We did it, we bashed them wee Potter's the one, and Voldy's gone moldy, so now let's have fun!

Well, I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?

It was strange how your brain could know what your heart refused to accept.

I don't feel quite normal if I haven't written for a while. I doubt I will ever again write anything as popular as the "Harry" books, but I can live with that thought quite easily. By the time I stop writing about Harry, I will have lived with him for 13 years, and I know it's going to feel like a bereavement. So I'll probably take some time off to grieve, and then on with the next book!

Brains like that, you could be a Death Eater, son.

Bigotry is probably the thing I detest most.

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.