It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.

'You all righ'?' he said gruffly. 'Yeah,' said Harry. 'No, yeh're not,' said Hagrid. 'Of course yeh're not. But yeh will be.'

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!

Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets," said Hagrid wisely.

Just because you’re allowed to use magic now you don’t have to whip your wands out for every tiny little thing!

It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets.

What's interesting about the wizarding world is when you take physical strength out of the equation, a woman can do magic just as powerfully as a man can do magic. A woman can fight just the same as a man.