Famous Harry Potter,’ said Malfoy. ‘Can’t even go into a bookshop without making the front page.
Magic blooms only in rare souls.
Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi.
Once this is all over, we’ll be a proper family, you’ll see.
You may think this strange, but Mrs. Beamish was glad to hear Mr. Dovetail cry, because tears can heal a mind, as well as laughter.
My mother didn’t have a heart, Kreacher,” Sirius snapped. “She kept herself alive out of pure spite.
I may not shine as brightly as my friend Happiness, but my flame is harder to extinguish.
Dumbledore’s dead,’ he said. ‘I saw it happen, I saw the body. He’s definitely gone. Anyway, his Patronus was a phoenix, not a doe.
Lies upon lies upon lies. Once you started lying, you had to continue, and then it was like being captain of a leaky ship, always plugging holes in the side to stop yourself sinking.
Losing is part of living. But some of us live even though we’re lost. That’s what love does.
Tears can heal a mind, as well as laughter.
Our humans’ love has made us immortal.
They run off eckeltricity, do they?’ he said knowledgeably. ‘Ah.
Signed photos? You’re giving out signed photos, Potter?’ Loud and scathing, Draco Malfoy’s voice echoed around the courtyard. He had stopped right behind Colin, flanked, as he always was at Hogwarts, by his large and thuggish cronies, Crabbe and Goyle. ‘Everyone queue up!’ Malfoy roared to the crowd. ‘Harry Potter’s giving out signed photos!
He changed, Harry, he changed! It’s as simple as that! Maybe he did believe these things when he was seventeen, but the whole rest of his life was devoted to fighting the Dark Arts... Harry, I’m sorry, but I think the real reason you’re so angry is that Dumbledore never told you any of this himself.
The great black dog looked up at Dumbledore, then, in an instant, turned back into a man. Mrs. Weasley screamed and leapt back from the bed. “Sirius Black!” she shrieked, pointing at him. “Mum, shut up!” Ron yelled. “It’s okay!” Snape had not yelled or jumped backward, but the look on his face was one of mingled fury and horror.
Severus Snape was indeed a Death Eater.
It was quite something to hear “O Come, All Ye Faithful” sung by an empty helmet that only knew half the words. Several times, Filch the caretaker had to extract Peeves from inside the armor, where he had taken to hiding, filling in the gaps in the songs with lyrics of his own invention, all of which were very rude.
Ickabog” derives from “Ichabod,” meaning “no glory” or “the glory has departed.
Yeah? Did he say you look like a pig that’s been taught to walk on its hind legs? ‘Cause that’s not cheek, Dud, that’s true.