11/10/2023 0 Comments Rita skeeter new book![]() ![]() Harry, though angry, did acknowledge the fact that Dumbledore and Grindelwald had once been friends, based on a copy of the letter Dumbledore wrote being printed inside the book. Some people, such as Ron's Auntie Muriel, praised Skeeter, while others, such as Elphias Doge and Harry Potter, were furious over Skeeter's conspicuous attempt to impugn Dumbledore's character Doge went as far as to state that the book "contain less fact than a Chocolate Frog Card". Skeeter's book was widely discussed and opinions toward it were polarised. I am ashamed to say that I became rather rude, called her an interfering trout, which resulted, as you may have seen, in aspersions cast upon my sanity." Harry Potter: " Well, in that interview, Rita Skeeter hinted that Professor Dumbledore was involved in the Dark Arts when he was young." Elphias Doge: " Don’t believe a word of it! Not a word, Harry! Let nothing tarnish your memories of Albus Dumbledore!" Muriel: " Rita Skeeter? Oh, I love her, always read her!" - Harry Potter, Elphias Doge and Muriel discussing the book's controversial contents īack cover of the book, featuring the author Rita Skeeter 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. " 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 ![]()
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