tags: Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Harvard University commencement 2008, streaming video
JK Rowling's commencement speech at Harvard University this past weekend .. not only is she funny (who knew?), but her speech is extremely, wonderfully good, and very well worth listening to. [9:01]
Part 2 [7:51];
Part 3 "We do not need magic to transform our world, we have the power already inside ourselves .. " JK Rowling, 2008 [7:03];
Wow, she's just so amazing!
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