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El Barto
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J.K. Rowling said she is having bizarre dreams about being the boy wizard as she struggles to finish the final book in the hugely popular series.

The author wrote on her website that she dreamt for the first time that she was in Potter's head and roaming around the magical world she has created for him.

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"The answer was 'no' until a few nights ago, when I had an epic dream in which I was, simultaneously, Harry and the narrator.

"I was searching for a Horcrux (a magical object in Rowling's books created through the use of the Dark Arts) in a gigantic, crowded hall which bore no resemblance to the Great Hall as I imagine it.

"As the narrator I knew perfectly well that the Horcrux was jammed in a hidden nook in the fireplace, while as Harry I was searching for it in all kinds of other places, while trying to make the people around me say lines I had pre-arranged for them.


What do you guys make of her dream? Could it possibly lead to any clues? Perhaps since she's been writing the books for so long, she dremt about it and revealed a location (sometimes if you're thinking about something too often you can dream about them). I'm not suggesting that her dream is true, its just something to think about. Perhaps her dream hints at Harry having trouble finding the Horcruxes while its right under his nose.
mushy
I think her dreams are a symbol of how she is to kill the next main character. Honestly I wished she wouldn't but we all know its for the best. she has good reasoning.
vortext
I always wondered if she had HP dreams. It’s one of my 3 questions!

I think it’s symbolic on how after B7 she won’t mentally own that story that’s been stewing about her head for many years. It looks like her characters have now taken a life of their own and she has to ‘make them say’ their lines. The Great Hall not looking the way she expected is very funny to me. To me this dream means JKR is being shut out from her own creation and she can’t navigate there, even as Harry Potter!
HPChic
I think it's cool how she has Harry Potter dreams. I had one last night lol. Maybe she gets some of her ideas from dreams. Possibly stuff about how she should finish the story or improve it. Idk, I think HP dreams are awesome.
lozza-cm
i am not quite sure what it means maybe it means that she is trying to find the right ending to the books and she knows that it is in her head some place but she just cant find it and get it out on paper maybe a classic case of writters block
thatsProfessortoyou
Sounds like she was watching the green screen game on "Who's Line is it Anyway" when she fell asleep!!! biggrin.gif

Seriously though, I don't think she would reveal something so pivotal in this manner. I think she is deeply into developing the book and may be a little stressed over it. Deadlines can do that. She may even have writers block or multiple ideas she hasn't settled and this comes out in dreams.

wink.gif Also, she is the narrator. She is all nowing. We are like HP wandering around trying to find things in the books. Maybe she has been reading some of the posts and this brought on the dream. wink.gif
**pigwidgeon**
I find that quite cute, but completely logical... While writing the books, she must think about them almost all the time... why should it be any different when she's asleep???
Blackie
I don't think that dream had a very significant meaning for the storyline, but I do find it interesting. I understand that after writing for as long as she has, the story has gotten to her head. She might feel like she's taken the story too far and lost control of the characters; they've started living their own lives. Or maybe, as lozza-cm said, it's just a classic case of writer's block, which is not exactly unlikely. One thing that caught my interest though, is the fact that in the dream, she didn't know where she was/didn't recognise the place. Maybe it's a result of a vague idea she's had for a long time, like the location of one of Voldy's Horcruxes. I know she has said she won't introduce any new characters in DH, but she's never mentioned anything about new places, has she? happy.gif
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