Because - oh shut up laughing, you two - because they've just been turned down by girls they asked to the ball!

His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.

Chess was the only thing Hermione ever lost at, something Harry and Ron thought was very good for her.

I am proud of having done what I've done. Very proud.

I heard from my dear friend Tiberius Ogden, that you can produce a Patronus? For a bonus point...? Harry raised his wand, looked directly at Umbridge, and imagined her being sacked. Expecto Patronum! The silver stag erupted from the end of his wand and cantered the length of the hall.

I am sorry too," said Lupin. "Sorry I will never know [my son]... but he will know why I died and I hope he will understand I was trying to make a world in which he could live a happier life.

Honestly, I think we should be delighted people still want to read, be it on a Kindle or a Nook or whatever the latest device is.