In J.K. Rowling's first interview since the opening of the two-part plays Harry Potter and the Cursed Child productions in London, the author discussed her nerves about the installments debuting this week to a public audience, and the memories it brought back to her as the creator of the Wizarding World universe.
The author chatted with BBC arts editor Will Gompertz in a televised interview earlier this week about this
which can be watched here; highlights of that are below.
J.K. Rowling on her anxiety and nerves about the plays, which she loved after seeing it in dress rehearsal earlier this month.
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J.K. Rowling: "I don't think I realised how anxious I was, to tell you the absolute truth, until Wednesday morning," she told the BBC.
"I'd seen the whole play performed in the theatre, I'd seen the whole dress rehearsal, and I was blown away by it.
"I've been working on it for two years along with these guys, I knew exactly what was coming, I'd seen all of it rehearsed at some point, and yet I was still completely blown away by it. Incredibly moved.
"But even so, this is putting me back ten years. Potter attracted a lot of madness and a lot of hype.
"Going back into that place, I realised on Wednesday morning how anxious that had made me.
"Because I knew how much expectation there would be, and I didn't want to let fans down."
The author admits that while fans do have a huge hand in the series, as the author, she still holds it close to her heart.
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J.K. Rowling: When asked whether she felt the Harry Potter story was now owned by its fanbase, she told BBC arts editor Will Gompertz: "I wouldn't go that far, Will. Because that would be - and I'm deadly serious - that would be to disavow what that world was to me.
"For 17 years that world was mine, and for seven years it was entirely mine - not a living soul knew anything about it.
"And I can't just uproot that from all the personal experiences that inform those stories and say I'm throwing that away now.
"Til my dying breath I will care deeply about those stories."
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J.K. Rowling comments on her nerves, excitement over 'Cursed Child' plays opening 
