So she and David Yates gave me a real sense early on so we could redefine that period before Dumbledore became the man we know and love from the Potter movies.
I was able to dig into the demons and the turmoil and the drama of a younger man and the stuff that he has yet to resolve.
When you have the opportunity to work with the creator of a character, and a novelist at that, it’s like having a well of inspiration and detail.
She was very generous with her time and she gave me a very clear picture of who he was from childhood; his motivations and the pivotal moments from his life and the scars that were left.