Convention,Clues,andCats

[Donna]

No: HPFGUIDX 83469

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hermowninny719" 
<hermowninny719 at y...> wrote:
> Then this evening, while looking for something else, I stumbled 
> across this quote quite by accident.  The following is from an on-
> line interview at scholastic.com with JKR on October 16, 2000...
> 
> Q.  Is there something more to the cats appearing in the books than 
> first meets the eye? (i.e. Mrs. Figg's cats, Crookshanks, Prof. 
> McGonagall as a cat, etc.)
> A.  Ooooo, another good question. Let's see what I can tell you 
> without giving anything away....erm....no, can't do it, sorry.
> 
> To me that makes it pretty clear that cats will play an important 
> role.  "HOW" is the big question.  Ideas anyone?

One could interpret JKR's remarks that way, but when it comes to 
JKR's interviews, I tend to take what she says with a grain of salt.  
She doesn't want to give away anything.  I think she enjoys 
misdirecting our perceptions by leading us down the garden path.  

I do the same thing to my kids when they want to know something that 
I want to surprise them with.  I tend to hint that something is 
really important so they foucs their thoughts in that direction 
instead of letting them speculate on something truly important and 
figure it all out.

The Potterverse is JKR's world to do with as she pleases.  As much as 
I want to see things work out the way my imagination is leading 
things, I know that I am most likely wrong about many things.  This 
is also true about what we do know.  JKR has the right to change 
things she has already decided upon.  I cannot wait to see what she 
has in store for us.

D - who wishes she were as perceptive and as logical as Holmes so she 
could figure it all out!