Source for that quote (WAS: Re: The Phoenix Must Die)

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Urghiggi wrote:

> What I THINK she said was something along the lines of "I don't want to talk 
> too much about my religious beliefs because then it would be too easy for 
> people to figure out where the books are going." She did not mention 
> Christianity per se, either in re her own beliefs or people's ability to see
> where she's going.

See the quote below. (And JKR's said multiple times, actually, that she is a Christian, 
and she's a member of the Church of Scotland.)
 
> I have read this interview -- I think it was with a Canadian media provider -- 
> but I'll be danged if I can find it now. A search on Quick Quotes using terms 
> like "religion," "god," and "figure out" do not turn it up. Anybody have a link?

No, I don't have a link.

You're right -- the interview *was* given to a Canadian newspaper: the Vancouver 
Sun. An HP friend of mine contacted Professor Terry Mattingly, and he supplied the 
full text of the interview, along with the byline. However, he wasn't able to provide 
the date that the article appeared, and it doesn't appear to be available at the 
Vancouver Sun's website. If anyone likes, I can send them the full text of the interview 
off-list -- that's not illegal, is it? -- but here's the relevant passage.

> Is she a Christian?

> ``Yes, I am,'' she says. ``Which seems to offend the religious right  far worse than 
> if I said I thought there was no God. Every time I've been  asked if I believe in God, 
> I've said yes, because I do, but no one ever really has gone any more deeply into it 
> than that, and I have to say that does suit me, because if I talk too freely about that 
> I think the intelligent reader, whether 10 or 60, will be able to guess what's coming 
> in the books.''




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