From 1999: J.K. Rowling on the origins of Harry Potter

They came to her while on a train journey: Harry Potter and the other magical denizens of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. J.K. Rowling talked with correspondent Mark Phillips about the creation of her blockbuster book series. (Originally broadcast Sept. 8, 1999.)
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[@ericksolis7820]

She created the best fantasy/fictional world ever in my opinion.

[@badposture4968]

I agree

[@codafett]

Yeah it's pretty awesome

[@ANT96-x8d]

“Cough”Middle-earth

[@codafett]

@@ANT96-x8d *sharp inhale* Yeah, I do like Middle Earth better

[@ANT96-x8d]

codafett Here’s something that makes no sense in The Goblet Of Fire:If the Triwizard Tournament is supposed to be entertaining for the spectators, then what is whole point of staring at the pitch black water and then starting at the bushes?

[@jackierubinstein548]

“Harry Potter dolls can’t be far behind” yeah dolls and just a whole park at Universal

[@neosan3002]

I read all the books when I was 17, but by the time Order of Phoenix came out, I was like woah. This is better than a movie. Such a strong writer she is no matter the backlash in politics with the lgbt community. She’s an amazing writer of our generation

[@alexisclinton717]

My friend loves these books. With the way JK Rowling describes her universe you’d think she was the ruler of that universe. It seems more like poetry than novels.

[@jerryg.kenney5666]

I agree. a lot of people say that her writing is full of info dumps, but I think the way she describes everything so deeply makes it much easier to fall in love with the Harry Potter universe.

[@information-5678.]

Yaaa the detailssss .!!!!

[@troyterry6919]

She isn't the author of Harry Potter.

[@brunocarrillo410]

@@troyterry6919 how?

[@troyterry6919]

@@brunocarrillo410 they are heavily based on LOTR and the hobbit and the silmarillion. And jk Rowling never read the hobbit or the silmarillion and only read LOTR once as a teenager.

[@Luna8b]

thank you for posting this! it's always great to watch her old interviews and see her mindset back then.

[@AA-qb7ni]

She created a whole world we wish to be a part of. I have to thank her for that.

[@Barbie123624]

me too

[@joshanaya8360]

One thing i love about harry potter is its ability to be so extremely digestible. Its so easy to read and visualize. Its such a smooth read haha.

[@saralive8493]

In love with her imagination💘

[@megandunklin6147]

Those were my friends during that time when I didn't have any :( I recently re-read them again because I can't see any of my girl mates during lockdown.

[@brickwall6247]

Amazing how they grasped our imagination and became a huge part of our childhood...even when watching fantastic beast 2 when they revisited Hogwarts...it made me feel like I was returning home

[@francescoalbano8619]

They have been my only friends when I was a child. the place where I used to read them was on my own bed. with a warm light, in winter. So cosy! growing up, many of my peers grew out of HP, while I stuck to it. I just entered that world every time I opened a book; even if I was only in my bedroom. I wished I could have never come out form there..

[@aldairalarcon8]

“And everyone is afraid of favorite supporting character. Perhaps Ron or (pause) The ANNOYING Hermonine” LOL They didn’t have to do that to her. Ha ha

[@evokejake]

Loved book Hermoine, Loathed Movie Hermoine

[@herejustreadingbook7586]

I feel a sense of home when I watch Sunday morning

[@_EST1989]

Amen. Especially when Mr. Osgood was hosting.

[@nyxsun]

Every fall I watch the Harry Potter movies and every so many years I go back and read the books. It will always be a part of my life.

[@waynicliz]

nobody:... not a single soul:... not even your mom:... the narrator: the AnNoYiNg HerMIoNy.

[@romansmile3699]

In another interview, Rowling herself called Hermione “annoying”

[@slobodankaboceska9180]

One in milion woman ... She looks like she s just one regular woman we meet on streets every day but in fact ... Genious woman . Thank you for Harry Potter , movies that many generations forward will see and enjoy .

[@billtruttschel]

One in a million is too large. There are 8 billion people on this planet.

[@shttc900]

I'm rereading the books - I moved to a new state and need something familiar, also it's fall -- and I forgot how enjoyable the books are as a reader. They're not reinventing the wheel, though. If anything they're taking many different wheels and mixing them all together, but they're imaginative and whimsical. I wish I could've been involved in the fan fervor during the 90's, though, because that era looked so fun!

[@snakelemon]

"And there's a movie deal".... oh yes... there is.

[@Dustie1984]

Little did they know lol

[@xuxu4068]

I've read first book. I'm not a Wizard or a Prophet but I can tell you this series probably will be very popular.

[@devangshuchoudhury5481]

I appreciate your liking the book, but dear friend, aren't you slightly late at declaring its popularity? It already is one of the post popular elements in all of the universe!

[@xuxu4068]

@@devangshuchoudhury5481 I know already, mate. This is just a joke :)

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

You think it'll do well? Kids are just on their computer games all of the time! With their pokeymanz and they Tony Hawks

[@gracepuckett6506]

I’ve read all of the series and books my favorite movie series is Harry Potter

[@AmateurHour1111]

It’s really amazing hearing her speak about her fantasy. And to think about what it became!

[@celam5761]

Imagine she never went on the train

[@Barbie123624]

This 1999 story of J.K Rowling would have to be my personal favorite Literature one from Sunday Morning in fact it makes me think of reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in my class as a high school freshman and seeing the film from 2001

[@1805movie]

Regardless of what you think of her as a person, there is no doubt that she has created something special.

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

J K Rowling is our Queen 👑

[@jacobprater4578]

Harry Potter means so much to me each book was the thing i looked forward to every summer

[@ECKohns]

Back when only the first 3 books had been released, and the movies hadn't been released yet.

[@theblessedmystic6796]

This was amazing and she is so inspirational

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

She definitely has that sassy auntie vibe. Never afraid to get snarky and sarcastic in her books😅

[@OsagieGuobadia]

The time a lady who writes all the Harry Potter book series (J.K. Rowling) is a genius! : )

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

Thank you J K Rowling ❤️ for everything

[@Nik-jy6sl]

How dares he call Hermione annoying?!!

[@Monkonmunky]

Ron called her annoying in the first book. And indisputably both boys were annoyed by her in book one if you read it. In fact, they were both annoyed by her in book two and Harry was VERY annoyed with Hermione in book 3 when she got his broomstick taken away from him! Hermione was annoying, its not a big deal!

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What is Harry Potter's favorite method of getting down a hill ? Walking... jk, rolling !!

[@Kiara_Wrestler]

LOL this is really good ❤

[@CabinFever52]

Thanks for posting.

[@jacquelinerobak9670]

“The annoying Hermione”..... excuse me????

[@104ist]

“He has green eyes, I think”

[@AdorianDelmore]

oh the good years before the movies killed Ron's character.

[@TOYSTITCHER]

Nice little snippet of Harry Potter info and insights into J.K’s methods and thinking…Thank You for sharing this 👍🤗✨

[@elijahmoses5675]

Actually it's September 12, 1999

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

1:25 holy crap she's gorgeous

[@TruePuckMaster30]

I care about Hermione!

[@bobjoines5265]

Thank youu🙆‍♀🤗

[@maryking2242]

So .... great.

[@hishersbk4518]

Jk Rowling is one the people who inspired me to become a writer

[@colinroberts2060]

On this day 20 years ago, the first film in the series was released in the United States.

[@katefevre6222]

AWESOME!

[@IsraelLuisGeerRivera-ff4cg]

Hogwarts was actually called Wakanda and everyone there had an intense sexual relationship no matter their age

[@catgirl7765]

J.K Rowling and the world of Harry Potter are great. I Love J.K Rowling and Harry Potter! I am now about to start reading the series for the second time, and it feels great! J.K Rowling is a very talented, imaginative, creative writer-I just wish that she would admit that she got ideas from watching Bewitched! Many People that have watched Bewitched and read Harry Potter know the two great works have too much in common for it to be the casual Great-Minds-Think -Alike coincidence. . Samantha, a witch, married Darrin, a mortal(Muggle), but does not tell him that she is a witch until after they were married. .They have a child. Samantha explains to Darrin, that because she is a witch, but he is mortal, their daughter Tabitha is a half-blood. . Endora is always appearing and disappearing (Apparating and Disapparating) inside the Steven's house. .Clara is always coming down the fireplace(traveling by Floo Powder!) .Moving photos are seen in various episodes. . In a few episodes, we actually see the magical worlds, a witches' council, a school of magic, and shops that sell potion ingredients, spell books and broomsticks. .Endora calls Dr. Bombay-Samantha's witch doctor-and he gets very angry at her-because she caught him during his Wizard Chess Tournament, playing chess with live chess pieces! J.K Rowling won't admit that she watched Bewitched and was inspired by it. I am even certain that, the reason she invented the synonym to mortal, Muggle, rather than using the word Mortal is that she did not want readers to notice. But nothing gets by me! I noticed anyway, and so did plenty of others! J.K Rowling needs to admit that she was inspired by Bewitched-after all, inspiration is a good thing! Being inspired by something you Love is not something to hide, it is something to share. When one great classic inspires another, that is something to be proud of. Her inspiration is a great honor to Bewitched, it introduces us to the next generation of magic families and children, and it keeps the magical stories coming. All of this something to be very proud of, something to admit with pride!

[@phillipwhite5169]

Awesome.

[@debbiecooper1677]

I love the harry potter movies. and I am 45

[@RobertK1993]

Books are better.

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She is R I C H

[@aaronying4989]

patriot 483 yes and?? That’s her business

[@SalkisRe]

So she is saying she pulled this from her imagination. No other books inspired her writing?

[@S-rn6xn]

She’s said somewhere she got a lot of the creatures and stuff like that from mythology that she studied growing up

[@___serendipity]

"The idea came out of nowhere" What about The Worst Witch?

[@Perseuscerberus]

Where can I watch the full video?

[@explorer8125]

I haven’t read the books but I need to... but what I was wondering was, I know in the films it starts to get a bit darker as the films progress, and a lot of people die at the end. But was that portrayed differently in the books that children read? Or were they not as scared by it?

[@anthonybuck1044]

It's all in there. I think the kids didnt care much. They took it for what it was and still enjoyed it. Even you get kids like myself who was born after the first two books were published still read the later books with excitment

[@arvindhmani06]

Some of it was not included in the movies, but the level of darkness is captured well. As Anthony said already, it's all there, and more.

[@nagini77]

i personally think that the movies are a bit darker

[@The92Abhi]

Nice, try reading Beyond Birth and Death, The Journey of Self-Discovery and others by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of the Hare Krishna movement

[@bayukofn8811]

Harry potter the goosebumps book killer!

[@garland3688]

Finally 👍

[@amrita3000]

@7:30 she "hears" ear wax tastes revolting . LOL

[@karlavr]

Prehistory. When kids used to read😅

[@Jason-zc1yi]

She's had a case of the parseltongue as of late.

[@petrichor499]

Understanding the language of snakes??? So did Harry.

[@catgirl7765]

Happy Birthday, J.K Rowling!

[@momobaro5539]

Lord of the Rings? Change the hobbit to a teenage boy and no one will realize…

[@Emir-hu5gy]

Cool

[@bugbugbug3469]

"the annoying hermoine" ?? hahaha

[@leadmetorainbows5983]

we lived through an amazing time

[@indedgames4359]

The Annoying Hermionie WTF

[@TristanStoutenburg]

Is this interviewer a Brit or a Yank?

[@corb3600]

yes

[@anthonybuck1044]

@@corb3600 exactly lol it's hard to tell almost. I think hes American given this is a CBS broadcast

[@isayuhSixersGuy]

i love her views on gay people

[@joeofmacabre07]

How strange you bring that up since it is irrelevant to the video. Trying to stir some debate I see 🙄

[@isayuhSixersGuy]

@@joeofmacabre07 i was a different person the last time i saw this video. I was an idiot. I forgot about the dumb comment. Now im fine with gay people.

[@22Unlucky]

She is a great LGB supporter but what does this have to do with the video?

[@isayuhSixersGuy]

@@22Unlucky I changed even more after the 2 months I was conflicted and had depression, but I’m doing much better

[@Aphorism89]

And yet you do not know them, unless you personally know her. She never said a bad thing or anything against them at all :)

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First