piece of work was written by the authors in 2005, so whenever they refer to the last book that. From shipping to horcruxes, fans argued back and forth about what would be canon and what wouldnt.
Rowling seemed to be confirming the smarmy kissandtell insinuations of her gossipmongering character rita skeeter, whose lurid biography of. J k rowling at the edinburgh book festival, sunday, august 15, 2004. Carolyn keene is merely the name used by many writers over the course of many years. Rowling has given fans an update on the beloved wizard in new writing published to her website pottermore in. She is best known for writing the harry potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the bestselling book. In this theory, people have come up with the idea that rita skeeter, unregistered animagus journalist, is fired from her job. Rita skeeter is back, for all you witches and wizards who havent heard the news. In a very early draft, rita, a journalist, was there and she ran up to him. Now after reading through the evidence, i have to say i expected a little more from this.
Rowling just published a new harry potter story on. Everything extra jk rowling has revealed about harry potter. Rowling released an update on the golden trio for her harry potter fan website pottermore, though. So, after voldemorts death, skeeter wrote a biography about harry that was for the most part complete bullshit. Sep 04, 2015 everything extra jk rowling has revealed about harry potter. Feb 15, 2020 this just confirms the jk rowling is rita skeeter theory. Now the bbc apparently gives confirmation of this in the following passage. Quidditch through the ages audiobook by jk rowling the. Rita skeeter has always been an essential part of the harry potter series. Jul 08, 2014 rowling shared her latest story exclusively with. Harry potter jk rowling rita skeeter harry potter has no idea how famous he is. The fifth book, troubled blood, will be published in 2020.
Harry potter fan spots jk rowling hints at rita skeeter using. Rita skeeter in harry potter and the goblet of fire shmoop. Mar 28, 2019 once upon a time, the harry potter fandom was rife with theories about the upcoming book releases. Rowling published the first entry into what would become the wildly successful harry potter book series, fans have concocted some pretty farout theories. List of supporting harry potter characters wikipedia.
In the new story, written as a gossipcolumn dispatch from potter character rita skeeter in the daily prophet, harry is now a 30something with a mysterious cut on his cheek, as well as a couple. Harry potter jk rowling rita skeeter download books. After harry potters life as an adult, what dorothy did next. Rowling called this character bridget before settling on the name rita. Jul 08, 2014 jk rowling, writing as gossip columnist rita skeeter for the pottermore site, exposes his first grey hairs and ron weasleys nowthinning thatch.
Rowling is actually rita skeeter so this is obviously a joke theory and not even my own, just giving my interpretation of this theory. Angry at the wizarding world and without work, rita chronicles the entire harry potter series, hoping to expose magic to muggles and thus make the wizards sorry they ever messed with her. K rowling may just be rita skeeter or the whole magic thing. It would be interesting if the character rita skeeter is actually based on herself. Apparently jk rowling is a banished rita skeeter after all.
Rowling has published a new report from the quidditch world cup where members of dumbledores army, including the trio, are in attendance. Rowling just released a new postharry potter short story from the pov of rita. See more ideas about harry potter, harry potter universal and harry potter world. These stories tended to be based on false information and misreported interviews while she worked for the daily prophet, as well authoring a few tellall biographies. A basic, run of the mill book essentially going down a timeline of events for a historical figure or a book that immerses you into the everyday life for a young boy dealing. Rowling has written a new harry potter short story for. A collection of podcasts episodes with or about rita skeeter, often where they are interviewed. I mean like rita skeeter and jk rowling are both good writers. The life and lies of albus dumbledore harry potter wiki. Rowling just published a new harry potter story on her.
You know when harry walks into the leaky cauldron for the first time, in harry potter and the philosophers stone. Rowling also revealed, originally, rita skeeter turned up in book one. Harry potter makes first appearance for seven years as he. His name is first mentioned in philosophers stone on a chocolate frog card which notes that dumbledore defeated grindelwald in 1945. Jk rowling wrote about herself big book of harry potter. In a piece for the pottermore web site, jk rowling writes an update on how the gang from the harry potter books is doing. Though she took some time off of writing, rowling knew she had a difficult task in breaking out from under her own shadow should she want to try her hand at writing for a different audience. The fan fiction being that rita skeeter, after her blasphemous articles, was banished from the wizarding world and were asked to live among muggles for the remainder of her life. Her husband probably isnt a wizard you never know so her children have a 5050 chance of attending hogwarts. This book shows how the triwizard tournament is held at hogwarts and harry, though underage gets selected for the tournament. Rowling finds herself guardian of an international pop phenom and a. It follows a series of quidditch world cup pieces rowling has written for pottermore to coincide with.
Jk rowling has written a new short story about harry potter on her pottermore fan website, set during the quidditch world cup final. The article is written in the voice of rowling s vicious gossip correspondent rita skeeter, and reveals that not only has harrys hair begun to go grey, but ron weasleys famous ginger hair. One of the most colourful characters in the hp universe is rita skeeter. Rita skeeter except i like jk rowling and i wanted to kill rita skeeter almost as much as i wanted to kill delores umbridge, both of whom i wanted dead more than voldemort. The piece is an account of the quidditch world cup final written by rita skeeter, the gossip columnist from the books. Just kidding, you cant look at her she doesnt exist. It is said that she then saw the errors of her ways and wrote the accurate events of the life of harry potter, which we love and enjoy now as the harry potter franchise.
Jul 08, 2014 jk rowling gives fans an exciting new glimpse into the adult lives of harry and his two best friends with a sensationalist article from the daily prophets top reporter rita skeeter. There is an internet theory that jk rowling didnt imagine this full world in her mind and writings, but rather that the wizarding world is actually real and she is rita skeeter, banished for her actions, writing these works to fund her life as a banned witch. Harry potter fan spots jk rowling hints at rita skeeter. The fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination sphere, and sold in aid of lumos and universitywide financial aid at harvard. The books fuelled my love of reading, and consequently my own desire to write. Jk rowling shares a glimpse into her impressive library as. Rowlings rita skeeter writes gossipy harry potter column. Jk rowling shares a glimpse into her harry potterinspired library as she reorganises her book collection by colour for a very soothing lockdown activity british author j. You need a login to read it on pottermore, but someone uploaded it to reddit as well. Jk rowling, rita skeeter and the cursed child by natalie bracco posted sep 21st, 2016 at 3. But it doesnt mean the wizarding world has come to a halt.
Culture books news everything extra jk rowling has revealed about harry potter. Rowling seemed to be confirming the smarmy kissandtell insinuations of her gossipmongering character rita skeeter, whose lurid biography of the apparently. She was originally to appear in the leaky cauldron when harry first visited, but rowling decided that skeeter would better appear in book four as harry became aware of his fame jkr. The boy who lived still lives firmly in the head of britains favourite author and she keeps telling us about him. Book enterprises have been built by a group of ghost writers under the same pen name. Everyone says, youre back and he realises for the first time that he is famous. Just before she turned 2 years old, her sister dianne was born. Her progenitors are peter james rowling and anne rowling.
Rowling in this theory, people have come up with the idea that rita skeeter, unregistered animagus journalist, is fired from her job. Rowling was born on july 31 of 1965 in yate, gloucestershire, england. The life and lies of albus dumbledore is a biography of albus dumbledore that was written by rita skeeter. Get here harry potter jk rowling rita skeeter harry potter has no idea how famous he is. Rowlings original intention for writing as robert galbraith was for the books to be judged on their own merit, and to establish galbraith as a wellregarded name in crime in its own right.
Her publishers asked that she use two initials rather than her full name, anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman. Jul 08, 2014 rita skeeter is back, for all you witches and wizards who havent heard the news. Just look at nancy drew author carolyn keene, for example. Aug 04, 2000 now, with harry potter and the goblet of fire, the fourth book in her seven volume epic about the titular boy wizard, j. The 1,500word tale is written in the style of a newspaper. Thats because hes being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified harry will learn that hes really a wizard, just as his parents were. Rowlings 2008 harvard commencement speech was published in 2015 as an illustrated book, very good lives.
Rowling confirms a hermione theory we suspected all. Harry enters the leaky cauldron, which is the place where he gets his very first taste of how famous he is. New harry potter short story from jk rowling the mary sue. Written in the voice of the fictional daily prophets gossip correspondent rita skeeter, this post centers around the. Rowling, kennilworthy whisp, andrew lincoln published by pottermore from j. Harry potter love harry potter fandom harry potter world harry potter jk rowling daniel radcliffe hogwarts slytherin movies quotes. As rita spoils about the wizarding world and tells lies or stuff that some wizards or witches do not believe, so does joanne. How harry potter changed my life opinion the guardian. The fifth book, troubled blood, is to be published in 2020. This just confirms the jk rowling is rita skeeter theory in. Jul 08, 2014 n early seven years after publishing the final book in the harry potter series, j. Rita skeeter was known as the queen of quills in harry potter stories and jk rowling successfully written the complete set of harry potter books.
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