The Pensieve

Welcome to the 59th Harry Potter Carnival! Before we begin, I would like to remind submitters that I welcome your blog posts and artwork, but blog posts must be made within the month between the posting of the previous carnival and the current one. I would like to provide carnival guests with recent information and news when I can; also, please check to see if news has already been posted in a carnival before submitting it to the next carnival. The best way to be published in the carnival is to be an active reader of it — advice which is true of any other publication.

J.K. Rowling

JKR appeared in a two-part show on PotterCast.  She shared new canon, which HPL was kind enough to gather in one place.

You can download the PotterCast interview:

• Part One
• Part Two

Also, if you have not yet seen the documentary, J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life, you should check it out.  Some new canon learned in this documentary is discussed later in this carnival.

Fan Art

This month’s fan art selection is a beautiful drawing of Professor Trelawney by Pia’Sharn.

Theories and Speculation

GrrlScientist shares speculation that JKR may actually write another book… if her daughter has anything to say about it.  For my own part, I can’t wait until that encyclopedia comes out.

Hermione’s Library

New canon appeared in the form of a quick family tree drawn by JKR for J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life.  The tree details the Weasley family beginning with Arthur and Molly and running through their grandchildren’s generation.  You can view the tree here (click the appropriate language version, click the eraser, open the door to the Room of Requirement, and it is there as of this date), but here is a quick run-down:

• Bill and Fleur’s children include Victoire, Dominique, and Louis.
• Charlie never married or had children.
• Percy married an unknown character named Audrey (maybe she’s a Muggle — Arthur would be so excited).  Their children are Molly and Lucy.
• George married his twin’s ex Angelina Johnson; their children are Fred (aw) and Roxanne.
• Ron, of course, married Hermione, and they had Hugo and Rose (no middle names given)
• Ginny, of course married Harry.  We already knew the middle name of their second son, Albus Severus, but we learned that the eldest is James Sirius (who didn’t guess that one?) and the youngest is Lily Luna.  My question: why were none of the Potter children named for Ron or Hermione?  Or even Lupin?  I did, however, find it charming that dear Luna was so honored.
• Draco Malfoy married Daphne Greengrass’s little sister Asteria (two years behind the trio and Malfoy in school; she would have been in Dennis Creevy’s year), and they had Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy (yikes!)
• Luna married the grandson of Newt Scamander (author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), and they had twins Lorcan and Lysander.  Lorcan is an Irish name meaning “little fierce one,” and Lysander is most famously a character in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but also a historical commander of the Spartan fleet in 405 BC.

Wouldn’t a next generation series be great?  I want to read more about Albus Severus, and I want to find out if he is sorted into Gryffindor, as he wished.  See below for more details on the next carnival.

Random Fandom

Mike Blitz submitted a review of the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

As I mentioned already, reviews that appear in the carnival must have been written within the time period between the last carnival and the present one.  In other words, reviews for this carnival were only accepted if they were written during the latter half of December or first half of January, as Mike’s was.  Each month I receive carnival submissions for reviews that not only lack substance (“I saw the movie and liked it, but the book was better.”), but also were written many months ago.  Since it is my goal to present readers with new information related to HP, I will not include news or reviews that are older than the previous carnival.

Just for Fun

Are you learning or Italian?  A native speaker?  Maria Fernandez submitted her post, which shares how you can find HP books in Italian in the U.S.

Thanks to everyone for the submissions! To submit Potterica for the next carnival, use my carnival submission form. Please note the category for which it should be considered. Deadline is 10:00 P.M. Friday, February 15. The next HP carnival will appear Saturday, February 16. Please be careful to read past carnivals before you submit articles to be sure you are not submitting material that has already been included. Also, keep in mind this is a carnival for HP fans, and your posts must be directed toward that audience.

The next edition of the carnival will focus on the next generation: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna Potter; Hugo and Rose Weasley; Victoire, Dominique, and Louis Weasley; Molly (Jr.) and Lucy Weasley; Fred (Jr.) and Roxanne Weasley; Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy; Teddy Lupin; and Lorcan and Lysander Scamander.  Please submit only fanart and speculations related to these characters.  I would like to see original posts speculating about the personalities, futures, etc. of these characters.

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