Yet, the Harry Potter author’s still managed to find a way to surprise us, working in a brand new type of magic into the upcoming spin-off film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which marks her first foray into screenwriting.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hits UK cinemas 18 November.
The kind Severus Snape used when teaching Harry Potter the art of Occlumency, a way to resist any attempt to breach his mind.
She’s in possession of an ability yet unseen in the Potter universe; though she’s a Legilimens – a mind reader – it’s not the usual intrusive kind.