Snape was looking as though the first person to ask him for a Love Potion would be force-fed poison.

I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity.

When you have that last piece of the jigsaw, everything will, I hope, be clear..." -Albus Dumbledore

The world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters.

I don't know who Maxime thinks she's kidding. If Hagrid's half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones... the only thing that's got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur.

The only reason to delay at this point was because the immediate prospect was so deeply uninviting.

Don’t put your wand there, boy! ... Better wizards than you have lost buttocks, you know!