I don't think I am evangelical in my work.

I was just sitting on the train, just staring out the window at some cows. It was not the most inspiring subject. When all of a sudden the idea of Harry just appeared in my mind's eye.

In March several of the Mandrakes threw a loud and raucous party in greenhouse three. This made Professor Sprout very happy. “The moment they start trying to move into each other’s pots, we’ll know they’re fully mature,” she told Harry.

She was actively frightened of imparting confidences, because she feared that they might betray the world of oddness that lived inside her

I would rather die than betray his trust." "That's not saying much, seeing as you're already dead," Ron observed. "Once again, you show all the sensitivity of a blunt axe," said Nearly Headless Nick in affronted tones.

Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best.

Whenever he was in company he wanted to get away, and whenever he was alone he wanted company.