“And you thought wizardry was for children. Harry Potter will make you think again. He casts his spells on grown-ups too” –  James Naughtie

“A gripping story with its clues trailed through the text, chills, spills and some excellent, new comic characters. There is a measure of sadness too … one of the elements of Rowling's writing that I think entitles her to a seat in the pantheon” –  Julian Fellowes, Sunday Telegraph

“Funny, imaginative, magical … In the 2020s, thirty-something book-lovers will know each other by smug references to Diagon Alley and Quidditch” –  The Times

“One of the greatest literary adventures of modern times” –  Sunday Telegraph

“Spellbinding, enchanting, bewitching stuff” –  Mirror