J. K. Rowling #9 The Silk Squirms

[IcanSpellBéchamel]

In Canada a park in Vancouver is putting on a Forbidden Forest Harry Potter Walk for children.

But the prospect of this has reduced some lawmakers to tears: https://archive.is/aYZew and there have been calls for the event to be cancelled - the Park Board has "disavowed" JKR.

Honestly, could they get any more pathetic, trying to cancel a children's event.

 

[ButtonDownTheHutches]

In Canada a park in Vancouver is putting on a Forbidden Forest Harry Potter Walk for children.

But the prospect of this has reduced some lawmakers to tears: https://archive.is/aYZew and there have been calls for the event to be cancelled - the Park Board has "disavowed" JKR.

Honestly, could they get any more pathetic, trying to cancel a children's event.

I’m embarrassed for these people, I truly am.

 

[Iamthebosun]

In Canada a park in Vancouver is putting on a Forbidden Forest Harry Potter Walk for children.

But the prospect of this has reduced some lawmakers to tears: https://archive.is/aYZew and there have been calls for the event to be cancelled - the Park Board has "disavowed" JKR.

Honestly, could they get any more pathetic, trying to cancel a children's event.

If I cried over children going for a walk I'd never admit that publicly.

 

[FourSeasonSoupObsessive]

Well, quite! “Shared some tears” over an apparently hugely popular children’s event because it’s based on a book whose author said some perfectly sensible words you don’t like. Get a grip, ffs.

Good point made here:

And JKR seems to be coping pretty well with this devastating news

 

[Codiaeum]

I wonder how these people manage to get through their days. Imagine them being on a city break in London and suddenly - out of nowhere, without anybody warning their poor little souls of the possibility, there it is: the millennium bridge that the Death Eaters destroy. Unfathomable.
They hurry on, surely China Town is safe but on their way there they pass the Cursed Child theater and Harry riding a broomstick. Weak, they slowly slump down a random wall. Another city ruined. Edinburgh was bad, not even the graveyards were a place you could go, they are full of names of people. And now this.

 

[IndominusRex]

This weeks ‘rest is entertainment’ had a dig at Emma Watson. Marina has spoken positively of JKR a few times so I like to think she’s one of us.

 

[emmer_moans]

Well, quite! “Shared some tears” over an apparently hugely popular children’s event because it’s based on a book whose author said some perfectly sensible words you don’t like. Get a grip, ffs.

Good point made here:

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And JKR seems to be coping pretty well with this devastating news

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I love her

 

[ChastityDingle]

I love her

She is absolutely brilliant. I love the line about sending her the certificate of avowal.

 

[Miss Ophelia]

She is absolutely brilliant. I love the line about sending her the certificate of avowal.

Every time she opens her mouth I love her more she is brilliant.

 

[AllieBee]

Every time she opens her mouth I love her more she is brilliant.

Shes brilliant. So cutting but done in such a lovely way! I would be like eff off you stupid fool but JKR does it beautifully.

 

[Ladida90]

I've just read Joanne’s post about Emma and her ignorance, and I must say—this woman is bloody brilliant. It was an absolute joy to read. A phenomenal writer with razor-sharp wit and rock-solid arguments. She makes a brilliant point about how wealthy elites champion policies that will never touch their cushioned lifestyles. They’ll never suffer the harmful consequences. Right on, another day, another piece of wisdom from this woman!

 

[Droosie123]

I've just read Joanne’s post about Emma and her ignorance, and I must say—this woman is bloody brilliant. It was an absolute joy to read. A phenomenal writer with razor-sharp wit and rock-solid arguments. She makes a brilliant point about how wealthy elites champion policies that will never touch their cushioned lifestyles. They’ll never suffer the harmful consequences. Right on, another day, another piece of wisdom from this woman!

This is what I love about her. She hasn’t always been privileged and wealthy. She knows what it is like to live in the normal non cushioned world that the celebs do not.
And yes she is razor sharp.

 

[emmer_moans]

'corrr! Look at the castlist for the Audiobooks... Some names in there I wasn't expecting to see, maybe more like Keira don't care about being cancelled

Harry Potter Audiobooks Adds Bill Nighy and 12 more To Cast Google tracking links are automatically removed for everyones safety

Not long now until the first one

 

[TheMiceInTheShed]

'corrr! Look at the castlist for the Audiobooks... Some names in there I wasn't expecting to see, maybe more like Keira don't care about being cancelled

Harry Potter Audiobooks Adds Bill Nighy and 12 more To Cast Google tracking links are automatically removed for everyones safety

Not long now until the first one

Not just a fabulous cast list, but they've printed comments from two of the cast (Bill Nighy - be still my heart! and David Holmes) and both say how grateful, thrilled, honoured etc they are to be cast! They obviously don't give a stuff about the Wrath of Trans!

As someone posted upthread - the world is healing,

 

[Goujon]

Amazing updates to the cast- Bill Nighy will be brilliant as Slughorn , who I always liked because he was such an ambivalent character. Saoirse Monica Jackson will be great as the spacey Prof Trelawney and Anna Maxwell Martin is just brilliant in everything

 

[IndominusRex]

Bill Nighy being a returning to the franchise name too!

 

[Rowling]

The TRA’s are up in arms on Twitter/X after Saoirse-Monica Jackson has been announced as Professor Trelawney and Anna Maxwell Martin as Rita Skeeter in the Potter audio books. Saoirse is getting the most heat as her Derry Girls co star Nicola Coughlan is so far down the trans rabbit hole she can’t see the truth.

 

[RunRunRun]

I’ve just used up my audible credits and pre-ordered the first three full cast books.

 

[maytoseptember]

Bill Nighy being a returning to the franchise name too!

Oh yeah! I’d forgotten he was in it.

To this day I have no idea why he was doing a Welsh accent, other than someone thought “oh tit, we haven’t had any Welsh representation in these films at all”.

 

[Falkor]

Alex Hassell as Malfoy senior is a great choice and with Katharine Parkinson signed up to play Mollie Weasley in the TV series, I'm guessing there might have been a bit of an atmosphere on the Rivals set when they were shooting with David Tennant!