J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me
- Episode aired Dec 28, 2001
- Not Rated
- 57m

For the first time J.K. Rowling tells in her own words the story of how the bestselling books of Harry Potter came to life.For the first time J.K. Rowling tells in her own words the story of how the bestselling books of Harry Potter came to life.For the first time J.K. Rowling tells in her own words the story of how the bestselling books of Harry Potter came to life.
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Professor Minerva McGonagall
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- Quotes
(himself): I think what I liked from the first about Harry Potter was that mix of - um - I won't say fantasy, because I think of it as a dirty word, and fantasy doesn't really work unless it's grounded in reality, and it's the reality that appealed to me in a sense. What's woven into them is a true history of the English folkloric tradition of magic. She
[J.K. Rowling]
(himself): hasn't made up a magic world which is simply a great wishlist, a Disney-esque fantasy, 'well if you have a dream it's going to come true,' because Harry Potter doesn't present a world like that. It's connected, and comes out of the whole fabric of English folkloric mythology. And I'm not in any way trying to push her into a high literary genre that she herself I'm sure wouldn't claim to belong to. It's merely that that's why it works, because things don't work if they are a result of feeble-minded fantasy. She's a tough writer; she won't compromise on what she sees as being right just in order to worry about what might frighten children. I think it's a function of literature to give children nightmares, just as it's a function of, you know, the biological world to give them measles. If they don't get their nightmares when they're twelve, if they don't wrestle with the dread of the unknown, then when it comes later in life that's when you're really in for trouble, just as mumps at thirty is a much bigger deal than mumps at eight. So you're kind of
[laughs]
(himself): doing the children a favor.
- ConnectionsFeatures Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
I'll put it bluntly: if all you want is to find out interesting info about Harry and his fate in the Hogwarts universe, this probably isn't for you. First of all, because the film appeared before the launch of HP 5 and you've found out most things already. And secondly, because there aren't really that many delightful tidbits to be heard.
On the other hand, if you desire to learn more about JK Rowling, you might just have hit the jackpot with this one. You'll get to know not only her story, but also the person behind it. Before seeing her, I thought Rowling would've been different. I never expected such an introvert. It's not something of a negative nature, definitely not, but I supposed she'd be more of a character than such an earth-bound person...
If you dare change the perspective and try to think of the Harry Potter books as an element in our world, it actually makes sense. Learning about the people who created something that defines us so should be of interest to every Potter fan. Even if it means leaving Harry behind for an hour or so.
- tributarystu
- Sep 19, 2005
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- J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter und ich
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- Runtime57 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1