I think they thought it was very arrogant of me to write the end of my seven books series when I didn't have a publisher and no-one had heard of me

This is night, Diddykins. That's what we call it when it goes all dark like this.

But who could bear to know which stars were already dead, she thought, blinking up at the night sky; could anybody stand to know that they all were?

Once, long ago, Parminder had told Barry the story of Bhai Kanhaiya, the Sikh hero who had administered to the needs of those wounded in combat, whether friend or fo. When asked why he gave aid indiscriminately, Bahai Kanhaiya had replied that the light of God shone from every soul, and that he had been unable to distinguish between them.

Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be.

As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies lying next to Fred: Remus and Tonks, pale and still and peaceful-looking, apparently asleep beneath the dark, enchanted ceiling.

The truth is always easier than a lie or an evasion - easier to deal with and easier to live with.