OOP : Paxman / JKR interview (mild JKR given SPOILERS)

[Sydney]

No: HPFGUIDX 61149

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hollydaze" <hollydaze at b...> wrote:
> S
> P
> O
> I
> L
> E
> R
> 
> S
> P
> A
> C
> E
> 
> F
> O
> R
> 
> M
> I
> L
> D
> 
> O
> O
> P
> 
> > - Death Eaters used to be called something else - Knights of 
> > something or other
> I can't remember (or rather I have no idea how to spell) what she
said but I know that I though it sounded slightly more adult that
Deatheater does, in fact it sounded REALLY cool (

She said the "Knights of Walpurgis.  Which is WAY cooler than "Death
Eaters"-- it's a pun on "Walpurgisnacht", a German version of
Halloween where witches and demons celebrated (read more about it
here:  http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/walpurgi.htm ).  The famous
"Bald Mountain" music featured in Fantasia, with all the dancing
demons, is referencing it.  I can't understand why she changed it,
unless she thought the Nazi thing would get a bit too heavy-handed.

> > - She refused to deny Hermione / Draco :) (although mostly 'cause 
> > she didn't want to ruin fan speculation) and what sort of vague 
> > about Lily / Snape


I loved the wheedling look on Paxman's face when he asked about Snape
and Lily.  Who would have thought he was such an old softie?

Quivering with anticipation,

Sydney