Ever since Harry Potter was conceived, JK Rowling has insisted that his story was only seven books long – except that now it's over she's starting to wonder if it could stretch to eight.
By writing the final Harry Potter book at some point over the last 12 months, JK Rowling scored herself a runner-up spot on the Time Person of The Year List – she would have come first if it wasn't for that bloody Vladimir Putin – and that seems to have made her wonder out loud about writing another Harry Potter book. Don't get too excited, though, because the new Harry Potter book is at least a decade away – coming after the final Harry Potter movie, the opening of the Harry Potter theme park, the Harry Potter On Ice tour and the vastly unsuccessful Harry Potter Sings Julio Iglesias CD of Spanish language seduction ballads planned for March 2014.
If 2007 was the year that JK Rowling put an end to Harry Potter – finally publishing the last Harry Potter book Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – then 2008 will be the year that JK Rowling forgets about Harry Potter completely and moves on with her life, only limiting her mentions of Harry Potter to the times that she opens her mouth, writes stuff down or thinks about anything at all.
And it'll be a busy year for JK Rowling, because she's got several balls to juggle. There's her first adult novel to write, and some kind of 'political fairy tale' as well – plus Rowling needs to find adequate time to strut around her country-sized mansion in a dress made out of knitted rubies eating money sandwiches and pooing coins – but mainly she has to keep alluding to another Harry Potter book like some sort of awful tease.
After coming third in the Time Person Of The Year List – don't get jealous, you won it last year – JK Rowling has decided to announce her vague intentions to possibly write another Harry Potter book eventually if she feels like it and enough people want to read it. Speaking to Time, Rowling said:
"There have been times since finishing, weak moments, when I've said: 'Yeah, all right' to the eighth novel. If, and it's a big if, I ever write an eighth book about the (wizarding) world, I doubt that Harry would be the central character. I feel I've already told his story. But these are big ifs. Let's give it 10 years."
A Harry Potter book that isn't about Harry Potter? Surely not. So who could this new Harry Potter book be about? Not Dobby or Snape or Dumbledore or the owl or one of the Weasley twins or Voldemort because they're all dead. By our estimations, that means the new book will either be about the married adventures of Hermione and Ron, some sort of ghastly Son Of Harry Potter next-generation affair or a thousand-page book all about the zany adventures of that big moving painting of Dawn French from the third Harry Potter film.
You know what this means though – it means that everyone who signed that petition for more Harry Potter books last summer has been heard. We have a voice! Maybe now that we've convinced JK Rowling to write another Harry Potter book we can all gang up and try to convince another billionaire to earn more multi-million windfalls by cynically returning to franchises they promised us were dead because nothing they've done since has even been remotely successful in comparison. People power! Woo!
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sahas says
Well, it could be about Dumbledore u know.. About how he defeated the dark wizard Grindelvald in 1945, and how the wizarding community had covered it up as the atom bombs in Japan ;)
cathy says
Left to much out. What happen to the school ?Who is head master now?
What did Harry, Ron, Hermine, Ginny do??? You have nineteen years left out. What kind of jobs do they get where are they living? Does Harry go and live in his godfather’s house. What happen to his aunt, and uncle, and cousin?????? It is like you have left the book in the middle of the story. How do Harry and Ginny get together, and Ron and Hermine get together???? We need one more book to finish the story.
Fantum_Dook says
The next book will be “Harry Potter and the Empty Bank Account”. J.K. Rowling has spent her fortune on Scientology and needs more.
lilyas says
i thimk it will be about albus, harry’s son and how it’s like for him in school. We can find out other things aswell like who is the head master now and some other things.
David says
I think that J.K. Rowling should write one more harry potter book about what happened in the nineteen years left out in the last chapter with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. I also think that she should after that start a whole new series about Harry’S, Ron’s, and Hermione’s children. Come on J.K. Rowling dont let that dumn unauthorised Harry Potter book get you down KEEP WRITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ben says
i think tht the eigths book sould be about the next generasion
ben says
she sould do a hole new sequal like somone has sujested it would be mint if she did
cody lee wood says
Ya i think it should be about albus , and somehow he could come upon some source of evil like a voldemort son (who dosent know his father is voldemort) , and include more dragons some how ending in an epic duel between him and harry potter new son albus i think this should be splitted between a all new series of five or six more books . and close to the end there should be some water and ice spirits havent seen much of those up to now… or as long as she writes at least one more book ill be satisfied but ive been sayin that since her first book came out
Wilson Of Canada says
Book 8 should be about a Muggle cult that used cloning to bring back Voldemort.
Summer Renee ((: says
I honestly have no idea. I mean, it would be amazing to do a whole other generation of books, but when that’s finished, people are still gonna want more, because bottom line is, Harry Potter is immensely engulfing. After a while, Harry will loose all spark. Like Warriors by Erin Hunter, she is now facing her fourth generation of books. And nearly all the old characters have died. Same with Harry. If you go on and on, people are gonna have to go, and eventually she’d loose the whole basic concept. And Harry, he’d probably die eventually, I mean, he can’t live forever.
But yeah, I agree on the whole ‘We missed 19 years worth of stuff. Like, what did they do for a living? What happened to Luna, George, Percy? We only got a bit of Teddy ((Lupin’s kid)). She left so much out! And yeah. I totally wanna know who the knew headmister(tress) is.
And I totaally calculated and like…Voledemort must have been at least 66yrs old. Dumbledoor wayy older. And Lucius too…whoa…thye said he was forty two!
Zach says
I think she should forget about Harry and do a prequal series about the orginal order of the phenix and voldemorts rise to power
anonymous says
I think she should write about the year after the deferat of voldemort and about hermione and rons romance and what there life is like after.
Ethan says
If she tries to continue the story with voldemort she will be unsuccesful. We need a new villin and new heroes to keep the series going….Harry Ron and hermoine could play smaller parts
Angela says
well, i think she should write about snape… growing up loving lily and watching her fall in love with a man he hated. Snape is the hero of the story he did more than anyone. you just never knew. he has the greatest story of them all!!!
anonymous2 says
I think that she should stick with harry and wrap up to the end of his life. Only because she mentioned in her latest book that if he died of natural causes then the hallows would be no more. It would be an interesting book if she played on something else happening to Hogwarts that threatened to shut it down again, or him having to return to his school for some reason. I agree that she could include the marriages between Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and fill us in on how they are doing and how their kids are doing in school. But finish up his life and glorify that he was one of the greatest wizards, because of Dumbledor that he might not be the greatest, of all times and see how or if he impacted the wizarding world anymore after the defeat of the dark lord.
it just seems a shame to leave it how it was
potterfan says
suprise us J.K.ROWLING ;)
dnt let harry potter end simply like this
jkb says
I agree that it would be nice to know the detailed status of the lives of Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione. I felt happy but surprisingly unfulfilled at the close of book 7. An interesting perspective to take on for an 8th book may be that of Draco or even a first hand account of Voldemort’s quest to power, with tales of how he obtained and transformed his desired objects into horcruxes?
Gemma Evans says
I really wish she never stops writing Harry Potter books. Like it is part of the Harry Potter cast’s life, it is like Harry Potter is one of the most part of my life. I really want to write the eighth Harry Potter book with her. One day I hope I will.
HPLOVER says
i think it should be about harry’s parents. i mean how did lily fall in love with the man she despised most for at least for five years?
Aubrey says
I think an 8th book would be awesome! but what i think would be seriously interesting would be the wizarding world from Snapes point of view. Think about it, he played the good guy AND the bad guy! I think his story would be much more interesting than any of the other characters. And i dont think a new generation thing would be any good. cuz youd have to make Harry’s son just a big of a hero as he is. That would just be drawn out.
Ready Or Not says
I do believe its her choice, but it WOULD be cool if she did the next generation… you know, something happens so that Albus is determined to do something… One of the trio’s kids go bad… heirlooms are rediscovered… an evil spirit rises from a million years ago.That sort of thing.
mike says
I think the new book has to be about lopin’s son.
If yall remember, harry had no parents and all that so same goes with lopin’s son.
Tabitha Smith says
I agree! We all want to know happens to Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny! Even what happen with their kids! They should have some awesome adventures like their parents did nineteen+ years ago! There is a new professor by the name of Prof. Neville Longbottom at Hogwarts! I wanna know how Draco Malfoy even got married and ended up with a son by the name of Scorpius! There are some unexplained answers to a lot of questions I had about the last book! It would be awesome to bring at least one memorable character back! That you killed off! Severus Snape died of a Natural cause…..he was bit by Nagini, Voldemorte’s poisonous snake! I think since he wasnt killed by the killing curse Avada Kedavra….there should be a magic spell of somekind to bring him back! The killing curse makes the death permanent but death by natural cause should be reversed! That would make an interesting twist! Then when he comes back you could always make him and Harry really good and close friends and he makes Severus Snape the Godfather of Lily, James and Little Albus Severus Potter. Dont give up on the wizarding world, you could always add new people but keep the story going. I personally love your books and would love to read more on Harry Potter’s Next Generation! Take you’re time! I am working on a novel of my own, and yes it is a chore! but I am already ahead by 8 chapters, and mine is about a Christian Vampire! Thats all I am going to say! I dont want to spoil it! Looking forward to whatever comes next! You are my inspiration! Thank You!
erin says
i agree 19 years was left out of the story what all happened what happened to george and weasleys wizard wheezes after fred dies?? what happens to all the people on voldemorts side?? esspecially draco?? please continue!!
Holly says
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO HARRY POTTER AFTER HE GROWS UP. GO OFF THE LAST CHAPTER IN THE LAST BOOK. MAKE IT ABOUT RON HARMIONE GINNY AND HARRY AFTER THEY GROW UP LET US KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM.
morgan says
I think she should write all of their childrens adventures and how did harry and ginny get together and ron and hermione.
I think she should write 7 more books on their childrens adventure. I don’t care how old she is, she is a very good writter
morgan says
I think J.K Rowling should write about what happend in those 19 years and make a movie about so we can she all the weddings and when their children go off to hogwarts and do their 7 years
Want more info what i said read my first post
maddie says
ron and hermione get together in the 7th book. ginny and harry are together to. obviouslt the school is fine considering their kids are going to it. maybe she left it all out to let YOU think about that stuff. by the way all the ‘????’ are freaking annoying.
Sandy O' says
I think if JK writes one more book that it should start with the missing 19 yrs.Not just what happens between Harry and Ginny and Ron and Hermione but also the other class mates and teachers and house elves etc..Also the ring that’s still out in the forbidden forest could lead the “next generation” into an open story line after she’s filled in the 19 yrs leading up to the end of the Deathly Hallows.It would keep everything in sinc.
anita barringer says
i wonder what all the rush was about. its been three years and five months and no book.. not just no harry potter book.. no book at all.. i thought writers were supposed to write!! she left a ton of stuff left undone.. killed off harrys support system and got tired of writing so she could move on.. well… jk.. we are waiting….. and waiting… and waiting.. maybe you can get a hold of nora roberts and ask her about a prolific writer..
Iris Stone says
I think it would be neat to do it about the next generation but………..what about the maraurders! Arent they the ones who started it all, plus sirius black is my favorite character so it would be cool to read about him while hes sort of alive, you know. And that way she wont have to go on and on there will be a stopping point where lily and james die and sirius goes to azkaban. That way when shes done shes done and wont be able to keep writing.
Its just a suggestion, but i think its a good one.
Vixen says
Whatever this women write, I’ll read it! There’s no such ting as “bad story” when it comes to J.K. Rowling – there’ s no such writer like her! I don’t know how anyone can find something bad to say about her! She won a lot of money, she’ll win more if she keeps writing (and not only about Harry, but at all!) – and so what? Whoever writes that unbelievable would win…
HPlover says
I would love it if she fills us in with those missing 19 years also the next generation of ron, ginny, harry and hermoione`s children! You can do it j.k rowling!!!PLS!
sebastian says
I’ll just tell the truth JK Rowling You are one of the best novelists in the world and you must make more harry potter books … PS you relly Should Try That Next Generation thing
Jade says
THAT WOULD BE AMAZINGNESS!! i think many of us would love to hear about the next generation. Rose and Scorpius could be Albus’s Hermione and Ron… i think i would DIE if she wrote about them… then, you know, have to come back to life to read it :)
Jade says
I definitely want to read about the next generation, but it would also be amazing if she wrote about the Marauders in Hogwarts and their “adventures.” I miss Sirius and it would be great to read about him when he was younger.
cha says
I want the story of james potter and his gang:)
cha says
agree:)
Logan says
She needs to write one for Harry for his last year at Hogwarts because I seriously doubt the school would give Harry a credit for the last year when he never showed up…
Missa says
For sure a book about snape! No question about it.
Pempz says
No book 8 . No plans for book 8 in HP anymore.
Not even without next generation Harry Potter…
I assume that planning for complete reboot it would be James Potter in Harry’s age of 11.
Indeed says
I think she should write a prequal where the main character is Lily and it show’s her friendship with Snape and the things James does and pretty much all on their lifes when they were the same age as harry up to the original order of phoenix and including Neville’s parents then ending with the day Lily and James die. OR back when Voldemort was a kid and what he went through and details on how he became Voldemort. Well that’s just something I’d be interested in reading from her :)
Abbie says
J.K Rowling should write another book about Severus Snape’s view and his true feeling for Harry and Lily, and what would of happened if, Lily was still alive and her feeling for Snape.
peyton-alice says
It sould be about the children of the harry potter characters or about teddy remus lupin
peyton-alice says
agree
Therese Adams says
I think a lot of you guys should just stop bothering JK Rowling, it is hard to come up with even more ideas even if you suggest things like next generation or James and the gang what will they be doing that’s so interesting? Use your imagination and just appreciate that this is a very funny article, which, no offense, I enjoyed more than the seven books, though maybe because I’ve read the so much, they’ve lost their entertainment video – which, by the way, is what would happen if JK Rowling continued to write about Harry Potter. She should just enjoy the life she has now, you shouldn’t demand for her to go through the stress of a new book unless she wants to, becuase if she doesn’t enjoy the book, there’s no way we will.
P.S. Once I’ve done this, I intend to read a lot more of Stuart Hermatige’s Articles…he should be writing his own books with talent like that.
Therese Adams says
I meant to say “…they’ve lost their entertainment value…” (not video), sorry got sidetracked.
siddhi says
it can be about harry potter and giny son
Jay says
It is about albus it’s called albus potter and the lost prophecy.
Jay says
There is a new series written by a different author G.Norman. Lippert, the Jmaes Potter series, there online seach james potter books on google and you will find them
djinthehouse says
it could be about the next generation you know about albus meeting scorpius and they become good friends or oppisite and so on.
montyp says
Now that, my friend, would be the epicist of epic ideas to ever epic in the land of epicness. God bless your soul.
MaewsBoyUM says
Think JKR has the right to write about whatever she so desires. Look at the Star Wars/Star Trek books out there! Enough said. If JKR wants to create a Series of books on the children of Harry/Hermione/Malfoy/Snape/etc. Why not? I’d read it!
mike says
i personally think she needs to keep writing harry potter’s untill i die, i’m a diehard fan and read all the books 9 times now and i don’t even speak of the movies, i still have so much questions about alot of things, i hope they will get explained. J.K Rowling i would die for a new book!
Carson says
What some Marauders Generation books. I think she should make a whole new series.
sylwia says
J.K Rowling you have to write another book because I love them I’m stuck reading harry potter fan fics and I need more of the harry potter series you are my inspiration and your books are awesome and voldemort should have a son it would be so dramatic and i’m counting on you, but still in your books I wish draco had a good side but please write another book for harry potter
ZASHRAF says
make the new series title HARRY POTTER’S SON AND THE … then series from there
ZASHRAF says
make the new series title HARRY POTTER’S SON AND THE … then series from there
harry potter is famous and I’m going to freak out if I don’t get books on him I LUV THE SERIES