JK Rowling è la creatrice della famosissima serie Harry Potter e ora ha rivelato le origini dei romanzi ai fan su Twitter questa settimana.
Un utente ha posto una domanda su dove è iniziata la storia del “Ragazzo che è sopravvissuto”. La storia popolare racconta che era in una caffetteria di Edimburgo chiamata Elephant House. Ma l’autrice ha deciso di fare un tuffo profondo nel passato con i suoi fan, e i risultati sono stati sorprendenti. Ha detto ai suoi seguaci che tutte le avventure di Harry sono nate in un appartamento a Clapham Junction. Questo non è del tutto fuori dall’ordinario per l’autrice in quanto spesso ha utilizzato Twitter per relazionarsi con i fan.
“Stavo pensando di mettere una sezione sul mio sito web su tutte le presunte ispirazioni e luoghi di nascita di Potter”, ha detto a Miguel Rodriguez su Twitter. “Ho scritto Potter per diversi anni prima di mettere mai piede in questo caffè, quindi non è il luogo di nascita, ma l’ho scritto lì!”
Rowling ha continuato: “Ad esempio, non ho mai visitato questa libreria ad Oporto. Non ho nemmeno saputo della sua esistenza! È bello e vorrei averla visitata, ma non ha nulla a che fare con Hogwarts! ”
I was thinking of putting a section on my website about all the alleged inspirations and birthplaces of Potter. I’d been writing Potter for several years before I ever set foot in this cafe, so it’s not the birthplace, but I *did* write in there so we’ll let them off! https://t.co/xDOsrbiZwu
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
“Questo è il vero luogo di nascita di Harry Potter, se definisci ‘luogo di nascita’ come il luogo in cui ho messo la penna per la prima volta sulla carta. * Stavo affittando una stanza in un appartamento su quello che all’epoca era un negozio di articoli sportivi”, ha aggiunto. “I primi mattoni di Hogwarts sono stati posati in un appartamento a Clapham Junction.”
Ha aggiunto : “* Se invece definisci il luogo di nascita di Harry Potter come il momento in cui ho avuto l’idea iniziale, allora era su un treno Manchester-Londra. Ma sono perennemente divertita dall’idea che Hogwarts sia stata direttamente ispirata da splendidi luoghi che ho visto o visitato, perché è così lontano dalla verità. ”
Ha anche menzionato: “Questo edificio si trova a Manchester ed era il Bourneville Hotel (sono abbastanza sicura che sia questo edificio. Potrebbe essere quello lungo). Comunque, ho trascorso una sola notte lì nel 1991, e quando me ne sono andata la mattina dopo, ho inventato il Quidditch. “
For instance, I never visited this bookshop in Oporto. Never even knew of its existence! It’s beautiful and I wish I *had* visited it, but it has nothing to do with Hogwarts! pic.twitter.com/f83rxBeeyY
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
This is the true birthplace of Harry Potter, if you define 'birthplace' as the spot where I put pen to paper for the first time.* I was renting a room in a flat over what was then a sports shop. The first bricks of Hogwarts were laid in a flat in Clapham Junction. pic.twitter.com/HVORnPVboK
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
* If you define the birthplace of Harry Potter as the moment when I had the initial idea, then it was a Manchester-London train. But I'm perennially amused by the idea that Hogwarts was directly inspired by beautiful places I saw or visited, because it's so far from the truth.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
This building is in Manchester and used to be the Bourneville Hotel (Pretty sure it's this building. It might be the one along). Anyway, I spent a single night there in 1991, and when I left next morning, I'd invented Quidditch. pic.twitter.com/gNzAanTw20
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
I sometimes hear Hogwarts was based on one or other of Edinburgh’s schools, but that’s 100% false, too. Hogwarts was created long before I clapped eyes on any of them! I did finish Hallows in the Balmoral, though, & I can’t lie, I’d rate it a smidge higher than the Bournville. pic.twitter.com/Evt0ttqfYH
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
That one’s true! I used to write in Nicolsons all the time. I once wrote an entire chapter in there in one sitting and barely changed a word afterwards. Those are the days you remember. I think Nicolsons is now a Chinese Restaurant. pic.twitter.com/JNKDP0ywJK
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
I wrote the bit where Harry buys his wand sitting under a tree, appropriately enough. (I can't absolutely guarantee they haven't taken away the old tree & planted a new one in the same corner of the field. I haven't been there for nearly 30 years. But I think it's this one.) pic.twitter.com/29IA3eHHl9
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
Yes, both of these are untrue, I'm afraid. I can't remember ever going to the Old Firehouse when I was a student and Gandy Street is nothing like the Diagon Alley in my head. pic.twitter.com/6kR0EmGrLq
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
If it cheers up the people who're disappointed about the bookshop in Oporto, I wrote in here sometimes. This was probably the most beautiful café I ever wrote in, actually. The Majestic Cafe on Rua Santa Catarina. pic.twitter.com/xo2UUYzb0n
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
My favourite bit of utter nonsense about Potter landmarks is still this one. I can't drive. pic.twitter.com/szugSAkIOA
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020
No and no, sorry. A truthful tour of HP ‘inspirations’ would involve a stationery guide pointing a stick at a picture of my head, which would be zero fun and nobody would buy tickets. If I’d genuinely been inspired by every old building, creepy alleyway, pub, graveyard and 1/2 pic.twitter.com/RICWrwYxkD
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 22, 2020
Real Harry Potter inspiration alert: I walked past this sign every day on my way to work when I was living in Clapham . Much later – post-publication – I revisited the area & suddenly realised THIS was why 'Severus' had leapt into my head when thinking of a 1st name for Snape. pic.twitter.com/q5wzsQb3m9
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 23, 2020
Fonte: CB
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