JKR didn't say "No: was re: Life-saving bonds

[jmgarciaiii]

No: HPFGUIDX 94822

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "naamagatus" <naama_gat at h...> 
wrote:

> But I disagree with you precisely on whether her answer is cagey 
or 
> not. *I* don't think it's cagey at all, *because* (sorry for 
repeting 
> myself) "I don't think so" has such a clear meaning in common 
usage. 
> So, in my understanding, if it turns out that Snape is vampire, 
her 
> answer is a blatant con.

The answer is cagey because of the QUESTION that prompted said 
answer. The question *was not* "Is Snape a vampire?" but was, 
instead, "Is Snape linked to vampires?" Even the answer "Absolutely 
not!" is somewhat vague, because the information the questioner 
wants to obtain is not encapsulated perfectly by the question.

-Joe in SoFla, who is NOT a proponent of the Vampire!Snape theory, 
but merely open-minded.