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... perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.
J. K. Rowling
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J. K. Rowling
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 31
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Joanne Jo Murray
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He was going to be armed with his wand - which, just now, felt like nothing more than a narrow strip of wood - against a fifty-foot-high, scaly, spike-ridden, fire-breathing dragon.
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You could tie my hands to my sides, I suppose, but I have to write. For my own mental health, I need to write.
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Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf!
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Some people do not seem to grasp that I still have to sit down in peace and write the books, apparently believing that they pop up like mushrooms without my connivance.
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Break not an ancient friendship keep it hale Stir round its roots, that it be green of heart Let not the spirit of its growth depart: It is a power to brave the strongest gale.
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When I get married,' said Fred, tugging at the collar of his own robes. 'I won't be bothering with any of this nonsense. You can all wear what you like and I'll put a full body-bind curse on mum until it's over.
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Are you insane? Of course I want to leave the Dursleys! Have you got a house? When can I move in?
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You’d think a bit of kissing would cheer her up.
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Professor, why couldn't we just Apparate directly into your old colleague's house?' 'Because it would be quite as rude as kicking down the front door,' said Dumbledore. 'Courtesy dictates that we offer fellow wizards the opportunity of denying us entry.
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Hide them all, then. Keep her – them – safe. Please.' And what will you give me in return, Severus?' In – in return? Anything.
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