That woman, or vulture might be a more accurate term, positively pestered me to talk to her. Harry Potter: " Elphias, I don’t know whether you saw the interview Rita Skeeter gave about Dumbledore?" Elphias Doge: " Oh, yes, Harry, I saw it. In the article, Rita comments that the chapter is based on the speculation that Harry may have been involved with Dumbledore's murder. In a sneak peek in the Daily Prophet, Rita says that there is a whole chapter on the Dumbledore/ Potter relationship. It also talked about how Dumbledore's father was imprisoned in Azkaban for attacking three Muggles, and explored Dumbledore's relationship in his younger days with Gellert Grindelwald, who would later become an immensely powerful Dark wizard, second only in power to Voldemort, and would be defeated in 1945 by Dumbledore himself. The book contained some controversial, though partially true, revelations about Dumbledore and his family, for example, the story of covering up of the " sickness" of Dumbledore's sister Ariana. One of the pages of the book, featuring Gellert GrindelwaldĪ page behind the page on top with Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald It is probably because of this "warmth and softness" that Braithwaite's write-up was highly favourable and quite heavily biased in favour of Skeeter. Prior to its release, Betty Braithwaite had visited Rita's home for an interview about the title, and Rita served her tea and a slice of pound cake. The book was rated with five stars by the Daily Prophet. Īs was her common tendency, Rita made sure the book was released in the immediate wake of a death to ensure that public interest in the person she was doing a book on remained high, whilst fully exploiting the legal situation that the dead cannot be libelled. It was published in late July or early August of that year. Though it ran nine-hundred pages in length, Skeeter completed the book only four weeks after Dumbledore's death in June 1997. The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore was a biography of Albus Dumbledore that was written by Rita Skeeter. As of 11 June 2013, however, it was working again." Stripping away the popular image of serene, silver-bearded wisdom, Rita Skeeter reveals the disturbed childhood, the lawless youth, the lifelong feuds and the guilty secrets Dumbledore carried to his grave." - Description of the book As of, the site seems down again, with "Unable to connect to server" error displayed.The site is now working again, as of mid-October 2012.Many pages on the site, though, remain available through the service Web Archive. As of at least August 2012, however, the site is once again non-functional. As of at least, the site is functioning again, and news updates are being posted, apparently indicating a continued intention to keep the site open.Beginning around mid April 2012, all pages on the site displayed an HTTP 500 error message.Additionally included is a list of hoaxes and rumours related to the series. The site also includes links to the original audio or video for a number of interviews, though in some instances, these may be out of date. Visitors to the site may browse interviews by date, or explore Rowling's comments on specific topics. Occasionally interviews with others involved in the creation of the Harry Potter franchise are featured, as well as group interviews with Rowling and other individuals. Rowling, mostly regarding the Harry Potter books, but occasionally other topics. The site has not been updated to any significant degree since 2009 (save occasional news updates), but remains a useful resource for fans.Īccio Quote! is comprised mainly of a collection of interviews featuring Harry Potter series author J. The current title is referential of the incantation for the Summoning Charm. It was originally founded under the title Quick Quote Quill (inspired by the magical quill with a similar name) and was also later known by the name Madam Scoop's Index to J.K. Rowling reference website founded by Deborah Skinner (a.k.a. This article covers a subject that is part of the real world, and thus should not be taken as a part of the Harry Potter universe.Īccio Quote! is a Harry Potter and J. This article is not part of the Harry Potter universe.
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