No, I'm fine,' said Harry, wondering why he kept telling people this, and wondering whether he had ever been less fine.

Right, you've got a crooked sort of cross..." He consulted Unfogging the Future. "That means you're going to have 'trials and suffering' — sorry about that — but there's a thing that could be the sun... hang on... that means 'great happiness'... so you're going to suffer but be very happy..." "You need your Inner Eye tested, if you ask me," said Ron, and they both had to stifle their laughs as Professor Trelawney gazed in their direction.

How’s Norbert doin’?” Norbert?” Charlie laughed. “The Norwegian Ridgeback? We call her Norberta now.” Wha—Norbert’s a girl?

In magic, man has to rely on himself. So, in religion, of course, you're looking for outside support but that's the appeal of magic.

Yes, it has made me happier. Finishing them has made me happier. Before I wrote the Potter books, I'd never finished a novel. I came close to finishing two.

I scared Stephen King.

I'm dying!" Malfoy yelled, as the class panicked. "I'm dying, look at me! It's killed me!