HBP interview

[nrenka]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> 
wrote:
> Potioncat:
> > There once was a Master of Potions
> > .
> > Who followed his vengeful notions.
> > .
> > He'd sneer and he'd snark
> > .
> > He'd lurk in the dark,
> > .
> > Thus, inflaming the readers' emotions.
> 
> Amandageist:
> 
> And also a headmaster wise
> 
> Who let all that meanness disguise
> 
> The potion-man's task--
> 
> Quite handy, to mask
> 
> The truth behind their enterprise.
> 
> And 

> It still, I think, could go either way.

Oui!

> Earlier interviews--wasn't Snape to redeem himself? "Redeem" is an 
> interesting use if it's in spite of his intentions. Hm. Link, 
> anyone with more time? 

Heh, no help *here*:

There's an important kind of redemptive pattern to Snape

JKR: He, um, there's so much I wish I could say to you, and I can't 
because it would ruin. I promise you, whoever asked that question, 
can I just say to you that I'm slightly stunned that you've said that 
and you'll find out why I'm so stunned if you read Book 7. That's all 
I'm going to say.

'Slightly stunned' as in 'oh you guessed it', or 'slightly stunned' 
as in 'not in a million years, baby'.  No clue.

-Nora notes she found that so fast as it's also got the "Who would 
want Snape in love with them" quote so essential to an earlier post