"To Jean Kathleen Riley!" JKR :-)
I have to say that having Harry say that the Dursleys were not inhuman monsters (and turn over all the evidences we had of that) was strangely funny!
Why do I have the feeling that Daphnee will have a role in the movie? The problem is who? Due to her age, and even though she looks younger than she is, she can't play any of the main characters (except maybe Bellatrix in later episodes)
That's strange! Technically, there is NOTHING happening, in this story! And yet, I'm eager to read more of this nothing happening... kind of like the epilogue of a story where they are now "living happily and having lots of children"
Author's response
- You're the second to comment on Hermione's pen name. I figure I was either too subtle or far to blatant and everyone is trying not to embarrass me....
- Canon has an almost comic book level of abuse with the Dursleys. JKR made Vernon into a screaming ass, while allowing Harry to be a smart ass to him. The two don't mix, not really. I personally like the idea of Harry growing up in a loveless relationship rather than an abusive one.
- Harry's relationship with Dudley never rang true either. JKR Had Dud being a raging asshole from the very start, chapter one, book one. before Harry had even made his first appearance. A pair of boys raised together will be brothers. They might fight, but they'll also have each others backs. At least in my experience.
- Daphne is going to be in the movie, in a role that is going to shock her when Harry tells her who it's based on. Harry, it seems, hasn't told Daphne or Tracey that the books are loosely based on Hogwarts...
- It's a story about nothing, really. People finding themselves in their early middle age (well for Magicals, late adolescence I guess) and living their lives the best they can.