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Deconstructing Harry

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." courtesy of Warner Brothers

As "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" -- the fifth in the Potter series -- hits the big screens, Kurt Andersen considers the shockwaves surrounding the final (7th) print installment of the young wizard's story. by Kurt Andersen Listen Now

Kurt Andersen considers the shockwaves surrounding the final installment of modern literature's most beloved English school boy, Harry Potter. Will JK Rowling really bump off the little wizard? Kurt talks to obsessive pre-teens, a child psychologist, and the editor of Publishers Weekly about the anxiety surrounding Potter's fate.