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Amazing, how much more difficult it was to extend his arm twelve inches and touch her hand than it was to snatch a speeding Snitch from midair.

J. K. Rowling

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J. K. Rowling
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 31
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Executive Producer
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Yate
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Joanne Jo Murray
Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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Robert Galbraith
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