A Quora contributor posed this incredibly indelicate question. Slate, which has been very Slate-like lately, posted it and the most highly ranked response. This led to lengthy discussions in social media about that topic.
On Twitter, Michael Tabb pinged J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, and asked her the question. Rowling responded with a perfectly phrased response to this indecent inquiry.
@michaeljtabb Does a dehumanised wizard killer who murders in the pursuit of his own immortality forfeit the right to ALL privacy, Michael?
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 17, 2014Bravo, Ms. Rowling! There are some topics that do not warrant public discourse.
-via Pleated Jeans
Clearly Ms. Rowling is not an American. Once you become a celebrity (child-killing wizard or otherwise), your privacy is kinda over!
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There's no way he didn't take advantage of Beatrix LeStrange's loyalty at least once.
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