What do we want to be prefects for?” said George, looking revolted at the very idea. “It’d take all the fun out of life.

Imperfect understanding is often more dangerous than ignorance.

If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.

He felt even angrier that Dumbledore was showing signs of weakness. He had no business being weak when Harry wanted to rage and storm at him.

Curious indeed how these things happen. The wand chooses the wizard, remember...I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter... After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things — terrible, yes, but great.

Some readers and commentators really want to scrape your insides out to make sense of your work. Others say, there's the work, it speaks for itself. Personally, I fall somewhere in the middle.

You'd think I walk around with my eyes shut, banging off the walls.