He was slumped in the back, gazing out of the window, as though his parents were two people who had picked him up hitchhiking, connected to him merely by chance and proximity.

Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships.

My daughter Jessica said to me recently, who wasn't sorted into Hufflepuff, 'I think we should all want to be Hufflepuffs.' I can only say to you, I would not be disappointed at all to be in Hufflepuff. I'm a little upset anyone does feel that way.

But Dumbledore says he doesn't care what they do as long as they don't take him off the Chocolate Frog cards.

If she could have done one thing to make absolutely sure that every single person in this school will read your interview, it was banning it!

You've got to appreciate what the worst is. You don't want to find yourself in a situation where you're facing it.

Just — just to be clear,” he said. “You want to leave Tonks at her parents’ house and come away with us?” “She’ll be perfectly safe there, they’ll look after her,” said Lupin. He spoke with a finality bordering on indifference. “Harry, I’m sure James would have wanted me to stick with you.” “Well,” said Harry slowly, “I’m not. I’m pretty sure my father would have wanted to know why you aren’t sticking with your own kid, actually.