

But the thing is - is, overall, the books are a little bit complicated for me now. I'd love for some other reader to really enjoy disappearing into my world as much as I used to into the "Harry Potter" world when I was a kid. LAM: Especially as kids, we read to escape, and we read to kind of believe that, like, you can be more than you've been told you can be.


WATSON: (As Hermione) Honestly, don't you two read? Nicholas Flamel is the only known maker of the Sorcerer's Stone.ĭANIEL RADCLIFFE: (As Harry Potter) The what? (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE")ĮMMA WATSON: (As Hermione Granger) Of course. LAURA LAM: I always loved that Hermione was wicked smart and wasn't really ashamed of it. We start with Laura Lam, author of "Pantomime" and "Shadowplay." We're going to hear now from three of those authors on what "Harry Potter" has meant to them. The "Potter" series has been hugely influential, especially for young writers, though some are conflicted about its author, J.K. Twenty-five years ago, the first "Harry Potter" book was published in the U.K.
