JKR Interview on Mugglenet; Snape = Evil?

[juli17 at aol.com]

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Miltz writes:

This was the part of the interview slightly before the above passage:

ES: Was Dumbledore planning to die?

JKR: [Pause.] Do you think that's going to be the big theory?

MA & ES: Yes. It'll be a big theory.

JKR: [Pause.] Well, I don't want to shoot that one down. [A little 
laughter.] I have to give people hope.

It looks like she is encouraging speculation not because it will 
definitely happen, but because she doesn't want to destroy hope in 
her readership. So, while it's nice to speculate, don't get so caught 
up in the speculation that you can't see the real clues peppered 
throughout the books.

Millz


Julie says:
Okay, answer me this. Assuming for a moment Snape is on the
side of good, then how would JKR have answered this question
in your opinion? She's used "I can't say, that would spoil the plot"
before, but that tends to sound like a confirmation. I believe JKR's
greatest intent is to keep anyone from truly knowing if Snape is
on the side of good or the side of bad. JKR has encouraged 
speculation before, and not only about misleading plot points
but also about plot points that turn out to be true. 
 
As for speculating and ignoring real clues peppered throughout 
the books, those of us who suspect Snape is on the side of 
good have enumerated the dozens of clues that seem to point
this way, from the enigmatic DD/Snape conversation, to DD's
pleading, to Snape's lack of effort against Harry, and on and on.
It's these many inconsistencies that JKR has planted that 
have led us to doubt that the Snape AKs Dumbledore scene
should be taken at face value.
 
Julie 


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