There is a lot of comedy in magic, and magic going wrong, and also it is a dramatic subject.

The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else.

I think I'll just go down and have some pudding and wait for it all to turn up - it always does in the end.

When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance.

Harry constantly repeated Dumbledore's final words to himself. "I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. ... Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. "But what good were these words? Who exactly were they supposed to ask for help, when everyone was just as confused and scared as they were?

I can't give a Professor love!

I enjoyed the meetings, too. It was like having friends.