I sometimes have a tendency to walk on the dark side.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

Assuming I survive our hunt for the Horcruxes, I’ll find Mum and Dad and lift the enchantment. If I don’t – well, I think I’ve cast a good enough charm to keep them safe and happy. Wendell and Monica Wilkins don’t know that they’ve got a daughter, you see.

There is a lot of comedy in magic, and magic going wrong, and also it is a dramatic subject.

One of my regrets would be that I will never again have the pleasure of sneaking into a cafe, any cafe I like, sitting down and diving into my world and no one knowing what I am doing and no one bothering about me and being totally anonymous, that was fantastic

I am not trying to influence anyone into black magic. That is the very last thing I'd want to do.

I was hoping that Neville would assist me with the first stage of the operation,” he said, “and I am sure he will perform it admirably.