J.K. Rowling Says This 'Harry Potter' Chapter 'Nearly Finished' Her

J.K. Rowling Says This 'Harry Potter' Chapter 'Nearly Finished' Her

J.K. Rowling is spilling on which Harry Potter chapter was particularly difficult to write.

The author made the revelation on Twitter this week after a fan asked her for advice on struggling with rewrites.

“Chapter 9, Goblet of Fire nearly finished me,” J.K. responded. “I rewrote it more times than I can now remember. You’ll get there.”

Chapter nine in the fourth Harry Potter book is titled “The Dark Mark.” It follows Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys as they head to watch the Quidditch World Cup. It’s also the same chapter in which Death Eaters attack their campsite and all the Muggles in the area.

It’s basically Harry’s first taste of what the first wizarding war was like so, we get it.

When another fan called her work “flawless,” J.K. said wisely, “Certainly not flawlessly, but I did it. Never wait in expectation of perfection or you’ll wait forever. Do the best you can with what you’ve got and be one of those who dared rather than those who merely dream. And thank you x.”

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