The new interview, or rather, a deleted question from J.K. Rowling's chat with Scholastic last fall, was released by GMA today, where she commented on which character Harry Potter character she missed the most: Albus Dumbledore. That can be viewed here.

cholastic today released a never-before-seen video clip of J.K. Rowling to celebrate the 15(th) anniversary of the U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Today is also the release date for the new trade paperback editions of all seven books in the series with new covers illustrated by #1 New York Times bestselling author/illustrator, Kazu Kibuishi.

Fifteen years after the first U.S. publication of J.K. Rowling's first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in September 1998, there are more than 150 million Harry Potter books in print in the United States alone and the series still hits bestseller lists regularly. The seven Harry Potter books are published in over 200 territories in 74 languages and have sold more than 450 million copies worldwide.

All seven books on paperback can be ordered starting TODAY at Amazon, including the special 7-book box set.

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Casey O