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Earlier this month, Girlguiding Scotland, an organisation which help girls and young women to achieve their goals, would be interviewing 100 successful female members of the group. Jo Rowling is among them and her interview can now be seen at the Girlguiding website. In the interview, JKR discussed Scotland and being Scottish, her career, Guiding, being a woman, and what's important to her.

Because of the huge fame of the Harry Potter novels - and therefore great expectations surrounding them, how do you stop that from impacting how you develop the story or characters?
I am very protective of my characters and the storyline; I stick fiercely to what I believe is right for them even if I know that it will make some fans unhappy (for instance, some of the romance in book six disappointed readers who were hoping for other pairings).

However, resisting this kind of pressure is not as difficult as you might think, because I did a lot of planning in the seven years between having the idea for the Potter books and the publication of 'Philosopher's Stone', so I have a kind of map to keep me on track

Sandhya😉

thanx Sandhya 4 sharing
[quote]for instance, some of the romance in book six disappointed readers who were hoping for other pairings[/quote]
is that so 😕 😛 .....I neva heard this 😳

thanks for the info sandhya 😃

Originally posted by: zara29

thanx Sandhya 4 sharing
[quote]for instance, some of the romance in book six disappointed readers who were hoping for other pairings[/quote]
is that so 😕 😛 .....I neva heard this 😳

me either...i knew.. harry - ginny and ron - hermione ( though first ron - lavender ) i always wondered.. y ron and lavender.. 😕