DD and the rat (was:Re: Minerva McGonagall-/Dumbledore)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 116573


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Nora Renka" 
<nrenka at y...> wrote:

> I don't want to get obstinately reductionist, but JKR *did* 
answer the question pretty straight up in an interview: Wormtail 
killed  Cedric with Voldemort's wand.  It's good enough for Faith, 
it's good  enough for me...maybe she didn't realize that we'd all 
be so befuddled by it, but she doesn't think there's anything so 
odd that  it would point to a discrepancy?<

Pippin:
Ah, we're back at "Does JKR give trick answers to interview/chat 
questions." I say yes, you say no, Faith says. "I don't know." <g>

Surely it isn't far-fetched that an author who says, "Readers like 
to be tricked, but not conned" would give answers that are tricky 
but not demonstrably false?

She isn't above asking trick *questions* on the web site -- she 
admits she puts up poll questions that do not have interesting 
answers.


It isn't far-fetched that the duplicate names plot device will be 
re-used either, IMO. I think we're bound to see more of 
time-turners too, not that I am looking forward to it. So, how do 
*you* see the duplicate names thing being used again?

Pippin