You could be great, you know, it’s all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that.

Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!

Makes a diff'rence, havin' a decent family,' he said. 'Me dad was decent. An' your mum an' dad were decent. If they'd lived, life woulda bin diff'rent, eh?' 'Yeah, I s'pose,' said Harry cautiously. Hagrid seemed to be in a very strange mood. 'Family,' said Hagrid gloomily. 'Whatever yeh say, blood's important.

Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backward.

Ministry of Magic (M.O.M) Classification. xxxxx Known wizard killer / impossible to train or domesticate / or anything Hagrid likes

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

I'm not writing to make anyone's children feel safe.