"Today " interview

[Annette]

No: HPFGUIDX 173438

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Did anyone see the interview on the Today show? There's a quote in 
my 
> newspaper from it. JKR says she couldn't answer every question in 
the 
> books, "
because I'm dealing with a level of obsession in some of 
my 
> fans that will not rest until they know the middle names of Harry's 
> great-great-grandparents."
> 
> Does anyone know if she said that with affectionate humor or with 
> derision?  I took umbrage with it (we were discussing jewelry at 
the 
> time).  After all, she's the one who created the Black family tree 
and 
> leaked complex background stories for incredibly unimportant 
> characters. It reminds me of her reaction to H/H shippers or to the 
> idea that Snape was a vampire---as if there was nothing that might 
> suggest either idea.
> 
> Disillusioned is the word that best describes how I feel after DH. 
The 
> only thing that sustains me is my long held belief that Snape is 
really 
> a Gary Stu. Dark Mirror, indeed!

************** cariad now:

Rest assured potion cat JKR has a deep affection for the 
more 'obsessed fans' as the interview, which I viewed via a link on 
Leaky Cauldron, explained. During her pre-DH interviews she was 
understandably cautious when answering Qs re Potterworld in order not 
to give the end game away. I can't see now why she doesn't tell all 
and give the fandom the answers they want, but hey, there's been over 
1200 messages and queries on HPFGU and it's just a week since the 
release of DH. I reckon she could spend the rest of her life locked 
away in an ivory tower answering all Qs that we have for her, but she 
has to move on now.
Besides, it's a fantasy story. Lets keep it that way. Let our 
imaginations roll. Whatever is said in canon, in interviews is just 
by the by. As a wise man once said " Just because it's in your head 
doesn't mean it's not real".
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