film vs. inteviews as canon

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Heather Gauen <miss_dumblydore at y...> 
wrote:
> Amanda wrote:
> "I know that JKR has had inaccuracies in interviews
> (like James' team position)..."
> 
> Hi, I was just curious about what inaccuracies JKR has
> made in interviews. And what's wrong with James'
> position, she said he was a chaser and I never heard
> otherwise (not counting the movie). Anyone? Anyone?

As sources go, the interviews with the author definitely take 
precedence over the film, so I agree with you, Heather. Where's the 
problem there? James was a Chaser--JKR said so. What the film says 
is completely immaterial. The film is chock full of things which are 
inconsistent with the Harry Potter universe which we see in the 
books. It's clearly not part of the canon.

I do wonder, though, if they asked her before they got to that 
scene? Or if instead they said, a week before filming, "Hey, we 
created this cool plaque and we're going to use it in that scene, 
what do you think?" and she said, "James was a Chaser," and they 
said, "Well, too late. We already made the plaque. Does it really 
matter?" and she said, "I suppose not." And then if in her heart she 
said, "The fans are gonna flip out..."

You'd be surprised, though, how many fans of Harry Potter actually 
haven't read the books, just seen the film. I get email all the time 
from people who don't realize, for example, that Neville, not Ron, 
went into the forest, or that Hagrid got Fluffy from a "Greek 
chappie." They take me to task for putting "incorrect" information 
on the Lexicon!

Steve 
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