01c. 1997 ADI am not forgotten, you know, no, I still receive a very great deal of fanJ.K. Rowling / quote ↗
02c. 1997 ADLook, why don't you go talk to Ron about all this?" Harry asked."Well, I would, but he's always asleep when I go and see him!" said Lavender fretfully."Is he?" said Harry, surprised, for he had found Ron perfectly alert every time he had been up to the hospital wing.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
04c. 1997 ADYeah,” said Harry. “No more pretending we care what happens when Jupiter and Uranus get too friendly .J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
05c. 1997 ADNever try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their own —”“That’s enough, Phineas,” said Dumbledore.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
06c. 1997 ADI expect what you're not aware of would fill several books, Dursely.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
07c. 1997 ADAlbus Dumbledore had gotten to his feet. He was beaming at the students, his arms opened wide, as if nothing could have pleased him more than to see them all there."Welcome!" he said. "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!""Thank you!"He sat back down. Everybody clapped and cheered. Harry didn't know whether to laugh or not.“Is he — a bit mad?” he asked Percy uncertainly."Mad?" said Percy airily. "He's a genius! Best wizard in the world! But he is a bit mad, yes. Potatoes, Harry?J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
09c. 1997 ADYou know, I don’t get why Fred and George only got three O.W.L.s each,” said Harry, watching as Fred, George, and Lee collected gold from the eager crowd. “They really know their stuff. . . .”“Oh, they only know flashy stuff that’s no real use to anyone,” said Hermione disparagingly.“No real use?” said Ron in a strained voice. “Hermione, they’ve got about twenty-six Galleons already. . . .J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
10c. 1997 ADListen, Harr,y can I have a go on it? Can I?""I don't think anyone should ride that broom just yet!" said Hermoine shrilly.Harry and Ron looked at her."What d'you think Harry's going to do with it - sweep the floor?" said Ron.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
11c. 1997 ADFred and George exchanged looks."You don't mind if we don't kiss you, do you, Ron?" said Fred in a falsely anxious voice. "We could curtsy, if you like," said George. "Oh, shut up," said Ron, scowling at them.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
12c. 1997 ADBeing fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
13c. 1997 ADDivination is turning out to be much more trouble than I could have foreseen, never having studied the subject myself.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
15c. 1997 ADIt's alright" said a dreamy voice from beside Harry as Ron vanished into the coach's dark interior. "You're not going mad or anything. I can see them too.""Can you?" said Harry desperately, turning to Luna. He could see the bat-winged horses reflected in her wide, silvery eyes."Oh yes," said Luna, "I've been able to see them since my first year here. They've always pulled the carriages. Don't worry. You're just as sane as I am."Smiling faintly, she climbed into the musty interior of the carriage after Ron. Not altogether reassured, Harry followed her.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
16c. 1997 ADBooks are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
17c. 1997 ADI don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
18c. 1997 ADOne can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
20c. 1997 ADWhat are you doing with all those books anyway?" Ron asked. Just trying to decide which ones to take with us," said Hermione. When we're looking for the Horcruxes."Oh, of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
21c. 1997 ADI think it’s the books that you read when you’re young that live with you forever.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
22c. 1997 ADMadam Pince, our librarian, tells me that it is 'pawed about, dribbled on, and generally maltreated' nearly everyday - a high compliment for any book.J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
24c. 1997 ADHe wanted to be stopped, to be dragged back, to be sent back home... But he was home. Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here...J.K. Rowling / quote ↗
