I loathe people who say, 'I always read the ending of the book first.' That really irritates me, It's like someone coming to dinner, just opening the fridge and eating pudding, while you're standing there still working on the starter. It's not on.

Or perhaps in Slytherin, you'll make your real friends. Those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends.

Dumbledore will only leave from Hogwarts when there are none loyal to him!

Oh, come off it,” said Ron, striding over to her and whipping her results out of her hand. “Yep— ten ‘Outstandings’ and one ‘Exceeds Expectations’ at Defense Against the Dark Arts.” He looked down at her, half-amused, half-exasperated. “You’re actually disappointed, aren’t you?

The stories we love best do live in us forever.

We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks.

You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death. He accepts that be must die, and understands that there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying.