What happened to JK Rowling?
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What happened to JK Rowling?
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One of the underrated needs that a fantasy story needs is the ability to let the reader fill in the blanks for themselves, like fanons and fanfic. The fans can add some amazing insight for everyone to enjoy and since its not canon, those who disagree with can simply ignore it. Its a fantasy with in a fantasy!
However, I think we have to consider just how much power she still has over the magical world. Remember, Harry Potter has a net worth of around ~$50.5 billions if you include the original book/movies, DVDs and toys, etc. No production studio is gonna give that up willingly much less silently. Its like Star Wars of Star Trek, we could have ended those series years ago because the stories are pretty much done, but money wise they have struck a cord with a global audience. So in order to keep this up, JK will have to continue adding to this world, who knows, in the future we might have a whole series to include all of the magical schools like the one in Japan, Uganda, and Brazil.
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It's supposed to be part of the Canon but many don't consider it as such. There was also some continuity errors in it.remimarcelle wrote: ↑07 May 2020, 19:40 But isn't the cursed child just a play? It's not actually officially an add on is it?
Overall, I agree. The add-ons she kept thrusting on the wizarding world got frustrating after a while. She could easily write a story with other characters in the same world, because the setting was so well developed. Hopefully she will do that at some point.
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I completely agree with all of you here. Especially Lady-of-Literature. JK Rowling was my idol for as long as I could remember. And I really was excited about all the spin-offs. Cursed Child included. However, no amount of denial could change the fact that it was messed up and the Fantastic Beasts Franchise is also verging on the same.Lady-of-Literature wrote: ↑07 May 2020, 09:54
However, I think we have to consider just how much power she still has over the magical world.
She has the whole world in her hands and I strongly believe that if she likes it so much then she should just write another story within it. Schools in other countries sound so exciting, honestly. She should just leave the original cast of characters alone.
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People loved Harry Potter for Harry Potter, his friends and adversaries, and the story they shared. The world itself, however, I don't think was as strong, certainly not strong enough to carry the franchise through new adventures with all new characters. Again, this is obviously just one author's opinion.
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