J.K. Rowling To Publish A New Story On Harry Potter's Nemesis For Halloween: Not Voldemort
J.K. Rowling is back to writing about Harry Potter and his complicated life as a wizard or at least, about one of his enemies - Dolores Umbridge.
Rowling is far from over with the wizarding world that she fashioned all by herself. She knows fans wishes she would write more about it, too, anyway. What's the best way to get the fans and still-would be hardcore fans of the Harry Potter series engaged than to write about Dolores Umbridge, who was such an annoying character in the book, and an even more painful character to deal with in the movie? Imelda Staunton's chilling and yet perfect performance in the films cinched a lot of the fans' hate. Rowling knows how affected fans were by Umbridge, so she decided to devote her efforts to writing about her this time.
Last time people read about her, or have seen her in the movie, she was sentenced for life in Azkaban prison (where she can do some tormenting of her own, like the dementors), so it's interesting to see what the renowned author will be writing about Dolores Umbridge in this 1,700-word essay and publishing on the Pottermore website, Time magazine reports.
Fans do not know better. To excite the fans, Pottermore only released a short description, withholding further information, only posting: "Umbridge is not only one of the most malicious Potter characters-she is the only person other than Lord Voldemort to leave a permanent physical scar on Harry."
This is not the first time that Rowling dabbled in some short pieces on the wizarding world after the magic ended (at least in the books). Aside from short pieces on the Pottermore wesbite, it can be remembered that she also penned a "column" under the name of Rita Skeeter, a newspaper woman that made Harry Potter's life difficult at one point. The story was written under the guise of Daily Prophet article, supposedly giving an update on certain major characters at the Quidditch World Cup. Rowling is also busy working on the spin off film "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them," which has recently been announced to become a trilogy.