And that boys," yelled Mr. Weasley over the tumult of the crowd below,"is why you should never go for looks alone!

I think the Harry books are actually very moral, but some people just object to witchcraft being mentioned in a children's book.

Do you know what I think, Potter?' said Snape, very quietly. "I think that you are a liar and a cheat and that you deserve detention with me every Saturday until the end of term. What do you think, Potter?

Once again, you show all the sensitivity of a blunt axe.

Harry, you wonderful boy, you brave, brave man.

The wizards represent all that the true 'muggle' most fears: They are plainly outcasts and comfortable with being so. Nothing is more unnerving to the truly conventional than the unashamed misfit!

Well, [bad] times like that bring out the best in some people and the worst in others.