Fame is a fickle friend, Harry. Celebrity is as celebrity does. Remember that.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon.