It only put me in Griffindor. 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 i...
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 t...
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.
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.
I know how to use a fellytone now.
I knew I could do it all this time, said Harry, Because I'd already done it... does that make sense?
Howard and Shirley were clothed, always, in an invisible layer of decorum that they never laid aside.
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’.
Hide them all, then. Keep her – them – safe. Please.'And what will you give me in return, Severus?'In – in return? Anything.
Her son lives. He has her eyes, precisely her eyes. You remember the shape and color of Lily Evans's eyes, I am sure?
Hello, Harry, dear. I suppose you’ve heard our exciting news? She pointed to the brand-new silver badge on Percy’s chest. Second Head Boy in the family! she said, swelling with pride. And last, Fred m...
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 coupl...
He's only silent because he's too thick to string two words together.
He's not a child! said Sirius impatiently.He's not an adult either! said Mrs. Weasley, the color rising in her cheeks. He's not , Sirius!I'm perfectly clear who he is, thanks, Molly, said Sirius coldl...
He was supposed to be turning a beetle into a button, but all he managed to do was give his beetle a lot of exercise as it scuttled over the desktop avoiding his wand.
He raised his hand automatically and tried to make his hair lie flat. You’re fighting a losing battle there, dear, said his mirror in a wheezy voice.
He dreamed of London and of a life that mattered.
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.
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 secon...
Harry took a deep, steadying breath and then said, Okay, I can’t see the World Cup. Can I go now, then? Only I’ve got a letter to Sirius I want to finish. You know — my godfather. He had done it. He h...