[New!] Seri asks: Did harry and hermione have grandchildren?

While JK has not gone that far into the future (the epilogue occurs in 2016), it is fair to assume that with 3 children the likehood of grandchildren in 20 or so years is likely.

[New!] Anna F asks: How many children do Harry and Ginny have and what are their names?

In book 7 we see that they have three children, James, Albus Severus and Lilly. This doesn't preclude them having more, although it seems based on the children's ages (lilly is the youngest at 9 or 10), that they are not intent on having any more.

[New!] Anna F asks: what happened to Kreacher?

Since Kreacher is not mentioned amoung the dead of the Battle of Hogwarts. It is fair to assume he survived. It would also be fair to hazard that he went back home and I'm guessing that Harry and Ginny ended up living at Grimmald place.

[New!] Anna F asks: Who did Ron marry?

As we see at the end of Book 7, Hermione.

[New!]Multiple people asked : What happend to hagrid?

According to Jo, Hagrid continues to teach and be gamekeeper at the school. We hear about him at the end of book 7, so it is fair to assume that he continues to be the Hagrid we know and love.

[New!] Anna F asks: what happened to fred and george?

Well, we know that Fred was killed in the battle of Hogwarts. George continued his magic shop, Ron eventually worked with George at the shop, and it made them both quite wealthly.

[New!]Catarina L. asks: How many grandchildren have Mr. and Mrs. Weasley got?

Jo never gave a definitive answer. But we know for certain that they had at least seven. Victore, Rose, Hugo, Servus Albus, Fred (George's son), James and Lilly. We think it is fair to assume that the other boys eventually get married (although I suspect kids is not really on Percy's radar).

What, if anything, did the wizarding world learn, and how did society change, as a direct result of the war with Voldemort?

J.K. Rowling: The Ministry of Magic was de-corrupted, and with Kingsley at the helm the discrimination that was always latent there was eradicated. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny et al would of course play a significant part in the re-building of wizarding society through their future careers.

Did lucius malfoy, and all the other escaped death eaters, go back to Azkaban?

J.K. Rowling: No, the Malfoys weaseled their way out of trouble (again) due to the fact that they colluded (albeit out of self-interest) with Harry at the end of the battle.

What ever happened to winky?

J.K. Rowling: She's still at Hogwarts, and she was one of the oncoming house-elves who attacked the Death Eaters in the final battle.

Does Hermione still continue to do work with spew and is life any better for house elves?

J.K. Rowling: Hermione began her post-Hogwarts career at the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures where she was instrumental in greatly improving life for house-elves and their ilk. She then moved (despite her jibe to Scrimgeour) to the Dept. of Magical Law Enforcement where she was a progressive voice who ensured the eradication of oppressive, pro-pureblood laws.

Did teddy grow up living with his grandmother?

J.K. Rowling: Yes, Teddy was raised by Andromeda. However, unlike Neville, who was also raised by his grandmother. Teddy had his godfather, Harry, and all his father's friends in the Order, to visit and stay with.

What professions Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny go on to?

J.K. Rowling: Kingsley became permanent Minister for Magic, and naturally he wanted Harry to head up his new Auror department. Harry did so (just because Voldemort was gone, it didn't mean that there would not be other Dark witches and wizards in the coming years). Ron joined George at Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes, which became an enormous money-spinner. After a few years as a celebrated player for the Holyhead Harpies, Ginny retired to have her family and to become the Senior Quidditch correspondent at the Daily Prophet!

What happend to Luna, did she get married who to?

J.K. Rowling: Luna became a very famous wizarding naturalist who discovered and classified many new species of animals (though, alas, she never did find a Crumple-Horned Snorkack and had, finally, to accept that her father might have made that one up). She ended up marrying (rather later than Harry & co) a fellow naturalist and grandson of the great Newt Scamander (Rolf)!

Who killed Remus and Tonks?

J.K. Rowling: Remus was killed by Dolohov and Tonks by Bellatrix.

What happened to percy did he return to his job at the ministry

J.K. Rowling: Yes, the new improved Percy ended up as a high-ranking official under Kingsley.

Will azkaban still use Dementors?

J.K. Rowling: No, definitely not. Kingsley would see to that. The use of Dementors was always a mark of the underlying corruption of the Ministry, as Dumbledore constantly maintained.

How is George getting along without his twin?

J.K. Rowling: Well, I don't think that George would ever get over losing Fred, which makes me feel so sad. However, he names his first child and son Fred, and he goes on to have a very successful career, helped by good old Ron.

So what happens to all the Dementors where will they go will they be destroyed if so, how?

J.K. Rowling: You cannot destroy Dementors, though you can limit their numbers if you eradicate the conditions in which they multiply, ie, despair and degradation. As I've already said, though, the Ministry no longer used them to torment its opponents.

Will Lockhart ever recover?

J.K. Rowling: No. Nor would I want him to. He's happy where he is, and I'm happier without him!

Does the wizarding world now know that Snape was Dumbledores man, or do they still think he did a bunk?

J.K. Rowling: Harry would ensure that Snape's heroism was known. Of course, that would not stop Rita Skeeter writing 'Snape: Scoundrel or Saint?'

Is Teddy Lupin a werewolf

J.K. Rowling: No, he's a Metamorphmagus like his mother.

Are house divisions as prevalaent in harry’s children’s Hogwarts as in the previous generations?

J.K. Rowling: Slytherin has become diluted. It is no longer the pureblood bastion it once was. Nevertheless, its dark reputation lingers, hence Albus Potter's fears.

What child did harry give the marauders map to if any?

J.K. Rowling: I've got a feeling he didn't give it to any of them, but that James sneaked it out of his father's desk one day.

Can harry speak parseltongue when he is no longer a horcrux?

J.K. Rowling: No, he loses the ability, and is very glad to do so.

If moody got a magic eye, and wormtail got a magic hand, couldn’t there be some way to form a magical ear, if only to cover up the hole and make George look more symmetrical?

J.K. Rowling: Yes, he could wear a false ear

What is toadface Umbridge doing now?

J.K. Rowling: She was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned for crimes against Muggleborns.

Is Rita Skeeter still reporting?

J.K. Rowling: Naturally, what could stop Rita? I imagine she immediately dashed off a biography of Harry after he defeated Voldemort. One-quarter truth to three quarters rubbish.

Was Hermione able to find her parents and undo the memory damage?

J.K. Rowling: Yes, she brought them home straight away.

Will the chuddley cannons ever win the quidditch world cup?

J.K. Rowling: Bless them, perhaps. But they'd need to replace the entire team and down several cauldrons of Felix Felicitas.

Is Scorpius as misguided as his father, or has Draco improved and taught his child(ren) better?

J.K. Rowling: Scorpius has a lot going against him, not least that name. However, I think Scorpius would be an improvement on his father, whom misfortune has sobered!

Do Harry and Draco ever get over their animosity?

J.K. Rowling: Not really. There would be a kind of rapprochement, in that Harry knows Draco hated being a Death Eater, and would not have killed Dumbledore. Similarly, Draco would feel a grudging gratitude towards Harry for saving his life. Real friendship would be out of the question, though. Too much had happened prior to the final battle.

Has the jinx on the dada teaching post at Hogwarts been lifted?

J.K. Rowling: Yes, at last!

What ever happened to Aberforth?

J.K. Rowling: He is still there, at the Hog's Head, playing with his goats.

Did Mr. Weasley ever get around to fixing Sirius motorbike?

J.K. Rowling: Of course, and it ended up in Harry's possession.  

Was firenze ever welcomed back into the herd?

J.K. Rowling: Yes, the rest of the herd was forced to acknowledge that Firenze's pro-human leanings were not shameful, but honorable.

Since Voldemort was afraid of death, did he choose to be a ghost if so where does he haunt or is this not possible due to his horcruxes?

J.K. Rowling: No, he is not a ghost. He is forced to exist in the stunted form we witnessed in King's Cross.

Did krum ever find love?

J.K. Rowling: Of course, though he had to go back to his native Bulgaria to do so.

Will we see harry and his friends having their own history on chocolate frogs cards?

J.K. Rowling: Definitely, and Ron will describe this as his finest hour.

Does the dark mark remain on those that Voldemort has branded after his death or does the tattoo disappear now he is gone?

J.K. Rowling: My pleasure, Finchburg! The Dark Mark would fade to a scar, not dissimilar to the lightning scar on Harry's forehead. Like Harry's, these scars would no longer burn or hurt.

How is the quibbler doing these days?

J.K. Rowling: Pretty well, actually. It has returned to its usual condition of advanced Lunacy, and is appreciated for its unintentional humor.

Does winky still drink a lot of butterbear?

J.K. Rowling: She's dried out a bit now.

Did the D.A. keep the coins?

J.K. Rowling: Naturally. They would be like badges or medals of honour - proof that the owner had been at the heart of the fight against Voldemort from the start! I like to imagine Neville showing his to his admiring pupils.

Did Mariettas pimply formation ever fade?

J.K. Rowling: Eventually, but it left a few scars. I loathe a traitor!

* Portions of this text are derived from Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator (hpana.com)