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

[potioncat]

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> Alla:
> 
> Oh, good that you brought up Draco. She actually remained VERY 
> consistent in her comments about him, no?

Potioncat:
Yes, and he's still a toe-rag. But she seemed to write him from a 
more sympathetic view point which has really confused me. He seemed 
less "bad" after HBP than he did before. He's more conflicted than I 
expected. I don't understand how anyone could like him...but given 
the DELUSIONAL badge I wear, I'm hardly one to judge.
 

> Alla:
 
> Could someone give me ONE example, where JKR lied to us in the 
> interviews? Not forgot the numbers, but where plot or character 
> development went contrary to what she said in the interview.

Potioncat:
 It would be interesting to really look at the interviews compared to 
which books had come out at the time and see what how things 
compare.  While I don't know of any lies, there are two comments that 
really surprised me.

In the Leaky Cauldron--Mugglenet interview in July, she expressed 
surprise that readers had the ships mixed up. She had given anvil 
sized hints. Well, I'm no shipper. Things worked out the way I 
expected (though wouldn't it be funny if they change in book 7?) But 
the few ship-threads I did read had good points on both sides. And 
it's hard to believe she didn't intend some confusion about the 
romances. (cough**Emma**cough)

The other is a comment that she doesn't know where the idea for 
Vampire!Snape came from. Oh, pa--lease! While I don't mind that 
theory being nixed, it wasn't an off the wall idea.

Potioncat who must admit not all these ideas are original to her, but 
has no idea who first said them.