Harry: A History

[Carol]

Carol earlier:
> > Carol, who didn't like the stuff JKR said about Hedwig and doesn't
want to know what didn't make it into the books if that's the sort of
> stuff she planned to write!
> >
Susan responded: 
> What did she say about Hedwig? I missed it...and Bravo! Snape's
portrait DID make it into the Headmaster's office....
> 
> And, yes, there is nothing like an editor...MY writing needs one badly..

Carol responds:

Originally, JKR planned to have *Hedwig* catch the Snitch that Harry
catches in his mouth in SS/PS (some fair way to win a Quidditch game,
right? Your owl catches the Snitch?). I suppose that DH!Harry would
have put the Snitch in Hedwig's mouth after Scrimgeour left to see the
words "I open at the end" appear, but according to JKR, Hedwig would
probably have been killed off in any case. 

I just thought it was a stupid and unfair way to win a game, and I'm
glad that the project editor (not the same person as the copyeditor)
made JKR rethink that moment. It worked out much better to have Harry
catch it in his own mouth (not *exactly* fair, but certainly better
than having it caught by a pet who is obviously not a member of the
team, IMO.)

Carol, embarrassed to talk about copyediting after the post she just
sent off to HPfgu spelling "form" as "wort" among several dozen typos
and a mid-post sig line that should have been deleted!