Reunion

• JK Rowling said that she carefully considered whether to participate in the special episode or not.
• “I was asked to be on that, and I decided I didn’t want to do it,” she told.
• “I thought it was about the films more than the books, quite rightly. That was what the anniversary was about.”

J.K. Rowling explains her reasoning for declining to go to the Harry Potter reunion.

The author said in an interview with Virgin Radio on Saturday that she carefully considered whether to participate in the special episode or not.

Radio Virgin The author gave an explanation for why she wasn’t included in the HBO Max special Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, which debuted on January 1.

“I was asked to be on that, and I decided I didn’t want to do it,” she told. “I thought it was about the films more than the books, quite rightly. That was what the anniversary was about.”

“No one said don’t [do it]…I was asked to do it and I decided not to,” she added.

Speaking about the recent death threat she received after the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, Rowling added: “Social media can be a lot of fun, and I do like the pub argument aspect of it. That can be a fun thing to do…,” she continued. “I sort of have a love-hate relationship with it now. I can happily go for a few days without getting into a [virtual] pub brawl.”

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