JKR Interview Excerpts

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: JKR Interview Excerpts
Date: 8/11/00 2:35 pm  (ET)

Hi:

I was standing in line & "Entertainment Weekly" cover caught my eye --
seems they have the 2nd part of an interview with JKR in this week's
issue. First -- does anyone have a copy of the first part? Can I beg a
copy (I'll pay for copies & postage)? Email me if you have it.

I want to put some excerpts up, especially as one of them has direct
bearing on something Janet & I were discussing earlier this morning.

Interviewer: "Have you ever 'Maybe I should tone it down.'"

JKR: "No. I know that sounds kind of brutal, but no, I haven't. The bottom
line is, I have to write the story I want to write. I never wrote them
with a focus group of 8-year-olds in mind. I have to continue telling
the story the way I want to tell it. I don't relish the idea of children
in tears, and I absolutely don't deny that it's frightening. But, its
supposed to be frightening! And if you don't show how scary that is,
you cannot show how incredibly brave Harry is. Harry's really brave,
and he does, I think, one of his bravest things in this book: He can't
save Cedric, but he wants to save Cedric's parents additional pain. He
wants to bring back the body and treat it with respect."

Yay!!! Artistic integrity -- I'm so so so glad that she is very clear
that she's sticking to her guns on that one.

More excerpts to follow in next message (this one is getting longish).

Penny