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NO!” The scream was the more terrible because he had never expected or dreamed that Professor McGonagall could make such a sound.
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.
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.
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?
What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows.
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.
You think it - wise - to trust Hagrid with something as important as this?" "I would trust Hagrid with my life," said Dumbledore.
George,” said Fred, “I think we’ve outgrown full-time education.” “Yeah, I’ve been feeling that way myself,” said George lightly.
That old berk," muttered Aberforth, taking another swig of mead. "Thought the sun shone out of my brother's every orifice, he did.
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?
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.
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.
Ministry of Magic (M.O.M) Classification. xxxxx Known wizard killer / impossible to train or domesticate / or anything Hagrid likes
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.
Aha! What villains are these, that trespass upon my private lands! Come to scorn at my fall, perchance? Draw, you knaves, you dogs!
Being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment.
And Death spoke to them —’” “Sorry,” interjected Harry, “but Death spoke to them?” “It’s a fairy tale, Harry!” “Right, sorry. Go on.
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!
The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms?
You should write a book," Ron told Hermione as he cut up his potatoes, "translating mad things girls do so boys can understand them.
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.
Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.
In magic, man has to rely on himself. So, in religion, of course, you're looking for outside support but that's the appeal of magic.
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.
Pagford, which by night was no more than a cluster of twinkling lights in a dark hollow far below, was emerging into chilly sunlight.
Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march.
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.
Well, hello, Peter,” said Lupin pleasantly, as though rats frequently erupted into old school friends around him. “Long time, no see.
There is plenty of ambitious competition and hypocrisy in the middle class, which makes it a rather fertile environment for a writer.
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.
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?
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]
The sky outside the window was changing rapidly from deep, velvety blue to cold, steely gray and then, slowly, to pink shot with gold.
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.
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?
The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed.
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.
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.
The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive.
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.
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.
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!
The silence was unbearable to him. If the pictures could have reflected the feelings inside him, they would have been screaming in pain.
Sometimes, if she simply remained quiet, and let the inadequacy of his excuses reverberate on the air, he became ashamed and backtracked.
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.
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!
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!
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.
She was actively frightened of imparting confidences, because she feared that they might betray the world of oddness that lived inside her
The Forbidden Forest looked as though it had been enchanted, each tree smattered with silver, and Hagrid's cabin looked like an iced cake.