What will [Jo] miss most about the Harry Potter series?
Rowling: Everything. I’ve loved writing it, and I will miss it hugely. But I always planned seven books, and I planned this particular ending, and if I get through it and do what I meant to do when I first committed to this story, then I’ll be proud. I’ll probably go through a mourning period and then have to think of something else to write. Audience member question (paraphrased): Have any of your children exhibited magical qualities? Rowling: Young witches and wizards in my book are very destructive in their early phase, and they’ve certainly got that. But otherwise, I would say probably not. My eldest daughter is very scientific, very logical, which I think is great. Audience member question (paraphrased): Can you speak about killing your characters? Rowling: John’s killed off more than I have so I think he should go first. John Irving: Because I never begin writing a novel until I know the major emotional things that happen in it, especially what happens at the end, I have a kind o
