Never," said Hagrid irritably, "try an' get a straight answer out of a centaur. Ruddy stargazers. Not interested in anythin' closer'n the moon.

Prongs rode again last night... You know, Harry, in a way, you did see your father last night... You found him inside yourself.

"Well, we were always going to fail that one," said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase. He had just made Harry feel rather better by telling him how he told the examiner in detail about the ugly man with a wart on his nose in the crystal ball, only to look up and realize he had been describing the examiner's reflection.

Well, hello, Peter,” said Lupin pleasantly, as though rats frequently erupted into old school friends around him. “Long time, no see.

I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character.

And anyway, life's too short.

Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.