JKR's additional info after HP7

In an interview^[4], online chat,^[5][6][7] Wizard of the Month section of her website, and during her 2007 U.S. Open Book Tour, Rowling revealed additional character information that she chose not to include in the book. She stated that:

Harry becomes an Auror for the Ministry of Magic, and is later appointed head of the department. He keeps Sirius's motorcycle, which Arthur Weasley repaired for him, but he can no longer speak Parseltongue after the destruction of Voldemort's soul fragment within him. Ginny Weasley plays for the Holyhead Harpies Quidditch team for a time, leaves to establish a family with Harry and later becomes the lead Quidditch correspondent for the Daily Prophet. Ron Weasley works at George's store for a time, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, then joins Harry as an Auror. Hermione finds her parents in Australia and removes the memory modification charm she had put on them for safety. She initially works for the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, greatly improving life for house elves and their ilk. She later moves to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and assists in eradicating oppressive, pro-pureblood laws. She was also the only member of the trio to go back and complete her seventh year at Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore's relationship with Gellert Grindelwald extended beyond mere friendship; indeed, Rowling has revealed that Dumbledore was gay, and harboured romantic feelings for Grindelwald.^[8]

Rowling also explained the fates of several secondary characters:

George Weasley continues his successful joke shop. He married Angelina Johnson and has two children: a son named Fred, in memory of his late twin brother, and a daughter, Roxanne. Luna Lovegood searches the world for odd and unique creatures. She eventually marries Rolf, a grandson of the famed naturalist Newt Scamander.^[7] Her father's publication, The Quibbler, has returned to its usual condition of "advanced lunacy" and is appreciated for its unintentional humour. Firenze is welcomed back into his herd, who finally acknowledge the virtue of his pro-human leanings. Dolores Umbridge is arrested, interrogated, and imprisoned for crimes against Muggle-borns. Cho Chang went on to marry a Muggle.^[9]
• Neville Longbottom eventually marries Hannah Abbott and lives in a flat above the Leaky Cauldron, when she becomes its new landlady.^[10]

There have been transformations in the wider wizarding world:

Kingsley Shacklebolt is the permanent Minister for Magic, with Percy Weasley working under him as a high official. Among the reforms introduced by Shacklebolt, Azkaban no longer uses Dementors. Consequently, the world is now a "much sunnier place". Harry, Ron, and Hermione have also been instrumental in reforming the Ministry. At Hogwarts, Slytherin House has become more diluted and is no longer the pureblood bastion it once was, although its dark reputation lingers. Voldemort's jinx on the Defence Against the Dark Arts position is broken with his death. There is now a permanent Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Harry comes to the Defence Against the Dark Arts class to lecture several times a year.
• A portrait of Snape, who briefly served as Hogwarts Headmaster, does not appear in the headmaster's office as he abandoned his post. Harry ensures the addition of Snape's portrait, and publicly reveals Snape's steadfastness.

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but he can no longer speak Parseltongue after the destruction of Voldemort's soul fragment within him.

Originally posted by: lucky_lakshmi

REally wish Jo wud have explained WHY exactly coz it doesnt suit my imagination as to why he shud lose an ability...

because harry could speak parseltongue because he had a part of voldy in him(the 7th hoceux) n lyk wen tht part died, he lost the abilit as well..hope tht helped

Originally posted by: HaUnTeDfReAk

than x alot 4 teh info..but i really wanted 2 knw who draco gt married 2

Excerpt and pic from the hp-lexicon.

Originally posted by: lucky_lakshmi

^^I know that will be the answer of lots of people..but I happen to disagree on that point..
see it wasn't Voldmeort inside Harry who was speaking in Parseltongue whever Harry did..It was HARRY himself..
If it was the other way round..then fine..it wud have made sense (to me..I just fail to accept that and it doesnt suoit my imagination at all)

if it was not..If it was Harry HIMSELF speaking..then It must have beenn bbcoz of HIS ABILITY..
Agreed it wasnt an innate ability..But one that was transformed to him unintentionally that dreadful night Voldmeort tried to kill him and ended up transferring a bit of his soul to this child..
Harry GOT that ABILITY..
He didnt speak Parseltongue bcoz of the Voldy inside him but rather bcoz of the trasfer of soul which happened Accidentally..
from there on..it is HIS ABILITY whatsoever..
n how can he lose this ability when he knows he possesses it it just seems wierd 2 me!

It's like when someone hurts their windpipe and they can no longer breath or when someone damages their eyes too much and some end up blind or when someone damages something in the brain and they lose some of their body's functionality and/or lose their memory.

Harry's ability to speak parseltoungue, like the abilities above was dependent on the part of Harry that was given to him by Voldemort thus when that part died so did Harry's ability.

This is purely speculation on my part and not something (as far as I know) JK has explained.

Originally posted by: lucky_lakshmi

an ability is a skill...
Breathing, or seeing isnt really a SKILL as such...
I personally am not of the opinion that his skill was "dependent" on the part of Voldemort in him but rather think that it was "thanks to it" that he Got the skill. He inherited it 'bcoz' of that..[/quote]

Actually an ability isn't always a skill but a skill is always an ability. Harry's ability to speak parseltoungue isn't an acquired talent, it's an innate talent. It's not something he learned but something he just knows.

If one were to take parseltongue as a skill it'll still be explained on being "dependent on," (which is, in this case, the same as being "thanks to") his "Voldemort part" because when the part that gave him the ability to speak in the first place no longer exists, he can't use this ability.

Take walking for example. It's something that one learns to do, one doesn't just come out of the womb and suddenly know how to walk. If one breaks their leg, they can no longer walk because their ability to do so is dependent on their legs. Harry's "Voldemort part" is the leg and his ability to speak parseltongue is walking.

Because his ability to speak parseltongue is a part of Harry not Voldemort. It's a part of voldemort in Harry but Harry has control over it. He, however, can't control something that no longer exists. Perhaps Voldemort would've been able to control Harry had he known about this Horcrux but he didn't thus the master of the Horcrux is the next magically abled person - Harry. You're probably wondering about the diary. The diary is not an animated object or one that can think on it's own while Harry can. Not only that, it's not an easy task to take control of Harry's mind. He was able to throw off the Imperius curse and that may be partly due to Harry's unconscious efforts to keep the "Voldemort part" of himself in check and only use it when he needs/wants to.

Originally posted by: *Jane*

Greengrass, Astoria (also given as Asteria)

(b. circa 1982)

Astoria is the younger sister of Daphne. She entered Hogwarts two years after her sister and eventually married Draco Malfoy. Their only child was named Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy.

The spelling of Astoria/Asteria's name is in question because it was given as Astoria by Time Magazine, and as Asteria in the hand-drawn family tree shown in the ITV documentary and on Jo's website. Jo also pronounces it Astoria.

Excerpt and pic from the hp-lexicon.

oh..tahxn alot 4 teh info..i was really waitng 4 this peace of info..than alot.it means v dhon't really knw whos daphne n all