What JKR's up to (was: Bad news ... for Slytherins- The Good Slytherin)

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Siriusly Snapey Susan:
> > "I think Carolyn is definitely onto something with this 
> > assessment of one of the purposes of JKR's website overhaul.
> > Did she do it to bring some fun to the fans? I believe so, yes. 
> > Did she also do it so that she could "gently" debunk some ideas 
> > and shoot down a few theories? I believe she is doing this, too, 
> > yes."

Jim wrote: 
> Carolyn is on to something, and so are you.  JKR is also gently
> reminding us whose universe this is.  I imagine JKR sees some of the
> theories floating around and wonders what planet they came from.
 
SSS: 
> >"I think this [debunking some theories] will tick some people
> > off. I've already heard concern (and maybe a stronger word should 
> > be used) being expressed that JKR is TELLING people how to react 
> > or feel about characters and situations."

Jim wrote: 
> Are you referring to the "Voldie" thing? 


SSS again now:
Actually, Jim, I mean more than the Voldie thing.  That, too, of 
course, but the comment she made about the moderators at MuggleNet 
thinking Slytherin was their spiritual home, deciding "for us" which 
pieces of fanfic art are the most accurate representations of Remus & 
Sirius, earlier comments in the World Book Day chat that some people 
are entirely too fond of Draco, even just that she's spending time 
telling us some things that won't happen.  These are some of the 
concerns I'm hearing.

I don't really have problems with any of this; other people do.  
That's all I was saying.  

Call me a simpleton or whatever you will, but the truth is that I'm 
not as much of a critic [in at least two senses of that word] as many 
others here are.  I enjoy reading theories, I enjoy hearing people's 
takes on various clues, I enjoy contemplating people's ideas for a 
perfect ending in their opinions; but I'm also just happy with 
whatever JKR chooses to give us.  I might find parts of the story 
which I think are weak, I might wish she'd flesh a character out more 
fully, it *is* getting hard to take Harry's not asking questions, and 
if she doesn't make the ending clear, I will be annoyed.  But all in 
all, these are minor things.  It's her work, it's her effort, they're 
her ideas.  I'll take what she gives us.  

And I think it's fun that she's debunking some things now, so we can 
focus our attention on other things.

Siriusly Snapey Susan, holding out for an elegantly simple ending.