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EmmaRiddle · #1 (**permalink**) 09-30-2004, 07:54 PM

Eragon author Christopher Paolini was all over Harry Potter website when he mentioned in a Comic-Con interview that he liked Harry Potter. The fansite Shur'tugal has now conducted an interview with the author and all the Harry Potter related questions can be found here. The entire interview can be seen here.

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Are you a fan of Harry and Hermione or Ron and Hermione?

Christopher Paolini:I’m not sure… I think I’d rather wait and see what Mrs. Rowling does and let her surprise me on that point.

Solembum: I personally like Ron and Hermione.

Christopher Paolini: Mhm, I could see that working.

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Did you know that last week you were all over every Harry Potter websites’ news?

Christopher Paolini: No!

Mike: Yeah, you were, it was the Comic-Con interview because you had opinions on Harry Potter and stuff.

Christopher Paolini: Ah, were they pleased or not?

Mike: They were happy, ‘cause I mean, the headlines were, like uh, “Christopher Paolinitopher Paolini, Author of Eragon, Likes Harry Potter”.

Christopher Paolini: And I think it’s done a great deal in getting younger people interested in reading.

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Christopher Paolini: Well, Hermione is my favorite character, and I think the fourth book is my favorite book, because that’s of course the one where Voldemort comes back and to me it sounded like the story was about to enter more epic territory.

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Mike: Did you read the fifth one yet?

Christopher Paolini: I did, I read it in one day!

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Christopher Paolini: It was like a couple of weeks before the book was released, I went into my local library and they had some copies there… in advance!

Robby: Ooh, you got to read it ahead of time?

Christopher Paolini: No, I didn’t get to ahead of time… I begged to read it, but they wouldn’t let anyone touch them.

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Mike: Do you ever see Eragon becoming as popular as the Harry Potter series?

Christopher Paolini: Well, I hope so! I’d love to see that… I do think though that Harry Potter is an unduplicateable phenomenon. Even if Eragon became as big as Harry Potter, or bigger, it would be a different way because it definitely appeals to a slightly different audience.

Sources: Shur'tugal via Mugglenet.

Padie · 09-30-2004, 08:37 PM

Yay! Cool!
I love Eragon!
Ok I didn't finish reading it yet but I'm close to the end!
It's good to know that Christopher likes HP! I was really really getting bored of hearing that Eragon and Harry Potter were doing a competition or something like that!

Oh.. by the way 1st post!

**fr2nc1z** · 09-30-2004, 11:05 PM

hehe

that's cool

The 5th book took me more than 1 day! lol, I think it took me like 4-5 days?

phoenixtears489 · 09-30-2004, 11:12 PM

Yep, Eragon is definately up there with my favorites....

The fifth book took me 2 days....non-stop reading....he must be really fast....

I have to practice my speed for the sixth now....

potterxfan04 · 10-01-2004, 12:44 AM

i agree, hp is this unduplicateable phenomenon but i wonder if eragon will be as popular. ive yet to read it (maybe when i get settled down in school) but it sounds interesting.. good hp qs btw!

no1particular · 10-01-2004, 03:19 AM

OMG yay! *does a dance* Chris is the coolest, I lurrrrv Eragon.

kin_hp · 10-01-2004, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by phoenixtears489

Yep, Eragon is definately up there with my favorites....

The fifth book took me 2 days....non-stop reading....he must be really fast....

I have to practice my speed for the sixth now....

2 days?That's so fast!It took me one week!

Jaximillion · 10-01-2004, 08:20 PM

I love Eragon! I can't wait to read the next one.

tommys_tasty_treat · 10-02-2004, 12:18 AM

I love that book! Chris is about my age too and he's a great author!

permalink · 10-02-2004, 04:00 AM

It took me probably about 4 or 5 days to read #5, and about a week to read Eragon. I was doing more then, though. I just love both of them, and I think it's really cool that Christopher likes HP, too.