Re: JKR on Hogwarts Graveyard pre-HBP

In article <1128019134.799477.309700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, W.
F. Zimmerman <wfz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Prior to book six, director Alfonso Cuaron was quoted as follows:
> ---
> Question: What was it like meeting JK, what was her advice like?
> Alfonso: She [Rowling] said I should stay faithful to the spirit of the
> book not literal. That was entrusting me a lot of freedom. But freedom
> and responsibility is the same thing - I was like 'oh gosh - am I being
> faithful to the spirit?'
>
> The amazing thing with JK as a collaborator is she doesn't stop you
> doing anything. The way she approaches it has nothing to do with 'I
> like' or 'I dislike' it's 'this makes sense' or 'it doesn't make sense
> in this universe.'
> I give you an example: There's a scene where Malfoy wants to see
> Buckbeak being executed. It's where Hermione punches him. And there's a
> sundial. We thought we need something there. I said 'Let's put a
> graveyard there'.
>
> She says: 'No, you can't have a graveyard there'. And I'm like, 'Why?'
> She says: 'Oh because the graveyard is near this other wing of the
> castle and it's going to play an important part in number six because
> such and such and such.
>
> (CBBC Newsround, 5/28/04,,
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_3758000/3758101.stm)
> ---
> I'm not sure I understand what JKR was talking about in this comment.
> The first thing that comes to mind is that the White Tomb where
> Dumbledore is buried is near the graveyard. but is it? Anyone
> sharper-eyed remember any references to the Graveyard in HBP?
>
I posted that transcript some time ago and was wondering the same thing
myself. She was obviously referring to a graveyard in or near the
school because otherwise having one there wouldn't have changed
anything. It's odd though since it says that none of the other
headmasters or headmistresses have been burried on the grounds. So I'm
assuming that the white tomb is the "graveyard." Also, you need to
watch the interview 'cause your website is paraphrasing a couple of
important parts...like the fact that she didn't say WHEN the graveyard
came into play and I'm not certain she said it was important. Only
that 'It can't go there because it's someplace else' (that's my own,
less presumptive paraphrasal of what HE said that SHE said) But I've
watched the interview and from what I'm reading on this site they've
quoted it poorly.
.

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