Percy wouldn't notice a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing one of Dobby's hats.

I think Mum's got a second cousin who's an accountant, but we never talk about him.

Time to sit down," Fred told Harry, "Or we're going to get run over by the bride.

From here on in, Harry, I may be as woefully wrong as Humphrey Belcher who believed the time was ripe for a cheese cauldron.

Ginny came in to visit while you were unconscious", he said, after a long pause, and Harry's imagination zoomed into overdrive, rapidly constructing a scene in which Ginny, weeking over his lifeless form, confessed her feelings of deep attraction to him while Ron gave them his blessing.

I will carry on writing, to be sure. But I don't know if I would want to publish again after Harry Potter.

I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out; it would spoil the excitement for me if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms.