JKR a witch?

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 32332

Hi --

hpfan04 wrote:


 > I was having a heated discussion about Harry Potter with one of
 > my friends (who is against the whole magic thing), and she said that
 > JKR herself said in an interview that she was a witch and that the
 > spells used in the books are real spells. I told her that I had heard
 > in an interview with JKR that she was NOT a witch (I think she said
 > she was an atheist), and the spells in the books were NOT real
 > spells.

You can search most every JKR interview that's ever been given & 
transcripted online at:

http://www.geocities.com/aberforths_goat/

I know of no interviews in which JKR has stated that she is a witch.  I 
know of several where she claimed she was not Wiccan, does believe in 
God & attends the Church of Scotland from time to time (not all those 
statements in the same interview ... but 3-4 different interviews I 
believe).

The spells are "made up" (Latinized command words for the most part); 
she says so explicitly in one interview.  You might also check out this 
group's JKR FAQ (I'm the author -- <g>) at:

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/faq/faq-rowling.html

For those of you who are new to the group, do check out the resources in 
our FAQs:

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/faq/

You'll find lots of good stuff there.

Penny