In a
preview to J.K.Rowling's three-part interview with the Today and Dateline show, the author has spoken about how it was both "incredible" and "painful" finishing the Harry Potter series.
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“When you started, you were not in the same place you are now by any means,” Vieira observed.
“No,” Rowling admitted. “And, in fact, when I started actually I was in a bad place. And then, you know, life has its ups and downs. So I mean, Harry’s been with me as a result. I think it was that feeling more than any other that I wouldn’t have that world to retreat into again that was painful.”
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“It was this amazing cathartic moment,” she told Vieira. “The end of 17 years of work. And that was just hard to deal with for about a week. And it’s very much tied into things I’ve done in my life for seven years that brought back a lot of memories of what had been going on in my life when I started writing.”
She knows what she has done. “I feel a big sense of achievement,” she told Vieira. “I mean, I am sad. But I’ve been sadder.”
The full interview will be aired on:
July 26th - The Today Show interview with J.K.Rowling NBC Part I
July 27th - The Today Show interview with J.K.Rowling NBC Part II
July 29th - Dateline interview with J.K.Rowling NBC Part III
Ending Harry Potter was "painful" for J.K.Rowling 
