Hermione's name

[milztoday]

No: HPFGUIDX 31290

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "hp_lexicon" <hp_lexicon at y...> wrote:

> > Further, I'm not sure whether JKR has ever actually agreed that 
> Hermione's
> > name was originally derived from Shake's WT. I've run every 
> possible search
> > on my link page(http://www.geocities.com/aberforths_goat/), but I 
> can't find
> > any reference to Shakespeare in my collection of interviews and 
> press
> > releases.
> > 

> It's from the National Press Club Q&A session from October, 1999. 
> It's not available as a transcript, so I will have to listen to it 
> again and write down the exact quote. If someone else has time to 
do 
> that, go for it. I only have my notes, and I might not have copied 
> it exactly. The point is perfectly clear, however. 

IIRC, J.K. Rowling stated that "Winter's Tale"-Hermione connection 
during an interview on the Today show from October 2000. It was the 
same Today show where she revealed the name of Book 5.

Milz