Parminder kept her unwept tears locked tightly inside where they seemed to undergo an alchemical transformation, returning to the outer world as lava slides of rage.

I love being a writer. I am very lucky my life's ambition turned out to be just as much fun as I thought it would be.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

First sign of madness, talking to your own head.

Oh, it can't be a reference to the fact Harry's a great Seeker, that's way too obvious. There must be a secret message from Dumbledore hidden in the icing!

I'm a very distracted person.

Luck can only get you so far.