Everybody finished the song at different times. Dumbledore conducted their last few lines with his wand and when they had finished, he was one of those who clapped loudest. 'Ah music,' he said, wiping his eyes. 'A magic beyond all we do here!

I never thought I'd hear myself say it, but safety first!

He has never wanted to occupy the throne himself; he prefers the back seat - more room to spread out, you see.

I'm a what?" gasped Harry. "A wizard, o' course," said Hagrid, sitting back down on the sofa, which groaned and sank even lower, "an' a thumpin' good'un I'd say, once yeh've been trained up a bit. With a mum an' dad like yours, what else would yeh be?

Potter! There are hundreds of people thundering through my pub!

It unscrews the other way.

I love being a writer. I am very lucky my life's ambition turned out to be just as much fun as I thought it would be.