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

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.

The Ministry places a rather higher value on my life than yours, I’m afraid.

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.

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.

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

Next time there’s a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort!