Love & Snape (was love between Snape & Harry)

[doliesl]

No: HPFGUIDX 98395

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Susan" <teilani2002 at y...> wrote:
> > "K" wrote:
> > It is at this time that JKR once again addresses the love issue:
> > 
> > ~~JKR:  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.~~
> 
> If we are to continue nitpicking ;-), I'd like to add that the 
> word "stunned" strikes me as being more negative than positive, more 
> like, "holy sh%t, what on earth made you think that?!" not like, "oh 
> wow, I'm really surprised you guessed what was coming for him."  So, 
> regardless if they were speaking about love or redemption, I still 
> have a feeling that Snape might not really be that good of a guy.  
> Sure, I'd like to see it in a way, but it seems rather predictable.  

Well I suggest you (all of you debating one way or another) to listen to the actual audio 
version of this interview (search for the NPR archive, it's available online), that'll give you a 
more accurate view of what her tone was when saying the above quote. What did not get 
transcript in text was when the interview asked about the "There is a Redemption pattern 
to Snape," JKR voiceover him and  said "Yes, he is isn't he." (so YES she admits there is a 
redemption theme going on for Snape, and this interview is held at the time of POA).
Her reaction to the "love" question are hysterical laughter and high pitch yelling, 
"YEAHH~~~" (not necessasry mean yes but a very delightful cheer), and when she said 
"you'll find out why I'm so stunned" she sounded very giddy as she was recovering from 
the laughters and tried to submerge her amusement.  It sound rather hopeful and not the 
type of ill-feeling or denoucing a ESE person, because she sound like she was having so 
much fun. 
   
D.