But this is touching, Severus,โ said Dumbledore seriously. โHave you grown to care for the boy, after all?โ โFor him?โ shouted Snape. โExpecto Patronum!โ From the tip of his wand burst the silver doe. She landed on the office floor, bounded once across the office, and soared out of the window. Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears. โAfter all this time?โ โAlways,โ said Snape.
J. K. RowlingYou could be great, you know, itโs all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that.
J. K. RowlingYou have to resign yourself to the fact that you waste a lot of trees before you write anything you really like, and that's just the way it is. It's like learning an instrument, you've got to be prepared for hitting wrong notes occasionally, or quite a lot, cause I wrote an awful lot before I wrote anything I was really happy with. And read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on.
J. K. RowlingAnyway, members of the Inquisitorial Squad do have the power to dock points so, Granger, I'll have five from you for being rude about our new Headmistress. Macmillan, five for contradicting me. Five because I don't like you, Potter. Weasley, your shirt's untucked, so I'll have another five for that. Oh yeah, I forgot, you're a Mudblood, Granger, so ten off for that.
J. K. Rowling