Illuminated Dumbledore Quote

I created this illumination of my wife’s favorite Harry Potter quote as a birthday present for her (she’s a child psychologist so it's a perfect fit for her office). I used elements from The Chamber of Secrets (the book the quote is from) for the imagery to keep it all tied together: Fawkes the Phoenix, plants from the Herbology class (mandrake, shrivelfigs and venomous tentacula) and of course the Hogwarts crest.

Pen, ink, gouache, and 24k gold leaf on watercolor paper.