Merlin’s beard, what is Xenophilius Lovegood wearing? He looks like an omelet.

Every time he tried to reconstruct the internal arguments that had led to his decision, they sounded feebler to him.

Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.

The Forbidden Forest looked as though it had been enchanted, each tree smattered with silver, and Hagrid's cabin looked like an iced cake.

OH NO YOU DON’T, LADDIE!” Harry spun around. Professor Moody was limping down the marble staircase. His wand was out and it was pointing right at a pure white ferret, which was shivering on the stone-flagged floor, exactly where Malfoy had been standing.

Professor, why couldn't we just Apparate directly into your old colleague's house?' 'Because it would be quite as rude as kicking down the front door,' said Dumbledore. 'Courtesy dictates that we offer fellow wizards the opportunity of denying us entry.

The fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength