[HPforGrownups] Underestimating JKR (was Snape: The fact that he exists)

[Pen Robinson]

No: HPFGUIDX 71343


On Thursday, Jul 17, 2003, at 02:24 Europe/London, oh have faith wrote:
>
> Secondly, JKR has shown she is not shy of controversy with her
> occult can of worms – opposition from the conservative Christian
> right has not cowed her in the least - she even jokes about it in
> interviews. I don't see it cowing her on this issue, if she chose
> to
> tackle it.
>

Just a small note: I don't think JKR imagined for a moment that writing 
a book about a magical boy in a magical school she was opening an 
'occult can of worms'.  She was using something that has a long 
tradition in literature.  I should think the daft attitude of the 
conservative Christian right (almost exclusively American) came as a 
surprise to her - though I entirely support her response.

Pen