"I've never relaxed - apart from Harry Potter where I just had fun!"

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And they start to speak Harry Potter among themselves, and I feel like an alien.

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Actor Richard Griffiths, who starred in the Harry Potter films and Withnail and I, has died at the age of 65 after complications following heart surgery.

BBC: Potter and Withnail actor Richard Griffiths dies

While I introduced him to Harry Potter, a beloved teacher gave him Wild Things, and a pal shared a couple of his own Goosebumps just when my son needed a friend as well as a good read.

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He was best known for playing Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films and Uncle Monty in Withnail and I.

BBC: Potter and Withnail actor Richard Griffiths dies

We've made 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' and I thought that was so important.

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"I almost never get called 'Harry Potter' in New York, whereas over here, it is a lot more, " he said.

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If your teenager likes scary books, avoid Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket and try instead the absolutely terrifying I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier.

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As a middle school English teacher, most of my reading material lies in the land of YA fiction (I must admit, I LOVE the likes of Eragon, Inkheart, and of course, Harry Potter).

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