"You have a point there," Elmer said with a nod. "I suppose that the reason many successful artists are unhappy people is that they are more contemplative. Or that people who suffer a lot tend to think more as to what causes their unhappiness. Whereas those who never suffered much don't have reason to do so and they can't really write meaningful poetry, like Poe does."

The thing was that Elmer himself had never suffered much in life, in spite of his public persona. Other than Charles' bullying, he had had a happy and privileged childhood. He had been a good student at Hogwarts and had had a promising start at the Ministry. His family still supported him financially even though he'd thrown his career away to open a struggling business. They weren't happy of his choices, but he had never been stopped from following his passions. He acted the struggling and misunderstood poet, but then went home to Lunarbridge castle and enjoyed his family's wealth.