[HPforGrownups] Re: Is This Quote Legit?

[Eileen]

No: HPFGUIDX 52832

 --- Penny Linsenmayer <pennylin at swbell.net> wrote: >
Hi 
> None of these authors make any reference to the "if
> you know anything about Christian theology and
> doctrine, you'll know how the series ends" or
> whatever paraphrase of that quote gets bandied about
> often.  And, they all made good use of JKR's
> interviews, so if it were out there, I strongly
> suspect they would have found it.  

Oh, good, I'm not going crazy or losing my ability to
search the internet.

> So, I second the challenge for someone to find a
> Real Source showing that JKR actually said something
> linking Christian doctrine to her novels (and the
> ultimate outcome in particular).  I have my doubts
> that anyone can find it though.  :--)

The closest thing I could find was this.

Interview with Evan Solomon, CBC Newsworld Hot Type
(21 July 2000)

http://cbc.ca/programs/sites/hottype_rowlingcomplete.html
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E: You do believe in God.

JK: Yeah. Yeah.

E: In magic and

JK: Magic in the sense in which it happens in my
books, no, I don't believe. I don't believe in that.
No. No. This is so frustrating. Again, there is so
much I would like to say, and come back when I've
written book seven. But then maybe you won't need to
even say it 'cause you'll have found it out anyway.
You'll have read it. 
_____________________________________________________

Which isn't exactly the same thing as the purported
"You Need To Know Christian Theology" quote.

> BTW, I've written the Granger, Killinger and Neal
> portions of the review and am still working on the
> Bridger portion.  I hope to get it finished up this
> week!

I can't wait. 

Eileen

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