JKR interviews about Snape WAS: Snape's canon opposite/ Proving loyalty

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> Betsy Hp:
> For me, it's because interviews are *not* canon.  If it's not in 
the 
> books, then it's commentary.  And *especially* when we're talking 
> about something the mystery element in the story hinges on, I 
really 
> start taking JKR's words with a whopping grain of salt.  So yeah, 
I 
> tend to ignore the interviews when it comes to Snape.  Because at 
> this point, JKR isn't trying to clarify anything.


Alla:

OK, so out of curiousity, do you think that  the direction JKR will 
go with Snape character will be contrary to what she says about him? 
I mean, do you think that she is not portraying "deeply horrible 
person", but a "nice guy"?

I guess what I am asking is that regardless of your interpretation 
of authoritarial intent, are you saying that the intent which JKR 
expesses in the interviews is false? Non-existent? I  mean, of 
course what JKR says  about Snape in the interviews is  very close 
to how I interpet him, so I am happy to read the interviews, but are 
you saying that she will go completely different road?

Vivian brought up JKR's quote that to her knowledge she did not 
mislead the readers in the interviews.

Are you saying that  she lied? I guess my question to you would be 
when you say you ignore the interviews when it comes to Snape, are 
you pretending that they do not exist?

Isn't ignoring the author evaluation of one of her characters makes 
our analysis incomplete?

I am not saying that we are obligated to interpret the interviews 
the same way, but I am not quite sure how is it possible to ignore 
them completely.

I am not saying that you should pay attention to interviews, but to 
me it is similar to when we try to solve jigsaw puzzle ( thanks, 
Potioncat) and deliberately threw away one of the pieces and  trying 
to solve the puzzle without this piece and then wonder why the 
picture is not complete.


JMO,

Alla.