As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.I wish you all very good lives.
Being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment.
Divination is turning out to be much more trouble than I could have foreseen, never having studied the subject myself.
Well, I don’t know how to break this to you, but I think theymighthave noticed we broke into Gringotts.
Oh, of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library.
Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!
But Dumbledore says he doesn't care what they do as long as they don't take him off the Chocolate Frog cards.
There was nothing quite convicting, per se, about Bellatrix but that her looks isolated her from the others and her harnessing that raw, fragile power along with not caring for others made her even more intimidating.
No - no - no!" someone was shouting. "No! Fred! No!"And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred's eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face.
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 am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you.
Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with.
You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.
There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.
The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
What do I care how 'e looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave!
Like the fact that the person Sirius cared for the most about in the world was you," said Dumbledore quietly.
When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love.
Snape's patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from when they were children.
There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet."Is this the moment?"
Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears."After all this time?""Always," said Snape.
You're a prefect? Oh Ronnie! That's everyone in the family!""What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors?
Death's got an Invisibility Cloak?" Harry interrupted again."So he can sneak up on people," said Ron. "Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking...
Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?""Yes.""You called her a liar?""Yes.""You told her He Who Must Not Be Named is back?""Yes.""Have a biscuit, Potter.
Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?""Yes," said Harry stiffly."Yes, sir.""There's no need to call me "sir" Professor."The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying.
The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.
Now, you two – this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've – you've blown up a toilet or –""Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet.""Great idea though, thanks, Mum.
Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.
If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.
Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.
We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.
We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
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