Being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment.

The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister.

Beside him, making scarcely a sound, walked James, Sirius, Lupin, and Lily, and their presence was his courage, and the reason he was able to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

You think I'm a fool?" demanded Harry. "No, I think you're like James," said Lupin, "who would have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends.

It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful places in the world, the history is fascinating, the men are handsome and the whisky is delicious. But don't eat the macaroni pies.

Dawn seemed to follow midnight with indecent haste.

Bless my soul,” whispered the old bartender, “Harry Potter . . . what an honor.