JKR's best interview and JKR's favorite character

[Kewpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 75195

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "John, C" <c.john at i...> wrote:
> JKR's best interview -

> I think this is my favourite quote ever. I love the bit that 
states 'what
> Harry ends up having to do'. Makes it sound like Harry has to do 
something,
> which your average person wouldn't want to do!. But I really can't 
think
> what important thing we found out about Lily in Book 5. The only 
thing I can
> think of is that she didn't like James very much! 

And the fact that she still end up marrying him? That is a very 
significant information. The fact that Lily end up marrying a guy she 
used to hate, what could that say about Harry (in regards to what JKR 
said about Harry ends up doing)? Could this be a forshadowing of 
Harry changing mind on some of the characters he used to hate? (esp. 
the one he swears he'll "never ever forgives..."?)

> 2. About Snape
> 
> Q. There's an important kind of redemptive pattern to Snape
> JKR. He, um, there's so much I wish I could say to you, and I can't 
because
> it would ruin. I promise you, whoever asked that question, can I 
just say to
> you that I'm slightly stunned that you've said that and you'll find 
out why
> I'm so stunned if you read Book 7. That's all I'm going to say.
> 
> Up until this point (pre GOF) Snape had been nothing but unpleasant.
> Therefore, I can only imagine JKR is stunned because Snape 
definitely will
> redeem himself in book 7. I've always wondered about Snape that his 
life
> debt to James may have been powerful enough that as soon as 
Voldemort
> intended to kill James (& Lily & Harry), this turned Snape into an 
enemy of
> Voldemort (magic at it's most impenetrable - as DD says in POA)

John, I wonder why you left out the key elements (the "question" that 
JKR was stunned at) when you quote the above quote. For those who 
didn't know, the question JKR stunned at was the "will Snape ever 
fall in love" question. So I assume whatever we'll find out about 
Snape in book 7 that JKR promised will be somewhat related to Snape's 
emotional side?  

 
BTW I don't know if Snape fans know about this, as I've seen some 
posters here said how they think JKR didn't like Snape that much or 
how we as readers aren't suppose to like this character or something. 
Well Snape fans, never fear. JKR does indeed like Snape as a 
character very much. Check out this interview from Newsweek web 
exclusive interview of JKR on June 22:
http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/929395.asp#BODY 
She was asked if she has any favorite character, and guess who she 
answer first? Snape!
Let me quote:
JKR: "I really like Snape. I mean, I wouldn't want to have a dinner 
with him, but as a character he's great because he's complicated and 
quite nasty. I love Dumbledore. I love Hagrid. I really like Sirius 
because he's a troubled adult and there may be a slight dearth in 
some children's literature of adult characters who are allowed to be 
complex or have problems. It's hard actually to name the characters I 
don't like. Because if I didn't like a character as a character I 
just wouldn't use them."

Apparantly to JKR, Snape is only "quite nasty", ha!  And I absolutely 
agree with her!


J