We do stigmatise teens a lot and see them as scary and alien.

I want to fall in love with something in the way I fell in love with the idea of Harry before I write anything else.

Bangs and smoke were more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

As Harry and Ron rounded the clump of trees behind which Harry had first heard the dragons roar, a witch leapt out from behind them. It was Rita Skeeter. She was wearing acid-green robes today; the Quick-Quotes Quill in her hand blended perfectly against them. "Congratulations, Harry!' she said beaming at him. "I wonder if you could give me a quick word? How you felt facing that dragon? How do you feel now about the fairness of the scoring?" "Yeah, you can have a word," said Harry savagely. "Goodbye!

The happiest man on earth would be able to use the Mirror of Erised like a normal mirror, that is, he would look into it and see himself exactly as he is. Does that help?

Of all the trees we could've hit, we had to get one that hits back.