What's the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal.

Just then Neville caused a slight diversion by turning into a large canary.

The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry. And I think it's one of the reasons that some people don't like the books, but I think that's it's a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and you should not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth.

Luck can only get you so far.

I definitely know that love is the most powerful thing of all.

Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult life?

Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don't think anyone could have made me do it, or prevented me from doing it.