In a new interview with Hollywood Outbreak Rita Skeeter actress Miranda Richardson talks about the Harry Potter series and its popularity.  Head over to this page to listen to the audio, I have written out a transcript that you may read below:

“I shouldn’t be surprised by now I suppose, but I am constantly surprised.  I do think it’s great from a kids’ point of view because they are engaging in storytelling and character, and also books as well as film. My point is that she got them back reading, she’s not the only author that’s about reading, Phillip Pulman is another one, it doesn’t matter which way round they come to it, if they see the movies I think the kids still want to read the books or vice versa. You know they’ve read the books and want to see if the movies live up to the books and they want to be those people, have those qualities. There’s no harmful stuff in there, I don’t think.”