Well, I certainly don't," said Percy sanctimoniously. "I shudder to think what the state of my in-tray would be if I was away from work for five days." "Yeah, someone might slip dragon dung in it again, eh, Perce?" said Fred. "That was a sample of fertilizer from Norway!" said Percy, going very red in the face. "It was nothing personal!" "It was," Fred whispered to Harry as they got up from the table. "We sent it.
J. K. RowlingGavin saw a grave purely as a marker for the place where a corpse was decomposing; a nasty thought, yet people took it into their heads to visit and bring flowers, as though it might yet recover.
J. K. RowlingItโs so difficult to describe [depression] to someone whoโs never been there, because itโs not sadness. I know sadness. Sadness is to cry and to feel. But itโs that cold absence of feeling โ that really hollowed-out feeling.
J. K. RowlingBecause that's what Hermione does,' said Ron, shrugging. 'When in doubt, go to the library.
J. K. RowlingThe 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.
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