OOP: JKR Interview & Death

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 61036

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Fred Waldrop"
<fredwaldrop at y...> wrote:
> Hello all, Fred Waldrop here
> 
> ... recent interview with JKR  ...said was different than her usual
> "fan dies". Instead of the usual "fan" of HP dying, ...
> "LONDON, June 18 —  Author J.K. Rowling was so upset about
> killing off one of the main characters ..." 
> http://www.msnbc.com/news/928171.asp
> 
> So, no longer is it just a fan of HP, but now she says it is a 
> main character that HAS BEEN KILLED.
>
> 
> Fred Waldrop


bboy_mn:

No one has ever been able to find the 'fan' reference in a direct
quote, and this new 'main character' reference is also NOT part of a
direct quote. It is the author of the article paraphrasing why he/she
thinks JKR said. Most of the 'article' writer are more interested in
making interesting reading than they are in anything as mundane as the
facts.

I read the original interview which was not on MSNBC; a link to it can
be found at www.the-leaky-cauldron.org, and no where in it does JKR
say she killed of a main character Let's also remember that JKR cried
when she killed Cedric Diggory. 

Keep in mind that I'm not trying to invalidate any of the personal
points you made (sorry, I clipped them out). I'm just trying to keep
us focused on the facts.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn