J. K. Rowling - A Year In The Life (TV, documentary, 2007) (Egy év J. K. Rowlinggal, dokumentumfilm)
Why Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange recommends it
Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange answerers cite it as a primary source for what Rowling has said about the Harry Potter books and their timeline, such as the date of the Deathly Hallows epilogue.
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What it is
An uncut upload of the 2007 ITV documentary directed by James Runcie, which follows J. K. Rowling through the year she finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It mixes long interviews with footage of her writing and the book's launch.
What people said
Cites alexwlchan · 2014-08 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “In what year does the epilogue of Deathly Hallows happen?”
It takes place on Friday, September 1, 2017. The Battle of Hogwarts took place on May 2, 1998 . We get the year from Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party in Chamber of Secrets : Halloween in their second year takes place in 1992, then the battle takes place sometime during what would have been their seventh year. Then the date comes from the documentary J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life . 1 ( Clip on YouTube [this video] ) Nineteen years after 1998 takes us to 2017. We then get the date from the first line of the chapter: The morning of the first of September was crisp and golden as an apple As I’m sure any well-prepared person already has their calendar for 2017, it’s easy to look this up to see
Cites ibid · 2016-01 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “What other Harry Potter related writings has Rowling written?”
Note: Many smaller tidbits ( example [LINK] ) are not mentioned in this list. Lots of these can be found on Accio-Quote [LINK] Companion books Quidditch Through The Ages Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (both the 2001 and 2017 editions) The Tales of Beedle the Bard Book of Spells [LINK] (stories and descriptions were written by Rowling) Book of Potions [LINK] (stories and descriptions were written by Rowling) Published on the old jkrowling.com [LINK] (2004-2012) various early drafts/sketches [LINK] of the books Rumor tabloids [LINK] Wizard of the Month [LINK] FAQ's with long answers ( Thestrals [LINK] , Mirror [LINK] , Mark Evans [LINK] , half-blood [LINK] , Marauder's Map [LINK] , te
Cites Valorum · 2017-04 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Does the Crumple-Horned Snorkack exist?”
Not specifically, but we know from a Bloomsbury Live Chat [LINK] with JKR that Luna spent her entire professional life looking for one (with her husband, the noted Magizoologist Rolf Scamander [this video] , grandson of Newt) and never found one. Sadly, nargles also appear to be fictional. J.K. Rowling: Luna became a very famous wizarding naturalist who discovered and classified many new species of animals (though, alas, she never did find a Crumple-Horned Snorkack and had, finally, to accept that her father might have made that one up). It's possible that the Crumple-Horned Snorkack does still exist, but it's more likely that it doesn't. For the record, Evanna Lynch, the actress who portrays Lun
Cites ibid · 2021-12 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Was Rolf Scamander ever supposed to appear in the books?”
J.K. Rowling has said in interviews that Luna married a character named "Rolf Scamander". No character of this name ever appears in the novels. Did Rowling just invent him for the interview? What happened to luna, did she get married who to? J.K. Rowling: Luna became a very famous wizarding naturalist who discovered and classified many new species of animals (though, alas, she never did find a Crumple-Horned Snorkack and had, finally, to accept that her father might have made that one up). She ended up marrying (rather later than Harry & co) a fellow naturalist and grandson of the great Newt Scamander (Rolf)! Bloomsbury Live Chat - July 2007 [LINK] And what happens to Luna? J.K. Rowling: Oh,