I don't drive. No. Cars terrify me. I am really frightened of cars.

I imagine them very clearly and then attempt to describe what I can see. Sometimes I draw them for my own amusement! (talking about her characters and scenes)

You're a wizard, Harry.

Which only goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,' Dumbledore went on, smiling.

Remus Lupin was supposed to be on the H.I.V. metaphor. It was someone who had been infected young, who suffered stigma, who had a fear of infecting others, who was terrified he would pass on his condition to his son. And it was a way of examining prejudice, unwarranted prejudice towards a group of people. And also, examining why people might become embittered when they're treated that unfairly.

You could be great, you know, it’s all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that.

Her grief was so big and wild it terrified her, like an evil beast that had erupted from under the floorboards.