Accio 2005 press release: new Guest Speaker and Trial of Snape

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 128252

Nora closed with: 
> -Nora notes that people are getting rather exercised over something 
> that made her giggle, and notes that the odds are very, very good 
> that all presenters will be scrambling and that Hurricane Jo may 
rip 
> the roof off of the courtroom

Potioncat:
I'd planned to send a post saying we all have the same information 
about Snape. The interesting part of the trial would be how 
the "lawyers" presented it. I was going to say, unless one of them 
could call JKR herself to the witness stand it would be a lot of 
nothing new, even if it was fun.

But, now that I look at the date...about 10 days or so after the next 
book, it will be very, very interesting! It will be a race to see 
which "lawyer" can extract the most useful material from HBP. But you 
are very right, Nora, the roof might be off!

In the mean time, it is in fun. In fact, at one time Alla and I had 
joked that we needed to have a trial over the "Oops" moment to see if 
Snape would be found guilty or inocent of breaking Harry's potion 
vial. Or for that matter, if there was enough evidence to charge him.

Potioncat who wonders if any other minor character has ever generated 
so much discussion and emotion?