The voice of Harry Potter audiobooks, Stephen Fry.YouTube / RTE
Silky-voiced Stephen Fry told the most brilliant story about recording the Harry Potter audiobooks.
We love Harry Potter, we love Stephen Fry, and we love that he reads the books on all the audio versions. In May 2019, Fry appeared at the Hay Festival in Wales and told the most charming anecdote about working with JK Rowling on The Prisoner of Azkaban.
The inimitable @stephenfry tells the @hayfestival about a hilarious moment while recording the audiobook for #HarryPotter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. #HayFestival2019 pic.twitter.com/sovSpxl9yO
— BBC Arts (@bbcarts) May 27, 2019
The actor took to the stage as part of the Serious Readers Shine to tell stories from his two books Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold and Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures.
This isn't the first time this story has been shared. However, Rowling remembers the incident slightly differently. And she took to Twitter when it was first shared to set the matter straight.
Good story, but it isn't true! @stephenfry wasn't condescending, he was completely lovely, and that phrase isn't in 4 books! #factsmatter https://t.co/yHNjaBwjPJ
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 30, 2017
Either way, we love everything Harry Potter!
* Originally published in May 2019.
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