It seemed to take Sirius an age to fall: his body curved in a graceful arc as he sank backwards through the ragged veil hanging from the arch.

He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo.

I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind.

Next time there’s a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort!

Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?” "...I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning." "Well reasoned.

The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister.

I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind. “At these times, I use the Pensieve. One simply siphons the excess thoughts from one’s mind, pours them into the basin, and examines them at one’s leisure. It becomes easier to spot patterns and links, you understand, when they are in this form.