Top quotes by J. K. Rowling

People ask me if there are going to be stories of Harry Potter as an adult. Frankly, if I wanted to, I could keep writing stories until Harry is a senior citizen, but I don't know how many people would actually want to read about a 65 year old Harry still at Hogwarts playing bingo with Ron and Hermione. Votes: 49

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. Votes: 22

I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. Votes: 19

Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools. Votes: 19

Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared. Votes: 18

Death is just life's next big adventure. Votes: 17

Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world. Votes: 17

With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun. Votes: 16

I'm not anti-middle-class in the slightest. Look at me! I am very pro people putting time and money and effort into trying to improve the world. Votes: 14

On the subject of literary genres, I've always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I'd love to be the kind of person that drifts off into the garden with a slim volume of Elizabethan verse or a sheaf of haikus, but my passion is story. Votes: 13

The moment I said I'd finished a book, I knew what would happen. There would be a bidding war, and I would end up with someone who'd got the fattest wallet, who had bought it because I'd written Harry Potter. That would have been why. Votes: 12

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. Votes: 12

I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they're used to seeing me walking around, so I don't think I'm a very big deal. Votes: 11

Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them. Votes: 11

I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society. We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it? Votes: 10

Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home. Votes: 10

I sometimes have a tendency to walk on the dark side. Votes: 10

We're a phenomenally snobby society, and it's such a rich seam. The middle class is so funny: it's the class I know best, and it's the class where you find the most pretension, so that's what makes the middle classes so funny. Votes: 9

The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard day's work and not write a word, just revising, or you would scribble a few words. Votes: 9

Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young. Votes: 9

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary. Votes: 8

Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with. Votes: 8

I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer. Votes: 7

If you love something - and there are things that I love - you do want more and more and more of it, but that's not the way to produce good work. Votes: 6

The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. Votes: 6

I'm pro Union. Votes: 4

If ever I expected to come face to face with an angry Christian fundamentalist, it wasn't in FAO Schwarz. Votes: 4

You lose your individuality a huge amount when you have no money, and I certainly had that experience. Votes: 4

It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and I think it's perfectly possible to live a life peppered with ill-doing and believe in God. Votes: 3

No, there is literally nothing on the business side that I wouldn't sacrifice in a heartbeat to have an extra couple of hours' writing. Nothing. Votes: 2

Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. Votes: 0

You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. Votes: 0

I think I've really exhausted the magical. It was a lot of fun, but I've put it behind me for the time being. Votes: 0

I'm an emotional person. Votes: 0

I don't read 'chick lit,' fantasy or science fiction but I'll give any book a chance if it's lying there and I've got half an hour to kill. Votes: 0

Of all the subjects on this planet, I think my parents would have been hard put to name one less useful than Greek mythology to securing the keys to an executive bathroom. Votes: 0

I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks. Votes: 0

If you love something - and there are things that I love - you do want more and more and more of it, but that's not the way to produce good work. So as an author, I need to write what I need to write. Votes: 0

I just hate meetings. Though it's true that once you've made a lot of money, people around you might be full of ideas about ways to make lots more money and might be disappointed that you don't want to seize every opportunity to do so. Votes: 0

The first story I finished was when I was six years old. Votes: 0

I knew no one who'd ever been in the public eye. Votes: 0

I've been writing my entire life, and I'll always write. Votes: 0

When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance. Votes: 0

No story lives unless someone wants to listen. So thank you, all of you. Votes: 0

He thought that it was all over, finished, done with. Andrew had never yet had reason to observe the first tiny bubble of fermenting yeast, in which was contained an inevitable, alchemical transformation. Votes: 0

Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.After all this time?Always, said Snape. Votes: 0

Lookatmehe whispered. The green eyes found the black, but after a second, something in the depths of the dark pair seemed to vanish, leaving them fixed, blank, and empty. The hand holding Harry thudded to the floor, and Snape moved no more. Votes: 0

The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potteror at least, most minds are Votes: 0

I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even put a stopper on death. Votes: 0

Would you like me to [kill you] now? asked Snape, his voice heavy with irony. Or would you like a few moments to compose an epitaph? Votes: 0

Yes, it is easy to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. Ghosts are transparent. Votes: 0

She should've interviewed Snape, said Harry grimly. He'd give her the goods on me any day. Potter has been crossing lines ever since he first arrived at this school Votes: 0

Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore.Avada Kedavra! Votes: 0

Killed? said Hagrid loudly, staring down at Harry. Snape killed? What're yeh on abou', Harry?Dumbledore, said Harry. Snape killedDumbledore. Votes: 0

Whoops - My wand is a little over excited! Votes: 0

D'you know what that - (he called Snape something that made Hermoine say Ron!) - is making me do? I've got to scrub out the bedpans in the hospital wing. Without magic! He was breathing deeply, his fists clenched.Why couldn't Black have hidden in Snape's office, eh? He could have finished him off for us! Votes: 0

I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death. Votes: 0

I have seen your heart, and it is mine. Votes: 0

In the end, it mattered not that you could not close your mind. It was your heart that saved you. Votes: 0

The house-elves of Hogwarts swarmed into the entrance hall, screaming and waving carving knives and cleavers, and at their head, the locket of Regulus Black bouncing on his chest, was Kreacher, his bullfrog's voice audible even above this din: "Fight! Fight! Fight for my Master, defender of house-elves! Fight the Dark Lord, in the name of brave Regulus! Fight! Votes: 0

Krystal's slow passage up the school had resembled the passage of a goat through the body of a boa constrictor, being highly visible and uncomfortable for both parties concerned. Votes: 0

Follow the spiders," said Ron weakly, wiping his mouth on his sleeve"I'll never forgive Hagrid. We're lucky to be alive." "I bet he thought Aragog wouldn't hurt friends of his," said Harry"That's exactly Hagrid's problem!" said Ron, thumping the wall of the cabin"He always thinks monsters aren't as bad as they're made out, and look where it's got him! A cell in Azkaban! Votes: 0

How desperate she had been for a storybook ending, and a life to which Gaia would always want to return; because her daughter's departure was hurtling towards Kay like a meteorite, and she foresaw the loss of Gaia as a calamity that would shatter her world. Votes: 0

Ginny came in to visit while you were unconscious", he said, after a long pause, and Harry's imagination zoomed into overdrive, rapidly constructing a scene in which Ginny, weeking over his lifeless form, confessed her feelings of deep attraction to him while Ron gave them his blessing...." Votes: 0

No," said Hermione shortlyHave either of you seen my copy of Numerology and Gramatica?""Oh, yeah, I borrowed it for a bit of bedtime reading," said Ron, but very quietly." Votes: 0

Professor, why couldn't we just Apparate directly into your old colleague's house?''Because it would be quite as rude as kicking down the front door,' said Dumbledore. 'Courtesy dictates that we offer fellow wizards the opportunity of denying us entry." Votes: 0

Beauty is geometry." Votes: 0

Dumbledore was on his feet again, pale as any of the surrounding Inferi, but taller than any too, the fire dancing in his eyes; his wand was raised like a torch and from its tip emanated the flames, like a vast lasso, encircling them all with warmth." Votes: 0

But I was willing to embrace mortal life again, before chasing immortality." Votes: 0

Every hour that passed added to her grief, because it bore her further away from the living man, and because it was a tiny foretaste of the eternity she would have to spend without him." Votes: 0

I see a light in the kitchen. Let us not deprive Molly any longer of the chance to deplore how thin you are." Votes: 0

He's not a child!" said Sirius impatiently."He's not an adult either!" said Mrs. Weasley, the color rising in her cheeksHe's not James, Sirius!""I'm perfectly clear who he is, thanks, Molly," said Sirius coldly."I'm not sure you are!" said Mrs. WeasleySometimes, the way you talk about him, it's as though you think you've got your best friend back!" Votes: 0

Ginny Weasley, who sat next to Colin Creevey in Charms, was distraught, but Harry felt that Fred and George were going the wrong way about cheering her up. They were taking turns covering themselves with fur or boils and jumping out at her from behind statues." Votes: 0

I'll join you when Hell freezes over," said NevilleDumbledore's Army!" he shouted, and there was an answering cheer from the crowd, whom Voldemort's Silencing Charms seemed unable to hold." Votes: 0

Warlock D. J. Prod of Didsbury says:"My wife used to sneer at my feeble charms, but one month into your fabulous Kwikspell course and I succeeded in turning her into a yak!Thank you, Kwikspell!" Votes: 0

STUDENTS OUT OF BED! STUDENTS OUT OF BED IN THE CHARMS CORRIDOR!" Votes: 0

Just think how many books I could've sold if Harry had been a bit more creative with his wand." -[On the success of 50 Shades of Grey] Votes: 0

You are protected, in short, by your ability to love! Votes: 0

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery. Votes: 0

Choosing to live in narrow spaces leads to form of mental agoraphobia and that brings its own terrors. I think the willfully unimaginative see more monsters, they are often more afraid. What is more, those who choose not to empathize enable real monsters. For without ever committing an act of outright evil ourselves, we collude through our own apathy. Votes: 0

And I must draft an advertisement for the Daily Prophet, too,' he added thoughtfully. 'We'll be needing a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.... Dear me, we do seem to run through them, don't we? Votes: 0

-mediocre, arrogant as his father, a determined rule-breaker, delighted to find himself famous, attention-seeking and impertinent -' said Severus. 'You see what you expect to see, Severus.' said Dumbledore. Votes: 0

Yes, my tiara sets off the whole thing nicely," said Auntie Muriel in a rather carrying whisper. "But I must say, Ginevra's dress is far too low-cut." Ginny glanced round, grinning, winked at Harry, then quickly faced the front again. Votes: 0

Harry, I've left a letter telling your aunt and uncle not to worry--" "They won't," said Harry. "That you're safe--" "That'll just depress them." "--and you'll see them next summer." "Do I have to? Votes: 0

I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane Austen gave a young friend the same advice, so I'm in good company there. Votes: 0

Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire. Votes: 0

I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick. Votes: 0

However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension. Votes: 0

there is plenty to be learned even from a bad teacher: what not to do, how not to be Votes: 0

You are omniscient as ever, Dumbledore." "Oh, no, merely friendly with the local barmen. Votes: 0

Harry had the impression that even the barman was listening in. He was wiping the same glass with the filthy rag; it was becoming steadily dirtier. Votes: 0

The barman sidled toward them out of a back room. He was a grump-looking old man with a great deal of a long gray hair and a beard. He was tall and thin and looked vaguely familiar to Harry. Votes: 0

I will defend the importance of bedtime stories to my last gasp. Votes: 0

I had a dream about a motorcycle," said Harry, remembering suddenly. "It was flying." Uncle Vernon nearly crashed into the car in front. He turned right around in his seat and yelled at Harry, his face like a gigantic beet with a mustache: "MOTORCYCLES DON'T FLY!" Dudley and Piers sniggered. "I know they don't," said Harry. "It was only a dream. Votes: 0

In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it. Votes: 0

Poverty is a lot like childbirth - you know it is going to hurt before it happens, but you'll never know how much until you experience it. Votes: 0

Anyway, members of the Inquisitorial Squad do have the power to dock points so, Granger, I'll have five from you for being rude about our new Headmistress. Macmillan, five for contradicting me. Five because I don't like you, Potter. Weasley, your shirt's untucked, so I'll have another five for that. Oh yeah, I forgot, you're a Mudblood, Granger, so ten off for that. Votes: 0

Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right. Votes: 0

I have been careless, and so have been thwarted by luck and chance, those wreckers of all but the best laid plans. Votes: 0

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. Votes: 0

This was their first encounter with the fact that a full stomach meant good spirits; an empty one, bickering and gloom. Votes: 0

I am not trying to influence anyone into black magic. That is the very last thing I'd want to do. Votes: 0

His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad, His hair is as dark as a blackboard. I wish he was mine, he's really divine, The hero who conquered the Dark Lord. Votes: 0

The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers. Votes: 0

And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. Votes: 0

And do I look like the kind of man that can be intimidated?" barked Uncle Vernon. "Well..." said Moody, pushing back his bowler hat to reveal his sinisterly revolving eye. Uncle Vernon lept backward in horror and collided painfully with a luggage trolley. "Yes, I'd have to say you do, Dursley. Votes: 0

Braggarts and rogues, dogs and scoundrels, drive them out, Harry Potter, see them off! Votes: 0

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. Votes: 0

Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. Votes: 0

Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet. Votes: 0

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. Votes: 0

I tell you, that dragon's the most horrible animal I've ever met, but the way Hagrid goes on about it, you'd think it was a fluffy little bunny rabbit. Votes: 0

If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time. Votes: 0

And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss. Votes: 0

Writing and cafes are strongly linked in my brain. Votes: 0

Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates. Votes: 0

Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. Votes: 0

From here on in, Harry, I may be as woefully wrong as Humphrey Belcher who believed the time was ripe for a cheese cauldron. Votes: 0

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution. Votes: 0

Never," said Hagrid irritably, "try an' get a straight answer out of a centaur. Ruddy stargazers. Not interested in anythin' closer'n the moon. Votes: 0

But before he went loopy he was the life and soul of the party," said Fred. "He used to down an entire bottle of firewhiskey, then run onto the dance floor, hoist up his robes, and start pulling bunches of flowers out of his--" Yes, he sounds like a real charmer," said Hermione, while Harry roared with laughter. Never married, for some reason," said Ron. Votes: 0

I didn't write with a target audience in mind. What excited me was how much I would enjoy writing about Harry. I never thought about writing for children - children's books chose me. I think if it is a good book anyone will read it. Votes: 0

Oh, of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library. Votes: 0

What are you doing with all those books anyway?" Ron asked. Just trying to decide which ones to take with us," said Hermione. When we're looking for the Horcruxes." Oh, of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library. Votes: 0

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect. Votes: 0

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. I wish you all very good lives. Votes: 0

A Horcrux is the complete opposite of a human being. Votes: 0

The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed. Votes: 0

Why are you worrying about YOU-KNOW-WHO, when you should be worrying about YOU-NO-POO? The constipation sensation that's gripping the nation! Votes: 0

Would you like a cough drop Dolores? Votes: 0

Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right. -Albus Dumbledore Votes: 0

Dawn seemed to follow midnight with indecent haste. Votes: 0

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might has well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default. Votes: 0

The dementors send their love, Potter! Votes: 0

You can't give a Dementor the old one-two! Votes: 0

And now a chill settled over them where they stood, and Harry heard the rasping breath of the dementors that patrolled the outer trees. They would not affect him now. The fact of his own survival burned inside him, a talisman against them, as though his father's stag kept guardian in his heart. Votes: 0

Personally, I'd have welcomed a dementor attack. A deadly struggle for my soul would have broken the monotony nicely. Votes: 0

Dementors caused a person to relive the worst moments of their life. What would spoiled, pampered, bullying Dudley have been forced to hear? Votes: 0

For that was the terrible power of the dementors: to force their victims to relive the worst memories of their lives, and drown, powerless, in theirown despair. . . . Votes: 0

Depression is the most unpleasant thing I have ever experienced. . . . It is that absence of being able to envisage that you will ever be cheerful again. The absence of hope. That very deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad. Sad hurts but it's a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel. Depression is very different. Votes: 0

Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult life? Votes: 0

I was a fool!" Percy roared, so loudly that Lupin nearly dropped his photograph. "I was an idiot, I was a pompous prat, I was a - a -" "Ministry-loving, family-disowning, power-hungry moron," said Fred. Percy swallowed. "Yes, I was!" "Well, you can't say fairer than that," said Fred, holding out his hand to Percy. Votes: 0

Ginny Weasley, who sat next to Colin Creevey in Charms, was distraught, but Harry felt that Fred and George were going the wrong way about cheering her up. They were taking turns covering themselves with fur or boils and jumping out at her from behind statues. Votes: 0

Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf! Votes: 0

Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends! Votes: 0

Here lies Dobby, a free elf. Votes: 0

So Dobby stopped us from getting on the train and broke your arm. . . ." He shook his head. "You know what, Harry? If he doesn't stop trying to save your life he's going to kill you. Votes: 0

But Dobby shouted, "You shall not harm Harry Potter! ... He got up, face livid, and pulled out his wand, but Dobby raised a long, threatening finger. "You shall go now," he said fiercely, pointing down at Mr. Malfoy. "You shall not touch Harry Potter. You shall go now. Votes: 0

Percy wouldn't notice a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing one of Dobby's hats. Votes: 0

Draco Malfoy is a bad boy!" squeaked Dobby angrily. Votes: 0

Oh you is a bad elf, Dobby! Votes: 0

What's that supposed to be anyway?" said Fred squinting at Dobby's painting. "Looks like a Gibbon with two black eyes!" "It's Harry," said George pointing at the back of the picture. "Says so on the back." "Good likeness," said Fred grinning. Harry threw his new homework diary at him. Votes: 0

Don't be sorry, my dear sir, for nothing could upset me today! Rejoice, for You-Know-Who is gone at last! Even muggles like yourself should be celebrating this happy, happy day. Votes: 0

I DON'T CARE!" Harry yelled at them, snatching up a lunascope and throwing it into the fireplace. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH, I'VE SEEN ENOUGH, I WANT OUT, I WANT IT TO END, I DON'T CARE ANYMORE! Votes: 0

The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them. Votes: 0

They heard the click of the mail slot and flop of letters on the doormat. "Get the mail, Dudley," said Uncle Vernon from behind his paper. "Make Harry get it." "Get the mail, Harry." "Make Dudley get it." "Poke him with your Smelting stick, Dudley. Votes: 0

Don't talk to me." "Why not?" "Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret... Votes: 0

Longbottom, if brains were gold, you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something. Votes: 0

Someone's dead," said Malfoy, and his voice seemed to go up an octave as he said it. "One of your people...I don't know who, it was dark...I stepped over the body...I was supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your Phoenix lot got in the way. Votes: 0

Montague's just been found in a toilet, Sir. Votes: 0

Enemies of the Heir, beware! You'll be next, Mudbloods! Votes: 0

Scared?" Malfoy muttered, so that Lockhart couldn't hear him. "You wish." said Harry out of the corner of his mouth. Votes: 0

Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. Votes: 0

Daddy's gone mad, hasn't he? Votes: 0

Yeah, but coming from Dudley that's like "I love you. Votes: 0

Twilight fell: The sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars. Votes: 0

By the time she had interpreted Harry's dreams at the top of her voice (all of which, even the ones that involved eating porridge, apparently foretold a gruesome and early death), he was feeling much less sympathetic toward her. Votes: 0

On the other hand, the Prince had proved a much more effective teacher than Snape so far. Votes: 0

There's nothing better when something comes and hits you and you think 'YES'! Votes: 0

The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned. Votes: 0

October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy drafts that bit at exposed hands and faces. Votes: 0

There are plenty of eyewitness accounts, just because you're so narrow-minded you need to have everything shoved under your nose before you- Votes: 0

The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. You know, my fantasy of being a famous writer, and again there's a slight disconnect with reality which happens a lot with me. I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. Votes: 0

Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I've met people who don't want to try for fear of failing. Votes: 0

You're the one who is weak. You will never know love or friendship. And I feel sorry for you. Votes: 0

Twitchy little ferret, aren't you, Malfoy? Votes: 0

You can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head. Votes: 0

From this point forth, we shall be leaving the firm foundation of fact and journeying together through the murky marshes of memory into thickets of wildest guesswork. Votes: 0

Death's got an Invisibility Cloak?" Harry interrupted again. "So he can sneak up on people," said Ron. "Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking... Votes: 0

Even the weather seemed to be celebrating; as June approached, the days became cloudless and sultry, and all anybody felt like doing was strolling onto the grounds and flopping down on the grass with several pints of iced pumpkin juice, perhaps playing a casual game of Gobstones or watching the giant squid propel itself dreamily across the surface of the lake. Votes: 0

Yeah, she shows signs of life if you do this," said Ron, and with his tongue he made soft clip-flopping noises. Umbridge sat bolt upright, looking wildly around. Votes: 0

Harry found the [tea]... seemed to burn away a little of the fear fluttering in his chest. Votes: 0

Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth. Votes: 0

I make mistakes like the next man. In fact, being--forgive me--rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be correspondingly huger. Votes: 0

The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. Votes: 0

Time is Galleons, little brother. Votes: 0

When he straightened up again, there were six Harry Potters gasping and panting in front of him. Fred and George turned to each other and said together, "Wow -- we're identical! Votes: 0

I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were responsible for trying to send you a toilet seat. No doubt they thought it would amuse you. Votes: 0

Fred and George turned to each other and said together, "Wow, we're identical!" "I dunno though, I think I'm still better looking," said Fred, examining his reflection in the kettle. Votes: 0

Am I about to discover where you, Ron, and Hermione disappeared to while you were supposed to be in the back room of Fred and George's shop?" How did you...?" Harry, please. You're talking to the man who raised Fred and George. Votes: 0

You're a prefect? Oh Ronnie! That's everyone in the family!" "What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors? Votes: 0

Where's the fun without a bit of risk? Votes: 0

Oh, shut up Weatherby. Votes: 0

And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred's eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face. Votes: 0

The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms? Harry's mind was in freefall, spinning out of control, unable to grasp the impossiblity, because Fred Weasley could not be dead, the evidence of all his senses must be lying - Votes: 0

Angelina, Alicia, and Katie suddenly giggled. "What?" said Wood, frowning at this lighthearted behavior. "He's that tall, good-looking one, isn't he?" said Angelina. "Strong and silent," said Katie, and they started to giggle again. "He's only silent because he's too thick to string two words together," said Fred impatiently. Votes: 0

Oh, these people's minds work in strange ways, Petunia, they're not like you and me," said Uncle Vernon, trying to knock in a nail with the piece of fruitcake Aunt Petunia had just brought him. Votes: 0

Cobbled streets and no shops open past six o'clock, a communal life that seemed to revolve around church, and where you could often hear bird song and nothing else: Gaia felt as though she had fallen through a portal into a land lost in time. Votes: 0

Break not an ancient friendship; keep it hale; Stir round its roots, that it be green of heart; Let not the spirit of its growth depart: It is a power to brave the strongest gale. Votes: 0

Size is no guarantee of power. Votes: 0

Friday was an important day for Harry and Ron. They finally managed to find their way down to the Great Hall without getting lost once. Votes: 0

But you've been too busy saving the Wizarding world. Well ... I can't say I'm surprised. I knew this would happen in the end. I knew you wouldn't be happy unless you were hunting Voldemort. Maybe that's why I like you so much. Votes: 0

There's the silver lining I'm looking for. Votes: 0

Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know," Harry told Ron as they crossed the lawn. "Yeah, I've seen those things they think are gnomes," said Ron, bent double with his head in a peony bush, "like fat little Santa Clauses with fishing rods... Votes: 0

There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it. Votes: 0

A good first impression can work wonders Votes: 0

Mistletoe," said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head. He jumped out from under it. "Good thinking," said Luna seriously. "It's often infested with nargles. Votes: 0

Neville kicked aside the broken fragments of his own wand as they walked slowly toward the door. "My gran's going do kill be," said Neville thickly, blood spattering from his nose as he spoke, "dat was by dad's old wand... Votes: 0

By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition. Votes: 0

Your Great-Aunt Muriel doesn't agree, I just met her upstairs while she was giving Fleur the tiara. "She said 'Oh dear, is this the muggle born?' and then, 'Bad posture, skinny ankles.'" Don't take it personally, she's rude to everyone," said Ron. "Talking about Muriel?" inquired George, reemerging from the marquee with Fred. "Yeah, she's just told me my ears are lopsided. Old bat. Votes: 0

You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it. Votes: 0

Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart! Votes: 0

Harry, Cedric, I suggest you both go up to bed," said Dumbledore, smiling at both of them. "I am sure Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are waiting to celebrate with you, and it would be a shame to deprive them of this excellent excuse to make a great deal of mess and noise. Votes: 0

It only put me in Gryffindor,' said Harry in a defeated voice, 'because I asked not to go in Slytherin...' 'Exactly' said Dumbledore, beaming once more. 'Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.' Votes: 0

You know how I think they choose people for Gryffindor team?" said Malfoy loudly a few minutes later, as Snape awarded Hufflepuff another penalty for now reason at all. "It's people they feel sorry for. See, there's Potter, who's got no parents, then there's the Weasleys, who've got no money - you should be on the team, Longbottom, you've got no brains. Votes: 0

But if it matters to you, you'll be able to choose Gryffindor over Slytherin. The Sorting Hat takes your choice into account." "Really?" "It did for me," said Harry. He had never told any of his children that before, and he saw the wonder in Albus's face when he said it. Votes: 0

You think it - wise - to trust Hagrid with something as important as this?" "I would trust Hagrid with my life," said Dumbledore. Votes: 0

I'm a what?" gasped Harry. "A wizard, o' course," said Hagrid, sitting back down on the sofa, which groaned and sank even lower, "an' a thumpin' good'un I'd say, once yeh've been trained up a bit. With a mum an' dad like yours, what else would yeh be? Votes: 0

Of course we still want to know you!" Harry said, staring at Hagrid. "You don't think anything that Skeeter cow - sorry, Professor," he added quickly, looking at Dumbledore. "I have gone temporarily deaf and haven't any idea what you said, Harry," said Dumbledore, twiddling his thumbs and staring at the ceiling. Votes: 0

I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" yelled Uncle Vernon. Hagrid seized his pink umbrella and whirled it over his head "NEVER -" he thundered "- INSULT -ALBUS -DUMBLEDORE - IN - FRONT - OF - ME! Votes: 0

Hagrid. You live in a wooden house! Votes: 0

Karakarof spat onto the ground at Dumbledore's feet. In one swift movement, Hagrid seized the front of Karkaroff's furs, lifted him into the air, and slammed him against a nearby tree. Votes: 0

They were bullyin' him, Hermione, 'cause he's so small!" said Hagrid. "Small?" said Hermione. "Small?" "Hermione, I couldn't leave him," said Hagrid, tears now trickling down his bruised face into his beard. "See -- he's my brother! Votes: 0

Makes a diff'rence, havin' a decent family,' he said. 'Me dad was decent. An' your mum an' dad were decent. If they'd lived, life woulda bin diff'rent, eh?' 'Yeah, I s'pose,' said Harry cautiously. Hagrid seemed to be in a very strange mood. 'Family,' said Hagrid gloomily. 'Whatever yeh say, blood's important... Votes: 0

Ministry of Magic (M.O.M) Classification. xxxxx Known wizard killer / impossible to train or domesticate / or anything Hagrid likes Votes: 0

Killed?" said Hagrid loudly, staring down at Harry. "Snape killed? What're yeh on abou', Harry?" "Dumbledore," said Harry. "Snape killed... Dumbledore. Votes: 0

Neville will play Quidditch for England before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down. Votes: 0

Hagrid howled still more loudly. Harry and Hermione looked at Ron to help them. 'Er-shall I make a cup of tea?' said Ron. Harry stared at him. 'It's what my mum does whenever someone's upset,' Ron muttered, shrugging. Votes: 0

Harry constantly repeated Dumbledore's final words to himself. "I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. ... Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. "But what good were these words? Who exactly were they supposed to ask for help, when everyone was just as confused and scared as they were? Votes: 0

Look...at...me..." he whispered. The green eyes found the black, but after a second, something in the depths of the dark pair seemed to vanish, leaving them fixed, blank, and empty. The hand holding Harry thudded to the floor, and Snape moved no more. Votes: 0

I am sorry too," said Lupin. "Sorry I will never know [my son]... but he will know why I died and I hope he will understand I was trying to make a world in which he could live a happier life. Votes: 0

We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are. Votes: 0

I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for. Votes: 0

There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other. Votes: 0

Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Votes: 0

You will also find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. Votes: 0

If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. Votes: 0

The ones that love us never really leave us. Votes: 0

Why were you lurking under our window?" "Yes - yes, good point, Petunia! What were you doing under our windows, boy?" "Listening to the news," said Harry in a resigned voice. His aunt and uncle exchanged looks of outrage. "Listening to the news! Again?" "Well, it changes every day, you see," said Harry. Votes: 0

How do you feel, Georgie?" whispered Mrs. Weasley. George's fingers groped for the side of his head. "Saintlike," he murmured. "What's wrong with him?" croaked Fred, looking terrified. "Is his mind affected?" "Saintlike," repeated George, opening his eyes and looking up at his brother. "You see...I'm HOLEY, Fred, geddit? Votes: 0

He couldn't know that at this very moment, people meeting up in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: 'To Harry Potter - the boy who lived! Votes: 0

The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well. Votes: 0

Turn to page three hundred and ninety-four. Votes: 0

You'll stay with me?' Until the very end,' said James. Votes: 0

But Dumbledore says he doesn't care what they do as long as they don't take him off the Chocolate Frog cards. Votes: 0

I would rather die than betray his trust." "That's not saying much, seeing as you're already dead," Ron observed. "Once again, you show all the sensitivity of a blunt axe," said Nearly Headless Nick in affronted tones. Votes: 0

There had been no more attacks since those on Justin and Nearly Headless Nick, and Madam Pomfrey was pleased to report that the Mandrakes were becoming moody and secretive, meaning that they were fast leaving childhood. Votes: 0

Albus Severus," Harry said quietly, so that nobody but Ginny could hear, and she was tactful enough to pretend to be waving to Rose, who was now on the train, "you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew. Votes: 0

Our Headmaster is taking a short break," said Professor McGonagall, pointing at the Snape-shaped hole in the window. Votes: 0

This exchange marked the beginning of Mr. Malfoy's long campaign to have me removed from my post as headmaster of Hogwarts, and of mine to have him removed from his position as Lord Voldemort's Favorite Death Eater. My response prompted several further letters from Mr. Malfoy, but as they consisted mainly of opprobrious remarks on my sanity, parentage, and hygiene, their relevance to this commentary is remote. Votes: 0

As far as informing the headmaster, Harry had no idea where Dumbledore went during the summer holidays. He amused himself for a moment, picturing Dumbledore, with his long silver beard, full-length wizard's robes, and pointed hat, stretched out on a beach somewhere, rubbing suntan lotion onto his long crooked nose. Votes: 0

...he put his foot on one pedal, scooted a few yards and swung his other leg over the saddle. He soared left into the vertiginously sloping hillside road and sped, without touching his brakes ... The hedgerows and sky blurred; he imagined himself in a velodrome as the wind whipped his hair clean... Votes: 0

If she could have died...if she could have disappeared forever...but the solid surface of things refused to dissolve around her, and her body, her hateful hermaphrodite's body, continued in its stubborn, lumpen way, to live... Votes: 0

Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have. Votes: 0

Harry - you're a great wizard, you know." "I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him. "Me!" said Hermione. "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful! Votes: 0

Ron," said Hermione in a dignified voice, "you are the most insensitive wart I have ever had the misfortune to meet. Votes: 0

Hermione drew herself to her full height; her eyes were narrowed and her hair seemed to crackle with electricity. "No," she said, her voice quivering with anger, "but I will write to your mother. Votes: 0

You said to us once before," said Hermione quietly, "that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we? Votes: 0

Harry and Hermione are very platonic friends. But I won't answer for anyone else, nudge-nudge wink-wink! Votes: 0

Ooh, you look much tastier than Crabbe and Goyle, Harry" said Hermione, before catching sight of Ron's raised eyebrows, blushing slightly and saying "oh you know what I mean - Goyle's Potion looked like bogies. Votes: 0

They see Hermione as someone who is not vulnerable, but I see her as someone who does have quite a lot of vulnerability in her personality. Votes: 0

Because that's what Hermione does,' said Ron, shrugging. 'When in doubt, go to the library. Votes: 0

You should write a book," Ron told Hermione as he cut up his potatoes, "translating mad things girls do so boys can understand them. Votes: 0

When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love. Votes: 0

He was slumped in the back, gazing out of the window, as though his parents were two people who had picked him up hitchhiking, connected to him merely by chance and proximity. Votes: 0

We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat! Votes: 0

Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Votes: 0

However,' said Dumbledore, speaking very slowly and clearly so that none of them could miss a word, 'you will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. You will also find that help will be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. Votes: 0

You can try, but you seem cleverer than Fudge, so I'd have thought you'd have learned from his mistakes. He tried intervening at Hogwarts. You might have noticed he's not Minister anymore, but Dumbledore's still headmaster. I'd leave Dumbledore alone, if I were you. Votes: 0

Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls. We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat. George! Only joking, Mum. Votes: 0

Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow. The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban. Votes: 0

Sport is a very important subject at school, that's why I gave Quidditch such an important place at Hogwarts. I was very bad in sports, so I gave Harry a talent I would really loved to have. Who wouldn't want to fly? Votes: 0

Sirius looked slightly disconcerted for a moment, then said, "I'll look for him later, I expect I'll find him upstairs crying his eyes out over my mother's old bloomers or something... Of course, he might have crawled into the airing cupboard and died... But I mustn't get my hopes up... Votes: 0

He might have crawled up into the airing cupboard and died, but I mustn't get my hopes up. Votes: 0

To the Dark Lord, I know I will be dead long before you read this but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more. R.A.B Votes: 0

Hallows, not Horcruxes. Votes: 0

Yes, it's rather funny, really, that next to no-one realized the snake that Harry set free in Philosopher's Stone turned out to be Voldemort's final Horcrux, Nagini Votes: 0

Only one thing mattered: this was not a Horcrux. Dumbledore had weakened himself by drinking that horrible potion for nothing. Harry crumpled the parchment in his hand and his eyes burned with tears as behind him Fang began to howl. Votes: 0

The sooner this wedding's over the happier I'll be." [Ron] "Yeah" said Harry, "then we'll have nothing to do except find Horcruxes....It'll be like a holiday, won't it? Votes: 0

How in the name of Merlin's pants have you managed to get your hands on those Horcrux books? Votes: 0

In many, many ways... Hufflepuff is my favorite house. Votes: 0

You might belong in Hufflepuff, Where they are just and loyal, Those patient Hufflepuffs are true, And unafraid of toil. Votes: 0

Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot, And treat them just the same. Votes: 0

My daughter Jessica said to me recently, who wasn't sorted into Hufflepuff, 'I think we should all want to be Hufflepuffs.' I can only say to you, I would not be disappointed at all to be in Hufflepuff. I'm a little upset anyone does feel that way. Votes: 0

Snape is vindictive, he's cruel. He's not a big man. But he loves. I like him, but I'd also like to slap him hard. Votes: 0

I want to fall in love with something in the way I fell in love with the idea of Harry before I write anything else. Votes: 0

Oh, it can't be a reference to the fact Harry's a great Seeker, that's way too obvious. There must be a secret message from Dumbledore hidden in the icing! Votes: 0

Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open. Votes: 0

Bangs and smoke were more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise. Votes: 0

Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be. Votes: 0

You don't have sex near unicorns. It's an ironclad rule. It's tacky. Votes: 0

When you have that last piece of the jigsaw, everything will, I hope, be clear..." -Albus Dumbledore Votes: 0

Hello, Minister!" bellowed Percy, sending a neat jinx straight at Thicknesse, who dropped his wand and clawed at the front of his robes, apparently in awful discomfort. "Did I mention I'm resigning? Votes: 0

Dudley had reached roughly the size and weight of a young killer whale. Votes: 0

Then she was kissing him as she had never kissed him before...and it was blissful oblivion, better than firewhisky; she was the only real thing in the world. Votes: 0

As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them. Votes: 0

Where do vanished objects go?" "Into nonbeing, which is to say, everything," replied Professor McGonagall. "Nicely phrased," replied the eagle door knocker, and the door swung open. Votes: 0

I cared more about your happiness than your knowing the truth, more for your peace of mind than my plan, more for your life than the lives that might be lost if the plan failed. In other words I acted exactly as Voldemort expects we fools who love to act. Votes: 0

I believe that lack of empathy is behind many problems, and I believe that it's disrupting our society. In Great Britain, there is a steady decline in the willingness to be truly generous, and by that I don't mean monetary generosity, but friendship and sympathy for others. Votes: 0

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already. Votes: 0

Oh, I'm so glad we know what it's called, that's a great help," snarled Ron, leaning back, trying to stop the plant from curling around his neck. Votes: 0

Read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you as much as reading and you'll go through a phase where you will imitate your favorite writers and that's fine because that's a learning experience too. Votes: 0

Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone's control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes. Votes: 0

Who was this women?' asked Harry. 'I dunno, some Ministry hag.' Mundungus considered for a moment, brow wrinkled. 'Little women. Bow on top of er' head.' He frowned and then added, 'Looked like a toad.' Harry dropped his wand. Harry looked up and saw his own shock reflected in Ron and Hermione's faces. The scars on the back of right hand seemed to be tingling again. Votes: 0

Look . . . at . . . me. . . . Votes: 0

Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher. There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the back of his head! Votes: 0

Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory. Votes: 0

Hagrid looked down at his umbrella and scratched his beard. 'Shouldn'ta lost me temper,' he said ruefully, 'but it didn't work anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do. Votes: 0

With another shock of excitement, Harry saw Sirius give James the thumbs-up. Sirius was lounging in his chair at his ease, tilting it back on two legs. He was very good-looking, his dark hair fell into his eyes with a sort of casual elegance neither James's nor Harry's could ever have achieved, and a girl sitting behind him was eyeing him hopefully, though he didn't seem to have noticed. Votes: 0

All's fair in love and war," said Ron brightly, "and this is a bit of both. Votes: 0

And his knowledge remained woefully incomplete, Harry! That which Voldemort does not value, he takes no trouble to comprehend. Of house-elves and children's tales, of love, loyalty, and innocence, Voldemort knows and understands nothing. Nothing. That they all have a power beyond his own, a power beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he has never grasped... Votes: 0

Nothing like a nighttime stroll to give you ideas. Votes: 0

Mad Eye' Moody on the Avada Kedavra curse: "Not nice," he said calmly. "Not pleasant. And there's no counter curse. There's no blocking it. Only one known person has ever survived it, and he's sitting right in front of me. Votes: 0

Decent people are so easy to manipulate, Potter. Votes: 0

Even You-Know-Who can't split himself into seven. Votes: 0

Someone creeping into his yard in the dead of night? More likely there's a very shell-shocked cat wandering somewhere, covered in potato peelings. Votes: 0

Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs. Votes: 0

Be good now, Potty...Weasel King... Votes: 0

You don't know what I'm capable of, you don't know what I've done! Votes: 0

Pity you can't attach an extra arm to your [broom], Malfoy. Then it could catch the Snitch for you. Votes: 0

Malfoy glanced around. Harry knew he was checking for signs of teachers. Then he looked back at Harry and said in a low voice, "You're dead, Potter." Harry raised his eyebrows. "Funny," he said, "you'd think I'd have stopped walking around... Votes: 0

Yeah,' said Ron. 'Could've been worse. Remember those birds she set on me?' 'I still haven't ruled it out,' came Hermione's muffled voice from beneath her blankets, but Harry saw Ron smiling slightly as he pulled his maroon pajamas out of his rucksack. Votes: 0

Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something. Votes: 0

We teachers are rather good at magic, you know. Votes: 0

Professor McGonagall: "Why don't you confer with Mr. Finnigan? As I recall, he has a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics. Votes: 0

Harry witnessed Professor McGonagall walking right past Peeves who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth 'It unscrews the other way. Votes: 0

Severus, please fetch me the strongest truth potion you posess, then go down to the kitchen and bring up the house elf called Winky. Minerva, kindly go down to Hagrids house where you will find a large black dog sitting in the pumpkin patch. Take the dog up to my office, tell him I will be with him shortly, then come back here. Votes: 0

The wizards represent all that the true 'muggle' most fears: They are plainly outcasts and comfortable with being so. Nothing is more unnerving to the truly conventional than the unashamed misfit! Votes: 0

I see a light in the kitchen. Let us not deprive Molly any longer of the chance to deplore how thin you are. Votes: 0

Years ago someone wrote [about me]: 'She characterizes Molly Weasley as a mother who is only at home looking after the children.' I was deeply offended, because I until a year before that had also been such a mother who was at home all the time taking care of her child [...] What has lesser status and is more difficult than raising a child? And what is more important? Votes: 0

I pay a lot of tax, and I feel, one of the reasons I stay and pay why I'm not based in Monaco... I think my country helped me. Votes: 0

I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently. Votes: 0

I was just sitting on the train, just staring out the window at some cows. It was not the most inspiring subject. When all of a sudden the idea of Harry just appeared in my mind's eye. Votes: 0

Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. Love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves it's own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. Votes: 0

Don't let the muggles get you down. Votes: 0

A lemon drop. They're a kind of Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of. Votes: 0

Let muggles manage without us! Votes: 0

Muggle women wear them, Archie, not the men, they wear these," said the Ministry wizard, and he brandished the pinstriped trousers. "I'm not putting them on," said old Archie in indignation. "I like a healthy breeze 'round my privates, thanks. Votes: 0

My parents are muggles, mate. They don't know nothing about no deaths at Hogwarts, because I'm not stupid enough to tell them. Votes: 0

Oh, there you are, Albus,' he said. 'You've been a very long time. Upset stomach?' 'No, I was merely reading the Muggle magazines,' said Dumbledore. 'I do love knitting patterns. Votes: 0

He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy... Votes: 0

And as she jogged out of sight, they could hear her muttering, "Tentacula. Devil's Snare. And Snargaluff pods. Yes, I'd like to see Death Eaters fighting those. Votes: 0

It is my baby and if I want to bring it out to play again, I will. Votes: 0

Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons. Votes: 0

Well, think back," said Harry. "Have you ever let it slip that you'd like to go out in public with the words 'My Sweetheart' round your neck? Votes: 0

Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain. Votes: 0

There's a time and a place for getting a smart mouth. Votes: 0

Print will never die. There's no substitute for the feel of an actual book. I adore physically turning pages, and being able to underline passages and not worrying about dropping them in the bath or running out of power. I also find print books objects of beauty. Votes: 0

When I was in my teens I had issues with OCD. Votes: 0

She was actively frightened of imparting confidences, because she feared that they might betray the world of oddness that lived inside her Votes: 0

The best of us must sometimes eat our words. Votes: 0

Ginny came in to visit while you were unconscious", he said, after a long pause, and Harry's imagination zoomed into overdrive, rapidly constructing a scene in which Ginny, weeking over his lifeless form, confessed her feelings of deep attraction to him while Ron gave them his blessing.... Votes: 0

Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days. Votes: 0

I mean, is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me I'd rather [my daughters] were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny - a thousand things, before 'thin'. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons. Votes: 0

Go on, have a pasty," said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry's pasties, cakes, and candies (the sandwiches lay forgotten). Votes: 0

What she did have were Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Chocolate Frogs, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Licorice Wands, and a number of other strange things Harry had never seen in his life. Votes: 0

He had fought back with every weapon in his arsenal, being alternatively obtuse, evasive and pedantic, for it was wonderful how you could obscure an emotional issue by appearing to seek precision. Votes: 0

How're we getting to King's Cross tomorrow, Dad?" asked Fred as they dug into a sumptuous pudding. "The Ministry's providing a couple of cars," said Mr. Weasley. Everyone looked up at him. "Why?" said Percy curiously. "It's because of you, Perce," said George seriously. "And there'll be little flags on the hoods, with HB on them-" "-for Humongous Bighead," said Fred. Votes: 0

This is not about money or anything other than the pleasure of reading for people who want to read it. Votes: 0

The poor are discussed as this homogeneous mash, like porridge. The idea that they might be individuals, and be where they are for very different, diverse reasons, again seems to escape some people. Votes: 0

We did it, we bashed them wee Potter's the one, and Voldy's gone moldy, so now let's have fun! Votes: 0

You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don't let you off homework today. I assure you that if you do die, you need not hand it in. Votes: 0

Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Votes: 0

The middle class is so funny, it's the class I know best, and it's the class where you find the most pretension, so that's what makes the middle classes so funny. Votes: 0

We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving. Votes: 0

I will carry on writing, to be sure. But I don't know if I would want to publish again after Harry Potter. Votes: 0

Abundance is the quality of life you live and quality of life you give to others. Votes: 0

George: "I can't see anyone trying to bump off a quidditch team." Fred: "Wood might've done the Slytherins if he could've got away with it. Votes: 0

Vot is the point of being an international Quidditch player if all the good-looking girls are taken? Votes: 0

Although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert. Votes: 0

For future reference, Harry, it is raspberry...although of course, if I were a Death Eater, I would have been sure to research my own jam preferences before impersonating myself. Votes: 0

Her round, mascara-streaked face looked back at him out of the rear window. He forced a grin and a wave before lighting another cigarette, and reflecting that Lucy's idea of sympathty compared unfavourably with some of the interrogation techniques they had used at Guantanamo. Votes: 0

Remus Lupin was supposed to be on the H.I.V. metaphor. It was someone who had been infected young, who suffered stigma, who had a fear of infecting others, who was terrified he would pass on his condition to his son. And it was a way of examining prejudice, unwarranted prejudice towards a group of people. And also, examining why people might become embittered when they're treated that unfairly. Votes: 0

Harry, guess what?" said Tonks from her perch on top of the washing machine, and she wiggled her left hand at him; a ring glittered there. Votes: 0

As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies lying next to Fred: Remus and Tonks, pale and still and peaceful-looking, apparently asleep beneath the dark, enchanted ceiling. Votes: 0

Voldemort himself created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back! Votes: 0

Because to confide a part of your soul to something that can think and move for itself is obviously a very risky business. Votes: 0

As for the fact that Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle apeared to be going their different ways when they were usually inseparable, these things happened as people got older--Ron and Hermione, Harry reflected sadly, were living proof. Votes: 0

From now on, I don't care if my tea leaves spell 'Die, Ron, Die,' I'm chucking them in the bin where they belong. Votes: 0

Can I have a look at Uranus too, Lavender? Votes: 0

You need your Inner Eye tested, if you ask me. Votes: 0

Well, we were always going to fail that one," said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase. He had just made Harry feel rather better by telling him how he told the examiner in detail about the ugly man with a wart on his nose in the crystal ball, only to look up and realize he had been describing the examiner's reflection. Votes: 0

Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul? Votes: 0

You've sort of made up for it tonight,' said Harry. 'Getting the sword. Finishing off the Horcux. Saving my life.' 'That makes me sound a lot cooler than I was,' Ron mumbled. 'Stuff like that always sounds cooler than it really was,' said Harry. 'I've been trying to tell you that for years.' Simultaneously they walked forwards and hugged, Harry gripping the still sopping back of Ron's jacket. Votes: 0

I think Mum's got a second cousin who's an accountant, but we never talk about him. Votes: 0

I dreamed I was buying new shoes last night," said Ron. "What d'ya think that's gonna mean?" "Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something," said Harry. Votes: 0

He must have known I'd want to leave you." "No, he must have known you would always want to come back. Votes: 0

I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What's to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that. Votes: 0

Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. Votes: 0

How awful it was, thought Tessa, remembering Fats the toddler, the way tiny ghosts of your living children haunted your heart; they could never know, and would hate it if they did, how their growing was a constant bereavement. Votes: 0

The Prophet is bound to report the truth occasionally,' said Dumbledore, 'if only accidentally. Votes: 0

It is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn Votes: 0

Anything is possible if you've got enough nerve. Votes: 0

Instead (Harry) contented himself with scrawling a note to Ron: Let's do it tonight. Votes: 0

As Hagrid had said, what would come would come and he would have to meet it when it did. Votes: 0

Bisogna chiamare le cose con il loro nome, la paura del nome non fa altro che aumentare la paura della cosa stessa Votes: 0

The sword of Gryffindor was hidden they knew not where, and they were three teenagers in a tent whose only achievement was not, yet, to be dead. Votes: 0

One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books. Votes: 0

Famous Harry Potter," said Malfoy. "Can't even go to a bookshop without making the front page. Votes: 0

You can't live without failing at something, unless you love so cautiously you might as well have nit lived at all, in which case, you fail be default. Votes: 0

Directly above them, framed in the doorway from the Brain Room, stood Albus Dumbledore, his wand aloft, his face white and furious. Harry felt a kind of electric charge surge through every particle of his body - they were saved. Votes: 0

Somewhere out in the darkness, a phoenix was singing in a way Harry had never heard before: a stricken lament of terrible beauty. Votes: 0

There was no waking from this nightmare, no comforting whisper in the dark that he was safe really, that it was all in his imagination; the last and greatest of his protectors had died, and he was more alone than he had ever been. Votes: 0

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. Votes: 0

Whenever he was in company he wanted to get away, and whenever he was alone he wanted company. Votes: 0

No, Harry, you listen," said Hermione. "We're coming with you. That was decided months ago - years, really. Votes: 0

Dumbledore was on his feet again, pale as any of the surrounding Inferi, but taller than any too, the fire dancing in his eyes; his wand was raised like a torch and from its tip emanated the flames, like a vast lasso, encircling them all with warmth. Votes: 0

Nasty temper he's got, that Sirius Black. Votes: 0

Once again, you show all the sensitivity of a blunt axe. Votes: 0

He hurried to car and set off home, hoping he was imagining things, which he had never hoped before, because he didn't approve of imagination. Votes: 0

We do stigmatise teens a lot and see them as scary and alien. Votes: 0

Sometimes, if she simply remained quiet, and let the inadequacy of his excuses reverberate on the air, he became ashamed and backtracked. Votes: 0

She seemed to think that one of the perks of marriage was that it gave you rights of comment and intrusion over single people's love lives. Votes: 0

You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Votes: 0

No - no - no!" someone was shouting. "No! Fred! No!"And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred's eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face. Votes: 0

Aren't you two ever going to read Hogwarts, A History?""What's the point?" said Ron. "You know it by heart, we can just ask you. Votes: 0

We have to remember, sometimes the most important history is the history we're making today. Votes: 0

She was half running away from the hall, and she knew that she had done something cataclysmic, and she wanted nothing more than to be swallowed up by the darkness and to disappear forever. Votes: 0

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Votes: 0

There is no shame in what you are feeling, Harry,' said Dumbledore's voice. 'On the contrary... the fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength. Votes: 0

Poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts, that is indeed something on which to pride yourself, but poverty itself is romanticised only by fools. Votes: 0

Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations. Votes: 0

There appears to be something to do with vehicles and movement that stimulates my writing. Votes: 0

Harry... take my body back, will you? Take my body back to my parents... Votes: 0

Harry looked down and saw deep green mountains and lakes, coppery in the sunset. Votes: 0

Somewhere out in the darkness, a phoenix was singing in a way Harry had never heard before: a stricken lament of terrible beauty. And Harry felt, as he had felt about phoenix song before, that the music was inside him, not without: It was his own grief turned magically to song.. Votes: 0

I never thought I'd hear myself say it, but safety first! Votes: 0

What do I care how 'e looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave! Votes: 0

I mean, you could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist! Votes: 0

Krystal flung herself violently off the chair, away from her mother. She was surprised to feel warm liquid flowing down her cheeks, and thought confusedly of blood, but it was tears, only tears, clear and shining on her fingertips when she wiped them away. Votes: 0

Some wounds run too deep for the healing. Votes: 0

He accused me of being Dumbledore's man through and through.""How very rude of him.""I told him I was. Votes: 0

I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book Votes: 0

Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears."After all this time?""Always," said Snape. Votes: 0

Those who choose not to empathise enable real monsters. For without ever committing an act of outright evil ourselves, we collude with it, through our own apathy. Votes: 0

I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you. Votes: 0

According to Madam Pomfrey, thoughts could leave deeper scars than almost anything else. Votes: 0

The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution. Votes: 0

I loathe people who say, 'I always read the ending of the book first.' That really irritates me, It's like someone coming to dinner, just opening the fridge and eating pudding, while you're standing there still working on the starter. It's not on. Votes: 0

Power was my weakness and my temptation. Votes: 0

After all this time?""Always... Votes: 0

I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me. Votes: 0

His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof. Votes: 0

It is impossible to manufacture or imitate love. Votes: 0

Snape's patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from when they were children. Votes: 0

Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched... Votes: 0

Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here! Votes: 0

Everybody finished the song at different times. Dumbledore conducted their last few lines with his wand and when they had finished, he was one of those who clapped loudest. 'Ah music,' he said, wiping his eyes. 'A magic beyond all we do here! Votes: 0

Ginny!" said Mr. Weasley, flabbergasted. "Haven't I taught you anything? What have I always told you? Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain~? Votes: 0

The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?' Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him. Votes: 0

You think I'm a fool?" demanded Harry."No, I think you're like James," said Lupin, "who would have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends. Votes: 0

Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple. Votes: 0

He had grown used to the idea that Dumbledore could solve anything. Votes: 0

You see what you expect to see, Severus. Votes: 0

Don't worry. You're just as sane as I am. Votes: 0

During the first five years that I was writing the series, I made plans and wrote small pieces of all the books. I concentrate on one book at a time, though occasionally I will get an idea for a future book and scribble it down for future reference. Votes: 0

I think the single biggest thing that money gave me-and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It was literally as poor as you can get in Britain without being homeless at one point. If you've ever been there you will never, ever take for granted that you don't need to worry. Never. Votes: 0

I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life. Votes: 0

Like the fact that the person Sirius cared for the most about in the world was you," said Dumbledore quietly. Votes: 0

Does it hurt?" The childish question had escaped Harry's lips before he could stop it. "Dying? Not at all," said Sirius. "Quicker and easier than falling asleep. Votes: 0

Sirius's gaunt face broke out into the first true smile Harry had seen upon it. The difference it made was startling, as though a person ten years younger were shining through the starved mask; for a moment he was recognizable as the man who had laughed at Harry's parents' wedding. Votes: 0

Well, better expelled and able to defend yourselves than sitting safely in school without a clue," said Sirius. Votes: 0

What was there to be gained by fighting the most evil wizard who has ever existed?" said Black, with a terrible fury in his face. "Only innocent lives, Peter!" "You don't understand!" whined Pettigrew. "He would have killed me, Sirius!" "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!" roared Black. "DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU! Votes: 0

Knocking the shrieking goblins aside like skittles Votes: 0

What would your head have been doing in Hogsmeade, Potter?" said Snape softly. "Your head is not allowed in Hogsmeade. No part of your body has permission to be in Hogsmeade. Votes: 0

Do you know what I think, Potter?' said Snape, very quietly. "I think that you are a liar and a cheat and that you deserve detention with me every Saturday until the end of term. What do you think, Potter? Votes: 0

Kill me then,' panted Harry, who felt no fear at all, but only rage and contempt. 'Kill me like you killed him, you coward-' DON'T-' screamed Snape, and his face was suddenly demented, inhuman, as though he was in as much pain as the yelping, howling dog stuck in the house behind them- 'CALL ME A COWARD! Votes: 0

Deliberately causing mayhem in Snape's Potions class was about as safe as poking a sleeping dragon in the eye. Votes: 0

He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo. Votes: 0

Would you like me to [kill you] now?" asked Snape, his voice heavy with irony. "Or would you like a few moments to compose an epitaph? Votes: 0

The long game was ended, the Snitch had been caught, it was time to leave the air.. Votes: 0

Amazing, how much more difficult it was to extend his arm twelve inches and touch her hand than it was to snatch a speeding Snitch from midair ... Votes: 0

Cinderella? Snow White? What's that? An illness? Votes: 0

I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. Votes: 0

Her voice was now so shrill only bats would be able to hear it soon, but she had reached a level of indignation that rendered her temporarily speechless.. Votes: 0

It is a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up. Votes: 0

The sky was a cold iron-grey, like the underside of a shield. A sharp breeze lifted the hems of skirts and rattled the leaves on the immature trees; a spiteful, chill wind that sought out your weakest places, the nape of your neck and your knees, and which denied you the comfort of dreaming, of retreating a little from reality. Votes: 0

I heard from my dear friend Tiberius Ogden, that you can produce a Patronus? For a bonus point...? Harry raised his wand, looked directly at Umbridge, and imagined her being sacked. Expecto Patronum! The silver stag erupted from the end of his wand and cantered the length of the hall. Votes: 0

There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you. Votes: 0

Failure means a stripping away of the inessential. Votes: 0

Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. Votes: 0

Who's Kreacher?" "The house-elf who lives here," said Ron. "Nutter. Never met one like him." "He is not a nutter," said Hermione. "His life's ambition is to have his head cut off and stuck up on a plaque like his mother", said Ron. "Is that normal, Hermione? Votes: 0

And this is Nymphadora-" "Don't call me Nymphadora, Remus," said the young witch with a shudder. "It's Tonks." "-Nymphadora Tonks, who prefers to be known by her surname only," finished Lupin. "So would you if your fool of a mother had called you 'Nymphadora,' " muttered Tonks. Votes: 0

Then he heard a terrible cry that pulled at his insides, that expressed agony of a kind that neither flame nor curse could cause, and he stood up, swaying, more frightened than he had been that day, more frightened, perhaps, than he had been in his whole life... Votes: 0

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. Votes: 0

I don't need to publish to make a living. Votes: 0

Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure. Votes: 0

Don't call me Nymphadora, Remus. Votes: 0

My Head of House said I lacked certain necessary qualities...like the ability to behave myself. Votes: 0

Silence fell between the four of them as they looked up at the sky. There was no sign of movement, the stars stared back, unblinking, indifferent, unobscured by flying friends. Where was Ron? Where were Fred and Mr Weasley? Where were Bill, Fleur, Tonks, Mad Eye, Mundungus? Votes: 0

For a split second, Harry thought how absurd it was for Tonks to expect the dummy to hear her talking that quietly through a sheet of glass, when there were buses rumbling along behind her and all the racket of street full of shoppers. Then he reminded himself that dummies could not hear anyway. Votes: 0

There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place. Votes: 0

Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice. Votes: 0

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. Votes: 0

The narrow path had opened up suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers. Votes: 0

Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Votes: 0

Odd words floated back to them over the hundreds of heads. "Nobility of spirit"..."intellectual contribution"..."greatness of heart"...It did not mean very much. It had little to do with Dumbledore as Harry had known him. He suddenly remembered Dumbledore's idea of a few words, "nitwit," "oddment," "blubber," and "tweak," and again had to suppress a grin... Votes: 0

Pagford, which by night was no more than a cluster of twinkling lights in a dark hollow far below, was emerging into chilly sunlight. Votes: 0

I had an old typewriter and a big idea. Votes: 0

Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?" "Yes." "You called her a liar?" "Yes." "You told her He Who Must Not Be Named is back?" "Yes." "Have a biscuit, Potter. Votes: 0

I know [Umbridge] by reputation and I'm sure she's no Death Eater-" "She's foul enough to be one..." "Yes, but the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. Votes: 0

Do I look stupid?" snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache. Votes: 0

Dumbledore raised his finger for silence, a silence which fell as though he had struck Uncle Vernon dumb. Votes: 0

They run off eckeltricity, do they?" he said knowledgeably. "Ah yes, I can see the plugs. I collect plugs," he added to Uncle Vernon. "And batteries. Got a large collection of batteries. Votes: 0

When Filch wasn't guarding the scene of the crime, he was skulking red-eyed through the corridors, lunging out at unsuspecting students and trying to put them in detention for things like "breathing loudly" and "looking happy. Votes: 0

I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character. Votes: 0

Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me. Votes: 0

Wands are only as powerful as the wizards who use them. Some wizards just like to boast that theirs are bigger and better than other people's. Votes: 0

There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words. Votes: 0

Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march. Votes: 0

Harry!" said Fred, elbowing Percy out of the way and bowing deeply. "Simply splendid to see you, old boy-" "Marvelous," said George, pushing Fred aside and seizing Harry's hand in turn. "Absolutely spiffing." Percy scowled. "That's enough, now," said Mrs. Weasley. "Mum!" said Fred as though he'd only just spotted her and seizing her hand too. "How really corking to see you- Votes: 0

I thought it sounded a bit like Percy singing... maybe you've got to attack him while he's in the shower, Harry. Votes: 0

Wow, we're identical! Votes: 0

So that's little Scorpious. Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank god you've inherited your mother's brains. Votes: 0

One more lesson like that and I might just do a Weasley. Votes: 0

I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity. Votes: 0

I sat and thought for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me. Votes: 0

I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write. Votes: 0

I've only suffered writer's block badly once, and that was during the writing of Chamber of Secrets. I had my first burst of publicity about the first book and it paralysed me. I was scared the second book wouldn't measure up, but I got through it! Votes: 0

The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you. Votes: 0

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default. Votes: 0

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. Votes: 0

Death obsesses me, yes it does. I can't really understand why it doesn't obsess everyone - I think it does really, I'm just a little more out about it. Votes: 0

Honestly, I think we should be delighted people still want to read, be it on a Kindle or a Nook or whatever the latest device is. Votes: 0

There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head. Votes: 0

But I was the most unashamed lone parent you were ever going to meet. Votes: 0

'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else. Votes: 0

I think the next thing I publish will be for children, but I don't really want to be held to that because I also know what my next book for adults will be, and I really like that, too, so it depends. I've always had more than one thing going. Votes: 0

I feel 80% of my life is completely normal. Votes: 0

Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose. Votes: 0

Bigotry is probably the thing I detest most. Votes: 0

I love a good Dorothy L. Sayers. Votes: 0

I don't think I am evangelical in my work. Votes: 0

Whatever the reviewers feel about 'The Casual Vacancy', it is what I wanted it to be, and you can't say fairer than that as a writer. Votes: 0

I'm opposed to fundamentalism in any form. Votes: 0

Some of the furor that surrounded a Harry Potter publication was fun. Votes: 0

My favorite literary heroine is Jo March. It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo, who had a hot temper and a burning ambition to be a writer. Votes: 0

I really don't believe in magic. Votes: 0

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had. Votes: 0

I received free health care. Votes: 0

What's comin' will come, an' we'll meet it when it does. Votes: 0

I've never stunned anyone except in our D.A. lessons," said Luna, sounding mildly interested. "That was noisier than I thought it would be. Votes: 0

Wherever I am, if I've got a book with me, I have a place I can go and be happy Votes: 0

Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it. Votes: 0

Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced. They can think themselves into other people's places. We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better. Votes: 0

What's the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal. Votes: 0

Harry, despite your privileged insight into Voldemort's world (which, incidentally, is a gift any Death Eater would kill to have), you have never been seduced by the Dark Arts, never, even for a second, shown the slightest desire to become one of Voldemort's followers!" "Of course I haven't!" said Harry indignantly. "He killed my mum and dad!" "You are protected, in short, by your ability to love!" said Dumbledore loudly. Votes: 0

Those who choose not to empathize enable real monsters, for without ever committing an act of outright evil ourselves we collude with it through our apathy. Votes: 0

If you choose to use your status and influence to raise your voice on behalf of those who have no voice; if you choose to identify not only with the powerful, but with the powerless; if you retain the ability to imagine yourself into the lives of those who do not have your advantages, then it will not only be your proud families who celebrate your existence, but thousands and millions of people whose reality you have helped transform for the better. We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better. Votes: 0

He's only silent because he's too thick to string two words together. Votes: 0

The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry. And I think it's one of the reasons that some people don't like the books, but I think that's it's a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and you should not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth. Votes: 0

It was strange how your brain could know what your heart refused to accept. Votes: 0

I am very frustrated by fear of imagination, I don't think that's healthy. Votes: 0

Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?" asked Scrimgeour. "No, I'm not," retorted Hermione. "I'm hoping to do some good in the world! Votes: 0

I think it's the books that you read when you're young that live with you forever. Votes: 0

It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us. Votes: 0

To hurt is as human as to breathe. Votes: 0

I definitely know that love is the most powerful thing of all. Votes: 0

Once, long ago, Parminder had told Barry the story of Bhai Kanhaiya, the Sikh hero who had administered to the needs of those wounded in combat, whether friend or fo. When asked why he gave aid indiscriminately, Bahai Kanhaiya had replied that the light of God shone from every soul, and that he had been unable to distinguish between them. Votes: 0

Bad news, Harry. I've just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She "“ er, got a bit shirty with me. Told me I'd got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about staying alive. Just because I told her I didn't care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first. Votes: 0

I've got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don't want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I'd rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny "“ a thousand things, before 'thin'. And frankly, I'd rather they didn't give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons. Let them never be Stupid Girls. Votes: 0

We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy. Votes: 0

I don't think there's any harm at all in allowing a kid to fantasize. In fact, I think to stop people from fantasizing is a very destructive thing indeed. Votes: 0

Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out. Votes: 0

Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love. Votes: 0

I have gone temporarily deaf and haven't any idea what you said, Harry. Votes: 0

There will be books written about Harry. Every child in the world will know his name. Votes: 0

Hope springs forever. Votes: 0

I'm a writer, and I will write what I want to write. Votes: 0

She had a way of seeing the beauty in others, even, and perhaps most especially, when that person couldn't see it in themselves. Votes: 0

Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real? Votes: 0

Imagination is ... the foundation of all invention and innovation. Votes: 0

Many prefer not to exercise their imaginations at all. They choose to remain comfortably within the bounds of their own experience, never troubling to wonder how it would feel to have been born other than they are. They can refuse to hear screams or to peer inside cages; they can close their minds and hearts to any suffering that does not touch them personally; they can refuse to know. I might be tempted to envy people who can live that way, except that I do not think they have any fewer nightmares than I do. The wilfully unimaginative see more monsters. They are often more afraid. Votes: 0

But this is touching, Severus," said Dumbledore seriously. "Have you grown to care for the boy, after all?" "For him?" shouted Snape. "Expecto Patronum!" From the tip of his wand burst the silver doe. She landed on the office floor, bounded once across the office, and soared out of the window. Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears. "After all this time?" "Always," said Snape. Votes: 0

If it's a good book, anyone will read it. I'm totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood. Votes: 0

One of the many things I learned at the end of that Classics corridor down which I ventured at the age of 18, in search of something I could not then define, was this, written by the Greek author Plutarch: What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. That is an astonishing statement and yet proven a thousand times every day of our lives. It expresses, in part, our inescapable connection with the outside world, the fact that we touch other people's lives simply by existing. Votes: 0

But she's ditched Dean! Votes: 0

Every writer must have a chip of ice in his heart. Votes: 0

Some readers and commentators really want to scrape your insides out to make sense of your work. Others say, there's the work, it speaks for itself. Personally, I fall somewhere in the middle. Votes: 0

You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you'll have no sense of self anymore, no memory, no . . . anything. There's no chance at all of recovery. You'll just "” exist. As an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever . . . lost. Votes: 0

Death comes for us all in the end. Votes: 0

Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business. Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git. Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a professor. Mr. Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slimeball. Votes: 0

I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed - or worse, expelled. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed. Votes: 0

Well?" Ron said finally, looking up at Harry. "How was it?" Harry considered it for a moment. "Wet," he said truthfully. Ron made a noise that might have indicated jubilation or disgust, it was hard to tell. "Because she was crying," Harry continued heavily. "Oh," said Ron, his smile faded slightly. "Are you that bad at kissing?" "Dunno," said Harry, who hadn't considered this, and immediately felt rather worried. "Maybe I am. Votes: 0

It's going to be all right, sir," Harry said over and over again, more worried by Dumbledore's silence than he had been by his weakened voice. "We're nearly there ... I can Apparate us both back ... don't worry ..." "I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you. Votes: 0

This is night, Diddykins. That's what we call it when it goes all dark like this. Votes: 0

It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more. Votes: 0

Holey? You have the the whole world of ear-related humor before you, you go for holey? Votes: 0

On and on they flew, over the countryside parceled out in patches of green and brown, over roads and rivers winding through the landscapes like strips of matte and glossy ribbon. Votes: 0

When I was quite young my parents never said books were off limits. Votes: 0

First sign of madness, talking to your own head. Votes: 0

I DON'T CARE!" Harry yelled at them, snatching up a lunascope and throwing it into the fireplace. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH, I'VE SEEN ENOUGH, I WANT OUT, I WANT IT TO END, I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!" "You do care," said Dumbledore. He had not flinched or made a single move to stop Harry demolishing his office. His expression was calm, almost detached. "You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it. Votes: 0

What would come, would come...and you would have to meet it, when it did. Votes: 0

It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well. Votes: 0

What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty. Votes: 0

Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days. The funny thing is that, although writing has been my actual job for several years now, I still seem to have to fight for time in which to do it. Some people do not seem to grasp that I still have to sit down in peace and write the books, apparently believing that they pop up like mushrooms without my connivance. I must therefore guard the time allotted to writing as a Hungarian Horntail guards its firstborn egg. Votes: 0

Killing rips the soul apart. Votes: 0

It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated. . . . Votes: 0

Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe. Votes: 0

But people only die in proper duels, you know, with real wizards. The most you and Malfoy'll be able to do is send sparks at each other. Neither of you knows enough magic to do any real damage. I bet he expected you to refuse, anyway." "And what if I wave my wand and nothing happens?" "Throw it away and punch him on the nose," Ron suggested. Votes: 0

Time is making fools of us again. Votes: 0

Hedwig didn't return until the end of the Easter holidays. Percy's letter was enclosed in a package of Easter eggs that Mrs. Weasley had sent. Both Harry's and Ron's were the size of dragon eggs, and full of home-made toffee. Hermione's, however, was smaller than a chicken's egg. Her face fell when she saw it. "Your mum doesn't read Witch's Weekly, by any chance, does she, Ron?" she asked quietly. "Yeah," said Ron, whose mouth was full of toffee. "Gets it for the recipes." Hermione looked sadly at her tiny egg. Votes: 0

The spells are made up. I have met people who assure me, very seriously, that they are trying to do them, and I can assure them, just as seriously, that they don't work. Votes: 0

Always the innocent are the first victims, so it has been for ages past, so it is now. Votes: 0

No man or woman alive, magical or not, has ever escaped some form of injury, whether physical, mental, or emotional. To hurt is as human as to breathe. Votes: 0

The fridge had been emptied of all Dudley's favorite things "” fizzy drinks and cakes, chocolate bars and burgers "” and filled instead with fruit and vegetables and the sorts of things that Uncle Vernon called "rabbit food. Votes: 0

He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. Votes: 0

We can't choose our fate, but we can choose others. Be careful in knowing that. Votes: 0

I'm serious, Harry, don't go." But Harry only had one thought in his head, which was to get back in front of the mirror, and Ron wasn't going to stop him. That third night he found his way more quickly than before. He was walking so fast he knew he was making more noise than was wise, but he didn't meet anyone. And there were his mother and father smiling at him again, and one of his grandfathers nodding happily. Harry sank down to sit on the floor in front of the mirror. There was nothing to stop him from staying here all night with his family. Nothing at all. Votes: 0

The truth is always easier than a lie or an evasion - easier to deal with and easier to live with. Votes: 0

Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their own "”" "That's enough, Phineas," said Dumbledore. Votes: 0

That's what they should teach us here. How girls' brains work... It would be more useful than divination, anyway... Votes: 0

He missed Hogwarts so much it was like having a constant stomachache. He missed the castle, with its secret passageways and ghosts, his classes, "¦ the mail arriving by owl, eating banquets in the Great Hall, sleeping in his four-poster bed in the tower dormitory, visiting the gamekeeper, Hagrid, in his cabin next to the Forbidden Forest in the grounds, and especially, Quidditch, the most popular sport in the wizarding world Votes: 0

And he knew that at that moment, they understood each other perfectly, and when he told her what he was going to do now, she would not say "˜be careful' or "˜don't do it', but she would accept his decision because she would not have expected anything less of him. Votes: 0

Dumbledore paused, and although his voice remained light and calm, and he gave no obvious sign of anger, Harry felt a kind of chill emanating from him and noticed that the Dursleys drew very slightly closer together. "You did not do as I asked. You have never treated Harry as a son. He has known nothing but neglect and often cruelty at your hands. The best that can be said is that he has at least escaped the appalling damage you have inflicted upon the unfortunate boy sitting between you. Votes: 0

Imperfect understanding is often more dangerous than ignorance. Votes: 0

Depression isn't just being a bit sad. It's feeling nothing. It's not wanting to be alive anymore. Votes: 0

Course Dumbledore trusts you," growled Moody. "He's a trusting man, isn't he? Believes in second chances. But me "” I say there are spots that don't come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d'you know what I mean? Votes: 0

I know what you are known as . . . but to me, you will always be Tom Riddle. It is one of the irritating things about old teachers. I am afraid that they never quite forget their charges' youthful beginnings. Votes: 0

He tried to give his wife pleasure in little ways, because he had come to realize, after nearly two decades together, how often he disappointed her in the big things. It was never intentional. They simply had very different notions of what ought to take up most space in life. Votes: 0

You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God. Votes: 0

Things denied, things untold, things hidden and disguised. Votes: 0

Everything had shattered. The fact that it was all still there "” the walls and the chairs and the children's pictures on the walls "” meant nothing. Every atom of it had been blasted apart and reconstituted in an instant, and its appearance of permanence and solidity was laughable; it would dissolve at a touch, for everything was suddenly tissue-thin and friable. Votes: 0

You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity. Votes: 0

... perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Votes: 0

... you could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist! Votes: 0

To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. Votes: 0

If you don't like to read, you haven't found the right book. Votes: 0

I think it's alarming that people believe that success enables one to forget how life felt before. As if one could simply exchange one's values. Votes: 0

I forgot Dumbledore trashed Hogwarts, refused to resign and ran off to the forest to make speeches to angry trolls. Votes: 0

Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don't think anyone could have made me do it, or prevented me from doing it. Votes: 0

There will always be a easy path and a right path. Votes: 0

A Dream is where a boy can swim in the deepest oceans and fly over the highest clouds. Votes: 0

I look at the effect that an individual's fame has on their family, for example, and the limitations that places upon your life to an extent - of course, it brings marvelous things too, but it brings them mainly to the individual. The people around the famous person often pay a price without reaping many of the rewards. Votes: 0

You have to resign yourself to the fact that you waste a lot of trees before you write anything you really like, and that's just the way it is. It's like learning an instrument, you've got to be prepared for hitting wrong notes occasionally, or quite a lot, cause I wrote an awful lot before I wrote anything I was really happy with. And read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on. Votes: 0

We're all going to keep fighting, Harry. You know that? Votes: 0

I am indebted to the British welfare state; the very one that Mr Cameron would like to replace with charity handouts. When my life hit rock bottom, that safety net, threadbare though it had become under John Major's Government, was there to break the fall. I cannot help feeling, therefore, that it would have been contemptible to scarper for the West Indies at the first sniff of a seven-figure royalty cheque. This, if you like, is my notion of patriotism. Votes: 0

In truth, I never consider the audience for whom I'm writing. I just write what I want to write. Votes: 0

I find that discussing an idea out loud is often the way to kill it stone dead. Votes: 0

Achievable goals are the first step to self improvement. Votes: 0

I'm a real sucker for guitars. I've had a crush on many, many a guitarist. Votes: 0

The difficult thing, the glorious thing, was to be who you really were, even if that person was cruel or dangerous, particularly if cruel and dangerous. There was courage in not distinguishing the animal you happened to be. On the other hand, you had to avoid pretending to be more of an animal than you were: take that path, start exaggerating or faking and you became just another Cubby, just as much of a liar, a hypocrite Votes: 0

It's so difficult to describe depression to someone who's never been there, because it's not sadness. I know sadness. Sadness is to cry and to feel. But it's that cold absence of feeling"” that really hollowed-out feeling. Votes: 0

Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel "” Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig. Votes: 0

Harry's status as orphan gives him a freedom other children can only dream about (guiltily, of course). No child wants to lose their parents, yet the idea of being removed from the expectations of parents is alluring. The orphan in literature is freed from the obligation to satisfy his/her parents, and from the inevitable realization that his/her parents are flawed human beings. There is something liberating, too, about being transported into the kind of surrogate family which boarding school represents, where the relationships are less intense and the boundaries perhaps more clearly defined. Votes: 0

I think that perhaps if I had had to slow down the ideas so that I could capture them on paper I might have stifled some of them. Votes: 0

The idea of a teenage Dumbledore was simply odd, like trying to imagine a stupid Hermione or a friendly Blast-Ended Skrewt. Votes: 0

I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book. Votes: 0

The stories we love best do live in us forever. Votes: 0

Hogwarts is threatened!" shouted Professor McGonagall. "Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school! Votes: 0

Read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on. Votes: 0

Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here! Votes: 0

I believe in hard work and luck, and that the first often leads to the second Votes: 0

I've been writing since I was six. It is a compulsion, so I can't really say where the desire came from; I've always had it. My breakthrough with the first book came through persistence, because a lot of publishers turned it down! Votes: 0

You think the dead we loved truly ever leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly in times of great trouble? Votes: 0

What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows. Votes: 0

Failure is not fun. It can be awful. But living so cautiously that you never fail is worse. Votes: 0

Some people do not seem to grasp that I still have to sit down in peace and write the books, apparently believing that they pop up like mushrooms without my connivance. Votes: 0

Be ruthless about protecting writing days. Votes: 0

There is no part of me that feels that I represented myself as your children's babysitter or their teacher. I was always, I think, completely honest. I'm a writer, and I will write what I want to write. Votes: 0

Just "” just to be clear," he said. "You want to leave Tonks at her parents' house and come away with us?" "She'll be perfectly safe there, they'll look after her," said Lupin. He spoke with a finality bordering on indifference. "Harry, I'm sure James would have wanted me to stick with you." "Well," said Harry slowly, "I'm not. I'm pretty sure my father would have wanted to know why you aren't sticking with your own kid, actually. Votes: 0

Dudley thought for a moment. It looked like hard work. Votes: 0

Oh, get out of the way, Percy," said Fred. "Harry's in a hurry." "Yeah, he's off to the Chamber of Secrets for a cup of tea with his fanged servant," said George, chortling. Votes: 0

Well, hello, Peter," said Lupin pleasantly, as though rats frequently erupted into old school friends around him. "Long time, no see. Votes: 0

Professor Snape was forcing them to research antidotes. They took this one seriously, as he had hinted that he might be poisoning one of them before Christmas to see if their antidote worked. Votes: 0

I'm not putting them on," said old Archie in indignation. "I like a healthy breeze 'round my privates, thanks. Votes: 0

Ginny, listen . . . I can't be involved with you anymore. We've got to stop seeing each other. We can't be together." "It's for some stupid, noble reason, isn't it? Votes: 0

And it's Johnson, Johnson with the Quaffle, what a player that girl is, I've been saying it for years but she still won't go out with me "”" "JORDAN!" yelled Professor McGonagall. "Just a fun fact, Professor, adds a bit of interest "” Votes: 0

Which only goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,' Dumbledore went on, smiling. Votes: 0

Everything went pitch-black and the next thing I knew, I was being hurled headfirst out of the room!" "And you didn't see that coming?" said Harry, unable to help himself. "No, I did not, as I say, it was pitch "”" Professor Trelawny stopped and glared at him suspiciously. Votes: 0

It's your one last chance," said Harry, "it's all you've got left. . . .I've seen what you'll be otherwise. . . . Be a man . . . try . . . Try for some remorse. . . . Votes: 0

Are "” you "” insane?" said Hermione in a hushed voice. 'I don't think so,' said Harry, shrugging. Votes: 0

And Harry, with the unerring skill of the Seeker, caught the wand in his free hand as Voldemort fell backward, arms splayed, the slit pupils of the scarlet eyes rolling upward. Tom Riddle hit the floor with a mundane finality, his body feeble and shrunken, the white hands empty, the snakelike face vacant and unknowing. Voldemort was dead, killed by his own rebounding curse, and Harry stood with two wands in his hands, staring down at his enemy's shell. Votes: 0

I have spied for you and lied for you, put myself in mortal danger for you. Everything was supposed to be to keep Lily Potter's son safe. Now you tell me you have been raising him like a pig for slaughter "” Votes: 0

The hook-nosed teacher looked past Quirrell's turban straight into Harry's eyes "” and a sharp, hot pain shot across the scar on Harry's forehead. Votes: 0

He was going to be armed with his wand - which, just now, felt like nothing more than a narrow strip of wood - against a fifty-foot-high, scaly, spike-ridden, fire-breathing dragon. Votes: 0

You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? Votes: 0

Just because you're allowed to use magic now you don't have to whip your wands out for every tiny little thing! Votes: 0

In March several of the Mandrakes threw a loud and raucous party in greenhouse three. This made Professor Sprout very happy. "The moment they start trying to move into each other's pots, we'll know they're fully mature," she told Harry. Votes: 0

Yeah you can have a word," said Harry savagely. "Good-bye. Votes: 0

Hey, look "” Harry's got a Weasley sweater, too!" Fred and George were wearing blue sweaters, one with a large yellow F on it, the other a G. "Harry's is better than ours, though," said Fred, holding up Harry's sweater. "She obviously makes more of an effort if you're not family. Votes: 0

The fates have informed me that your examination in June will concern the Orb, and I am anxious to give you sufficient practice. Hermione snorted. "Well honestly... 'the fates have informed her'... Who sets the exam? She does! Votes: 0

You are "” truly your father's son, Harry. . . . Votes: 0

Sure you can manage that broom, Potter?" said a cold, drawling voice. Draco Malfoy had arrived for a closer look, Crabbe and Goyle right behind him. "Yeah, reckon so," said Harry casually. "Got plenty of special features, hasn't it?" said Malfoy, eyes glittering maliciously. "Shame it doesn't come with a parachute - in case you get too near a Dementor." Crabbe and Goyle sniggered. "Pity you can't attach an extra arm to yours, Malfoy," said Harry. "Then it could catch the Snitch for you. Votes: 0

He chose the boy he thought most likely to be a danger to him," said Dumbledore. And notice this, Harry. He chose, not the pureblood (which, according to his creed, is the only kind of wizard worth being or knowing), but the half-blood, like himself. He saw himself in you before he had ever seen you, and in marking you with that scar, he did not kill you, as he intended, but gave you powers, and a future, which have fitted you to escape him not once, but four times so far "” something that neither your parents, nor Neville's parents, ever achieved. Votes: 0

The only reason to delay at this point was because the immediate prospect was so deeply uninviting. Votes: 0

That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger," said Snape coolly. "Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all. Votes: 0

The Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it through the hoops to score," Harry recited. "So "” that's sort of like basketball on broomsticks with six hoops, isn't it?" "What's basketball?" said Wood curiously. "Never mind," said Harry quickly. Votes: 0

Her son lives. He has her eyes, precisely her eyes. You remember the shape and color of Lily Evans's eyes, I am sure? Votes: 0

We tried to shut him in a pyramid, but Mum spotted us. Votes: 0

He felt that he was still groping in the dark; he had chosen his path but kept looking back, wondering whether he had misread the signs, whether he should not have taken the other way. Votes: 0

Every time he tried to reconstruct the internal arguments that had led to his decision, they sounded feebler to him. Votes: 0

The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister. Votes: 0

You thought I would not weesh to marry him? Or per'aps you hoped?" said Fleur, her nostrils flaring. "What do I care how he looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave! And I shall do zat!" she added fiercely, pushing Mrs. Weasley aside and snatching the ointment from her. Votes: 0

If you have to ask, you'll never know. If you know, you need only ask. Votes: 0

If only the hat had mentioned a house for people who felt a bit queasy, that would have been the one for him. Votes: 0

Sword? Haven't got a sword. That boy has, though. He'll lend you one. Votes: 0

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind. Votes: 0

We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks. Votes: 0

Get off me," Harry spat, throwing Pettigrew's hands off him in disgust. "I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing it because "” I don't reckon my dad would've wanted them to become killers "” just for you. Votes: 0

You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there." He held out his hand to shake Harry's, but Harry didn't take it. "I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks," he said coolly. Votes: 0

How thick can you get? Votes: 0

I remember every wand I've ever sold, Mr. Potter. Every single wand. It so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand, gave another feather "” just one other. It is very curious indeed that you should be destined for this wand when its brother "” why, its brother gave you that scar. Votes: 0

There," she said softly. "Now he could be sleeping. Votes: 0

You could be great, you know, it's all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that. Votes: 0

Crackers!" said Dumbledore enthusiastically, offering the end of a large silver noisemaker to Snape, who took it reluctantly. Votes: 0

Aha! What villains are these, that trespass upon my private lands! Come to scorn at my fall, perchance? Draw, you knaves, you dogs! Votes: 0

And sure enough, in seeking to become superhuman this foolhardy young man renders himself inhuman. The heart that he has locked away slowly shrivels and grows hair, symbolising his own descent to beasthood. Votes: 0

Professor Flitwick had dried himself off and set Seamus lines ("I am a wizard not a baboon brandishing a stick") Votes: 0

My readers have to work with me to create the experience. They have to bring their imaginations to the story. No one sees a book in the same way, no one sees the characters the same way. As a reader you imagine them in your own mind. So, together, as author and reader, we have both created the story. Votes: 0

Maybe he murdered Myrtle; that would've done everyone a favor. . . . Votes: 0

Daddy, look "” one of the gnomes actually bit me! Votes: 0

Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it. Votes: 0

There you go, Harry!" Ron shouted over the noise. "You weren't being thick after all "” you were showing moral fiber! Votes: 0

The Ministry places a rather higher value on my life than yours, I'm afraid. Votes: 0

Always have a vivid imagination, for you never know when you might need it. Votes: 0

Don't count your owls before they are delivered. Votes: 0

He was about to go home, about to return to the place where he had had a family. It was in Godric's Hollow that, but for Voldemort, he would have grown up and spent every school holiday. He could have invited friends to his house. . . . He might even have had brothers and sisters. . . . It would have been his mother who had made his seventeenth birthday cake. The life he had lost had hardly ever seemed so real to him as at this moment, when he knew he was about to see the place where it had been taken from him. Votes: 0

I will if you go out with me, Evans Votes: 0

The fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength Votes: 0

Oh, he knows how to play, little bitty baby Potter. Votes: 0

It is not about striving for immortality, but about accepting mortality. Votes: 0

Professor," Harry gasped. "Your bird "” I couldn't do anything "” he just caught fire "” Votes: 0

Young people are so infernally convinced that they are absolutely right about everything. Votes: 0

They make a fuss about Hogsmeade, but I assure you, Harry, it's not all it's cracked up to be. All right, the sweetshop's rather good, and Zonko's Joke Shop's frankly dangerous, and yes, the Shrieking Shack is always worth a visit, but really, Harry, apart from that, you're not missing anything. Votes: 0

Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets," said Hagrid wisely. Votes: 0

He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots. His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice. This man's name was Albus Dumbledore. Votes: 0

You see, I, unlike you, have been made a prefect, which means that I, unlike you, have the power to hand out punishments." "Yeah," said Harry, "but you, unlike me, are a git. Votes: 0

Children's books aren't textbooks. Their primary purpose isn't supposed to be "Pick this up and it will teach you this." It's not how literature should be. You probably do learn something from every book you pick up, but it might be simply how to laugh. Votes: 0

I love you, Hermione," said Ron, sinking back, rubbing his eyes wearily. Hermione turned faintly pink, but merely said, "Don't let Lavender hear you saying that." "I won't," said Ron into his hands. "Or maybe I will . . . then she'll ditch me . . . Votes: 0

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense. Votes: 0

Magic causes as much trouble as it cures. Votes: 0

In the end, love wins. It does win. We know it wins. When a person dies, love isn't turned off like a faucet. It is an amazingly resilient part of us. Votes: 0

Never tickle a sleeping dragon. Votes: 0

Yes, Harry Potter!" said Dobby at once, his great eyes shining with excitement. "And if Dobby does it wrong, Dobby will throw himself off the topmost tower, Harry Potter!" "There won't be any need for that," said Harry hastily. Votes: 0

Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? Votes: 0

Well "” I was lucky once, wasn't I?" said Harry, pointing at his scar. "I might get lucky again. Votes: 0

I never need to find time to read. When people say to me, "˜Oh, yeah, I love reading. I would love to read, but I just don't have time,' I'm thinking, "˜How can you not have time?' I read when I'm drying my hair. I read in the bath. I read when I'm sitting in the bathroom. Pretty much anywhere I can do the job one-handed, I read. Votes: 0

Fawkes is a phoenix, Harry. Phoenixes burst into flame when it is time for them to die and are reborn from the ashes. Votes: 0

Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them. Even Muggles feel their presence, though they can't see them. Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can, the Dementor will feed on you long enough to reduce you to something like itself "” soul-less and evil. You'll be left with nothing but the worst experiences of your life. Votes: 0

The Chamber Of Secrets had been opened. Enemies of the heir, beware. Votes: 0

Half an hour later, each of them had been given a complicated circular chart, and was attempting to fill in the position of the planets at their moment of birth. It was dull work, requiring much consultation of timetables and calculation of angles. "I've got two Neptunes here," said Harry after a while, frowning down at his piece of parchment, "that can't be right, can it?" "Aaaaah," said Ron, imitating Professor Trelawney's mystical whisper, "when two Neptunes appear in the sky, it is a sure sign that a midget in glasses is being born, Harry . . . Votes: 0

Oh, come off it," said Ron, striding over to her and whipping her results out of her hand. "Yep"” ten "˜Outstandings' and one "˜Exceeds Expectations' at Defense Against the Dark Arts." He looked down at her, half-amused, half-exasperated. "You're actually disappointed, aren't you? Votes: 0

I'll be writing until I can't write anymore. It's a compulsion with me. I love writing. Votes: 0

Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition. Your qualifications are not your life. Votes: 0

Without cunning, there is no innovation. Without ambition, there is no accomplishment. Votes: 0

Love is the strongest power there is. Votes: 0

You have to kill a lot of trees before you write anything good. Votes: 0

They may not look dangerous, but if angered [bowtruckles] will gouge out human eyes with their fingers, which, as you can see, are very sharp and not at all desirable near the eyeballs. Votes: 0

Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh", said Hagrid. "Harry "” yer a wizard. Votes: 0

I love you, Hermione," said Ron. Votes: 0

Professor, why couldn't we just Apparate directly into your old colleague's house?' 'Because it would be quite as rude as kicking down the front door,' said Dumbledore. 'Courtesy dictates that we offer fellow wizards the opportunity of denying us entry. Votes: 0

I have no time to explain now. It is a thrilling tale, I wish to do it justice. Votes: 0

He has never wanted to occupy the throne himself; he prefers the back seat - more room to spread out, you see. Votes: 0

Let's see . . . ah, yes, this is nice and cozy." It was a broom cupboard. Votes: 0

Your great puddin' of a son don' need fattin' anymore Dursley, don't worry Votes: 0

He didn't know what he was going to "” but it had to be better than what he was leaving behind. Votes: 0

You seem to be drowning twice," said Hermione. "Oh, am I?" said Ron peering down at his predictions. "I'd better change one of them to getting trampled by a rampaging Hippogriff. Votes: 0

Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him. Votes: 0

It was a shame, but as Ron said, you couldn't have everything in life.. Votes: 0

You sometimes have to join forces with those you'd rather avoid. Votes: 0

There are those who'll turn innocent occasions to their advantage. Votes: 0

Giggling should be made illegal. Votes: 0

He'll accept anyone at Hogwarts, s'long as they've got the talent. Knows people can turn out okay even if their families weren' . . .well . . . all tha' respectable. Votes: 0

Well, [bad] times like that bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. Votes: 0

Authority figures always attract trouble Votes: 0

It's best to know what the enemy are saying. Votes: 0

Luck can only get you so far. Votes: 0

There are much more terrible things than physical injury. Votes: 0

I think writing about the time in Hermione's life that I write about "“ growing from childhood into womanhood, literally, I think it brought back to me how very difficult it is.So much is expected of you as you become a woman, and often you are asked to sacrifice parts of you in becoming a girl, I would say. Hermione doesn't. Votes: 0

If anyone wanted ter find out some stuff, all they'd have ter do would be ter follow the spiders. That'd lead "˜em right! That's all I'm sayin'. Votes: 0

Books can be misleading Votes: 0

Life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Votes: 0

OH NO YOU DON'T, LADDIE!" Harry spun around. Professor Moody was limping down the marble staircase. His wand was out and it was pointing right at a pure white ferret, which was shivering on the stone-flagged floor, exactly where Malfoy had been standing. Votes: 0

He never seemed to grasp the immense mutability of human nature, nor to appreciate that behind every nondescript face lay a wild and unique hinterland like his own. Votes: 0

Birth and death: there was the same consciousness of heightened existence and of her own elevated importance Votes: 0

It was so good to be held. If only their relationship could be distilled into simple, wordless gestures of comfort. Why had humans ever learned to talk? Votes: 0

Life, for Colin, was one long brace against pain and disappointment, and everybody apart from his wife was an enemy until proven otherwise. Votes: 0

When you were straight, evil thoughts and memories came pouring up out of the darkness inside you; buzzing black flies clinging to the insides of your skull. Votes: 0

The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else. Votes: 0

Andrew hated to see her humiliated and pathetic like this; but he half hated her too for landing herself in it, when any idiot could have seen... Votes: 0

You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon... Votes: 0

McLaggen makes Grawp look like a gentleman. Votes: 0

Hello, Harry!" she said. "Er "” my name's Barny," said Harry, flummoxed. "Oh, have you changed that too?" she asked brightly. "How did you know "” ?" "Oh, just your expression," she said. Like her father, Luna was wearing bright yellow robes, which she had accessorized with a large sunflower in her hair. Once you got over the brightness of it all, the general effect was quite pleasant. At least there were no radishes dangling from her ears. Votes: 0

Bidding the wizard farewell, he turned to his daughter, who held up her finger and said, "Daddy, look "” one of the gnomes actually bit me!" "How wonderful! Gnome saliva is enormously beneficial!" said Mr. Lovegood, seizing Luna's outstretched finger and examining the bleeding puncture marks. "Luna, my love, if you should feel any burgeoning talent today "” perhaps an unexpected urge to sing opera or to declaim in Mermish "” do not repress it! You may have been gifted by the Gernumblies!" Ron, passing them in the opposite direction, let out a loud snort. Votes: 0

Your hair is much too long, Ronald, for a moment I thought you were Ginevra. Votes: 0

Always the tone of surpise. Votes: 0

Time to sit down," Fred told Harry, "Or we're going to get run over by the bride. Votes: 0

Why was she always so craven, so apologetic? He had always seen Ruth as separate, good and untainted. As a child, his parents had appeared to him as starkly black and white, the one bad and frightening, the other good and kind. Yet as he had grown older, he kept coming up hard in his mind against Ruth's willing blindness, to her constant apologia for his father, to the unshakeable allegiance to her false idol. Votes: 0

He might have been encased in a thick glass bubble, so separate did he feel from his three dining companions. It was a sensation with which he was only too familiar, that of walking in a giant sphere of worry, enclosed by it, watching his own terrors roll by, obscuring the outside world. Votes: 0

Gavin saw a grave purely as a marker for the place where a corpse was decomposing; a nasty thought, yet people took it into their heads to visit and bring flowers, as though it might yet recover. Votes: 0

Tessa was convinced that it was a lie, and also that everything she had done in her life, telling herself that it was for the best, had been no more than blind selfishness, generating confusion and mess all around. But who could bear to know which stars were already dead, she thought, blinking up at the night sky; could anybody stand to know they all were? Votes: 0

Sukhvinder wished that she could be more like Krystal: funny and tough; impossible to intimidate; always coming out fighting. Votes: 0

But who could bear to know which stars were already dead, she thought, blinking up at the night sky; could anybody stand to know that they all were? Votes: 0

Yes, well, principles are sometimes the problem, if you ask me,' said Miles. 'Often what's needed is a bit of common sense.' 'Which is the name people usually give to their prejudices,' rejoined Kay. Votes: 0

Some of her self-hatred had oozed out with the blood. Votes: 0

She was on edge, feeling that she might snap or cry at the smallest provocation. Votes: 0

Studying the young woman's long thin legs, Tessa wondered how different her life would have been if she had had legs like that. She could not help but suspect that it would have been almost entirely different. Votes: 0

First think of the person who lives in disguise, Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies. Next, tell me what's always the last thing to mend, The middle of middle and the end of end? And finally give me the sound often heard During the search for a hard-to-find word. Now string them together, and answer me this, Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss? Votes: 0

According to Nietzche," said a sharp new voice, making them all jump, "philosophy is the biography of the philosopher. Votes: 0

She had a way of moving that moved him as much as music, which was what moved him most of all. Surely the spirit animating that pearless body must be unusual too? Why would nature make a vessel like that, if not to contain something still more valuable? Votes: 0

She kept asking herself whether, if he had looked cleaner, she might have been more concerned; whether, on some subliminal level, she had confused his obvious signs of neglect with street-smartness, toughness and resilience. Votes: 0

She navigated away from the Parish Council message board and dropped into her favorite medical website, where she painstakingly entered the words "brain" and "death" in the search box. The suggestions were endless. Shirley scrolled through the possibilities, her mild eyes rolling up and down, wondering to which of these deadly conditions, some of them unpronounceable, she owed her present happiness. Votes: 0

He gave everything to everybody. Except to me. Votes: 0

The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms? Votes: 0

Naturally Shirley had known, as they slid stock words and phrases back and forth between them like beads on an abacus, that Howard must be as brimful of ecstasy as she was; but to express these feelings out loud, when the news of death was still fresh in the air, would have been tantamount to dancing naked and shrieking obscenities, and Howard and Shirley were clothed, always, in an invisible layer of decorum that they never laid aside. Votes: 0

Howard and Shirley were clothed, always, in an invisible layer of decorum that they never laid aside. Votes: 0

Stone dead," said Howard, as though there were degrees of deadness, and the kind that Barry Fairbrother had contracted was particularly sordid. Votes: 0

Parminder kept her unwept tears locked tightly inside where they seemed to undergo an alchemical transformation, returning to the outer world as lava slides of rage. Votes: 0

Every hour that passed added to her grief, because it bore her further away from the living man, and because it was a tiny foretaste of the eternity she would have to spend without him. Votes: 0

He sobbed in desperation at the burden of fear he carried with him every day of his life. Votes: 0

Both could feel the relationship crumbling to pieces beneath the weight of everything that Gavin refused to say. Votes: 0

You have to be free to fail in this world. Votes: 0

And what will you give me in return, Severus?' "˜In "“ in return?' Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and Harry expected him to protest, but after a long moment he said, "˜Anything... Votes: 0

You're not supposed to dislike your own child. You were supposed to like them no matter what, even if they were not what you wanted. Votes: 0

I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind. "At these times, I use the Pensieve. One simply siphons the excess thoughts from one's mind, pours them into the basin, and examines them at one's leisure. It becomes easier to spot patterns and links, you understand, when they are in this form. Votes: 0

Prongs rode again last night... You know, Harry, in a way, you did see your father last night... You found him inside yourself. Votes: 0

He dreamed of London and of a life that mattered. Votes: 0

Their reward for enduring the awful experience was the right to tell people about it. Votes: 0

He knew one thing only, and it was beyond fear or reason: He was not going to die crouching here like a child playing hide-and-seek; he was not going to die kneeling at Voldemort's feet . . . he was going to die upright like his father, and he was going to die trying to defend himself, even if no defense was possible. . . . Votes: 0

But Colin's only understanding of love was of limitless loyalty, boundless tolerance: Votes: 0

They were the reason that he kept faith with his stars, that reinforced him in his belief that the universe had more in store for him than the mug's game of working for a modest salary until he retired or died, Votes: 0

I like a quiet life, you know me. Votes: 0

Ron's ears turned bright red and he become engrossed in a tuft of grass at his feet, which he prodded with his toe 'he must've known I'd run out on you'. 'No', Harry corrected him, 'He must've known you'd always want to come back Votes: 0

Thing was' he faced them, and Harry was astonished to see that he was grinning, 'they bit of a bit more than they could chew with Gran. Little old witch living alone, they probably think they didn't need to send anyone particularly powerful. Anyway' Neville laughed, 'Dawlish is still in St Mungo's and Gran is on the run. She sent me a letter,' he clapped a hand to the breast pocket of his robes, 'telling me she was proud of me, that I'm my parents' son, and to keep it up Votes: 0

Courtesy dictates that we offer fellow wizards the opportunity of denying us entry. Votes: 0

The dedication of this book is split seven ways: to Neil, to Jessica, to David, to Kenzie, to Di, to Anne, and to you, if you have stuck with Harry until the very end. Votes: 0

Beside him, making scarcely a sound, walked James, Sirius, Lupin, and Lily, and their presence was his courage, and the reason he was able to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Votes: 0

That," said Harry, "is a really good question. Votes: 0

In opening them, he discovered that he had eyes. Votes: 0

But you're dead," said Harry. "Oh yes," said Dumbledore matter-of-factly. "Then...I'm dead too?" "Ah," said Dumbledore, smiling still more broadly. "That is the question, isn't it? On the whole, dear boy, I think not." They looked at each other, the old man still beaming. "Not?" repeated Harry. "Not," said Dumbledore. "But"¦" Harry raised his hand instinctively toward the lightning scar. It did not seem to be there. "But I should have died"”I didn't defend myself! I meant to let him kill me!" "And that," said Dumbledore, "will, I think, have made all the difference. Votes: 0

The realization of what would happen next settled gradually over Harry in the long minutes, like softly falling snow. "I've got to go back, haven't I?" "That is up to you." "I've got a choice?" "Oh yes." Dumbledore smiled at him. "We are in King's Cross, you say? I think that if you decided not to go back, you would be able to"¦let's say"¦board a train." "And where would it take me?" "On," said Dumbledore simply. Votes: 0

It frightened people when you were honest; it shocked them. Votes: 0

At that moment, Harry fully understood for the first time why people said Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. The look upon Dumbledore's face as he stared down at the unconscious form of Mad-Eye moody was more terrible than Harry could have ever imagined. There was no benign smile upon Dumbledore's face, no twinkle in the eyes behind the spectacles. There was cold fury in every line of the ancient face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were giving off burning heat. Votes: 0

He did not know or care whether they were wizards or Muggles, friends or foes; all he cared about was that a dark stain was spreading across Dobby's front, and that he had stretched out his thin arms to Harry with a look of supplication. Harry caught him and laid him sideways on the cool grass. "Dobby, no, don't die, don't die -" The elf's eyes found him, and his lips trembled with the effort to form words. "Harry...Potter..." And then with a little shudder the elf became quite still, and his eyes were nothing more than great glassy orbs, sprinkled with light from the stars they could not see. Votes: 0

Potter is mocked by a faculty member for the idea that there is evil in the world from which even children need to learn to defend themselves by the actual practice of doing so rather than familiarity with theory. Votes: 0

The presence of hundreds of books had finally convinced Hermione that what they were doing was right. Votes: 0

I've decided to call him Norbert,' said Hagrid, looking at the dragon with misty eyes. 'He really knows me now, watch. Norbert! Norbert! Where's Mummy?' 'He's lost his marbles,' Ron muttered in Harry's ear. 'Hagrid,' said Harry loudly, 'give it a fortnight and Norbert's going to be as big as your house. Malfoy could go to Dumbledore at any moment. Hagrid bit his lip. 'I- I know I can't jus' dump him, I can't.' Harry suddenly turned to Ron. 'Charlie,' he said. 'You're losing it too,' said Ron. 'I'm Ron, remember? Votes: 0

I hope that even if you remember not a single word of mine, you remember those of Seneca, another of those old Romans I met when I fled down the Classics corridor, in retreat from career ladders, in search of ancient wisdom: As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. Votes: 0

To Harry Potter "” the boy who lived! Votes: 0

You foul, lying, evil little cockroach! Votes: 0

Was it love when somebody filled a space in your life that yawned inside you, once they had gone? Votes: 0

Parvati positively beamed. Harry could tell that she was feeling guilty for having laughed at Hermione in Transfiguration. He looked around and saw that Hermione was beaming back, if possible even more brightly. Girls were very strange sometimes. Votes: 0

I"”I didn't think"”" "That," said Professor McGonagall, "is obvious. Votes: 0

Choice was dangerous: you had to forgo all other possibilities when you chose. Votes: 0

I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you if you broke any more school rules," said Dumbledore. Ron opened his mouth in horror. "Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words," Dumbledore went on, smiling. Votes: 0

Well, that was a bit stupid of you," said Ginny angrily, "seeing as you don't know anyone but me who's been possessed by You-Know-Who, and I can tell you how it feels." Harry remained quite still as the impact of these words hit him. Then he turned on the spot to face her. "I forgot," he said. "Lucky you," said Ginny coolly. "I'm sorry," Harry said, and he meant it. Votes: 0

Oh, don't lie, Harry," she said impatiently. "Ron and Ginny say you've been hiding from everyone since you got back from St. Mungo's." "They do, do they?" said Harry, glaring at Ron and Ginny. Ron looked down at his feet but Ginny seemed quite unabashed. "Well, you have!" she said. "And you won't look at any of us!" "It's you lot who won't look at me!" said Harry angrily. "Maybe you're taking it in turns to look and keep missing each other," suggested Hermione, the corners of her mouth twitching. Votes: 0

For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own. Let them swim in the deepest ocean or glide over the highest cloud. Votes: 0

The castle grounds were gleaming in the sunlight as though freshly painted; the cloudless sky smiled at itself in the smoothly sparkling lake, the satin-green lawns rippled occasionally in a gentle breeze: June had arrived. Votes: 0

Harry felt winded, as though he had just walked into something heavy. He had last seen those cool gray eyes through slits in a Death Eater's hood, and last heard that man's voice jeering in a dark graveyard while Lord Voldemort tortured him. He could not believe that Lucius Malfoy dared look him in the face; he could not believe that he was here, in the Ministry of Magic, or that Cornelius Fudge was talking to him, when Harry had told Fudge mere weeks ago that Malfoy was a Death Eater. Votes: 0

It's just hard," Harry said finally, in a low voice, "to realize he won't write me again Votes: 0

It was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar - a cat reading a map. Votes: 0

Shh! Listen! Someone's coming! I think "” I think it might be us! Votes: 0

Interesting theory. Has anyone ever tried sticking a sword in Voldemort? Maybe the Ministry should put some people onto that, instead of wasting their time stripping down Deluminators or covering up breakouts from Azkaban... Votes: 0

Strange how short-sighted being invisible can make you. Votes: 0

No, nothing,' said Dumbledore, and a great sadness filled his face. 'The time is long gone when I could frighten you with a burning wardrobe and force you to make repayment for your crimes. But I wish I could, Tom... I wish I could.... Votes: 0

Stop, stop, stop, you're going to poke someone's eye out! Votes: 0

And anyway, life's too short.... Votes: 0

Think your little jokes'll help you on your deathbed?" she jeered. "Jokes? No,no, these are manners," replied Dumbledore. Votes: 0

Help only comes to those who ask for it. Votes: 0

You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death. Votes: 0

Her grief was so big and wild it terrified her, like an evil beast that had erupted from under the floorboards. Votes: 0

You shouldn't have done that. Votes: 0

And don't forget: Elvendork! It's unisex! Votes: 0

It's cruel that I got to spend so much time with James and Lily, and you so little. But know this; the ones that love us never really leave us. And you can always find them in here Votes: 0

Oh, that,' said Ginny, giggling. 'Well-Percy's got a girlfriend.' Fred dropped a stack of books on George's head. 'What?' 'It's that Ravenclaw prefect, Penelope Clearwater,' said Ginny. 'That's who he was writing to all last summer. He's been meeting her all over the school in secret. I walked in on them kissing in an empty classroom one day. He was so upset when she was-you know-attacked. You won't tease him, will you?' she added anxiously. 'Wouldn't dream of it,' said Fred, who was looking like his birthday had come early. Votes: 0

Blimey," said the other twin. "Are you "” ?" "He is," said the first twin. "Aren't you?" he added to Harry. "What?" said Harry. "Harry Potter," chorused the twins. "Oh, him," said Harry. "I mean, yes, I am. Votes: 0

Okay, men," he said. "And women," said Chaser Angelina Johnson. "And women," Wood agreed. "This is it." "The big one," said Fred Weasley. "The one we've all been waiting for," said George. "We know Oliver's speech by heart," Fred told Harry, "we were on the team last year." "Shut up, you two," said Wood. "This is the best team Gryffindor's had in years. We're going to win. I know it." He glared at them all as if to say, "Or else." "Right. It's time. Good luck, all of you. Votes: 0

Chess was the only thing Hermione ever lost at, something Harry and Ron thought was very good for her. Votes: 0

My brain surprises even me sometimes. Votes: 0

Now, I don't want any of you youngsters to worry "” you'll still have your Potions master when I'm through with him, never fear!" "Wouldn't it be good if they finished each other off?" Ron muttered in Harry's ear. Votes: 0

One can never have enough socks Votes: 0

There is no point in apportioning blame. What is done, is done. Votes: 0

Perhaps you have been looking in the wrong places. Votes: 0

Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs," sighed George, patting the heading of the map. "We owe them so much." "Noble men, working tirelessly to help a new generation of law-breakers," said Fred solemnly. Votes: 0

Gryffindor leads by eighty points to zero, and look at that Firebolt go! Potter's really putting it through its paces now, see it turn "” Chang's Comet is just no match for it, the Firebolt's precision-balance is really noticeable in these long "”" "JORDAN! ARE YOU BEING PAID TO ADVERTISE FIREBOLTS? GET ON WITH THE COMMENTARY! Votes: 0

THIRTY"“ZERO! TAKE THAT, YOU DIRTY, CHEATING "”" "Jordan, if you can't commentate in an unbiased way "” !" "I'm telling it like it is, Professor! Votes: 0

YOU CHEATING SCUM!" Lee Jordan was howling into the megaphone, dancing out of Professor McGonagall's reach. "YOU FILTHY, CHEATING B "”" Professor McGonagall didn't even bother to tell him off. She was actually shaking her finger in Malfoy's direction, her hat had fallen off, and she too was shouting furiously. Votes: 0

He had no memory of ever being hugged like this, as though by a mother. The full weight of everything he had seen that night seemed to fall in upon him as Mrs. Weasley held him to her. His mother's face, his father's voice, the sight of Cedric, dead on the ground all started spinning in his head until he could hardly bear it, until he was screwing up his face against the howl of misery fighting to get out of him. Votes: 0

Merlin's pants!" shrieked Hermione, jumping up and running from the room. "Merlin's pants?" repeated Ron, looking amused. "She must be really upset. Votes: 0

Ron: Why spiders? Why couldn't it be "follow the butterflies? Votes: 0

Hermione: You! You foul, loathsome, evil little cocroach! Ron: Hermione, no! He's no worth it. Votes: 0

In dreams, we enter a world that's entirely our own. Votes: 0

Taunting Death ... means pitting oneself against a wily enemy who cannot lose. Votes: 0

Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic far beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you trot! Votes: 0

Then you should have died! Died, rather than betray your friends, as we would have done for you! Votes: 0

I never expected to be in the papers. I personally never expected to be in the papers. The height of my ambition for these books was, well frankly, to get reviewed. A lot of children's books don't even get reviewed.. forget good review, bad review. Personally, no, I never expected to be in the papers so it's an odd experience when it happens to you . Votes: 0

Everything was curved to fit the walls: the stove, the sink and the cupboards, and all of it had been painted with flowers, insects and birds in bright primary colours. Votes: 0

... there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying. Votes: 0

I would be a liar if I said I don't care [about my appearance]; yes, I care. I found it very difficult, when I first became well known, to read criticism about how I look, how messy my hair was, and how generally unkempt I look. The nastiest thing ever written was written by a man, and I do remember that. I wasn't looking for it either, it was just simply in the newspaper I was reading. Votes: 0

You can choose, you can go one of two ways. You can be the person I probably admire more and say 'well I don't care and I'll continue not to bother to brush my hair.' Or you can be a weak-willed person like me and think 'oh I'd better get my act together. And maybe my mother was right and I do need to put my hair back and tidy myself up a bit.' So I did tidy myself up a bit. But I do often resent the amount of time that it takes to pull yourself together to go on TV, I really do. If I sound bitter, then that accurately reflects how I feel about the subject. Votes: 0

Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best. Votes: 0

I believe in free will. Of those that, like us, are in a privileged situation at least. For you, for me: people who are living in western society, people who are not repressed, who are free. We can choose. The things go largely like you want them to go. You control your own life. Your own will is extremely powerful. Votes: 0

I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out; it would spoil the excitement for me if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms. Votes: 0

Part of what makes a language 'alive' is its constant evolution. I would hate to think Britain would ever emulate France, where they actually have a learned faculty whose job it is to attempt to prevent the incursion of foreign words into the language. I love editing Harry with Arthur Levine, my American editor-the differences between 'British English' (of which there must be at least 200 versions) and 'American English' (ditto!) are a source of constant interest and amusement to me. Votes: 0

Yes, there are parallels. The difference is that I just look at [my son] David and think that he's absolutely perfect, whereas you look at the finished book and you think, 'Oh, damn it, I should have changed that.' You're never happy. Whereas with a baby, you're happy. If you've got a perfect baby, you're just grateful. Votes: 0

It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful places in the world, the history is fascinating, the men are handsome and the whisky is delicious. But don't eat the macaroni pies. Votes: 0

I definitely know that-that love is the most powerful thing of all and I remember thinking that-God, I'm about to make myself cry but, I remember thinking that when 9/11 happened because those last phone calls were about-the last thing knowingly, that I'm going to say on this earth is 'I love you.' What's more powerful than that? What's more proof than that? Beyond fear, beyond death. Votes: 0

On her daughter, Jessica: Kids at her school will sidle up to me and say, Does Jessica know what happens in book 4? Does Jessica know the title of book 4? And I keep saying, No! There is no point kidnapping her, taking her around back of the bike shed, and torturing her for information. Votes: 0

There is a lot of comedy in magic, and magic going wrong, and also it is a dramatic subject. Votes: 0

Sometimes ideas just come to me. Other times I have to sweat and almost bleed to make ideas come. It's a mysterious process, but I hope I never find out exactly how it works. Votes: 0

Do not pity the dead, Harry. Votes: 0

Yes, it has made me happier. Finishing them has made me happier. Before I wrote the Potter books, I'd never finished a novel. I came close to finishing two. Votes: 0

I imagine them very clearly and then attempt to describe what I can see. Sometimes I draw them for my own amusement! (talking about her characters and scenes) Votes: 0

I can write anywhere. I made up the names of the characters on a sick bag while I was on an airplane. I told this to a group of kids and a boy said, "Ah, no, that's disgusting." And I said, "Well, I hadn't used the sick bag." Votes: 0

I write nearly every day. Some days I write for ten or eleven hours. Other days I might only write for three hours. It really depends on how fast the ideas are coming. Votes: 0

I gave my hero a talent I'd love to have. Who wouldn't want to fly? Votes: 0

I kept arguing that 'love is the most important force, love is the most important force.' So I wanted to show him loving. Sometimes it's dramatic: it means you lay down your life. But sometimes it means making sure someone's trunk is packed and hoping they'll be O.K. at school. Votes: 0

I won't say 'never,' but I have no plans to write an eighth book. Votes: 0

Well I think it is often the case that the biggest bullies take what they know to be their own defects, as they see it, and they put them right on someone else and then they try and destroy the other and that's what Voldemort does. Votes: 0

I don't take any responsibility for the lunatic fringes of my own religion. Votes: 0

What I would most like to think they would take away, is what I take away when I read my favorite books. Which is the knowledge that there is always somewhere you can go, that you love, and where you're safe. And that's how I feel about my favorite books, wherever I am, if I've got that book with me, I've got a place where I can go and be happy. So if that place is Hogwarts for anyone, then I couldn't be more honored or humbled. Votes: 0

What's interesting about the wizarding world is when you take physical strength out of the equation, a woman can do magic just as powerfully as a man can do magic. A woman can fight just the same as a man. Votes: 0

I've never wanted to be a witch, but an alchemist, now that's a different matter. To invent this wizard world, I've learned a ridiculous amount about alchemy. Perhaps much of it I'll never use in the books, but I have to know in detail what magic can and cannot do in order to set the parameters and establish the stories' internal logic. Votes: 0

Yeah, I get a death scene, but what does that mean? Votes: 0

But in some ways I think it's braver to do it like this. And, to an extent, you know what? The worst that can happen is that everyone says, 'Well, that was dreadful, she should have stuck to writing for kids' and I can take that. So, yeah, I'll put it out there, and if everyone says, 'Well, that's shockingly bad "“ back to wizards with you', then obviously I won't be throwing a party. But I will live. I will live. Votes: 0

Well, I'm sure you'll find someone somewhere who'll have you. Votes: 0

One of my regrets would be that I will never again have the pleasure of sneaking into a cafe, any cafe I like, sitting down and diving into my world and no one knowing what I am doing and no one bothering about me and being totally anonymous, that was fantastic Votes: 0

Howard was almost as fond of this hall as he was of his own shop. The Brownies used it on Tuesdays, and the Women's Institute on Wednesdays. It had hosted jumble sales and Jubilee celebrations, wedding receptions and wakes, and it smelled of all of these things: of stale clothes and coffee urns, and the ghosts of home-baked cakes and meat salads; of dust and human bodies; but primarily of aged wood and stone. Votes: 0

Perfection is not necessary to make a real and lasting difference to other people's lives. Votes: 0

I loved writing for kids, I loved talking to children about what I'd written, I don't want to leave that behind. Votes: 0

I think the Harry books are actually very moral, but some people just object to witchcraft being mentioned in a children's book. Votes: 0

Often, you have to fail as a writer before you write that bestselling novel or ground-breaking memoir. If you're failing as a writer - which it definitely feels like when you're struggling to write regularly or can't seem to earn a living as a freelance writer - maybe you need to take a long-term perspective. Votes: 0

If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be finding out what you love most in the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing. Votes: 0

Read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you as much as reading. Votes: 0

You fail by default when you live so cautiously you never fail. Votes: 0

There are always loose ends in real life. Votes: 0

He had been so busy getting away from the library, he hadn't paid attention to where he was going. Votes: 0

Xenophilius Lovegood," he said, extending a hand to Harry. "My daughter and I live over the hill, so kind of the Weasleys to invite us. I think you know my Luna?" he added to Ron."Yes" said Ron. "Isn't she with you?""She lingered in that charming little garden to say hello to the gnomes, such a glorious infestation! How few wizards realize just how much we can learn from the wise little gnomes - or, to give then their correct names, the Gernumbli gardensi.""Ours do know a lot of excellent swear words," said Ron, "but I think Fred and George taught them those. Votes: 0

Utiliza el nombre correcto para las cosas. El miedo a un nombre aumenta el miedo a la cosa que se nombra. Votes: 0

'You all righ'?' he said gruffly. 'Yeah,' said Harry. 'No, yeh're not,' said Hagrid. 'Of course yeh're not. But yeh will be.' Votes: 0

'It only put me in Gryffindor,' said Harry in a defeated voice, 'because I asked not to go in Slytherin...' 'Exactly' said Dumbledore, beaming once more. 'Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.' Votes: 0

'It was stupid, thinking it was him, I mean, I knew he was dead' Harry muttered. 'You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you have need of him....You know, Harry, in a way you did see your father last night....You found him inside yourself.' Votes: 0

Long ago, when Harry had been left alone while the Dursley's went out to enjoy themselves, the hours of solitude had been a rare treat: Pausing only to sneak something tasty from the fridge, he had rushed upstairs to play on Dudley's computer, or put on the television and flicked through the channels to his heart's content. It gave him an odd empty feeling to remember those times; it was like remembering a younger brother whom he had lost. Votes: 0

'-mediocre, arrogant as his father, a determined rule-breaker, delighted to find himself famous, attention-seeking and impertinent -' said Severus. 'You see what you expect to see, Severus.' said Dumbledore. Votes: 0

'Tell me one last thing,' said Harry. 'Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?' Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice sounded loud and strong in Harry's ears even though the bright mist was descending again, obscuring his figure. 'Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?' Votes: 0

The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. Votes: 0

Finding out what you're good at, and doing it to the best of your ability, is the route to self-respect. Votes: 0

Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. I was determined to try. I was determined to try because, frankly, my life was such a mess at this point, what - what was the worst that could happen? Everyone turn me down? Big deal. Votes: 0

I have met thousands of children now, and not even one time has a child come up to me and said, 'Ms. Rowling, I'm so glad I've read these books because now I want to be a witch.' Votes: 0

Rock bottom can be a solid foundation from which you can rebuild your life on. Votes: 0

Magic has universal appeal. I don't believe in magic in the way that I describe in my books, but I'd love it to be real. Votes: 0

We touch other people's lives simply by existing. Votes: 0

Be ruthless about protecting writing days....althoug h writing has been my actual job for several years now, I still seem to have to fight for time in which to do it... Votes: 0

For some to love you, some must loathe you. Votes: 0

I think you're working and learning until you die. Votes: 0

If I wasn't a writer, I would be depressed. Votes: 0

I say there are spots that don't come off.... Spots that never come off, d'you know what I mean? Votes: 0

You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be! Votes: 0

I am proud of having done what I've done. Very proud. Votes: 0

I don't think about who the audience is for my books. Votes: 0

I felt I had to solve everyone's problems. Votes: 0

I like to get in among a set of people and get to know them very well. Votes: 0

I think that I've had a very strange life. Votes: 0

I'm not a natural joiner. Votes: 0

Everything that fails brings you closer to what works. Votes: 0

If Harry Potter taught us anything, it's that no one should have to live in the closet Votes: 0

I think they thought it was very arrogant of me to write the end of my seven books series when I didn't have a publisher and no-one had heard of me Votes: 0

Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, The Physiology of Common Life Killing is not nearly as easy as the innocent believe. Votes: 0

There aren't that many people who have written seven-book series, taken them 17 years. Actually finishing was (the) most remarkable feeling I've ever had. (I) couldn't tell you which was uppermost - euphoria or feeling devastated. Votes: 0

I don't believe in magic, either. Votes: 0

If you are writing children's books, you need to be a ruthless killer. Votes: 0

words are our most inexhaustible source of magic. Votes: 0

I'm not writing to make anyone's children feel safe. Votes: 0

Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy to finishing the only work that mattered to me. Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one area where I truly belonged. I was set free, because my greatest fear had been realized, and I was still alive, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I had an old typewriter, and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. Votes: 0

I think the willfully unimaginative see more monsters. They are often more afraid. Votes: 0

Many prefer not to exercise their imaginations at all. They choose to remain comfortably within the bounds of their own experience, never troubling to wonder how it would feel to have been born other than they are. Votes: 0

I really like how the sixth book is going. A lot happens in the sixth book and a lot of questions are answered. I really have a sense that we are nearly there and it is time for answers, not more questions and clues, although obviously there are a few clues as I am not quite finished yet. Votes: 0

I was very low and I had to achieve something. Without the challenge, I would have gone stark raving mad. Votes: 0

Sometimes you have to stop trying to force it, walk away and let your subconscious show you the way. Fill up on life for a while. Votes: 0

Imagination is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared. Votes: 0

Some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously, that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case you have failed by default. Failure gave me an inner security that I had never obtained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things that I could not have learned any other way. I discovered I had a strong will and more discipline than I had suspected. Votes: 0

Power was my weakness and my temptation. And Miguel Sano is very tempting. But he is not weak. He is very, very strong. Votes: 0

What you write becomes who you are"¦ So make sure you love what you write! Votes: 0

The happiest man on earth would be able to use the Mirror of Erised like a normal mirror, that is, he would look into it and see himself exactly as he is. Does that help? Votes: 0

It has certainly never been news to me that a brave and brilliant man could love other men. Votes: 0

I have some problems with conventional organized religion. Votes: 0

I've got plenty of money, more money than I ever dreamed I would have. But I am not a billionaire. Votes: 0

Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike ...We wizards have mistreated and abused our fellows for too long, and we are now reaping our reward. Votes: 0

The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous....You know I didn't think they'd rake through my bins, I didn't expect to be photographed on the beach through long lens. I never dreamt it would impact my daughter's life negatively, which at times it has. It would be churlish to say there's nothing good about being famous; to have a total stranger walk up to you as you're walking around Safeways, and say a number of nice things that they might say about your work. Votes: 0

How do you remember everything from different books when you are still writing the HP series? As obsessive fans will tell you, I do slip up! Several classrooms move floors mysteriously between books and these are the least serious continuity errors! Most of the fansites will point you in the direction of my mistakes. But the essentials remain consistent from book to book because the story has been plotted for a long time and it is clear in my mind. Votes: 0

The wand chooses the wizard. Votes: 0

What will come, will come; you just have to be there to meet it. Votes: 0

I'm not so naive that I didn't know or didn't suspect that, at some point, someone was going to say "You're writing about the occult." My wizarding world is a world of imagination. I think it is a moral world. Votes: 0

The best way to get children excited about reading is to read to them from the beginning of their lives. Votes: 0

Seven years after becoming a lone parent, I feel qualified to look anyone in the eye and say that people bringing up children single-handedly deserve, not condemnation, but congratulation. Votes: 0

I have to write the story I want to write. I never wrote them with a focus group of 8-year-olds in mind. I have to continue telling the story the way I want to tell it. Votes: 0

The idea that we could have a child who escapes from the confines of the adult world and goes somewhere where he has power, both literally and metaphorically, really appealed to me. Votes: 0

I don't feel quite normal if I haven't written for a while. I doubt I will ever again write anything as popular as the "Harry" books, but I can live with that thought quite easily. By the time I stop writing about Harry, I will have lived with him for 13 years, and I know it's going to feel like a bereavement. So I'll probably take some time off to grieve, and then on with the next book! Votes: 0

No, there's no University for Wizards. At the moment I'm only planning to write seven Harry Potter books. I won't say "never," but I have no plans to write an eighth book. Votes: 0

I love being a writer. I am very lucky my life's ambition turned out to be just as much fun as I thought it would be. Votes: 0

I had the idea of a boy who was a wizard and didn't yet know what he was. I never sat down and wondered, "What shall I write about next?". It just came, fully formed. Votes: 0

Gilderoy Lockhart is also a lot like someone I once knew, but I don't think I'd better elaborate! Votes: 0

I've wanted to be an author as long as I can remember. English was always my favorite subject at school, so why I went on to do a degree in French is anyone's guess. Votes: 0

I loved writing Dumbledore and he is the epitome of goodness. Votes: 0

Whatever job I had, I was always writing like crazy. All I ever liked about offices was being able to type up stories on the computer when no one was looking. I was never paying much attention in meetings because I was usually scribbling bits of my latest stories in the margins of the pad or thinking up names for my characters. This is a problem when you're supposed to be taking minutes of the meeting. Votes: 0

At fourteen, you really do start realising that the world is not a safe and protected place or not always. Votes: 0

It's our choices, more than anything, that show who we really are. Votes: 0

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. Votes: 0

I remember the first time I heard a teenager say 'LOL.' Just what? But it means 'laugh.' Why don't you just laugh? What are you doing? Votes: 0

I always felt an outsider. Votes: 0

I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever - was write novels. Votes: 0

I've been asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults. Votes: 0

I am not a particularly thick-skinned person. Votes: 0

I am the freest author in the world. Votes: 0

I did not set out to convert anyone to Christianity. Votes: 0

I just hate meetings. Votes: 0

I would always want printed books. Votes: 0

I've laid my friends bare. Votes: 0

In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything. Votes: 0

The thing about fantasy - there are certain things you just don't do in fantasy. Votes: 0

Are you insane? Of course I want to leave the Dursleys! Have you got a house? When can I move in? Votes: 0

I enjoyed the meetings, too. It was like having friends. Votes: 0

Harry was left to ponder in silence the depths to which girls would sink to get revenge. Votes: 0

You could say sorry," suggested Harry bluntly. "What, and get attacked by another flock of canaries?" muttered Ron. "What did you have to imitate her for?" "She laughed at my mustache!" "So did I, it was the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Votes: 0

Nobody's ever asked me to a party before, as a friend. Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I do mine too? Votes: 0

The sky outside the window was changing rapidly from deep, velvety blue to cold, steely gray and then, slowly, to pink shot with gold. Votes: 0

A gigantic tortoise with a jewel-encrusted shell was glittering near the window. Votes: 0

The Forbidden Forest looked as though it had been enchanted, each tree smattered with silver, and Hagrid's cabin looked like an iced cake. Votes: 0

He could tell at once that they carried different sorts of bubble bath mixed with the water though it wasn't bubble bath as Harry had ever experienced. One tap gushed pink and blue bubbles the size of footballs; another poured ice-white foam so thick that Harry thought it would have supported his weight if he'd cared to test it; a third sent heavily perfumed purple clouds hovering over the surface of the water. Harry amused himself for a while turning the taps on and off, particularly enjoying the effect of one whose jet bounced off the surface of the water in large arcs. Votes: 0

Curious indeed how these things happen. The wand chooses the wizard, remember...I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter... After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things "” terrible, yes, but great. Votes: 0

Ron's indignation on his behalf was worth about a hundred points to him. Votes: 0

Extraordinary imagination, especially in a witch world. Also friendship. Votes: 0

It's lucky it's dark. I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs. Votes: 0

You'd think I walk around with my eyes shut, banging off the walls. Votes: 0

It unscrews the other way. Votes: 0

Oh well... I'd just been thinking, if you had died, you'd have been welcome to share my toilet. Votes: 0

I'm going to keep going until I succeed "” or die. Don't think I don't know how this might end. I've known it for years. Votes: 0

So why in the name of Merlin's saggy left "”" "Don't talk to your mother like that. Votes: 0

Where is Wood?" said Harry, suddenly realizing he wasn't there. "Still in the showers," said Fred. "We think he's trying to drown himself. Votes: 0

P.S. I enjoy acid pops. Votes: 0

It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew - and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents - that there was all the difference in the world. Votes: 0

Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure. Votes: 0

Dumbledore will only leave from Hogwarts when there are none loyal to him! Votes: 0

I took a wrong turn on the way to the bathroom and found myself in a beautifully proportioned room I had never seen before, containing a really rather magnificent collection of chamberpots. When I went back to investigate more closely, I discovered that the room had vanished. But I must keep an eye out for it. Possibly it is only accessible at five thirty in the morning. Or it may only appear at the quarter moon - or when the seeker has an exceptionally full bladder. Votes: 0

Apparently wizards poke their noses in everywhere! Votes: 0

Would it hurt to die? Votes: 0

Ah" said Dumbledore gently, "Yes I thought we might hit that little snag!" "Snag?" said Fudge, his voice still vibrating with joy. "I see no snag, Dumbledore!" "Well," said Dumbledore apologetically, "I'm afraid I do." "Oh, really?" "Well it's just that you seem to be labouring under the delusion that I am going to -- come quietly. I am afraid I am not going to come quietly at all, Cornelius. I have absolutely no intention of being sent to Azkaban. I could break out, of course -- but what a waste of time, and frankly, I can think of a whole host of things I would rather be doing. Votes: 0

Neither can live while the other survives, and one of us is about to leave for good... Votes: 0

Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?" "Yes," said Harry stiffly. "Yes, sir." "There's no need to call me "sir" Professor." The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying. Votes: 0

Well, I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once? Votes: 0

Gotta bone ter pick with yeh. I've heard you've bin givin' out signed photos. How come I haven't got one? Votes: 0

It is my belief... that the truth is generally preferable to lies. Votes: 0

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be. Votes: 0

Every second he breathed, the smell of the grass, the cool air on his face, was so precious: To think that people had years and years, time to waste, so much time it dragged, and he was clinging to each second. Votes: 0

You can laugh! But people used to believe there were no such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack! Votes: 0

Dawn was breaking over the horizon, shell pink and faintly gold... Votes: 0

And all along the corridor the statues and suits of armor jumped down from their plinths, and from the echoing crashes from the floors above and below, Harry knew that their fellows throughout the castle had done the same. Votes: 0

I knew I could do it all this time," said Harry, "Because I'd already done it... does that make sense? Votes: 0

You will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. Votes: 0

Now, it is the view of the Ministry that a theoretical knowledge will be more than sufficient to get you through your examination, which, after all, is what school is all about. Votes: 0

Oh please," said Zacharias Smith, rolling his eyes and folding his arms. "I don't think Expelliarmus is exactly going to help us against You-Know-Who, do you?" "I've used it against him," Harry said quietly. "It saved my life last June. Votes: 0

Well, wouldn't it have been easier if she'd just asked me whether I liked her better than you?" "Girls don't often ask questions like that," said Hermione. "Well, they should!" said Harry forcefully. Votes: 0

The Hallows, the Hallows. A desperate man's dream! Votes: 0

You never get it right, you people, do you? Either we've got Fudge, pretending everything's lovely while people get murdered right under his nose, or we've got you, chucking the wrong people into jail and trying to pretend you've got 'The Chosen One' working for you! Votes: 0

Dumbledore had not raised his voice, he did not even sound angry, but Harry would have preferred him to yell; this cold disappointment was worse than anything. Votes: 0

He accused me of being Dumbledore's man through and through." "How very rude of him." "I told him I was." Dumbledore opened his mouth to speak and then closed it again. Fawkes the phoenix let out a low, soft, musical cry. To Harry's intense embarrassment, he suddenly realized that Dumbledore's bright blue eyes looked rather watery, and stared hastily at his own knee. When Dumbledore spoke, however, his voice was quite steady. "I am very touched, Harry. Votes: 0

By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many. Votes: 0

For instance, this new idea that You-Know-Who can kill with a single glance from his eyes. That's a basilisk, listeners. One simple test: Check whether the thing that's glaring at you has got legs. If it has, it's safe to look into its eyes, although if it really is You-Know-Who, that's still likely to be the last thing you ever do. Votes: 0

[about his dress robes...] I'm never wearing them," Ron was saying stubbornly. "Never." "Fine," snapped Mrs. Weasley. "Go naked. And, Harry, make sure you get a picture of him. Goodness knows I could do with a laugh. Votes: 0

Aaah ... when two Neptunes appear in the sky it is a sure sign that a midget in glasses is being born, Harry... Votes: 0

If she could have done one thing to make absolutely sure that every single person in this school will read your interview, it was banning it! Votes: 0

What do we want to be prefects for?" said George, looking revolted at the very idea. "It'd take all the fun out of life. Votes: 0

Honestly, if you were any slower, you'd be going backward. Votes: 0

Sometimes you remind me a lot of James. He called it my 'furry little problem' in company. Many people were under the impression that I owned a badly behaved rabbit. Votes: 0

This liberating discovery enables me to proceed without any fear that I might inadvertently influence you to abandon promising careers in business, law or politics for the giddy delights of becoming a gay wizard. Votes: 0

Just then Neville caused a slight diversion by turning into a large canary. Votes: 0

They're evacuating the younger kids and everyone's meeting in the Great Hall to get organized. We're fighting. Votes: 0

Ah well... wand still in your jeans? Both buttocks still on? Okay, let's go. Votes: 0

You are nearly there," said James. "Very close. We are...so proud of you. Votes: 0

You haven't got a letter on yours," George observed. "I suppose she thinks you don't forget your name. But we're not stupid-we know we're called Gred and Forge. Votes: 0

Perhaps just one more, Master Harry, for luck? Votes: 0

Well, you're expelling us aren't you?" said Ron. "Not today, Mr. Weasley." Snape looked as though Christmas had been canceled. Votes: 0

Harry looked around; there was Ginny running toward him; she had a hard blazing look in her face as she threw her arms around him. And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her. After several long moments, or it might have been half an hour-or possibly several sunlit days- they broke apart. Votes: 0

The inner eye does not see upon command. Votes: 0

Hello, Harry" said George, beaming at him. "We thought we heard your dulcet tones." "You don't want to bottle up your anger like that, Harry, let it all out," said Fred, also beaming. "There might be a couple of people fifty miles away who didn't hear you. Votes: 0

Listeners, that brings us to the end of another Potterwatch. We don't know when it will be possible to broadcast again, but you can be sure we shall be back. Keep twiddling those dials: the next password will be "˜Mad-Eye.' Keep each other safe. Keep faith. Good night. Votes: 0

The ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming. Votes: 0

When we come face-to-face with one down a dark alley, we're going to be having a shufti to see if it's solid, aren't we, we're not going to be asking, 'Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul? Votes: 0

Well, I certainly don't," said Percy sanctimoniously. "I shudder to think what the state of my in-tray would be if I was away from work for five days." "Yeah, someone might slip dragon dung in it again, eh, Perce?" said Fred. "That was a sample of fertilizer from Norway!" said Percy, going very red in the face. "It was nothing personal!" "It was," Fred whispered to Harry as they got up from the table. "We sent it. Votes: 0

Now, you two "“ this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've "“ you've blown up a toilet or "“" "Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet." "Great idea though, thanks, Mum. Votes: 0

Time will not slow down when something unpleasant lies ahead. Votes: 0

I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses... Votes: 0

Er-my-nee," Ron croaked unexpectedly from between them. Votes: 0

So light a fire!" Harry choked. "Yes...of course...but there's no wood!" ... "HAVE YOU GONE MAD!" Ron bellowed. "ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT! Votes: 0

The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by an invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing. Votes: 0

Sounded like a load of waffle to me." "There was some important stuff hidden in the waffle. Votes: 0

And tears came before he could stop them, boiling hot then instantly freezing on his face, and what was the point in wiping them off? Or pretending? He let them fall. Votes: 0

I'll make Goyle do lines, it'll kill him, he hates writing," said Ron happily. He lowered his voice to Goyle's low grunt and, screwing up his face in a look of pained concentration, mimed writing in midair. "I... must... not... look... like... a... baboon's... backside. Votes: 0

Warrington's aim's so pathetic I'd be more worried if he was aiming for the person next to me. Votes: 0

Great, tell me when you've defeated Voldemort for me, will you? Votes: 0

The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter... or at least, most minds are... Votes: 0

As our listeners will know, unless they've taken refuge at the bottom of a garden pond or somewhere similar, You-Know-Who's strategy of remaining in the shadows is creating a nice little climate of panic. Votes: 0

So top grade's O for 'Outstanding,'" Hermione was saying, "and then there's A-" "No, E," George corrected her, "E for 'Exceeds Expectations.' And I've always thought Fred and I should've got E in everything, because we exceeded expectations just by turning up for the exams. Votes: 0

Contemplating the task ahead would not make it easier or the water warmer. Votes: 0

Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. Votes: 0

Dumbledore's man through and through, aren't you Potter?" "Yeah I am," said Harry. "Glad we straightened that out. Votes: 0

We'll be there, Harry," said Ron "What?" "At your Aunt and Uncle's house," said Ron, "And then we'll go with you wherever you're going." "No-" said Harry quickly; he hadn't counted on this, he had meant them to understand that he was undertaking the most dangerous journey alone. "You said it once before," said Hermione quickly, "that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we? We're with you whatever happens. Votes: 0

Ah, Harry, how often this happens, even between the best of friends! Each of us believes that what he has to say is much more important than anything the other might have to contribute! Votes: 0

Don't be silly, Dawlish. I'm sure you are an excellent Auror, I seem to remember you achieved 'Outstanding' in all your N.E.W.T.s, but if you attempt to "” er "” 'bring me in' by force, I will have to hurt you. Votes: 0

Potter! There are hundreds of people thundering through my pub! Votes: 0

Rita looked as though she would have liked nothing better than to seize the paper umbrella sticking out of Hermione's drink and thrust it up her nose. Votes: 0

And they'd [the Death Eaters] love to have me," said Harry sarcastically. "We'd be best pals if they didn't keep trying to do me in. Votes: 0

Have to? Of course you have to! But only because of you, Harry, won't rest until Voldemort is finished! Think now, for once, if you have never heard of the prophecy! What would you do? Votes: 0

Hide them all, then. Keep her "“ them "“ safe. Please.' And what will you give me in return, Severus?' In "“ in return? Anything. Votes: 0

You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts...but you cannot deny he's got style... Votes: 0

Harry was speeding toward the ground when the crowd saw him clap his hand to his mouth as though he was going to be sick-he hit the field on all fours-coughed-and something gold fell into his hand. 'I've got the snitch!' he shouted, waving it above his head, and the game ended in complete confusion. 'He didn't catch it, he nearly swalloed it,' Flint was still howling twenty minutes later, but it made no difference-Harry hadn't broken any rules and Lee Jordan was still happily shouting the results-Gryffindor had won by 170 points to 60. Votes: 0

All we do is read the stupid textbook," said Ron. Votes: 0

I'm not going to be murdered," Harry said out loud. "That's the spirit, dear," said his mirror sleepily. Votes: 0

Did you know"” then?" asked Harry. "Did I know that I had just met the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time? No. Votes: 0

Why, dear boy, we don't send wizards to Azkaban just for blowing up their aunts. Votes: 0

Yeah 'ear 'ear," said George, with half a glance at Fred, the corner of whose mouth twitched. Votes: 0

Room of Requirement, of course! Surpassed itself, hasn't it? the Carrows were chasing me, and I knew I had just one chance for a hideout: I managed to get through the door and this is what I found! Well, it wasn't exactly like this when I arrived, it was a load smaller, there was only one hammock and just Gryffindor hangings. But it's expanded as more and more of the D.A. have arrived. Votes: 0

Harry, don't go picking a row with Malfoy, don't forget, he's a prefect now, he could make life difficult for you..." "Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult life?" said Harry sarcastically. Votes: 0

Don't put your wand there, boy! ... Better wizards than you have lost buttocks, you know! Votes: 0

I'll be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending I'm not there. Votes: 0

A bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. "You want to be careful with those," Ron warned Harry. "When they say every flavor, they mean every flavor - you know, you get all the ordinary ones like chocolate and peppermint and marmalade, but then you can get spinach and liver and tripe. George reckons he had a booger-flavored one once." Ron picked up a green bean, looked at it carefully, and bit into a corner. "Bleaaargh - see? Sprouts. Votes: 0

Once again you've put your keen and penetrating mind to the task and as usual come to the wrong conclusion! Votes: 0

Whatever house I'm in, I hope she's not in it. Votes: 0

Harry, we saw Uranus up close!" said Ron, still giggling feebly. "Get it, Harry? We saw Uranus "” ha ha ha "” Votes: 0

Well you seemed too busy to call him a prat and I thought someone should. Votes: 0

You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore?" called Voldemort, his scarlet eyes narrowed. "Above such brutality, are you?" "We both know that there are other ways of destroying a man, Tom," Dumbledore said calmly. "Merely taking your life would not satisfy me, I admit "”" "There is nothing worse than death, Dumbledore!" snarled Voldemort. "You are quite wrong," said Dumbledore, speaking as lightly as though they were discussing the matter over drinks. "Indeed, your failure to understand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness.. Votes: 0

I don't mean to be rude"”" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable. "Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely. Votes: 0

If you made a better rat than a human, it's not much to boast about, Peter. Votes: 0

The silence was unbearable to him. If the pictures could have reflected the feelings inside him, they would have been screaming in pain. Votes: 0

Finally, the truth. Lying with his face pressed into the dusty carpet of the office where he had once thought he was learning the secrets of victory, Harry understood at last that he was not supposed to survive. Votes: 0

So then I thought, I'd like you to have something to remember me by, you know, if you ever meet some veela when you're off doing whatever you're doing.' I think dating opportunities are going to be pretty thin on the ground, to be honest.' There's a silver lining I've been looking for,' she whispered, and then she was kissing him as she never kissed him before, and Harry was kissing her back, and it was a blissful oblivion, better than firewhiskey; she was the only real thing in the world, Ginny, the feel of her, one hand on her back, the other in her long sweet-smelling hair... Votes: 0

No, it was honest," said Harry. "One of the only honest things you've said to me. You don't care whether I live or die, but you do care that I help you convince everyone you're winning the war against Voldemort. Votes: 0

Well, usually when a person shakes their head," said McGonagall coldly, "they mean "˜no.' So unless Miss Edgecombe is using a form of sign language as yet unknown to humans... Votes: 0

We must try not to sink beneath our anguish, Harry, but battle on. Votes: 0

It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. Votes: 0

Harry ran upstairs to their dark dormitory. He pulled out the cloak and then his eyes fell on the flute Hagrid had given him for Christmas. He pocketed it to use on Fluffy "” he didn't feel much like singing. Votes: 0

Of all the trees we could've hit, we had to get one that hits back. Votes: 0

Even if I could, I wouldn't. Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground. Votes: 0

I don't think you should be an Auror, Harry," said Luna unexpectedly. Everybody looked at her. "The Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, I thought everyone knew that. They're working to bring down the Ministry of Magic from within using a mixture of dark magic and gum disease. Votes: 0

I will not calm down! Votes: 0

I can't give a Professor love! Votes: 0

And it's Gryfindor in possession again, as Johnson takes the Quaffle"” Flint alongside her "”poke him in the eye, Angelina "”it was a joke, professor, it was a joke... Votes: 0

Children being children, however, the grotesque Hopping Pot had taken hold of their imaginations. The solution was to jettison the pro-Muggle moral but keep the warty cauldron, so by the middle of the sixteenth century a different version of the tale was in wide circulation among wizarding families. In the revised story, the Hopping Pot protects an innocent wizard from his torch-bearing, pitchfork-toting neighbours by chasing them away from the wizard's cottage, catching them and swallowing them whole. Votes: 0

Or perhaps in Slytherin, you'll make your real friends. Those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends. Votes: 0

She's as nutty as squirrel poo. Votes: 0

It was not, after all, so easy to die. Votes: 0

There was a brief silence in which the distant echo of Hagrid smashing down a wooden front door seemed to reverberate through the intervening years. Votes: 0

An Unbreakable Vow?" said Ron, looking stunned. "Nah, he can't have.... Are you sure?" "Yes I'm sure," said Harry. "Why, what does it mean?" "Well, you can't break an Unbreakable Vow..." "I'd worked that much out for myself, funnily enough. Votes: 0

Enter, stranger, but take heed Of what awaits the sin of greed, For those who take, but do not earn, Must pay most dearly in their turn. So if you seek beneath our floors A treasure that was never yours, Thief, you have been warned, beware Of finding more than treasure there. Votes: 0

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Teach us something please, Whether we be old and bald, Or young with scabby knees, Our heads could do with filling With some interesting stuff, For now they're bare and full of air, Dead flies and bits of fluff, So teach us something worth knowing, Bring us back what we've forgot, Just do your best, we'll do the rest, And learn until our brains all rot... Votes: 0

Tut, tut "” fame clearly isn't everything. Votes: 0

He yearned not to feel... He wished he could rip out his heart, his innards, everything that was screaming inside him... Votes: 0

Yeah, well, food's one of the five exceptions to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfigurations," said Ron, to general astonishment. Votes: 0

Slowly, very slowly, he sat up, and as he did so he felt more alive, and more aware of his own living body than ever before. Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart? It would all be gone...or at least, he would be gone from it. His breath came slow and deep, and his mouth and throat were completely dry, but so were his eyes. Votes: 0

Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here. Votes: 0

He lay face down, listening to the silence. He was perfectly alone. Nobody was watching. Nobody else was there. He was not perfectly sure that he was there himself. Votes: 0

Can't stay long, Mother," he said. "I'm up front, the prefects have got two compartments to themselves-" "Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?" said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise. "You should have said something, we had no idea." "Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it," said the other twin. "Once-" "Or twice-" "A minute-" "All summer-" "Oh, shut up," said Percy the Prefect. Votes: 0

I'm not a freak. That's a horrible thing to say." "That's where you're going. A special school for freaks. You and that Snape boy ... weirdos, that's what you two are..." "You didn't think it was such a freak's school when you wrote the headmaster and begged him to take you. Votes: 0

I never meant to call you Mudblood, it just-" Lily: "Slipped out? It's too late. I've made excuses for you for years. None of my friends can understand why I even talk to you. You and your precious little Death Eater friends ... You've chosen your way, I've chosen mine. Votes: 0

I'm very busy with schoolwork, of course." "How can she be?" said Ron in horror. "We're on vacation! Votes: 0

Harry: This book belongs to Harry Potter. Ron: Shared by Ron Weasley, because his fell apart. Hermione: Why don't you buy a new one then? Ron: Write on your own book, Hermione. Hermione: You bought all those dungbombs on Saturday. You could have bought a new book instead. Ron: Dungbombs rule. Votes: 0

You'd think a bit of kissing would cheer her up. Votes: 0

You're a wizard, Harry. Votes: 0

Seventeen, eh!" said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred. "Six years to the day we met, Harry, d'yeh remember it?" "Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn't you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig's tail, and tell me I was a wizard?" "I forge' the details," Hagrid chortled. Votes: 0

Why are they all staring?" demanded Albus as he and Rose craned around to look at the other students. "Don't let it worry you," said Ron. "It's me. I'm extremely famous. Votes: 0

Lockhart'll sign anything if it stands still long enough. Votes: 0

As Harry and Ron rounded the clump of trees behind which Harry had first heard the dragons roar, a witch leapt out from behind them. It was Rita Skeeter. She was wearing acid-green robes today; the Quick-Quotes Quill in her hand blended perfectly against them. "Congratulations, Harry!' she said beaming at him. "I wonder if you could give me a quick word? How you felt facing that dragon? How do you feel now about the fairness of the scoring?" "Yeah, you can have a word," said Harry savagely. "Goodbye! Votes: 0

If all goes well, you will be able to save more than one innocent life tonight. Votes: 0

It was his own grief turned magically to song. Votes: 0

Three turns should do it. Votes: 0

Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it? Votes: 0

Anyone can speak Troll. All you have to do is point and grunt. Votes: 0

Curiosity is not a sin.... But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed. Votes: 0

It seemed to take Sirius an age to fall: his body curved in a graceful arc as he sank backwards through the ragged veil hanging from the arch. Votes: 0

Only one pair was still battling, apparently unaware of the new arrival. Harry saw Sirius duck Bellatrix's jet of red light: he was laughing at her. 'Come on, you can do better than that!' he yelled, his voice echoing around the cavernous room. The second jet of light hit him squarely in the chest. The laughter had not quite died from his face, but his eyes widened in shock. Votes: 0

But as he reached the ground and sprinted towards the dais, Lupin grabbed Harry around the chest, holding him back. There's nothing you can do, Harry -' Get him, save him, he's only just gone through!' - it's too late, Harry.' We can still reach him -' Harry struggled hard and viciously, but Lupin would not let go... There's nothing you can do, Harry...nothing...he's gone. Votes: 0

Do you mean ter tell me," he growled at the Dursleys, "that this boy"”this boy!"”knows nothin' abou'"”about ANYTHING?" Harry thought this was going a bit far. He had been to school, after all, and his marks weren't bad. I know some things," he said. "I can, you know, do math and stuff. Votes: 0

Once again I must ask too much of you, Harry. Votes: 0

Wild!" Ron said, twiddling the replay knob on the side. "I can make that old bloke down there pick his nose again... and again... and again... Votes: 0

And Hermione was struggling to her feet in the wreckage, and three red-headed men were grouped on the ground where the wall had blasted apart. Harry grabbed Hermione's hand as they staggered and stumbled over stone and wood. 'No - no - no!' someone was shouting. 'No! Fred! No!' And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred's eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face. Votes: 0

Let me out," Harry said again. "No," Dumbledore repeated. "If you don't - if you keep me in here - if you don't let me-" "By all means continue destroying my possessions," said Dumbledore. "I daresay I have too many. Votes: 0

Do you"”do you think I want to"”do you think I give a"”I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!" Harry roared. "You will," said Dumbledore sadly. "Because you are not nearly as mad at me as you ought to be. If you are to attack me, as I know you are close to doing, I would like to have thoroughly earned it. Votes: 0

But Snape always seemed to hate me so much. Votes: 0

Gosh, what a gripping story. You must have been simply terrified. Meanwhile we went to Godric's Hollow and, let's think, what happened there, Harry? Oh yes, You-Know-Who's snake turned up, it nearly killed both of us, and then You-Know-Who himself arrived and missed us by about a second. Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it? Votes: 0

He chanced a glance at her. She was not tearful; that was one of the many wonderful things about Ginny, she was rarely weepy. He had sometimes thought that having six brothers must have toughened her up. Votes: 0

I was thinking the first thing we should do is Expelliarmus, you know, the Disarming Charm. I know it's pretty basic but I've found it really useful -" "Oh please," said Zacharias Smith, rolling his eyes and folding his arms. "I don't think Expelliarmus is exactly going to help us against You-Know-Who, do you?" "I've used it against him," said Harry quietly. "It saved my life last June." Smith opened his mouth stupidly. The rest of the room was very quiet. "But if you think it's beneath you, you can leave. Votes: 0

Did you like question ten, Moony?" asked Sirius as they emerged into the entrance hall. "Loved it," said Lupin briskly. "Give five signs that identify the werewolf. Excellent question." "D'you think you managed to get all the signs?" said James in tones of mock concern. "Think I did," said Lupin seriously, as they joined the crowd thronging around the front doors eager to get out into the sunlit grounds. "One: He's sitting on my chair. Two: He's wearing my clothes. Three: His name's Remus Lupin... Votes: 0

I feel I owe you another explanation Harry," said Dumbledore hesitantly. "You may, perhaps, wondered why I never chose you as a prefect? I must confess...that I rather thought...you had enough responsibility to be going on with." Harry looked up at him and saw a tear trickling down Dumbledore's face into his long silver beard. Votes: 0

Your aunt and uncle will be proud, though, won't they?" said Hermione as they got off the train and joined the crowd thronging toward the enchanted barrier. "When they hear what you did this year?" "Proud?" said Harry. "Are you crazy? All those times I could've died, and I didn't manage it? They'll be furious... Votes: 0

Parry Otter, the Chosen Boy Who "” well "” something of that sort.. Votes: 0

The Death Eaters can't all be pure-blood, there aren't enough pure-blood wizards left," said Hermione stubbornly. "I expect most of them are half-bloods pretending to be pure. It's only Muggle-borns they hate, they'd be quite happy to let you and Ron join up" "There is no way they'd let me be a Death Eater!" said Ron indignantly...."My whole family are blood traitors! That's as bad as Muggle-borns to Death Eaters!" "And they'd love to have me," said Harry sarcastically. "We'd be best pals if they didn't keep trying to do me in. Votes: 0

Such loyalty is admirable, of course," said Scrimgeour, who seemed to be restraining his irritation with difficulty, "but Dumbledore is gone, Harry. He's gone." "He will only be gone from the school when none here are loyal to him," said Harry, smiling in spite of himself. Votes: 0

Lord Voldermort Has Risen Again. Votes: 0

I bet you're not dangerous at all, are you? Are you, you great ugly brute? Votes: 0

Yeah, we'll call you," muttered Ron as the knight disappeared, "If we ever need someone mental. Votes: 0

These girls... they're going to kill me, Harry. Votes: 0

Get up, you useless lump, get up! Votes: 0

I hope there's pudding! Votes: 0

Nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts. Votes: 0

I scared Stephen King. Votes: 0

He felt his heart pounding fiercely in his chest. How strange that in his dread of death, it pumped all the harder, valiantly keeping him alive. But it would have to stop, and soon. Its beats were numbered. How many would there be time for, as he rose and walked through the castle for the last time, out into the grounds and into the forest? Votes: 0

Jealous?...Of what? I don't want a foul scar right across my head, thanks. I don't think getting your head cut open makes you that special, myself. Votes: 0

Dumbledore would have been happier than anybody to think that there was a little more love in the world. Votes: 0

She can't keep writing about what a tragic little hero I am, it'll get boring. Votes: 0

Because - oh shut up laughing, you two - because they've just been turned down by girls they asked to the ball! Votes: 0

What's that?" he snarled, staring at the envelope Harry was still clutching in his hand. "If it's another form for me to sign, you've got another -" "It's not," said Harry cheerfully. "It's a letter from my godfather." "Godfather?" sputtered Uncle Vernon. "You haven't got a godfather!" "Yes, I have," said Harry brightly. "He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy.... Votes: 0

Did you see me disarm Hermione, Harry?" "Only once" said Hermione stung. "I got you loads more then you got me"”" "I did not only get you once, I got you at least three times"”" "Well if you're counting the one where you tripped over your own feet and knocked the wand out of my hand"” Votes: 0

I take my hat off to you "” or I would, if I were not afraid of showering you in spiders. Votes: 0

I won't blast people out of my way just because they're there' said Harry. 'That's Voldemort's job. Votes: 0

So," sneered Fudge, recovering himself, "you intend to take on Dawlish, Shacklebolt, Dolores, and myself single-handed, do you, Dumbledore?" "Merlin's beard, no," said Dumbledore, smiling. "Not unless you are foolish enough to force me to." "He will not be single-handed!" said Professor McGonagall loudly, plunging her hand inside her robes. "Oh yes he will, Minerva!" said Dumbledore sharply. "Hogwarts needs you! Votes: 0

No, thanks," said Harry. "The toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head down it"” it might be sick." Then he ran, before Dudley could work out what he'd said. Votes: 0

And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her. Votes: 0

Next time there's a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort! Votes: 0

We shall trespass upon your aunt and uncle's hospitality only a little longer.' You will, will you?' Yes,' said Dumbledore simply, 'I shall. Votes: 0

Tell me, how is Lucius Malfoy these days? I expect he's delighted his lapdog's working at Hogwarts, isn't he?" "Speaking of dogs," said Snape softly, "did you know that Lucius Malfoy recognized you last time you risked a little jaunt outside? Clever idea, Black, getting yourself seen on a safe station platform. Gave you a cast-iron excuse not to leave your hidey-hole in future, didn't it? Votes: 0

Hand over the prophecy and no one need get hurt," said Malfoy coolly. It was Harry's turn to laugh. "Yeah, right!" he said. "I will give you this - prophecy, is it? And you'll just let us skip off home, will you? Votes: 0

Celebrity is as celebrity does. Votes: 0

Of course not," said Hermione. "Everything we need is here on this paper. Votes: 0

Yeah, size is no guarantee of power," said George. "Look at Ginny." "What d'you mean?" said Harry. "You've never been on the receiving end of one of her Bat-Bogey Hexes, have you? Votes: 0

Ron and Hermione were still smirking and Harry felt his temper rise; he wasn't even sure why he was feeling so angry. "Don't sit there grinning like you know better than I do, I was there, wasn't I?" he said heatedly. "I know what went on, all right? And I didn't get through any of that because I was brilliant at Defense Against the Dark Arts, I got through it all because "” because help came at the right time, or because I guessed right "” but I just blundered through it all, I didn't have a clue what I was doing "” STOP LAUGHING! Votes: 0

Rack your brains, that should only take a couple of seconds. Votes: 0

I know how to use a fellytone now. Votes: 0

I just wondered where you "”" Ron broke off, shrugging. "Nothing. I'm going back to bed." "Just thought you'd come nosing around, did you?" Harry shouted. He knew that Ron had no idea what he'd walked in on, knew he hadn't done it on purpose, but he didn't care "” at this moment he hated everything about Ron, right down to the several inches of bare ankle showing beneath his pajama trousers. Votes: 0

Choose what to believe. He wanted the truth. Why was everybody so determined that he should not get it. Votes: 0

I'm dying!" Malfoy yelled, as the class panicked. "I'm dying, look at me! It's killed me! Votes: 0

How's Norbert doin'?" Norbert?" Charlie laughed. "The Norwegian Ridgeback? We call her Norberta now." Wha"”Norbert's a girl? Votes: 0

He's a funny man, Dumbledore. I think he sort of wanted to give me a chance. I think he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you know. I reckon he had a pretty good idea we were going to try, and instead of stopping us, he just taught us enough to help. I don't think it was an accident he let me find out how the Mirror worked. It's almost like he thought I had the right to face Voldemort if I could... Votes: 0

Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?" "...I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning." "Well reasoned. Votes: 0

On Harry dug, deeper and deeper into the hard, cold earth, subsuming his grief in sweat, denying the pain in his scar. Votes: 0

As he followed Bill back to the others a wry though came to him, born no doubt of the wine he had drunk. He seemed set on course to become just as reckless a godfather to Teddy Lupin as Sirius Black had been to him. Votes: 0

Voldemort is playing a very clever game. Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion. Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear. Votes: 0

Which came first, the phoenix or the flame? Votes: 0

That old berk," muttered Aberforth, taking another swig of mead. "Thought the sun shone out of my brother's every orifice, he did. Votes: 0

Which way did they go, Peeves?" Filch was saying. "Quick, tell me." "Say 'please.'" "Don't mess with me, Peeves, now where did they go?" "Shan't say nothing if you don't say please," said Peeves in his annoying singsong voice. "All right- PLEASE." "NOTHING! Ha haaa! Told you I wouldn't say nothing if you didn't say please! Ha ha! Haaaaaa!" And they heard the sound of Peeves whooshing away and Filch cursing in rage. Votes: 0

No witch has ever claimed to own the Elder Wand. Make of that what you will. Votes: 0

I'll fix it up with Mum and Dad, then I'll call you. I know how to use a fellytone now"”" "A telephone, Ron," said Hermione. "Honestly, you should take Muggle Studies next year... Votes: 0

When in doubt, go to the library. Votes: 0

I haven't got the heart to take the mickey out of him, even," said Fred, looking over at Ron's crumpled figure. "Mind you . . . when he missed the fourteenth . . ." He made wild motions with his arms as though doing an upright doggy-paddle. "Well, I'll save it for parties, eh? Votes: 0

What you fear most of all is "”fear. Very wise... Votes: 0

Play to your strengths." "I haven't got any," said Harry, before he could stop himself. "Excuse me," growled Moody, "you've got strengths if I say you've got them. Think now. What are you best at? Votes: 0

No, I'm fine,' said Harry, wondering why he kept telling people this, and wondering whether he had ever been less fine. Votes: 0

What must strike any intelligent witch or wizard on studying the so-called history of the Elder Wand is that every man who claims to have owned it has insisted that it is "unbeatable," when the known facts of its passage through many owners' hands demonstrate that has it not only been beaten hundreds of times, but that it also attracts trouble as Grumble the Grubby Goat attracted flies. Votes: 0

And Death spoke to them "”'" "Sorry," interjected Harry, "but Death spoke to them?" "It's a fairy tale, Harry!" "Right, sorry. Go on. Votes: 0

I was supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your Phoenix lot got in the way..." "Yes, they do that," said Dumbledore. Votes: 0

Enjoying it? I don't reckon he'd come home if Dad didn't make him. He's obsessed. Just don't get him on the subject of his boss. According to Mr. Crouch"¦as I was saying to Mr. Crouch"¦ Mr. Crouch is of the opinion"¦ Mr. Crouch was telling me"¦ They'll be announcing their engagement any day now. Votes: 0

Another ten points from Gryffindor," said Snape. "I would expect nothing more sophisticated from you, Ronald Weasley, the boy so solid he cannot Apparate half an inch across a room. Votes: 0

That's chess!" snapped Ron. "You've got to make some sacrifices! Votes: 0

I never know," Harry called to Hagrid over the noise of the cart, "What's the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?" "Stalagmite's got an 'm' in it," said Hagrid. Votes: 0

Don' you worry, Harry. You'll learn fast enough. Everyone starts at the beginning at Hogwarts, you'll be just fine. Just be yerself. I know it's hard. Yeh've been singled out, an' that's always hard. But yeh'll have a great time at Hogwarts "” I did "” still do, 'smatter of fact. Votes: 0

Severus Snape wasn't yours," said Harry. "Snape was Dumbledores, Dumbledores from the moment you started hunting down my mother... Votes: 0

Hang on. This Lord Voldything's back you say?... and now he's sending dismembers after you?... I see. Well that settles it, YOU CAN GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE BOY! Votes: 0

You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death. He accepts that be must die, and understands that there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying. Votes: 0

Everythin' seems ter happen ter you, doesn' it? Votes: 0

I think I'll just go down and have some pudding and wait for it all to turn up - it always does in the end. Votes: 0

Your Wheezy, sir, your Wheezy "” Wheezy who is giving Dobby his sweater! Votes: 0

Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. Votes: 0

Gringotts was the safest place in the world for something you wanted to hide "” except perhaps Hogwarts. Votes: 0

That evening, Dudley paraded around the living room for the family in his brand new uniform...As he looked at Dudley in his new knickerbockers, Uncle Vernon said gruffly that if was the proudest moment of his life. Aunt Petunia burst into tears and said she couldn't believe it was her Ickle Dudleykins, he looked so handsome and grown-up. Harry didn't trust himself to speak. He thought two of his ribs might already have cracked from trying not to laugh. Votes: 0

There was a horrible smell in the kitchen the next morning when Harry went in for breakfast. It seemed to be coming from a large metal tub in the sink. He went to have a look. The tub was full of what looked like dirty rags swimming in gray water. "What's this?" he asked Aunt Petunia. "Your new school uniform," she said. Harry looked in the bowl again. "Oh," he said, "I didn't realize it had to be so wet. Votes: 0

Wonder what it's like to have a peaceful life," Ron sighed, as evening after evening they struggled through all the extra homework they were getting. Votes: 0

Fred, you next," the plump woman said. "I'm not Fred, I'm George," said the boy. "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can't you tell I'm George?" "Sorry, George, dear." "Only joking, I am Fred," said the boy and off he went. Votes: 0

If you're not in Gryffindor, we'll disinherit you," said Ron, "but no pressure. Votes: 0

Don't be stupid, it's a flying house! Votes: 0

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. Votes: 0

I had an American journalist say to me, "Is it true you wrote the whole of the first novel on napkins?" I was tempted to say, "On teabags, I used to save them. Votes: 0

Witness for the defense, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Votes: 0

All those poor elves I haven't set free yet, having to stay over during Christmas because there aren't enough hats! Votes: 0

You are determined to hate him [Snape], Harry," said Lupin with a faint smile. "And I understand; with James as your father, with Sirius as your godfather, you have inherited an old prejudice. By all means tell Dumbledore what you have told Arthur and me, but do not expect him to share your view of the matter; do not even expect him to be surprised by what you tell him. It might have been on Dumbledore's orders that Severus questioned Draco. Votes: 0

What are we doing here? Has something gone wrong?" "Oh no, Ron," came Fred's voice, very sarcastically. "No, this is exactly where we wanted to end up. Votes: 0

Hermione turned and beamed at Harry; her eyes, too, were full of tears. "˜"¦then I declare you bonded for life. Votes: 0

She picked up the book and then walked back past him into the tent, but as she did so, she brushed the top of his head lightly with her hand. He closed his eyes at her touch, and hated himself for wishing that what she said was true: that Dumbledore had really cared. Votes: 0

Hermione was screaming again: the sound went through Harry like physical pain. Votes: 0

But I got this far, didn't I?" he said slowly. "They thought I'd die in the attempt, but I'm here . . . and you're in my power. . . . I'm the one with the wand. . . . you're at my mercy. . . Votes: 0

Harry, you wonderful boy, you brave, brave man. Votes: 0

I don't know who Maxime thinks she's kidding. If Hagrid's half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones... the only thing that's got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur. Votes: 0

When the Dark Lord takes over, is he going to care how many O.W.L.s or N.E.W.T.s anyone's got? Of course he isn't. . . . It'll be all about the kind of service he received, the level of devotion he was shown. Votes: 0

Ah! Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans! I was unfortunate enough in my youth to come across a vomit-flavored one, and since then I'm afraid I've rather lost my liking for them "” but I think I'll be safe with a nice toffee, don't you?" He smiled and popped the golden-brown bean into his mouth. "Alas! Ear wax! Votes: 0

Everyone queue up!' Malfoy roared to the crowd. 'Harry Potter's giving out signed photos! Votes: 0

Merlin's beard, Harry, you made me jump," said Slughorn, stopping dead in his tracks and looking wary. "How did you get out of the castle?" "I think Filch must've forgotten to lock the doors," said Harry cheerfully, and was delighted to see Slughorn scowl. Votes: 0

Would it hurt to die? All those times he had thought it was about to happen and escaped, he had never really thought of the thing itself: his will to live had always been so much stronger than his fear of death. Votes: 0

Kreacher said nothing," said the elf, with a second bow to George, adding in a clear undertone, "and there's its twin, unnatural little beasts they are. Votes: 0

I don't need a cloak to become invisible. Votes: 0

As the sun fell below the horizon, Sir Luckless emerged from the waters with the glory of his triumph upon him, and flung himself in his rusted armor at the feet of Amata, who was the kindest and most beautiful woman he had ever beheld. Flushed with success, he begged for her hand and her heart, and Amata, no less delighted, realized that she had found a man worthy of them. Votes: 0

Like a tongue on frozen steel, like flesh in flame "” Votes: 0

Fred and George turned to each other and said together, "Wow "” we're identical! Votes: 0

A Wrackspurt . . . They're invisible. They float in through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy," she said. "I thought I felt one zooming around in here. Votes: 0

He's a werewolf! That's why he's been missing classes! Votes: 0

It was as though they had been plunged into a fabulous dream. This, thought Harry, was surely the only way to travel "” past swirls and turrets of snowy cloud, in a car full of hot, bright sunlight, with a fat pack of toffees in the glove compartment... Votes: 0

Oh, HONESTLY, don't you two read? Votes: 0

He sounds exactly like Moody," said Harry quietly, tucking the letter away again inside his robes. "'Constant vigilance!' You'd think I walk around with my eyes shut, banging off the walls.... Votes: 0

Merlin's beard, what is Xenophilius Lovegood wearing? He looks like an omelet. Votes: 0

If he doesn't stop trying to save your life he's going to kill you. Votes: 0

My word, Severus, that I shall never reveal the best of you?' Dumbledore sighed, looking down into Snape's ferocious, anguished face. "˜If you insist "¦ Votes: 0

Er "” have the Bludgers ever killed anyone?" Harry asked, hoping he sounded offhand. "Never at Hogwarts. We've had a couple of broken jaws but nothing worse than that. You don't have to worry about the Quaffle or the Bludgers "”" ""” unless they crack my head open." "Don't worry, the Weasleys are more than a match for the Bludgers "” I mean, they're like a pair of human Bludgers themselves. Votes: 0

They had reached Lockhart's classroom...'You could've fried an egg on your face" said Ron. 'You'd better hope Creevey doesn't meet Ginny, or they'll be starting a Harry Potter fan club.' 'Shut up,' snapped Harry. The last thing he needed was for Lockhart to hear the phrase 'Harry Potter fan club. Votes: 0

What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors? Votes: 0

And that boys," yelled Mr. Weasley over the tumult of the crowd below,"is why you should never go for looks alone! Votes: 0

Training for the ballet, Potter?" yelled Malfoy. Votes: 0

I don't believe in magic. Votes: 0

You - will - never - touch - our - children - again!' screamed Mrs. Weasley. Bellatrix laughed, the same exhilarated laugh her cousin Sirius had given as he toppled backwards through the veil, and suddenly Harry knew what was going to happen before it did. Molly's curse soared beneath Bellatrix's outstretched arm and hit her squarely in the chest, directly over her heart. Bellatrix's gloating smile froze, her eyes seemed to bulge: for the tiniest space of time she knew what had happened, and then she toppled, and the watching crowd roared, and Voldemort screamed. Votes: 0

It sort of floated toward me," said Ron, illustrating the movement with his free index finger, "right to my chest, and then "” it just went straight through. It was here," he touched a point close to his heart, "I could feel it, it was hot. And once it was inside me I knew what I was supposed to do, I knew it would take me where I needed to go. So I Disapparated and came out on the side of a hill. There was snow everywhere. . . . Votes: 0

Hermione, will you please "”" "Don't you tell me what to do, Harry Potter!" she screeched. "Don't you dare! Give it back now! And YOU!" She was pointing at Ron in dire accusation: It was like a malediction, and Harry could not blame Ron for retreating several steps. Votes: 0

He read the letter again, but could not take in any more meaning than he had done the first time and was reduced to staring at the handwriting itself. She had made her g's the same way he did : he searched through the letter for every one of them, and each felt like a friendly little wave glimpsed from behind a veil. The letter was an incredible treasure, proof that Lily Potter had lived, really lived, that her warm hand had once moved across this parchment, tracing ink into these letters, these words, words about him, Harry, her son. Votes: 0

He's gone, Harry told himself. He's gone. He had to keep thinking it as he washed and dressed, as though repetition would dull the shock of it. He's gone and he's not coming back. And that was the simple truth of it, Harry knew, because their protective enchantments meant that it would be impossible, once they vacated this spot, for Ron to find them again. Votes: 0

Lee Jordan was finding it difficult not to take sides. 'So "” after that obvious and disgusting bit of cheating "”' 'Jordan!' growled Professor McGonagall. 'I mean after that open and revolting foul "”' 'Jordan, I'm warning you "”' 'All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I'm sure, so a penalty to Gryffindor, taken by Spinnet, who puts it away, no trouble, and we continue play, Gryffindor still in possession. Votes: 0

That wand's more trouble than it's worth," said Harry. "And quite honestly," he turned away from the painted portraits, thinking now only of the four-poster bed lying waiting for him in Gryffindor Tower, and wondering whether Kreacher might bring him a sandwich there, "I've had enough trouble for a lifetime. Votes: 0

And anyway, it's not as though I'll never see Mum again, is it? Votes: 0

Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies. Votes: 0

Wherever Harry went inside the tiny cottage or its garden, he could hear the constant ebb and flow of the sea, like the breathing of some great, slumbering creature. Votes: 0

Scrimgeour: "It's time you learned some respect!" Harry: "It's time you earned it. Votes: 0

There. Maybe if you're lucky, you'll get a scar! That's what you want, isn't it? Votes: 0

Assuming I survive our hunt for the Horcruxes, I'll find Mum and Dad and lift the enchantment. If I don't "“ well, I think I've cast a good enough charm to keep them safe and happy. Wendell and Monica Wilkins don't know that they've got a daughter, you see. Votes: 0

The hippogriff took off into the air. . . . He and his rider became smaller and smaller as Harry gazed after them . . . then a cloud drifted across the moon. . . . They were gone. Votes: 0

Was it - was she making a real prediction?' Dumbledore looked mildly impressed. 'Do you know, Harry, I think she might have been,' he said thoughtfully. 'Who'd have thought it? That brings her total of real predictions up to two. I should offer her a pay raise... Votes: 0

Lily and James only made you Secret-Keeper because I suggested it," Black hissed, so venomously that Pettigrew took a step backward. "I thought it was the perfect plan... a bluff... Voldemort would be sure to come after me, would never dream they'd use a weak, talentless thing like you... It must have been the finest moment of your miserable life, telling Voldemort you could hand him the Potters. Votes: 0

The elf's eyes found him, and his lips trembled with the effort to form words. "˜Harry... Potter...' And then with a little shudder the elf became quite still, and his eyes were nothing more than great, glassy orbs sprinkled with light from the stars they could not see. Votes: 0

He [Uncle Vernon] held up the envelope in which Mrs. Weasley's letter had come, and Harry had to fight down a laugh. Every bit of it was covered in stamps except for a square inch on the front, into which Mrs. Weasley had squeezed the Dursleys' address in minute writing. "She did put enough stamps on, then," said Harry, trying to sound as though Mrs. Weasley's was a mistake anyone could make. Votes: 0

Harry, suffering like this proves you are still a man! This pain is part of being human "”" "THEN "” I "” DON'T "” WANT "” TO "” BE "” HUMAN!" Harry roared. Votes: 0

Sirius "” it's me . . . it's Peter . . . your friend . . . you wouldn't . . ." Black kicked out and Pettigrew recoiled. "There's enough filth on my robes without you touching them," said Black. Votes: 0

But Death was cunning. Votes: 0

Promise me you'll look after yourself "¦ stay out of trouble "¦' "˜I always do, Mrs Weasley,' said Harry. "˜I like a quiet life, you know me. Votes: 0

And what in the name of Merlin's most baggy Y Fronts was that about? Votes: 0

The world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. Votes: 0

Maybe a man in a million could unite the Hallows, Harry. I was fit only to possess the meanest of them, the least extraordinary. I was fit to own the Elder Wand, and not to boast of it, and not to kill with it. I was permitted to tame and to use it, because I took it, not for gain, but to save others from it. Votes: 0

Are you trying to weasel out of showing us any of this stuff?" said Zacharias Smith. "Here's an idea," said Ron loudly, "why don't you shut your mouth?" "Well, we've all turned up to learn from him, and now he's telling us he can't really do any of it," he said. "That's not what he said," said Fred Weasley. "Would you like us to clean out your ears for you?" inquired George, pulling a long and lethal-looking metal instrument from inside one of the Zonko's bags. "Or any part of your body, really, we're not fussy where we stick this," said Fred. Votes: 0

but the idea of the Dark Lord in possesion of the Deathstick is, I must admit, formidable. Votes: 0

Look, why don't you go talk to Ron about all this?" Harry asked. "Well, I would, but he's always asleep when I go and see him!" said Lavender fretfully. "Is he?" said Harry, surprised, for he had found Ron perfectly alert every time he had been up to the hospital wing. Votes: 0

I speak now, Harry Potter, directly to you. You have permitted your friends to die for you rather than face me yourself. I shall wait for one hour in the Forbidden Forest. If, at the end of that hour, you have not come to me, have not given yourself up, then battle recommences. This time, I shall enter the fray myself, Harry Potter, and I shall find you, and I shall punish every last man, woman, and child who has tried to conceal you from me. One hour. Votes: 0

I was ripped from my body, I was less than spirit, less than the meanest ghost . . . but still, I was alive. Votes: 0

Well, you split your soul, you see, and hide part of it in an object outside the body. Then, even if one's body is attacked or destroyed, one cannot die, for part of the soul remains earthbound and undamaged. But of course, existence in such a form . . . Votes: 0

Madam Pince, our librarian, tells me that it is 'pawed about, dribbled on, and generally maltreated' nearly everyday - a high compliment for any book. Votes: 0

NO!" The scream was the more terrible because he had never expected or dreamed that Professor McGonagall could make such a sound. Votes: 0

Facing this stuff, in real life is not like school, in school, if you make a mistake you can just try again tomorrow, but out there...when your a second away from being murdered or watching a friend die right before your eyes...you don't know what that's like. Votes: 0

Fools who wear their hearts proudly on their sleeves, who cannot control their emotions, who wallow in sad memories and allow themselves to be provoked this easily "” weak people, in other words... Votes: 0

Yes, Harry, blessed as I am with extraordinary brainpower, I understood everything you told me. I think you might even consider the possibility that I understood more than you did. Votes: 0

That's right," said Luna encouragingly, as if they were back in the Room of Requirement and this was simply spell practice for the D.A. "That's right, Harry... come on, think of something happy..." "Something happy?" he said, his voice cracked. "We're all still here," she whispered, "We're still fighting. Come on, now... Votes: 0

A chilly breeze that seemed to emanate from the heart of the forest lifted the hair at Harry's brow. He knew that they would not tell him to go, that it would have to be his decision. "You'll stay with me?" "Until the very end," said James. Votes: 0

I just wish I'd asked you sooner. We could've had ages . . . months . . . years maybe. . . . Votes: 0

Miss Granger, you foolish girl, how could you think of tackling a mountain troll on your own? Five points will be taken from Gryffindor for this," said Professor McGonagall. "I'm very disappointed in you." Hermione left. Professor McGonagall turned to Harry and Ron. "Well, I still say you were lucky, but not many first years could have taken on a full-grown mountain troll. You each win Gryffindor five points. Votes: 0

But I don't think I've ever known such a natural at Potions!" said Slughorn. "Instinctive, you know "” like his mother! I've only ever taught a few with this kind of ability, I can tell you that, Sybill "” why even Severus "”" And to Harry's horror, Slughorn threw out an arm and seemed to scoop Snape out of thin air toward them. Votes: 0

Bless my soul," whispered the old bartender, "Harry Potter . . . what an honor. Votes: 0

I was hoping that Neville would assist me with the first stage of the operation," he said, "and I am sure he will perform it admirably. Votes: 0

Fame is a fickle friend, Harry. Celebrity is as celebrity does. Remember that. Votes: 0

Urgh "” essence of Millicent Bulstrode. Votes: 0

Voldemort's fury at the fall of his last, best lieutenant exploded with the force of a bomb. Votes: 0

You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion-making. As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses. . . I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death "” if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach. Votes: 0

Shut your mouth! You dare speak his name with your unworthy lips, you dare besmirch it with your half-blood's tongue, you dare "” Votes: 0

I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind. Votes: 0

You'd better hurry up, they'll be waiting for 'the Chosen Captain' "” 'The Boy Who Scored'"” whatever they call you these days. Votes: 0

Where are you heading, if you've got the choice?" James lifted an invisible sword. ""˜Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!' Like my dad." Snape made a small, disparaging noise. James turned on him. "Got a problem with that?" "No," said Snape, though his slight sneer said otherwise. "If you'd rather be brawny than brainy "”" "Where're you hoping to go, seeing as you're neither?" interjected Sirius. Votes: 0

Raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end; the lake rose, the flower beds turned into muddy streams, and Hagrid's pumpkins swelled to the size of garden sheds. Votes: 0

Oh, for heaven's sake, Sirius, Dumbledore said no!" A bearlike black dog had appeared at Harry's side as Harry clambered over the various trunks cluttering the hall to get to Mrs. Weasley. "Oh honestly," said Mrs. Weasley despairingly. "Well, on your own head be it!" The great black dog gave a joyful bark and gamboled around them, snapping at pigeons, and chasing its own tail. Harry couldn't help laughing. Sirius had been trapped inside for a very long time. Votes: 0

It was only when he was back in bed that it struck Harry that Dumbledore might not have been quite truthful. But then, it had been a quite personal question. Votes: 0

When I get married,' said Fred, tugging at the collar of his own robes. 'I won't be bothering with any of this nonsense. You can all wear what you like and I'll put a full body-bind curse on mum until it's over. Votes: 0

What exactly is the function of a rubber duck? Votes: 0

You know, I don't get why Fred and George only got three O.W.L.s each," said Harry, watching as Fred, George, and Lee collected gold from the eager crowd. "They really know their stuff. . . ." "Oh, they only know flashy stuff that's no real use to anyone," said Hermione disparagingly. "No real use?" said Ron in a strained voice. "Hermione, they've got about twenty-six Galleons already. . . . Votes: 0

Worst that can happen is Hagrid'll have to get rid of the skrewts. Sorry ... did I say worst? I meant best. Votes: 0

You don't understand "” there are things worth dying for! Votes: 0

You saved Dad's life. If anyone's got the right to eavesdrop on him, it's you. Votes: 0

At least my happiness doesn't depend on Ron's goalkeeping ability. Votes: 0

Parents shouldn't leave their kids unless "”unless they've got to. Votes: 0

I expect what you're not aware of would fill several books, Dursely. Votes: 0

Devil's Snare, Devil's Snare . . . what did Professor Sprout say? "” it likes the dark and the damp "”" "So light a fire!" Harry choked. "Yes "” of course "” but there's no wood!" Hermoine cried, wringing her hands. "HAVE YOU GONE MAD?" Ron bellowed. "ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT? Votes: 0

Yes, Severus does seem the type, doesn't he? So useful to have him swooping around like an overgrown bat. Votes: 0

Aunt Petunia burst into tears. Hestia Jones gave her an approving look that changed to outrage as Aunt Petunia ran forward and embraced Dudley rather than Harry. 'S-so sweet, Dudders...' she sobbed into his massive chest. 'S-such a lovely b-boy...s-saying thank you...' 'But he hadn't said thank you at all!' said Hestia indignantly. 'He only said he didn't think Harry was a waste of space!' 'Yeah, but coming from Dudley that's like "I love you. Votes: 0

Yes, alive," said Fudge. "That is "” I don't know "” is a man alive if he can't be killed? I don't really understand it, and Dumbledore won't explain properly "” but anyway, he's certainly got a body and is walking and talking and killing, so I suppose, for the purposes of our discussion, yes, he's alive. Votes: 0

The opportunity was too perfect to miss. Harry crept silently around behind Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, bent down, and scooped a large handful of mud out of the path. 'We were just talking about your friend Hagrid,' Malfoy said to Ron. 'Just trying to imagine what he's saying to the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. D'you think he'll cry when they cut off his hippogriff's"”' SPLAT. Malfoy's head jerked back as the mud hit him; his silverblond hair was suddenly dripping in muck. Votes: 0

I think they ought to know. You do them a disservice by not confiding something this important to them." "I didn't want "”" ""” to worry or frighten them?" said Dumbledore, surveying Harry over the top of his half-moon spectacles. "Or perhaps, to confess that you yourself are worried and frightened? You need your friends, Harry. As you so rightly said, Sirius would not have wanted you to shut yourself away. Votes: 0

Warlock D. J. Prod of Didsbury says: "My wife used to sneer at my feeble charms, but one month into your fabulous Kwikspell course and I succeeded in turning her into a yak! Thank you, Kwikspell! Votes: 0

I wasn't paying attention," said Myrtle dramatically. "Peeves upset me so much I came in here and tried to kill myself. Then, of course, I remembered that I'm -- that I'm --" "Already dead," said Ron hopefully. Myrtle gave a tragic sob, rose up in the air, turned over, and dived headfirst into the toilet, splashing water all over them and vanishing from sight, although from the direction of her muffled sobs, she had come to rest somewhere in the U-bend. Votes: 0

Harry was just thinking that all he needed was for Dumbledore's pet bird to die while he was all alone in the office with it, when the bird burst into flames. Votes: 0

Mr. Weasley was unavailable for comment, although his wife told reporters to clear off or she'd set the family ghoul on them. Votes: 0

Why had he never appreciated the miracle that he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart? Votes: 0

But some part of him realized, even as he fought to break free from Lupin, that Sirius had never kept him waiting before. . . . Sirius had risked everything, always, to see Harry, to help him. . . . If Sirius was not reappearing out of that archway when Harry was yelling for him as though his life depended on it, the only possible explanation was that he could not come back. . . . That he really was . . . Votes: 0

Why can't I drink the potion instead?" asked Harry desperately. "Because I am much older, much cleverer, and much less valuable," said Dumbledore. Votes: 0

We all know that the people we love are mortal, we all know we're mortal, we know it's going to end; you cannot prepare yourself for it. Votes: 0

Ron's eyebrows rose so high that they were in danger of disappearing into his hair. Votes: 0

How come the Muggles don't hear the bus?" said Harry. "Them!" said Stan contemptuously. "Don' listen properly, do they? Don' look properly either. Never notice nuffink, they don'. Votes: 0

Right, you've got a crooked sort of cross..." He consulted Unfogging the Future. "That means you're going to have 'trials and suffering' "” sorry about that "” but there's a thing that could be the sun... hang on... that means 'great happiness'... so you're going to suffer but be very happy..." "You need your Inner Eye tested, if you ask me," said Ron, and they both had to stifle their laughs as Professor Trelawney gazed in their direction. Votes: 0

We let off a Dungbomb in the corridor and it upset him for some reason"”" "So he hauled us off to his office and started threatening us with the usual"”" ""”detention"”" ""”disembowelment"” Votes: 0

HARRY, THIS IS NO TIME TO BE A GENTLEMAN!" Wood roared as Harry swerved to avoid collision. "KNOCK HER OFF HER BROOM IF YOU HAVE TO! Votes: 0

I must admit, Peter, I have difficulty in understanding why an innocent man would want to spend twelve years as a rat. Votes: 0

Harry moved the tip of his eagle-feather quill down the page, frowning as he looked for something that would help him write his essay, "Witch Burning in the Fourteenth Century Was Completely Pointless "” discuss. Votes: 0

Harry: "And what if I wave my wand and nothing happens?" Ron: "Throw it away and punch him on the nose. Votes: 0

Your devotion is nothing more than cowardice. You would not be here if you had anywhere else to go. Votes: 0

You've got to appreciate what the worst is. You don't want to find yourself in a situation where you're facing it. Votes: 0

Why do they have to move in packs?" Harry asked Ron as a dozen or so girls walked past them, sniggering and staring at Harry. "How're you supposed to get one on their own to ask them?" "Lasso one?" Ron suggested. Votes: 0

Hagrid, look what I've got for relatives!" Harry said furiously. "Look at the Dursleys!" "An excellent point," said Professor Dumbledore. "My own brother, Aberforth, was prosecuted for practicing inappropriate charms on a goat. It was all over the papers, but did Aberforth hide? No, he did not! He held his head high and went about his business as usual! Of course, I'm not entirely sure he can read, so that may not have been bravery. . . . Votes: 0

Harry, just go down to the lake tomorrow, right, stick your head in, yell at the merpeople to give back whatever they've nicked, and see if they chuck it out. Best you can do, mate. Votes: 0

But I was willing to embrace mortal life again, before chasing immortality. Votes: 0

Harry Potter has kindly joined us for my rebirthing party. One might go so far as to call him my guest of honor. Votes: 0

Karkaroff intends to flee if the Mark burns." "Does he?" said Dumbledore softly, as Fleur Delacour and Roger Davies came giggling in from the grounds. "And are you tempted to join him?" "No," said Snape, his black eyes on Fleur's and Roger's retreating figures. "I am not such a coward." "No," agreed Dumbledore. You are a braver man by far than Igot Karkaroff. You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon..." He walked away, leaving Snape looking stricken. Votes: 0

Failure, failure is so important, it doesn't get spoken about enough, we speak about success all the time. Votes: 0

Snape was looking as though the first person to ask him for a Love Potion would be force-fed poison. Votes: 0

Ron, we're supposed to show the first years where to go!" "Oh yeah," said Ron, who had obviously forgotten. "Hey -- hey you lot! Midgets! Votes: 0

Overload 'em with information an' they'll kill yeh jus' to simplify things. Votes: 0

Doctors?" said Ron, looking startled. "Those Muggle nutters that cut people up? Votes: 0

It seemed impossible that there could be people in the world who still desired food, who laughed, who neither knew nor cared that Sirius Black was gone forever. Votes: 0

But you're dead,' said Harry. 'Oh, yes,' said Dumbledore matter-of-factly. 'Then... am I dead too?' 'Ah,' said Dumbledore, smiling still more broadly. 'That is the question, isn't it? On the whole, dear boy, I think not. Votes: 0

He felt even angrier that Dumbledore was showing signs of weakness. He had no business being weak when Harry wanted to rage and storm at him. Votes: 0

And then he greeted Death as an old friend, and went with him gladly, and, equals, they departed this life. Votes: 0

It's the same story with a few crucial additions; the most important one is you. Votes: 0

I will be sharing additional information I've been hoarding for years about the world of Harry Potter Votes: 0

The owls are gathering; find out why soon. Votes: 0

Will there ever be an encyclopedia? Possibly. I would say two things about the encyclopedia: firstly, I've always said and I stand by it, whenever I do do a printed encyclopedia I would like all the proceeds to go to charity. Back in 1998 I never dreamt I personally I would be in the position that I could set up a large charitable foundation and personally do things for charity, and I've done other charity books already. Votes: 0

I would assume that you were going to offer me refreshment, but the evidence so far suggests that that would be optimistic to the point of foolishness. Votes: 0

So after E, it's A for "˜Acceptable,' and that's the last pass grade, isn't it?" "Yep," said Fred, dunking an entire roll in his soup, transferring it to his mouth, and swallowing it whole. "Then you get P for "˜Poor' " "” Ron raised both his arms in mock celebration "” "and D for "˜Dreadful.' " "And then T," George reminded him. "T?" asked Hermione, looking appalled. "Even lower than a D? What on earth does that stand for?" " "˜Troll,' " said George promptly. Votes: 0

A tiny little wooden man [was] slowly ascending the steps to a real set of gallows, both perched on a box that read: Reusable Hangman "” Spell It Or He'll Swing! Votes: 0

This group had a kind of dark glamour within the castle. They were a motley collection; a mixture of the weak seeking protection, the ambitious seeking some shared glory, and the thuggish gravitating toward a leader who could show them more refined forms of cruelty. Votes: 0

How d'you spell "˜belligerent'?" said Ron, shaking his quill very hard while staring at his parchment. "It can't be B "” U "” M "”" "No, it isn't," said Hermione. "And "˜augury' doesn't begin O "” R "” G either. Votes: 0

Trust me," he said. "I know what I'm doing... or at least" -- he strolled confidently to the door -- "Felix does. Votes: 0

Bill, don't look at me "” I'm 'ideous. Votes: 0

I knew Ginny was lying about that tattoo. Votes: 0

Some say he died. Codswallop, in my opinion. Dunno if he had enough human left in him to die. Some say he's still out there, bidin' his time, like, but I don' believe it. Votes: 0

They don't need walls and water to keep the prisoners in, not when they're trapped inside their own heads, incapable of a single cheerful thought. Most go mad within weeks - Lupin Votes: 0

Many are whispering that Voldemort must be behind it. However, that is the point: They whisper. They daren't confide in each other, not knowing whom to trust; they are scared to speak out, in case their suspicions are true and their families are targeted. Yes, Voldemort is playing a very clever game. Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion: Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear. Votes: 0

The idea of Dumbledore's corpse frightened Harry much less than the possibility that he might have misunderstood the living Dumbledore's intentions. Votes: 0

Brains like that, you could be a Death Eater, son. Votes: 0

The exceptions were two men a little ahead of them, standing just outside the Three Broomsticks. One was very tall and thin; squinting through his rain-washed glasses Harry recognized the barman who worked in the other Hogsmeade pub, the Hog's Head. As Harry, Ron, and Hermione drew closer, the barman drew his cloak more tightly around his neck and walked away, leaving the shorter man to fumble with something in his arms. They were barely feet from him when Harry realized who the man was. "Mundungus! Votes: 0

Being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment. Votes: 0

They don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer. Votes: 0

Clever as I am, I remain just as big a fool as anyone else. Votes: 0

Why would I go looking for someone I know wants to kill me? Votes: 0

George," said Fred, "I think we've outgrown full-time education." "Yeah, I've been feeling that way myself," said George lightly. Votes: 0

Voldemort uses people his enemies are close to. He's already used you as bait once, and that was just because you're my best friend's sister. Think how much danger you'll be in if we keep this up. He'll know, he'll find out. He'll try and get to me through you. Votes: 0

Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. 'It is time,' he said, "˜for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything. Votes: 0

Ron, you know full well Harry and I were brought up by Muggles!" said Hermione. "We didn't hear stories like that when we were little, we heard "˜Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and "˜Cinderella' "”" "What's that, an illness?" asked Ron. Votes: 0

The poor things keep calling in those "“ those pumbles, I think they're called "“ you know, the ones who mend pipes and things "“ " "Plumbers?" " "“ exactly, yes, but of course they're flummoxed. Votes: 0

His hand closed automatically around the fake Horcrux but in spite of everything, in spite of the dark and twisting path he saw stretching ahead for himself, in spite of the final meeting with Voldemort he knew must come whether in a month in a year or in ten, he felt his heart lift at the thought that there was still one last golden day of peace left to enjoy with Ron and Hermione. Votes: 0

I'm sure that I'll never have another success like Harry Potter for the rest of my life, no matter how many books I write, and no matter whether they're good or bad. Votes: 0

I like the distinction. It enables me to have more easygoing encounters in my private life. Votes: 0

Every writer prefers good reviews over bad ones, and every writer wants to have lots of readers. But if it doesn't happen, that's fine too. Perhaps I won't throw a party then; I'll simply go home and keep writing. Votes: 0

I think that emotionally, I've probably felt a little bit more balanced when I started writing again. Votes: 0

I'm not a billionaire, what a tragedy. Votes: 0

If there is a connection between Harry Potter and my new novel, it's my interest in characters. Votes: 0

I've been writing my entire life, and I'll always write. But at times I have told myself that I don't necessarily have to publish anything else. Votes: 0

The success of Harry Potter has given me lots of freedom. I can pay my bills, and I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore. Votes: 0

There is plenty of ambitious competition and hypocrisy in the middle class, which makes it a rather fertile environment for a writer. Votes: 0

I would never recommend my novel as a parenting guide. But we happen to live at a very hectic and hurried time, and I believe that many parents are too wrapped up in themselves. Votes: 0

Many parts of my life are perfectly ordinary, if that's what you mean. One could even call it boring, but that's what I like about it. Votes: 0

Everyone wanted my emotions to be very simple. They wanted me to say, "I was poor and I was unhappy, and now I've got money and I'm really happy." Votes: 0

There was no press involvement, there was no pressure. Life was very pure and it became more complicated. Votes: 0

I'm a very distracted person. Votes: 0

It's going to be really emotional to say goodbye. I'm going to find it very difficult. But it must be done, it must be done. Votes: 0

The world is my oyster. I can do whatever I like. Votes: 0

I'm happy to talk in general themes, but when we get down to specifics about my family, for me that's always been off-limits. Votes: 0

I think it's difficult to be honest about certain aspects of my work without acknowledging that I have experienced or felt or questioned certain of the themes in the books. Votes: 0

I don't feel I owe my readers details of my family's private life. Votes: 0