There you go, Harry!” Ron shouted over the noise. “You weren’t being thick after all — you were showing moral fiber!

Bangs and smoke were more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise.

But people only die in proper duels, you know, with real wizards. The most you and Malfoy’ll be able to do is send sparks at each other. Neither of you knows enough magic to do any real damage. I bet he expected you to refuse, anyway.” “And what if I wave my wand and nothing happens?” “Throw it away and punch him on the nose,” Ron suggested.

Celebrity is as celebrity does.

You see what you expect to see, Severus.

If it's a good book, anyone will read it. I'm totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood.

I have some problems with conventional organized religion.