(corrected) Re OOP: JKR Interview and Death

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 61080

Fred Waldrop:
> 
>> I am sure many of you have read the recent interview with JKR and 
>> noticed something she said was different than her usual "fan dies".
>> Instead of the usual "fan" of HP dying, in the interview it says: 
>> "LONDON, June 18 — Author J.K. Rowling was so upset about
>> killing off one of the main characters in her latest Harry Potter 
>> saga that she burst into tears." 

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MC:
>The clue for me is that the quote you cited is not actually quoting 
>JKR as saying it was a main character. The author of the piece says 
>it is a main character, but has JKR actually stated it?


Eloise:

Well, it depends what you mean by "main".
She actually confirmed the words "horrible death of a significant figure" to 
Jeremy Paxman.

Video clips from the Newsnight interview (to be screened tonight at 7.30, BBC 
2) are 
available on the BBC Website,

<A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/2998596.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/2998596.stm</A>

and a transcript at,

<A HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/06_june/18/jkrowli">
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/06_june/18/jkrowli</A>
ng_newsnight.shtml

(NB the transcript doesn't note JKR's obvious confirmation of Paxman's words)

~Eloise

    
    



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