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And I think JKR didn't quite succeed here.
That was what I was trying to imply (but failed). JKR's desire to have it be somewhat a surprise conflicted with her leaving more/better clues as to the friendship. She walked a fine line, and didn't pull it off for everyone. She pulled it off good enough for me, but I'm far from everyone. Like interview tidbits, her intent with the scene can bolster my opinion, if I already see hints that support her intentions. So, since the text by itself worked well enough for me, JKR's intent adds to my sympathy for a text that I thought did well enough hinting at friendship (for me) but was imperfect.
Hopefully I made some semblance of sense there, in terms of conveying my viewpoint. ^_^;
That was what I was trying to imply (but failed). JKR's desire to have it be somewhat a surprise conflicted with her leaving more/better clues as to the friendship. She walked a fine line, and didn't pull it off for everyone. She pulled it off good enough for me, but I'm far from everyone. Like interview tidbits, her intent with the scene can bolster my opinion, if I already see hints that support her intentions. So, since the text by itself worked well enough for me, JKR's intent adds to my sympathy for a text that I thought did well enough hinting at friendship (for me) but was imperfect.
Hopefully I made some semblance of sense there, in terms of conveying my viewpoint. ^_^;