An interview with J.K. Rowling shortly after the release of "Half-Blood Prince" caused significant controversy within the fandom. An interviewer stated that Harry/Hermione fans were delusional, to which Rowling responded that they were "still valued members of her readership", but that there had been "anvil-sized hints" for future Ron/Hermione and Harry/Ginny relationships, and that Harry/Hermione shippers needed to re-read the books. This caused an uproar among Harry/Hermione shippers, some of whom claimed they would return their copies of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and boycott future "Harry Potter" books.