November 2, 2024 12:25 PM

J.K. Rowling Regrets Killing "That" Only One Character -- It's Not Who You Think It Is!

On the off chance that she could do things over once more, J.K. Rowling would roll out a ton of improvements to a standout amongst the most darling book arrangement ever: Harry Potter. The uncontrollably fruitful British creator has transparently confessed to committing errors in her top of the line books about the kid wizard since the last portion, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was discharged in 2009.

Her most recent apprehension? Killing off one of the characters. While Rowling has lost no slumber over the passings of some significant fan top picks like Fred Weasley, Dobby, Sirius Black, or Remus Lupin, she's a bit torn up about the departure of a character so minor that he didn't show up in any of the eight film adjustments.

In a short paper on Rowling's Pottermore site, she clarifies her blame over executing Diagon Alley dessert parlor holder Florean Fortescue.

"I seemed to have him kidnapped and killed for no good reason," Rowling wrote. "He is not the first wizard whom Voldemort murdered because he knew too much (or too little), but he is the only one I feel guilty about, because it was my entire fault."

The writer, who has since Potter penned the books Casual Vacancy, Cuckoo's Calling, and The Silkworm, uncovered that her unique plan was to utilize Fortescue to help Harry, Ron, and Hermione reveal the horcruxes in the last book.

"I originally planned Florean to be the conduit for clues that I needed to give Harry during his quest for the Hallows, which is why I established an acquaintance fairly early on," she wrote. "The problem was that when I came to write the key parts of Deathly Hallows, I decided that Phineas Nigellus Black was a much more satisfactory means of conveying clues. Florean's information on the diadem also felt redundant, as I could give the reader everything he or she needed by interviewing the Grey Lady."

This isn't the first run through the inventor of the overall wonder has conceded misgiving. Not long ago, Rowling turned out saying it would have boded well for Hermione (played by Emma Watson in the movies) and Harry (played by Daniel Radcliffe in the movies) to have wound up together.

"I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment," she told The Sunday Times. "That's how it was conceived, really. For reasons that have very little to do with literature and far more to do with me clinging to the plot as I first imagined it, Hermione ended up with Ron. I know, I'm sorry, I can hear the rage and fury it might cause some fans, but if I'm absolutely honest, distance has given me perspective on that. It was a choice I made for very personal reasons, not for reasons of credibility."

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