... you could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist!

I've been writing my entire life, and I'll always write.

Dudley thought for a moment. It looked like hard work.

How thick can you get?

I find that discussing an idea out loud is often the way to kill it stone dead.

No, there is literally nothing on the business side that I wouldn't sacrifice in a heartbeat to have an extra couple of hours' writing. Nothing.

You’ll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.” He held out his hand to shake Harry’s, but Harry didn’t take it. “I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks,” he said coolly.