Time will not slow down when something unpleasant lies ahead.
Think your little jokes'll help you on your deathbed? she jeered.Jokes? No,no, these are manners, replied Dumbledore.
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. S...
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.No, Draco, said Dumbledore quietly. It is my mercy, and not yours, that matters...
They reached their familiar, circular dormitory with its five four-poster beds, and Harry, looking around, felt he was home at last
There will be books written about Harry. Every child in the world will know his name.
There are all kinds of courage, said Dumbledore, smiling. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
Their reward for enduring the awful experience was the right to tell people about it.
The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms?
The heroes and heroines who triumph in his stories are not those with the most powerful magic, but rather those who demonstrate the most kindness, common sense and ingenuity.
Tessa fought down an impulse to snap. Colin had a habit of making sweeping judgements based on first impressions, on single actions. He never seemed to grasp the immense mutability of human nature, no...
Sounded like a load of waffle to me.There was some important stuff hidden in the waffle.
So, said Wood, at long last, jerking Harry from a wistful fantasy about what he could be eating for breakfast at this very moment up at the castle, is that clear? Any questions?I've got a question, Ol...
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.
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 mi...
She was on edge, feeling that she might snap or cry at the smallest provocation.
She was dashing back, an enormous old book in her arms.I never thought to look in here! she whispered excitedly. I got this out of the library weeks ago for a bit of light reading. said Ron.
Ron, said Hermione in a dignified voice, you are the most insensitive wart I have ever had the misfortune to meet.
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.
Professor Mcgonagall: Why is it when something bad happens, it's always you three? Ron: Believe me, professor, I've been asking myself the exact same thing for the past six years.