I think that perhaps if I had had to slow down the ideas so that I could capture them on paper I might have stifled some of them.

Well, I'm sure you'll find someone somewhere who'll have you.

When I get married,' said Fred, tugging at the collar of his own robes. 'I won't be bothering with any of this nonsense. You can all wear what you like and I'll put a full body-bind curse on mum until it's over.

You're a wizard, Harry.

The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry. And I think it's one of the reasons that some people don't like the books, but I think that's it's a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and you should not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth.

Braggarts and rogues, dogs and scoundrels, drive them out, Harry Potter, see them off!

Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best.