It was a shame, but as Ron said, you couldn't have everything in life.

We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks.

Voldemort uses people his enemies are close to. He's already used you as bait once, and that was just because you're my best friend's sister. Think how much danger you'll be in if we keep this up. He'll know, he'll find out. He'll try and get to me through you.

Andrew hated to see her humiliated and pathetic like this; but he half hated her too for landing herself in it, when any idiot could have seen.

Some people do not seem to grasp that I still have to sit down in peace and write the books, apparently believing that they pop up like mushrooms without my connivance.

Nobody's ever asked me to a party before, as a friend. Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I do mine too?

What do we want to be prefects for?” said George, looking revolted at the very idea. “It’d take all the fun out of life.