FlikrYesterday Potter fans the world over rejoiced at the news that they were getting an eighth Harry Potter book. Well today J.K. Rowling kind of took the magical wind out of their sails.
Apparently the media got a little bit excited about the ‘new book’ and that led to the online equivalent of a sugar rush as fans reacted to the news.
Some people thought the new book would be a full novel – for the record it’s not, it’s just the script.
Me (number 1 fan of the original #HarryPotter franchise) when I found out @jk_rowling is writing an 8th book. pic.twitter.com/qcJYGHOjmT
— Olwethu-Thando Klaas (@Lady_Crunk) February 11, 2016
AN EIGHTH HARRY POTTER BOOK IS COMING OUT I HAVE NEVER CARED SO MUCH ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY LIFE I CAN DIE HAPPY
— Stevie (@stevieboebi) February 11, 2016
Finding out that an 8th Harry Potter book is coming this year.. pic.twitter.com/r5b8IOPpWG
— Professor Snape (@_Snape_) February 11, 2016
Eventually J.K. Rowling set the record straight.
To be clear! The SCRIPT of #CursedChild is being published. #NotANovel #NotAPrequel ? https://t.co/3OhdOBIqJt
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2016
Then it was randomly decided that the book was a prequel.
https://twitter.com/Zohey_/status/697711866127257600
There's going to be a Harry Potter prequel!
— J.O.B ✈ (@_rissathajet_) February 11, 2016
Forcing Rowling to correct people, again…
The script will be in book form, true, but it's still #NotAPrequel because it's set #19YearsLater https://t.co/befLyX4Mp2
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2016
Eventually a fan decided to help…
@jk_rowling You should really put #NotAPrequel in your Twitter-bio to avoid answering the same questions eleventy billion times.
— Dan F. (@avatar81) February 11, 2016
Along with "the Horcrux wasn't destroyed in CoS because Harry didn't die #PleaseNeverAskMeThatAgainPlease" https://t.co/ih4QwuQncI
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2016
Now we’ve got that sorted we can get back to asking her the big questions, like, ‘Can Slytherin’s and Hufflepuff’s be friends?’ and, ‘What’s really the best wand length?’.
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