Script from JKR's reading/ About Snape and Dumbledore

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 156772

The exact script from the second reading in New York is now online at 
the Leaky Cauldron. It's here: http://www.the-leaky-
cauldron.org/#static:eventreports/jkrnycnight2

There are some things I found interesting, most notably this one about 
Dumbledore, which sounded IMO a bit different in the reports of the 
visitors.

JKR said, that she couldn't answer the question, if we will see him in 
action again, since the answer is in book 7, but that we shouldn't 
expect him to do a Gandalf. That does not sound, as if a short time 
return (like the one from James and Lily during the climax of GoF) is 
out of question. Yes, Dumble's dead, but the answer to the question if 
we will see him in action again is in book 7. I'm betting on more than 
just Portrait!Dumbledore in HP 7.

The second thing is about the Snape question. There was a lot of 
discussion, if she either confirmed or strongly hinted at Snape's true 
loyalties, (no matter which one). I was always surprised by this, 
because I couldn't imagine her simply saying this during a qsimple 
reading. But now that I read the full transcript, it's IMO pretty clear 
that she didn't confirm anything.

Salman Rushdie's last question was: "So, is Snape good or bad? In our 
opinion, everything follows from it."

And her answer to this was: "Well, Salman, your opinion [that 
everything follows from it], I would say, is right." This is all she 
said regarding this question. No hint regarding his loyalties, no 
matter for which side, just, that his true loyalties indeed are highly 
significant. And well all knew this anyway. ;-) 

Hickengruendler