What am I missing?

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 97728

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ladyramkin2000"
<ladyramkin2000 at y...> wrote:
> What is all this about Snape's twins?
> 
> Sylvia (who has beenaway for a week and seems to have come back into 
> a parallel universe)

Annemehr:

Ah, that's another point of confusion that came from an interview
(much like the "Icicle" character rumor).  Found it by searching Quick
Quotes for "twins."  Here are the relevant quotes:

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Press Club

20 October 1999

J.K. Rowling Interview Transcript

Transcript Courtesy Sugarquill.net's Transcription Project


[Press Club Intro] Sean Bowler:
<snip>
A while ago I read in the New York Times that Harry Potter was
destined for greatness. Forgive me for my ignorance, but early this
year, I had no idea who Harry Potter was. My wife and I had twins
about five months ago.
<snip>

SB: Why in the first book does Harry's lightening scar flash, or when
he gets his lightening scar flash, when Snap looks at him?

JKR: Snape.

SB: Snape.

JKR: Okay, this is a
 [laughter]

SB: I have a problem as well!

JKR: He's sleep deprived, he's got five-month old twins. Um

*exasperated noise* If anyone hasn't finished reading book one, would
they please put their fingers really tightly in their ears now, if
they don't want the ending ruined? Really tightly now, cause this is a
question about the ending. Um
Quirrell had the back of his head to
Harry at the point when Harry looked at Snape, so someone else was
looking at Harry through a certain turban. See what I mean? If you've
read it, you understand, and if you haven't read it, you're going
what? But that's okay.
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Annemehr:
The answer is the first sentence of JKR's reply: some people thought
*Snape* had the twins, but they really belonged to the interviewer.

By the way, there was something JKR said that seemed to contradict
that last chat on March 4:

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SB: I'm going to ask one more. There were a lot of groans when I said
we were going to wrap it up, so one more. What happened to Harry's
grandparents?

JKR: Um, various interesting things, but again, I'm not going to share.
<snip>
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Annemehr:
That's odd, because recently she said their deaths weren't really
important to the story, didn't she?