Stephen King admired "the sort of playful details of which only British fantasists seem capable" and concluded that they worked because Rowling enjoys a quick giggle and then moves briskly forward.
Stephen King beundrede "den slags spøgefulde detaljer som kun britiske fantasister er i stand til at skabe" og konkluderede at de fungerede, fordi Rowling nyder den hurtige fnisen og derefter fortsætte raskt fremad.