Dateline snogging comment (Was: OOP. Impressions. Spoilers.SHIPs)

[tongapeach]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "beldasnoop" 
<beldasnoop at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "ladyofmisrule2000" 
> <lorischmidt1 at j...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Can anyone who saw the interview tell me why JKR assumed Katie 
> Couric 
> > was refering to Harry and Hermione?
> 
> She didn't assume.  She said there was going to be more adolescent 
> angst and hormonal stuff with Harry, and Katie asked her "Any 
> snogging with Hermione?"  JKR was responding directly to that 
> question.  She really looked surprised (almost disapproving) of 
> Katie's suggestion, too.
> 
> Michelle (beldasnoop)

In light of all the conversation on the KC interview I thought I'd 
put in my two Knuts. ;-)

Has anyone had the fleeting notion that during that- given JKR's 
response and such- that *perhaps* she was trying to steer us away 
from something that she wanted to lay clues and lead us to? She does 
like playing her clue games... she's said so many times. What a 
better way than to lay down the notion that H/Hr was a ridiculous 
idea than to come out and say so, then lead us around the back way.

Just a thought, she does seem a tiny *bit* disappointed when we do 
figure something important out.

Tonga