You could say sorry," suggested Harry bluntly. "What, and get attacked by another flock of canaries?" muttered Ron. "What did you have to imitate her for?" "She laughed at my mustache!" "So did I, it was the stupidest thing I've ever seen.

They don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer.

Ministry of Magic (M.O.M) Classification. xxxxx Known wizard killer / impossible to train or domesticate / or anything Hagrid likes

The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by an invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing.

It has certainly never been news to me that a brave and brilliant man could love other men.

Perfection is not necessary to make a real and lasting difference to other people's lives.

Poverty is a lot like childbirth - you know it is going to hurt before it happens, but you'll never know how much until you experience it.