Questions Often Asked by Daily Prophet Visitors
Answered by Editor in Chief, Meg McGonagall
How do I post articles to the Daily Prophet?
How do I become a columnist?
Can I become an Editor?
Who updates all the articles?
Help, I can't find Harry Potter and the Idolatry of Yore!
What is Harry Potter and the Idolatry of Yore?
Do you know J.K. Rowling?
Is the Daily Prophet all fiction or all true?
I wrote to Meg McGonagall a while ago, does she actually reply
to her emails?
Why does the International section have British news in it?
Isn't it supposed to be International?
Why doesn't the Daily Prophet have any message boards or chat
rooms?
Do you have Daniel Radcliffe's, Rupert Grint's, Emma Watson's,
J.K. Rowling's, or any one else's email address?
What should I read after Harry Potter?
Please create games!
What music does Harry Potter listen to?
How many times have you read the books?
Is there really a place called Kings Cross Station?
Can you link to my website?
How do I link to your website from mine?
Are there going to be any more books after Goblet of Fire?
What can I do to support the Daily Prophet?
How is the Daily Prophet funded?
Who hosts the Daily Prophet?
Can I write to you?
Why doesn't your site support some versions of
Netscape?
My question still hasn't been answered.
How do I post articles to the Daily Prophet?
You don't really 'post' articles. It isn't a free-for-all posting service.
To have articles published in the Daily Prophet you must first become a
columnist. And to become a columnist you have to go through a teeny
screening/application process. This helps to (A) ensure that I'll get
quality work from the staff, (B) that I'll get to know my staff a bit more
on a personal level, and (C) it helps protect everyone involved from icky
people who join sites just to do inappropriate things. The columnist question
leads into the next query...
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How do I become a columnist?
Applications will only be accepted when an ad is placed on the front page
of the Daily Prophet's corporate headquarters website, at www.dprophet.com/hq,
or on the main page. When that ad is placed, it will clearly state that we're
hiring. When that ad's up, email the address provided with the requested
information. But when that ad's not up, we won't hire anybody. Sorry! The
hiring process is just too time consuming for me to handle in and amongst
other activities.
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Can I become an Editor?
Nope, sorry, I'm the one and only. :)
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Who updates all the articles?
I do. Since we haven't completed the Daily Prophet's expansion plan, there
isn't an automated way for approved columnists to publish articles on their
own. I edit and publish all of the articles that appear on this site (hence
why some errors slip through the cracks every now and then. It gets hard
for one person to proofread article from over 75 people.)
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Help! I can't find Harry Potter and the Idolatry of
Yore!
You can find it here: www.dprophet.com/iofy Or you can get to it by
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What is Harry Potter and the Idolatry of Yore?
Harry Potter and the Idolatry of Yore is a Harry Potter fan fiction I started
writing in January of 2000. I was trying to ease the pain of Potter-fever
which we were all experiencing in eager anticipation of the release of the
fourth Harry Potter book. I tried to combine as many rumors as possible that
were floating around about the fourth book, and combine them into something
I would like the fourth book to be. Sadly, as of February 2002, I still haven't
finished IofY. It's turned out to be a lot longer than I thought it
would ever be, and it's a lot more popular than I ever expected. I
promise, I'll finish it soon.
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Do you know J.K. Rowling?
No, I don't. Nor have I met her. But, I know she knows my name, which is
something, I suppose. Sorry to disappoint you.
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Is the Daily Prophet all fiction, or all true?
Neither. How's that for confusing? It's both, actually. A little bit of fiction,
mixed in with reporting about what's going on with the Harry Potter franchise.
The only thing we don't cover is the Harry Potter movie. We're all about
the books, folks.
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I wrote to Meg McGonagall a while ago, does she actually reply
to her emails?
Yes, I do! I promise, I do! I try really hard, but I get a ton of email every
day. On average, I usually have about 80 emails in my inbox on any given
day. Obviously, if I tried to answer every email the minute it came in I'd
never get off the computer, I'd have no life, and furthermore, the Daily
Prophet would never be updated. I promise, I'll try my best to reply to every
email I get, just please be patient. Sometimes it takes a while. If I don't
reply within a month (eep!), write back. Sometimes emails get deleted, don't
get delivered, or get eaten by my owl Nunzio.
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Why does the International section have British news in it?
Isn't it supposed to be International?
I'm an American, and as much as I love the UK, it's still considered
International to me. Honestly, the word "International" doesn't automatically
discount your native country. It just means your country is included in a
section devoted to news from more than one nation. Plus, this is an International
newspaper, with visitors from around the globe. We get them from such countries
as close to the Potter world as the United Kingdom, but also from as far
away as Malaysia, Australia, Japan, and many others. Think outside the box,
and everything's International.
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Why doesn't the Daily Prophet have any message boards or
chat rooms?
We used to. But sadly, we had too many problems with it. Too many board crashers,
too much extra work for me, and simply not as big of an item on the List
of Importance. Maybe one day a message board or a chat room will return,
but until then, you'll just have to communicate the old fashioned way; through
emails. :)
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Do you have Daniel Radcliffe's, Rupert Grint's, Emma Watson's,
J.K. Rowling's, or any one else's email address?
No, no, no, no, and no. However, I do have a snail mail address for J.K.
Rowling, if you want do things the anciently fashioned ways. You can write
to her through her American publisher, Scholastic, at:
J.K. Rowling
c/o Scholastic Inc.
555 Broadway
New York, NY 10012-3999
I'm still working on getting addresses for her other publishers. In the meantime,
you can find them for yourselves by going to Google.com, entering the name
of your country's Harry Potter publisher, and exploring their websites.
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What should I read after Harry Potter
Funny you should ask... :) I, along with the help of some of the staff members
here at the DP, have created an entire website devoted to that very question.
Check it out at www.Calculo.co.uk.
There are lists and lists of books there just waiting for you to read them.
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Please create games!
We're working on it! But until we get it finished -- which might not be for
a while -- check out DiagonSoft at
www.DiagonSoft.com. They're loads
of fun, and should keep you occupied for a while.
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What kind of music does Harry Potter listen to?
Um, I have no earthly or unearthly idea. In my own humble opinion, I'd guess
he'd be a Chopin fan. Yeah. It's all in the eyes, definitely Chopin.
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How many times have you read the books?
The first book, 6 times. The second book, 7 times. The third book, 8 times.
The fourth book... only once. I didn't like it as much as the others, and
I've had to read other books for Calculo. Sorry! And I've read Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Quidditch Through the Ages one time each.
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Is there really a place called Kings Cross Station?
Yup, I've even been there. It's in central London, on the London Underground
subway system. It's a major hub for the Tube, connecting the Piccadilly,
Bakerloo, Metropolitan, Northern, Circle, Victoria, and Hammersmith lines.
And remember, please mind the gap between the train and the platform. To
see a map of the Tube,
click
here.
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Can you link to my website?
Sure! Just send me an email,
telling me what your site is, what it's name is, its URL, and what you want
your link to say. Please write a few sentences for the little advert where
your link will be placed, telling visitors what they can expect when they
visit your page.
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How do I link to your site from mine?
Thanks for the thought! Of course you may. Just
click here for instructions
on how to link to the Daily Prophet.
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Are there going to be any more books after Goblet of
Fire?
Yup, there will be seven in all when J.K. Rowling's all done writing them.
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What can I do to support the Daily Prophet?
To find out how to support the Daily Prophet, please
click here.
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How is the Daily Prophet funded?
Through my own private funds, and through the generous donations of others.
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Who hosts the Daily Prophet?
My friend and coconspirator Alastair Alexander, who has been hosting this
site for almost a year now on his own private webserver. Thanks, big hugs,
and kudos to him for his generosity. The Daily Prophet probably wouldn't
be here without him, nor would Calculo.co.uk.
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Can I write to you?
Sure you can! Just please, please, be patient for me to reply. I get oodles
of emails of all kinds every day and sometimes it gets tough answering them
all as quickly as I'd like to, as I've stated before. But I'm generally a
nice person to email, or so I've been told. :)
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Why doesn't your site support some versions of
Netscape?
As far as we are aware, the Daily Prophet is compatible with Netscape 6.
Anything older than that seems a bit silly to try and comply with, as far
as standards are concerned. We've limited the basis of this site to simply
HTML tables, with only one addition of CSS graphics. If this isn't compatible
with your browser, dang, get yourself something newer! You can download Netscape
6 for free at netscape.com. Upgrade
if at all possible; it will greatly enhance your internet experience.
My question still hasn't been answered.
I'm sorry. Please email me,
then, and I'll do my best to answer it.
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