JKR's Scholastic Interview-severus snape=perseus Evans/Hand of Glory/jameQuiddit

[mrflynn6]

No: HPFGUIDX 40150

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "eriktz" <Erikzamora at h...> wrote:
> (All JKR quotes are from the Scholastic's Interview 
> http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/author/transcript2.htm )
> 
> I have just read this interview for the first time and noticed a 
few 
> troubling problems and possible plot twists.
> 
>> 
> 
> Thirdly: What position did James Potter play on the Gryffindor 
> Quidditch team? JKR clearly says in the interview that he was a 
> Chaser, (this may be more for movie topics, but I'm not sure)but 
the 
> movie clearly says that James was a Seeker like Harry. I JKR same 
in 
> an interview once (last year, so I have no idea where I heard it, 
> maybe someone else knows) that JKR specifically had something put 
> into the movie about Harry's past that we were not aware of in the 
> book and I had always been convinced it was James' position as 
> seeker, but now that got blown away and I don't know what to make 
of 
> it. Any ideas? (hope this isn't too movie related...is it is--
IGNORE 
> IT!)
> 
> Well, my second post, hope it goes through ok! 



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I noticed that as well.  My take on the seeker/chaser confusion is 
that it doesn't make a difference to the plot of the books if James 
was a seeker/chaser and that is why it was allowed to be changed in 
the movie.



Gretchen