How did you create the voices for Hagrid, Dobby, Prof. McGonegal, Hermione, Dumbledore, Snape, Moaning Myrtle and Malfoy?
Jim: Well, Hagrid was an old giant of an uncle who owned a small farm in Devonshire. He used to call me ‘Jim Lad’ like Long John Silver, then throw me up in the air and catch me – and I was twenty three at the time! Dobby – He was a dwarf playing ‘Dopey’ in a musical called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I first met him in a crowded elevator backstage at the theater. I heard a small voice behind me say, “Excuse me Sir, could you take your bum out of my face?” He became Dobby. Prof. McGonagall – She was the actual voice of my aunt in Edinburgh, Scotland. I never told her, or she would have been ‘muggled’ to death if she’d opened her mouth in public! Hermione – My first girl friend. She spoke very quickly, “Because”, she said, “I’d never forgive myself if I left any words behind” Prof. Dumbledore – Is based upon John Houseman who was a very great actor and a friend. Prof. Snape – The actual voice of a teacher we had. He was so rotten to us we pinned a large piece of raw fish under his
