Professor Trelawney: "Everything went pitch-black and the next thing I knew I was being hurled headfirst out of the room!" Harry Potter: "And you didnโt see that coming?" Professor Trelawney: "No, as I say it was pitch โ โ [Glares at Harry angrily]
J. K. RowlingYoung people are so infernally convinced that they are absolutely right about everything.
J. K. RowlingProfessor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs.
J. K. RowlingAnd itโs Johnson, Johnson with the Quaffle, what a player that girl is, Iโve been saying it for years but she still wonโt go out with me โโ โJORDAN!โ yelled Professor McGonagall. โJust a fun fact, Professor, adds a bit of interest โ
J. K. RowlingBad news, Harry. I've just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She โ er, got a bit shirty with me. Told me I'd got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about staying alive. Just because I told her I didn't care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first.
J. K. Rowling