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

[pippin_999]

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> > > >Amanar (why can't Snape be a vamp? WHY? Oh cruel 
world!)
> > > 
> > > *Kimberly's comment*
> > > I'm not arguing the point that Snape is or isn't a 
> > vampire...however, while re-reading GoF this week, this 
quote 

> Amanar: *sigh* I was convinced by Lupin's vampire essay, but 
as we all know, JKR stomped the whole theory on the last 
webchat she gave on March  4th. When somebody asked her 
whether there is a link between Snape  and vampires, she 
answered "erm... no."

But she didn't say that! She said, "Erm...I don't think so." And 
since she knows all about Snape, that's   evasive,IMO. An 
interviewer wouldn't have let her get away with it, but fortunately 
for her, there's no possibility for follow-up questions in a chat.

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/JKRWorldBookDay2004.html

It's  like, "Mum, does this receipt from the bicycle shop I 
found in the bin have anything to do with  Bobby's Christmas 
present?" At which point Mum realizes that little Bobby is 
listening hard,  and says:

"Erm...I don't think so." Meaning, 'Well-spotted, but don't let's 
spoil the surprise.' <g>

Pippin