I have met thousands of children now, and not even one time has a child come up to me and said, 'Ms. Rowling, I'm so glad I've read these books because now I want to be a witch.'

Power was my weakness and my temptation. And Miguel Sano is very tempting. But he is not weak. He is very, very strong.

Hermione drew herself to her full height; her eyes were narrowed and her hair seemed to crackle with electricity. "No," she said, her voice quivering with anger, "but I will write to your mother.

Whenever he was in company he wanted to get away, and whenever he was alone he wanted company.

We tried to shut him in a pyramid, but Mum spotted us.

Those who choose not to empathize enable real monsters, for without ever committing an act of outright evil ourselves we collude with it through our apathy.

This was their first encounter with the fact that a full stomach meant good spirits; an empty one, bickering and gloom.