Get up, you useless lump, get up!

However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.

If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.

Merlin's pants!" shrieked Hermione, jumping up and running from the room. "Merlin's pants?" repeated Ron, looking amused. "She must be really upset.

In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything.

What you fear most of all is - fear. Very wise.

Ah, Harry, how often this happens, even between the best of friends! Each of us believes that what he has to say is much more important than anything the other might have to contribute!