It’s your one last chance,” said Harry, “it’s all you’ve got left. . . .I’ve seen what you’ll be otherwise. . . . Be a man . . . try . . . Try for some remorse. . . .

The best way to get children excited about reading is to read to them from the beginning of their lives.

Oh, he knows how to play, little bitty baby Potter.

Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition. Your qualifications are not your life.

And anyway, it’s not as though I’ll never see Mum again, is it?

I will not calm down!

I really like how the sixth book is going. A lot happens in the sixth book and a lot of questions are answered. I really have a sense that we are nearly there and it is time for answers, not more questions and clues, although obviously there are a few clues as I am not quite finished yet.