Hermeneutical Circles

[delwynmarch]

Hermeneutical, I like that word ;-)

CJ wrote:
> I find myself wondering whether JKR has been having similar 
> "issues". The way she views her characters, because she created
> them and has so many more ideas about them than what ended up in
> the canon, seems at time to be in stark contrast to her readers' 
> views of them. A prime case in point is JKR's expressions of 
> puzzlement over the strength of many readers' reactions to the
> Snape character. JKR thinks he's heroic; many readers find him 
> creepy and disgusting.

Del replies:
This perfectly applies to me, if you replace Snape by DD. Up until DH,
I didn't completely agree with JKR's description of DD as "the epitome
of goodness" or something, but still, I liked the guy very much. Since
DH, though, (and I do mean DH, NOT the "DD is gay" interview) I find
him quite "creepy and disgusting" indeed (though obviously not for the
same reasons that others find Snape creepy and disgusting). And JKR's
earlier description of DD as "the epitome of goodness" now makes me
gag. That's pretty obviously *not* a change of mind she intended to
create in me with DH, but it's still what happened. Because of my
personal values, views, outlook, experience, and whatnot, I now find
DD's attitude very much less than admirable.

Del