JKR Live: OOP : Snape, Thestrals, etc

[jenniferm752002]

No: HPFGUIDX 64359

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "J" <jdq53562 at a...> wrote:
> A quick summary from those who watched the event live: (I missed 
> it :-( )
> 
> As for what she said about Snape and the DADA position- Dumbledore 
> believed that the DADA job would bring out "the worst" in snape, 
and 
> said "lets start with potions and see how you do" exactly quoted by 
> JK. interesting, because she also said she couldn't reveal the full 
> meaning, as the 6th and 7th book will have in depth info on this 
most 
> likely.
> 
> Thesterals-she finally explains: she said that the death of CD had 
to 
> sink in b/f Harry saw them & that she couldn't well write them in 
at 
> the end of GoF. I suppose this answers the question of Harry seeing 
> his mother's death, too
> 
> She said one of the reasons the bk is so long is that she had to 
put 
> certain things in that play a part in bks 6 & 7. We probably won't 
be 
> meeting HG's parents, she really, realy likes Lupin, talks about 
the 
> death, realy likes Luna who she describes as the anti-Hermoine, 
she's 
> really glad we hate Umbridge b/c she loathes her. 
> 
> Until we have a transcript..........Arya



She also said that we shouldn't feel too bad for Snape and that we 
should keep an eye on him