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A few highlights of the over-half-hour conversation between the Harry Potter author and actor can be read and watched below. SnitchSeeker was in attendance of the screening, and can state that during the discussion the two also talked about the new movie releasing this Friday. Rowling admitted she always expected for an eighth Harry Potter book to be released at some point (with Cursed Child), and of all the characters in her series that were never featured on page, she was always drawn to Newt Scamander's story.
J.K. Rowling, author, screenwriter and founder of international children’s organization, Lumos, and Academy Award®-winning actor, Eddie Redmayne opened a much–anticipated special advance screening of Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on Saturday, November 12 at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.
Sitting across from each other on the stage of perhaps the most celebrated concert hall in America, before an enthralled sold-out audience, the acclaimed writer and actor talked at length about the work of Lumos in helping children around the world to leave orphanages and institutions and return them to their families.
“We know that children who are raised in institutions suffer developmental delays, that they tend to be physically stunted, they normally have psychological trauma – it is just not what nature intended for children to be herded together and not given individual love and care,” said J.K. Rowling. “This is an entirely solvable issue. Lumos’ ambition – and we believe it’s achievable - is that by 2050, we will have ended institutionalization globally.”
She concluded: “The last thing I would say, particularly to young people in the audience today – I would reiterate that we need to change minds… do a little bit of research, and make sure you are supporting families to stay together.”
The two artists went on to talk about the new film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and were joined on stage by director David Yates and cast members Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston and Alison Sudol, before introducing the film to the nearly 3,000 guests at Carnegie Hall.