There is no part of me that feels that I represented myself as your childrenโs babysitter or their teacher. I was always, I think, completely honest. Iโm a writer, and I will write what I want to write.
J. K. RowlingI am not trying to influence anyone into black magic. That is the very last thing I'd want to do.
J. K. RowlingI've been writing since I was six. It is a compulsion, so I can't really say where the desire came from; I've always had it. My breakthrough with the first book came through persistence, because a lot of publishers turned it down!
J. K. RowlingEr โ have the Bludgers ever killed anyone?โ Harry asked, hoping he sounded offhand. โNever at Hogwarts. Weโve had a couple of broken jaws but nothing worse than that. You donโt have to worry about the Quaffle or the Bludgers โโ โโ unless they crack my head open.โ โDonโt worry, the Weasleys are more than a match for the Bludgers โ I mean, theyโre like a pair of human Bludgers themselves.
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