[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's Destiny/JKR quotes

[dkewpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 105106

--- lifeavantgarde <musicofsilence at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Stefanie writes: 
> > HOST: One of our internet correspondents wondered if Snape is 
> going 
> > to fall in love. 
> > 
> > (JKR laughs) Who on earth would want Snape in love with them?
> > That's a very horrible idea. 
> > 
> > HOST: There's an important kind of redemptive pattern to Snape.
> > 
> > JKR: He, um, there's so much I wish I could say to you, and I
> > can't because it would ruin. I promise you, whoever asked that 
> > question, can I just say to you that I'm slightly stunned that
> > you've said that and you'll find out why I'm so stunned
> > if you read
> > Book 7. That's all I'm going to say.
> > www.quick-quote-quill.org...ransc.html
>  
> Stefanie:
> I may be reading it wrong, but i thought "that question" that she's 
> referring to is the bit about a redemptive pattern. If not, it's 
> ambiguous at the least. I took the whole bit to be about 
> the "redemptive pattern" as in either the interviewer was spot on or 
> way way off. 

I really don't understand why there's confusion. Again I have to urge you and others who
still misunderstood the quotes to actually listen to the interview (I don't have link
right now as I'm at work, so it'll be easily if you just do a search on the internet).
It's clear and no confusion what so ever that JKR is refering to the "love question", NOT
the redemptive bit.

Even if you look at the transcript there shouldn't be any confusion. First, there's only
one question there, and it's the one about "love".  The "redemptive pattern" bit is not
even a question, it's a statement made by the host. Then, JKR said "whoever ask that
question", why would she call the host as "whoever"? The host is just sitting right there
with her, would you call someone who's interviewing you and sitting by you as "whoever"?
Obviously the "whoever" is refer to the "internet correspondents" who wondered if Snape
is going to fall in love, aka THE question. It's as simple as that. 

K.