Sword? Haven't got a sword. That boy has, though. He'll lend you one.

Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.

You will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me.

Did you like question ten, Moony?" asked Sirius as they emerged into the entrance hall. "Loved it," said Lupin briskly. "Give five signs that identify the werewolf. Excellent question." "D'you think you managed to get all the signs?" said James in tones of mock concern. "Think I did," said Lupin seriously, as they joined the crowd thronging around the front doors eager to get out into the sunlit grounds. "One: He's sitting on my chair. Two: He's wearing my clothes. Three: His name's Remus Lupin.

Life is too short. I only want to do things that I enjoy, or that I think are good or worth doing.

I thought it sounded a bit like Percy singing... maybe you've got to attack him while he's in the shower, Harry.

What will come, will come; you just have to be there to meet it.