"Today " interview

[Lisa]

No: HPFGUIDX 173463

--- 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!
>

Lisa:  

Yes, I saw it, and yes, she was pleased that there was such an 
obsession.  In fact, she said, of the obsession, "I love it; I'm all 
for it!"

Time to untwist the knickers!  ;0)