harry potter was not written by a british author
in this sense they are in a direct line of descent from thomas hughess tom browns school days and other victorian and edwardian novels of british public school life though they are as many note more contemporary grittier darker and more mature than the typical boarding school novel addressing serious themes of death love loss prejudice comingofage and the loss of innocence in a 1990s british setting
 newell became the first british director of the series with television director david yates following suit after he was chosen to helm harry potter and the order of the phoenix