Guardian gunning for JKR again

I really hope that she's vindicated in the end and these people have to admit that they behaved horribly towards her. She's been so brave standing up like she has

It would be amusing if JK bought the Guardian.

I don't mean like bought a copy. I mean, bought the company.

The longer this goes on, the more it becomes a wider metaphor for wims in the world. They HATE JKR because she has her own money and power, self-earned, and that means they cannot bring her down. She is independent. She is free.

The thing about the fans also implies that her fans are deserting her. They seem to think that because they know a few adults tantruming about the author of wizarding franchise, everyone else is too, but Harry Potter is still everywhere. Anyone with eyes can tell that it still has a huge fan following.

It really is just “spite spite spite, jealousy spite spite, unsubstantiated [spiteful] claims, jealousy spite spite”.

Good thing humans can live without their spleens because journalist responsible for this presumably no longer has one due to over-venting.

A spiteful article but even if what the author says about the wizarding francihises were true, I don't think we need worry about JKR. She's not a one trick pony and will always find success if she chooses to seek it. Indeed. even if she retired from writing tomorrow she wouldn't exactly be on the poverty line. Hats off to JKR. She can well afford to ignore this spiteful nonsense.

It's a sour, mean spirited article. I very much doubt though it will have any impact on anyone choosing to go and see the film..
The whole attitude of saying that Harry Potter belongs to the fans not 'her' makes my eyes roll very hard though. So feeble and petty.

I read that a little earlier and, yup, exactly my thoughts. Spiteful. They seem very eager for the franchise to fail so they can point the finger at JKR and say 'I told you so'.
Personally, DS and I watched Fantastic Beasts last night, I'll be paying for and streaming Grindelwald tonight, all so we're refreshed and caught up ready to see the new one in the cinema.

I don't actually like HP or her other books, but I recently bought them all.

Presumably other women are buying them regardless of whether they enjoy them. I'd happily buy her books as and when they're released.

@RoyalCorgi spiteful is exactly the right word. That writer is clearly jealous of JKR's skill with words

They really are spiteful, aren't they?

If you read Andrew Billen's piece in the Times today (which is far from perfect), it's clear that the controversy hasn't hit JKR's sales at all. Her books are still selling extremely well and brought in £12.7m last year.

The Times's film reviewer gives the new Fantastic Beasts film an excellent review and says it's much better than the earlier two.

So this piece is born out of pure nastiness - the same nastiness that saw them drop JKR from their birthdays list. She's worth a million of them.