JKR interview on Scholastic.com, Oct 16 2000

"About the Books: transcript of J.K. Rowling's live interview on Scholastic.com," Scholastic.com, 16 October 2000

(x; http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-scholastic-chat.htm)

1권부터 4권까지 책에 관한 인터뷰. 스콜라스틱 라이브 인터뷰였고.. 그래 이건 좀 할 말 있겠다

덤블도어 관련 질문들

Q. 4권에서, 해리가 덤블도어에게 볼드모트와의 싸움에 대해 이야기하면서 볼드모트가 해리의 피를 취하여 해리를 만지게 될 수 있게 되었다는 이야기를 했을때, 덤블도어가 슬쩍 미소짓는다고 느끼죠('그의 눈빛이 승리감으로 번득였다') 왜요? 덤블도어가 사실은 볼드모트의 편이라는 건가요? -----------------이건 개인적으로도 젼니 궁금했음 다른 인터뷰에서도 나오는 질문이더군

A. 흠...... 들어본 질문중에 가장 훌륭한 질문인데, 대답할 수 없군요. 하지만 정말 주의깊게 읽었음이 틀림없군요. 약속할게요. 알게 될 거예요.

Q. 더즐리의 이웃이었던 고양이를 기르는 피그부인이 덤블도어가 4권 말미에 이야기했던 아라벨라 피그와 같은 사람인가요?

A. 네!

---이후 5권 시작하면서 등장하고.. 

Q. 법사세계 나이는 어떻게 되는건가요 덤블도어와 맥고나걸 교수의 나이는 어떻게 되지요?

A. 덤블도어는 백오십세이고, 맥고나걸은 70세랍니다. 마법사는 머글들보다 수명이 길지요.(해리는 아직 모르는 사실)

(about 표현을 안 쓴거 보니까 150세라고 생각했던게 맞네.. 2000년 인터뷰이고 완결은 2007년에 났으니 이후에 1899-1988 / 99년 숫자 맞추면서 나이 조정한 것 같다) 

Question: In the fourth book, when Harry tells Dumbledore about his fight with Voldemort and how Voldemort could touch him after he took Harry's blood, Harry thinks he sees Dumbledore smile slightly. Why? Is Dumbledore really on Voldemort's side after all?
J.K. Rowling responds: Hmmmm....like all the best questions I get asked, I can't answer that one. But you are obviously reading carefully. I promise you'll find out!

Question: Is the Mrs. Figg with all the cats in the Dursleys' neighborhood the same Arabella Figg that Dumbledore mentioned at the end of book 4?
J.K. Rowling responds: Well spotted!

Question: How old is old in the wizarding world, and how old are Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall?
J.K. Rowling responds: Dumbledore is a hundred and fifty, and Professor McGonagall is a sprightly seventy. Wizards have a much longer life expectancy than Muggles. (Harry hasn't found out about that yet.)

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재밌었던 질문 몇개만 추려봄

Question: Is Voldemort some sort of relative of Harry's? Possibly his mother's brother?
J.K. Rowling responds: I'm laughing...that would be a bit Star Wars, wouldn't it?

소망의 거울 관련

Question: In your first book there is a secret message on the Mirror of Erised. Are there any other secret messages throughout the book that we should be watching for?
J.K. Rowling responds: Not secret messages of that type, but if you read carefully, you'll get hints about what's coming. And that's all I'm saying!

Question: Do you have a favorite passage from one of your books?
J.K. Rowling responds: Hard to choose. I like chapter twelve of Sorcerer's Stone (The Mirror of Erised), and I am proud of the ending of Goblet of Fire.

해리 시리즈가 점점 어두워지는 것에 대해

Question: My impression is that the Harry books are getting "darker" somehow. Is this because he is growing up, and his readers have to do the same?
J.K. Rowling responds: It's really because Voldemort is getting more powerful, but yes, also because Harry is fourteen now. At fourteen, you really do start realising that the world is not a safe and protected place — or not always.

법사세계와 머글세계의 관계는?

Question: How would you describe the relationship between the wizard world and the Muggle world?
J.K. Rowling responds: Uneasy co-existence! Harry discovers that life in the magical world mirrors, to a great extent, life in the Muggle world. We are all human. There's still bigotry and small-mindedness (unfortunately).

왜 퀴디치를 호그와트 생활 중 중요한 스포츠로 선택하였는가

Question: Why did you choose to make the sport Quidditch so important to life at Hogwarts?
J.K. Rowling responds: Because sport is such an important part of life at school. I am terrible at all sports, but I gave my hero a talent I'd love to have had. Who wouldn't want to fly?

Question: With all the book tours in different countries you've done, have you met any interesting people or discovered a new place that might affect future writing, or that left a special impression on you?
J.K. Rowling responds: I have always loved traveling, but I can't say that I have met anyone who has influenced the Harry books. You see, I planned them all so long ago before any of this happened to me.

Question: Why did Harry have a pet owl instead of something else?
J.K. Rowling responds: Because owls are easily the coolest!

Question: Friends are very important in your books. What do you think is the most important thing in friendship?
J.K. Rowling responds: Acceptance, I think, and loyalty. There are enough people in the world to give you a hard time. A friend is someone who gives unconditional support.

Question: Do you have a favorite saying or motto?
J.K. Rowling responds: Draco dormiens numquam titallandus, of course.

Question: How did you make the spells? Did you make them up, or are they real names of people and places?
J.K. Rowling responds: The spells are made up. I have met people who assure me, very seriously, that they are trying to do them, and I can assure them, just as seriously, that they don't work.

Question: Are you going to write a book about other characters than Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling responds: Yes, when I've finally finished all seven Harry Potter books, I will write something else.

Question: There are hundreds of rumours and theories going around about your books! Have you seen these, and do you plan to use any of the ideas found in them?
J.K. Rowling responds: No, I'm not using any of the ideas. To be honest, I avoid reading most of that stuff. Some of it is funny, some of it is weird, and some is just downright crazy.

Question: What do you think about the movie? Do you think that it'll destroy the adventure of the books?
J.K. Rowling responds: If I believed that, I wouldn't have sold the film rights!

1편 2편까지는 괜찮았지 하지만 늑대인간은 골룸이 되고 시리즈 최고미남 탑6는 ㄱㄹㅇㄷㅁ이 되었으며 (작중 30대 설정되시겠다.....) 갬본도어는 니가부레잔에이름쳐넣었냐!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!하고....그린델왈드는 누멘가드빵에 오십년 처박혀서도 반성못하고 뒤통수 쌔리는 전대마왕 되엇으며......

Question: How did you come up with the idea of the underground chamber in Chamber of Secrets?
J.K. Rowling responds: I always knew the chamber was there. I don't know what first gave me the idea; I just liked the thought that Slytherin had left something of himself behind.

Question: Are you having a lot of input on the new Harry Potter movie?
J.K. Rowling responds: I've been allowed a lot of input. They have been very generous in allowing me to make my opinions heard!

Question: How hard was it to pick the actors to play the characters in the movie?
J.K. Rowling responds: I didn't pick them, so easy for me! But I think they are wonderful.

(영화 해리포터 시리즈에서는 캐스팅 관여x 작업에도 관여x였던듯)

Question: Has the huge popularity of Harry Potter changed the direction of the plot in any way?
J.K. Rowling responds: No, not at all. People have asked me whether Rita Skeeter was invented for that purpose, but in fact she was always planned. I think I enjoyed writing her a bit more than I would have done if I hadn't met a lot of journalists, though!

Question: Do wizards and witches have to go Muggle school before they go to Hogwarts?
J.K. Rowling responds: No, they don't have to.

Question: How does the Dark Lord affect American wizards and witches?
J.K. Rowling responds: He affects everyone, but his plan is European domination first.

아 볼디 내수용빌런이라고 불렀는데 아닌가봄...

Question: Which house was Lily Potter in, and what is her maiden name?
J.K. Rowling responds: Her maiden name was Evans, and she was in Gryffindor (naturally).

Question: Do you imagine the pictures or images in your head before you write, or do you have to draw them?
J.K. Rowling responds: I imagine them very clearly and then attempt to describe what I can see. Sometimes I draw them for my own amusement!

Question: From where did you get the name for Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling responds: 'Harry' has always been my favourite boy's name, so if my daughter had been a son, he would have been Harry Rowling. Then I would have had to choose a different name for "Harry" in the books, because it would have been too cruel to name him after my own son. "Potter" was the surname of a family who used to live near me when I was seven years old and I always liked the name, so I borrowed it.

Question: Which book was the most fun for you to write?
J.K. Rowling responds: Prisoner of Azkaban, without a doubt. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's my favourite book. I love them all, but bizarrely the two that were most difficult to write, Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire — are my favourites.

Question: There are an extraordinary number of names that start with "H" (Harry, Hermione, Hedwig, Hogwarts, Hagrid, Hufflepuff). Is there any reason for that?
J.K. Rowling responds: Erm...no!

Question: What is Bonfire Night?
J.K. Rowling responds: Good question! We celebrate November 5th in Britain every year. There was a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The ringleader of the plot was called Guy Fawkes (spot any Harry Potter connection?!), and we burn him in effigy and set off fireworks to celebrate not losing our government.

Question: Harry Potter for grownups again! Is Voldemort the last remaining ancestor of Slytherin, or the last remaining descendent of Slytherin?
J.K. Rowling responds: Ah, you spotted the deliberate error. Yes, it should read "descendent." That's been changed in subsequent editions. (Keep hold of the "ancestor" one, maybe it'll be valuable one day!)

(이때 인터넷 활발했으면 더 좋았겠다 힌트 낭낭하게 줬었네 여러모로 존잼이었을듯..)

Question: Will you ever include more illustrations?
J.K. Rowling responds: I don't like too many illustrations in novels; I prefer to use my imagination about what people look like. So the answer is, probably not.

(그리고 2015년에 일러스트 에디션이 출판되엇읍니다...)

Question: Is there something more to the cats appearing in the books than first meets the eye? (i.e. Mrs. Figg's cats, Crookshanks, Prof. McGonagall as a cat, etc.)
J.K. Rowling responds: Ooooo, another good question. Let's see what I can tell you without giving anything away....erm....no, can't do it, sorry.

(엄브릿지 생각했던 말일까)

Question: If you could be a wizard, who would you be?
J.K. Rowling responds: If I were a character in the book, I'd probably be Hermione. She's a lot like me when I was younger. (I wasn't that clever but I was definitely that annoying at times!)

Question: When will the movie of Harry Potter be out?
J.K. Rowling responds: November 2001 was the last I heard!

Question: Ms. Rowling, in an article I read in Good Housekeeping, you stated that the character Hermione received her personality from her likeness of you at the age. What other things inspired you for other aspects or details in your books?
J.K. Rowling responds: Ron is a lot like my oldest friend, who is called Sean and with whom I went to school. I never intended Ron to be like Sean, but he turned out that way. Gilderoy Lockhart is also a lot like someone I once knew, but I don't think I'd better elaborate!

Question: What is your favorite wizard candy?
J.K. Rowling responds: Chocolate frogs...I'd like to collect the cards!

Question: How did the Dursleys explain away the tail when Dudley had to have it removed at the hospital?
J.K. Rowling responds: They went to a private hospital where the staff was very discreet, and said that a wart had got out of control.

Question: How much control do you have on all of the products flooding the marketplace with a Harry Potter theme? Do you think they will sell well?
J.K. Rowling responds: Unless it's a Warner Bros. product, it shouldn't have Harry's name on it at all, so I have no control and accept no responsibility! Warner Bros. has allowed me to have a say in merchandise relating to the film.

Question: Is it true that since Voldemort took Harry's blood by force, that Harry can kill Voldemort, but Voldemort can't kill Harry?
J.K. Rowling responds: It's an interesting theory, but I wouldn't trust it too much!

Question: Do you still have the napkins that you wrote the first book on?
J.K. Rowling responds: I'm giggling...where did you read that? I didn't write on napkins; I wrote in notepads. We really need to squash this myth before people ask to see the used tea bags on which I drafted the first book!

Question: Can you explain how Lupin turns into a werewolf, since he didn't turn in the Shrieking Shack in Prisoner of Azkaban, but instead he turned only when the full moonlight hit him outside the tunnel? If he only turned into a wolf in the moonlight, why didn't he just stay inside? Did it have to do with the potion? Or was the moon not up yet?
J.K. Rowling responds: The moon wasn't up when he entered the Shrieking Shack.

Question: As the author, when reading your books, can you enjoy them as a reader and sympathize with Harry, or is it too hard to be "objective"?
J.K. Rowling responds: Too hard to be objective. When I re-read the books, I often catch myself re-editing them. It's an uncomfortable experience. However, the more time elapses, the less I find myself doing that — I can now read Sorcerer's Stone fairly comfortably.

"호그와트 전교생은 1000명 정도이다". 전교생수만 언급하고 기숙사별 학생 비율은 언급x 

Question: How many students attend Hogwarts, and how many students per year per house?
J.K. Rowling responds: There are about a thousand students at Hogwarts.

Question: Did you ever make a study of herbs and other Hogwarts subjects, or did you create all those classes from inspiration?
J.K. Rowling responds: Most of the magic is made up. Occasionally I will use something that people used to believe was true — for example, the "Hand of Glory" which Draco gets from Borgin and Burkes in Chamber of Secrets.

Question: You said Ron's cousin was taken out of Book 4, and you developed Rita Skeeter more after that. Do you still think that it would have been more fun to keep her? Can you tell me anything about what she was going to be like?
J.K. Rowling responds: Well, maybe I will use her in another book, so I don't want to talk about her too much. I had never "killed" a character before (in either sense) until Goblet of Fire, so that made writing the book a little more stressful!

Question: In the second book, Harry and Ron went to the girls' toilet and met McGonagall. They told her that they were going to visit Hermione, and she started crying. Why?
J.K. Rowling responds: She found it very touching that Harry and Ron were missing Hermione so badly (or so she thought). Under that gruff exterior, Professor McGonagall is a bit of an old softy, really.

Q.2권에서 해리와 론은 여자화장실에 들어갔다가 맥고나걸을 만나죠. 헤르미온느를 만나러 가는 중이었다고 하자 맥고나걸 교수는 울고마는데, 왜죠?

A.해리와 론이 헤르미온느를 그렇게 그리워한다(그렇게 생각했죠)는 사실에 너무나 감동받았기 때문. 외양과는 달리 그녀는 나이든 여린 사람.

Question: How does the wizarding world protect Muggle banks and vaults, etc. from wizards apparating into them and stealing the contents?
J.K. Rowling responds: Well, the Ministry of Magic keeps tabs on people apparating. That's why you have to have a license to do it, and the moment you abuse it you can find yourself in serious trouble (or Azkaban!).

Question: What position did James play on the Gryffindor Quidditch team? Was it seeker like Harry, or something different?
J.K. Rowling responds: James was Chaser.

제임스가 맡았던 퀴디치 선수 역할은? Chaser.

Question: Are you writing all the books at the same time, like in little pieces, while concentrating mostly on the present one, or do you just have a general idea about them?
J.K. Rowling responds: During the first five years that I was writing the series, I made plans and wrote small pieces of all the books. I concentrate on one book at a time, though occasionally I will get an idea for a future book and scribble it down for future reference.

Question: Ms. Rowling, for being fictional books, the Harry Potter books have a great grasp of the Latin language. I have noticed that many, if not most, of the names and incantations are of Latin heritage. How much research does it take to give these books their Latin heritage?

J.K. Rowling responds: My Latin, such as it is, is self-taught. I enjoy feeling that wizards would continue to use this dead language in their everyday life.

Question: Do any of the things that happen in the Harry Potter books reflect any of your childhood fantasies?
J.K. Rowling responds: Flying, definitely. And who wouldn't want to be able to use the Jelly-Legs Curse?

Question: Why did you choose the owl as the animal messenger in your books?
J.K. Rowling responds: Owls are traditionally associated with magic, and I like them.