Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: In a 2005 interview with NBC anchorwoman Katie Couric , Rowling stated that ( after the events in the sixth book ) Harry has , `` taken the view that they are now at war .
Simplified: In a 2005 interview , Rowling stated that ( after the events in the sixth book ) Harry has , `` taken the view that they are now at war .