Where the idea for Harry Potter actually came from, I really couldn’t tell you. I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and it just popped into my head. I spent four hours thinking about what Hogwarts would be like – the most interesting train journey I’ve ever taken. By the time I got off at King’s Cross, many of the characters in the books had already been invented.
‘When all hope is gone, I know you can carry on.’
Now you are on your own. Again.
- Dumbledore: Hey I've never met you
- Petunia: ...
- Dumbledore: And this is crazy
- Dumbledore: Your sister died
- Dumbledore: So here's her baby
- Petunia: ...



