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| Two Methyloctane |
 Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:16 am |
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This excerpt came from the interview Mugglenet and The Leaky Cauldron did with JK.
Quote: MA: OK, big big big book six question. Is Snape evil?
JKR: [Almost laughing] Well, you've read the book, what do you think?
ES: She's trying to make you say it categorically.
MA: Well, there are conspiracy theorists, and there are people who will claim -
JKR: Cling to some desperate hope [laughter] -
MA: Yes!
ES: Like certain shippers we know!
JKR: Well, okay, I'm obviously – Harry-Snape is now as personal, if not more so, than Harry-Voldemort. I can't answer that question because it's a spoiler, isn't it, whatever I say, and obviously, it has such a huge impact on what will happen when they meet again that I can't. And let's face it, it's going to launch 10,000 theories and I'm going to get a big kick out of reading them so [laughs] I'm evil but I just like the theories, I love the theories.
So I think, from this, Snape still has a big part in this. There are quite a few parallels between Harry and Snape... both had bad childhoods, were picked on at school (although Harry because he was famous, Snape because he was Snape), Snape excelled at Potions, Harry at DADA, and both are half-bloods. I can't think of more now, but I'm sure they're there... |
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| Verity Brown |
| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:51 am |
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Two Methyloctane wrote: This excerpt came from the interview Mugglenet and The Leaky Cauldron did with JK.
Quote: JKR: Well, okay, I'm obviously – Harry-Snape is now as personal, if not more so, than Harry-Voldemort. I can't answer that question because it's a spoiler, isn't it, whatever I say, and obviously, it has such a huge impact on what will happen when they meet again that I can't. And let's face it, it's going to launch 10,000 theories and I'm going to get a big kick out of reading them so [laughs] I'm evil but I just like the theories, I love the theories.
Thank you for posting this! It was delayed yesterday and I didn't get to see it, and I hadn't gotten over there yet today. In some weird way, this comment about loving the theories makes me like JKR better than I've liked her for quite a while (even pre-HBP).
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| Two Methyloctane |
| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:15 am |
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Hehe, yeah... I'm sure JK just sits back laughing at all the stupid theories going "[evil genuis laugh] only *I* know the truth!!!! Ahahahahaha!!!"
If I were a real author, I'd love seeing how other people interpret my work...
I think it'd be absolutely hilarious if Shakespeare could see how we analyze his plays and be like "pfft! I just wanted to write about two horny teenagers..." |
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| Lady Whitehart |
| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:28 pm |
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The effect of the potion made me think of a dementor attack. Maybe the things Dumbledore was remembering were all of the mistakes he made: allowing the Potters to change Secret Keepers, not telling Harry about the prophecy, trusting Wormtail, and any other errors that caused someone's death. I agree that part of the chapter was a really bitter pill to swallow.
SlytherinSexGod, you either need some real sleep, or some really strong coffee. Good luck with your assignment.  |
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| Kherezae |
| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:43 pm |
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Lmfao, I actually mentioned the dementor effect with my dad. I was like, "Hey, maybe the potion was dementor juice or something. Except green."
If I remember right, my dad just stared at me. |
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| Osiodhachain |
| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:06 am |
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This has probably been mentioned somewhere before, and if it has, just ignore me.
Isn't it entirely possible that Snape made the potion that was in the basin? He was quite young when he joined the Death Eaters and was probably recruited in part for his exemplary Potions knowledge. If Voldemort was looking for a safe potion to submerse one of his precious Horcruxes in, wouldn't it make sense to ask his very own Potions prodigy to mix up something that's deadly and has no antidote?
This raises all kinds of questions though. Did Snape know what the potion was being used for? Did he have an antidote? Did he tell Dumbledore about the potion and its purpose? Did Dumbledore know going into the cave that the basin with the potion would be there? Did he and Snape argue about creating an antidote?
This could explain why Dumbledore told Harry that he needed to see Severus as soon as they apparated back to Hogsmeade. Perhaps Dumbledore knew/suspected that Snape was the creator of the potion and could save him.
Potions were a pretty big part of the plot of this book, what with the Half-Blood Prince's potions textbook and the potion that fatally weakened Dumbledore. It just seems to make sense to me that since Snape was the HBP, he was also the creator of the deadly potion.
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| Verity Brown |
| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:32 am |
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Osiodhachain wrote: Potions were a pretty big part of the plot of this book, what with the Half-Blood Prince's potions textbook and the potion that fatally weakened Dumbledore. It just seems to make sense to me that since Snape was the HBP, he was also the creator of the deadly potion.
I wondered a little about that myself. I think a lot depends on when Voldemort started making Horcruxes and especially when he decided to hide them. He obviously had the idea--confirmed by Slughorn--in the 1940s. Snape wasn't even born until 1960 (or thereabouts), and wouldn't have become a Death Eater until the late 70s. That's an awfully long time for Voldie to wait to make and/or hide the locket Horcrux, which was among the first items he collected.
On the other hand, if R. A. B. is Regulus Black, he had to have found out about the locket and its hiding place and protections somehow. If it was already in place when he became a DE, it seems unlikely that he would have any chance to find out.
If it was, in fact, Snape who made the potion, then it certainly makes sense that Dumbledore would know all about it. Including whether it has an antidote or not.
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