'Fan' quote

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 56795

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "maria_kirilenko" 
<maria_kirilenko at y...> wrote:
> Annemehr wrote:
> 
> The second point is that the school newspaper article said the 
source 
> of the "fan" quote was a recent CNN interview (so, in 2002 I guess). 
 
<snip>
> The two above points say to me that there is the possibility that 
CNN 
> did some JKR interviews which they did not keep in their archives.  
> This is sad news to me!  The only interview the site does have is 
her 
> appearance on Larry King.
> 
> Me:
> Didn't we try to look for the 'fan' quote a while ago? I don't think 
> anyone found it then.

Annemehr:
Yes, that's what I was referring to.
> 
> But anyway, I ran a search on Aberforth's Goat for the word 'fan' 
and 
> the quote didn't crop up, although I admit I don't know how reliable 
> the search engine is. The Lexicon also doesn't have the quote 
listed. 
> 
> The only CNN interview that was listed on Aberforth's was the Larry 
> King one. I read it all the way through and the quote wasn't there. 
I 
> didn't see the 1999 video interview there, but you're right - it's a 
> bit early for the 'fan' quote.

Annemehr:
Well, like I said, it seems like a dead link, so I'm not surprised.  I 
was just hoping someone had downloaded it or something before it 
disappeared.
> 
> Personally, I think that this has "RUMOUR" written all over it.

Annemehr:
That's very likely.  However, if the student newspaper was accurate, 
it may have actually happened and CNN (or whoever) never archived it.