The 100+ Best Harry Potter Quotes, Lines & Sayings (From the Movies and Books!)

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Sure, it might have been ten whole years since the last Harry Potter film was released, but quotes from the film and book series are still just as relevant today.

Whatever else you might say, there’s no denying J. K. Rowling had a way with words, giving us amazing characters who consistently dazzled us with their wit, bravery, and love.

After all the previous quote posts from the Harry Potter-verse (see below) we’ve finally finished this bumper guide to ALL the best quotes from both the films and the books.

Whether you’re looking to take a stroll down memory lane, or searching for a specific quote to put on your wall, we’ve compiled all the best lines from Harry Potter characters about love, friendship, or bravery that will inspire and entertain you.

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The Most Famous Quotes from Harry Potter

We know, you probably already know these quotes by heart already, but let’s give it up for the most well-known Harry Potter quotes anyway, because they can’t get any less awesome!

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“Hermione: Stop, stop, stop! You’re going to take someone’s eye out. Besides, you’re saying it wrong. It’s LeviOsa, not LeviosAR!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Hermione: Now if you two don’t mind, I’m going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed – or worse, expelled.
Ron: She needs to sort out her priorities!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Dobby: Master has given Dobby a sock. Master has presented Dobby with clothes. Dobby is… free.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Sirius Black: I did my waiting! Twelve years of it! In Azkaban!” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Luna Lovegood: You’re not going mad. I see them too. You’re just as sane as I am.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Professor Albus Dumbledore: After all this time?
Professor Severus Snape: Always.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

“Molly Weasley: Not my daughter, you bitch!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

The Best Short Harry Potter Quotes

Sometimes you need something wordy but sometimes short and sweet is best. Here are the best short lines from the Harry Potter series which are just as good as any of the lengthier ones.

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“Hagrid: Yer a wizard, Harry.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Percy Weasley: Keep an eye on the staircases, they like to change.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Albus Dumbledore: It does not do to dwell on dreams, Harry, and forget to live.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Hermione: That’s totally barbaric!
Ron: That’s wizard’s chess.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Albus Dumbledore: It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Albus Dumbledore: Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Luna Lovegood: Anyway, my mum always said things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end. If not always in the way we expect.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Best Harry Potter Quotes About Love

Even though the main characters were teenagers, love played a BIG role in all the Harry Potter films and books. These are the best Harry Potter quotes about love in all it’s forms.

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“Dumbledore: No, no. This kind of mark cannot be seen. It lives in your very skin.
Harry: What is it?
Dumbledore: Love, Harry. Love.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Ron: Dad loves muggles. Thinks they’re fascinating.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Sirius Black: But know this; the ones that love us never really leave us. And you can always find them in here. [puts his hand to Harry’s heart]” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Ron: There’s no one like Krum! He’s like a bird the way he rides the wind! He’s more than an athlete! He’s an artist.
Ginny: I think you’re in love, Ron.
Ron: Shut up!
George: [grabs one of Ron’s hands and begins singing] Victor, I love you!
Fred: [grabs Ron’s other hand] Victor, I do!
George, Fred and Harry : When we’re apart my heart beats only for you!” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Albus Dumbledore: There is a room in the Department of Mysteries, that is kept locked at all times. It contains a force that is at once more wonderful and more terrible than death, than human intelligence, than forces of nature. It is also, perhaps, the most mysterious of the many subjects for study that reside there. It is the power held within that room that you possess in such quantities and which Voldemort has not at all. That power took you to save Sirius tonight. That power also saved you from possession by Voldemort, because he could not bear to reside in a body so full of the force he detests. In the end, it mattered not that you could not close your mind. It was your heart that saved you.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

“Ron Weasley: I can’t stop thinking about her, Harry.
Harry Potter: Honestly, you know, I reckon she was starting to annoy you.
Ron Weasley: She could never annoy me. I think I love her.
Harry Potter: Oh… brilliant.
Ron Weasley: Do you think she knows I exist?
Harry Potter: Well, I’d bloody well hope so, she’s been snogging you for three months.
Ron Weasley: Snogging? Who are you talking about?
Harry Potter: Who are you talking about?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“Albus Dumbledore: Oh, to be young and feel love’s cruel sting.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“Albus Dumbledore: If you truly loved her…
Severus Snape: No one… can know.
Albus Dumbledore: That I shall never reveal the best of you, Severus?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

“Albus Dumbledore: Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living and above all, those who live without love.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

The Best Inspiring Harry Potter Quotes

Of course, in a story about good and evil you’re going to have plenty of moments where the lines inspire you. While we also have a whole post dedicated to inspiring Harry Potter quotes, these are the top ones that you absolutely can’t forget.

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“Albus Dumbledore: Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Albus Dumbledore: You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Albus Dumbledore: Now the pain we all feel at this dreadful loss reminds me, and, reminds us, that though we may come from different countries and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one.” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Sirius Black: I want you to listen to me very carefully, Harry. You’re not a bad person. You’re a very good person, who bad things have happened to. Besides, the world isn’t split into good people and Death Eaters. 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.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Bellatrix Lestrange: How dare you defy your masters!
Dobby the House Elf: Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

The Best Harry Potter Friendship Quotes

Friendship is one of the most important themes in the Harry Potter series, not just illustrated by the Golden Trio (although they do play a large part). Here are the best quotes and lines about friendship from the Harry Potter films and books.

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“Hermione: You’ll be okay, Harry. You’re a great wizard. You really are.
Harry: Not as good as you.
Hermione: Me? Books and cleverness. There are more important things: friendship and bravery.“ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Albus Dumbledore: It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Sirius Black: [to Harry] It’s been 14 years, and still not a day goes by that I don’t miss your dad.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Luna Lovegood: I enjoyed the meetings, too. It was like having friends.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (book)

“Harry Potter: Sorry I made you miss the carriages by the way, Luna.
Luna Lovegood: That’s all right, it’s like being with a friend.
Harry Potter: Oh, I am your friend, Luna.
Luna Lovegood: That’s nice.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“Luna Lovegood: Oh, no, I’d love to go with you as friends! Nobody’s ever asked me to a party before, as a friend!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (book)

“You think I’m a fool?” demanded Harry. “No, I think you’re like James,” said Lupin, “who would have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book)

“Bellatrix Lestrange: How dare you defy your masters!
Dobby the House Elf: Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

“Dobby the House Elf: [as he dies] What a beautiful place… to be with friends. Dobby is happy to be with his friend… Harry Potter.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

The Best Courageous Harry Potter Quotes

Since the three main characters are Gryffindors (“where dwell the brave at heart”) it’s not surprising that there are plenty of quotes about being brave, or demonstrating bravery, during the series. Here are our favorite Harry Potter lines about courage and bravery.

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“[during the final chess game; Harry looks around at the board] 
Harry: Wait a minute!
Ron: You see it, don’t you, Harry? Once I make my move, the Queen will take me. Then you’re free to check the King.
Harry: No. Ron, NO!
Hermione: What is it?
Harry: He’s going to sacrifice himself.
Hermione: No, you can’t, there must be another way!
Ron: Do you want to stop Snape from getting that stone or not? Harry, it’s you that has to go on, I know it. Not me, not Hermione, YOU.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Lucius Malfoy: Mr. Potter! Lucius Malfoy. We meet at last. Forgive me, your scar is legend. As, of course, is the wizard who gave it to you.
Harry: Voldemort killed my parents. He was nothing more than a murderer.
Lucius Malfoy: You must be very brave to mention his name. Or very foolish.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Hermione: Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Peter Pettigrew: The Dark Lord. You have no idea the weapons he possesses! Ask yourself, Sirius! What would you have done? What would you have done?
Sirius Black: I would have died! I would have died rather than betray my friends, as we would have done for you!” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Albus Dumbledore: Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. You have shown bravery beyond anything I could have expected of you. I ask you to demonstrate your courage one more time. I ask you to tell us what happened.” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (book)

“Ginny Weasley: The thing about growing up with Fred and George…is that you sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

“Harry: Dobby? What are you doing here?
Dobby: Dobby’s come to rescue Harry Potter, of course.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

The Best Funny Harry Potter Quotes

Even though the series deals with dark themes, there are always light-hearted and amusing moments in Harry Potter. We’ve also got a whole post of funny Harry Potter lines, but here are some of the absolute best tummy-ticklers for your amusement.

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“Molly Weasley: [to Fred] Fred, you next.
George Weasley: He’s not Fred, I am!
Fred Weasley: Honestly, woman. You call yourself our mother.
Molly Weasley: [to Fred] Oh, I’m sorry, George.
Fred Weasley: I’m only joking, I am Fred!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Hermione: Stop moving, both of you. This is devil’s snare! You have to relax. If you don’t, it’ll only kill you faster!
Ron: Kill us faster? Oh, now I can relax!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Albus Dumbledore: Only a person who wanted to find the Stone – find it, but not use it – would be able to get it. That is one of my more brilliant ideas. And between you and me, that is saying something.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“[about Bertie Botts’ Every Flavor Beans] 
Professor Dumbledore: I was most unfortunate in my youth to come across a vomit-flavored one, and since then I’m afraid I’ve lost my liking for them. But, I think I could be safe with a nice toffee. [eats it] Mm, alas, earwax.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Molly Weasley: Your sons flew that enchanted car of yours to Surrey and back last night.
Arthur Weasley: [to the boys] Did you really? How did it go? [after Molly hits him] I mean, that was very wrong indeed, boys. Very wrong of you.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Arthur Weasley: Now, Harry you must know all about Muggles, tell me, what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Hermione: Look, Hagrid’s our friend, why don’t we just go and ask him about it?
Ron: That would be a cheerful visit. ‘Hello Hagrid! Tell us, have you been setting anything mad and hairy loose in the castle lately?’” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Moaning Myrtle: I’m Moaning Myrtle! I wouldn’t expect you to know me! Who would ever talk about ugly, miserable, moping, Moaning Myrtle? AHHHHHHHHHH! [she lets out a piercing shriek and dive-bombs into one of the toilets, disappearing with a splash] 
Hermione: She’s a little sensitive.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Ron: Why spiders? Why couldn’t it be ‘follow the butterflies’?” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Sirius Black: Sorry about the bite, I reckon that twinges a bit.
Ron: A bit? A bit? You almost tore my leg off!
Sirius Black: I was going for the rat. Normally, I have a very sweet disposition as a dog. In fact, more than once, James suggested that I make the change permanent. The tail I could live with. But the fleas? They’re murder.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Professor McGonagall: The house of Godric Gryffindor has commanded the respect of the wizarding world for nearly ten centuries. I will not have you, in the course of a single evening, besmirching that name by behaving like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons!
Fred: [whispering to George] Try saying that five times fast.
George: [whispering] Babbling, bumbling band of baboons.
Fred: [whispering] Babbling, bumbling band of baboons.” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Professor Moody: OH NO, YOU DON’T, SONNY! [transfigures Malfoy into a ferret]I’ll teach you to curse someone when their back is turned! [proceeds to flick the ferret up and down] You stinking, cowardly, scummy…
Professor McGonagall: [running up to Professor Moody] Professor Moody!
Professor Moody: Back-shooting…
Professor McGonagall: Wha- What are you doing?
Professor Moody: Teaching.
Professor McGonagall: Is that a- Is that a student?
Professor Moody: Technically, it’s a ferret.” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Mrs. Arabella Figg: [she has been asked to describe “them”] One was very huge… the other, very skinny.
Cornelius Fudge: We mean the dementors, not the boys!” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Hello, Harry” said George, beaming at him. “We thought we heard your dulcet tones.”
“You don’t want to bottle up your anger like that, Harry, let it all out,” said Fred, also beaming. “There might be a couple of people fifty miles away who didn’t hear you.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

“Dolores Umbridge: You applied first for the Defense Against the Dark Arts post, is that correct?
Severus Snape: Yes.
Dolores Umbridge: But you were unsuccessful?
Severus Snape: Obviously…” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Ron Weasley: From now on, I don’t care if my tea leaves spell ‘Die, Ron, Die,’ I’m chucking them in the bin where they belong.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

“Luna Lovegood: [when Harry has a broken nose] Would you like me to fix it for you? Personally, I think you look a little more devil-may-care this way, but it’s up to you.
Harry Potter: Um… have you ever fixed a nose before?
Luna Lovegood: No. But I’ve done several toes, and how different are they, really?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“Harry Potter: What brings you here, sir?
Horace Slughorn: Oh, the Three Broomsticks and I go way back! Farther back than I care to admit! Ho ho ho… Why I can remember when it was just ONE Broomstick!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“Professor Minerva McGonagall: [to Harry, Ron, & Hermione] Why is it, when something happens, it is always you three?
Ron Weasley: Believe me, Professor. I’ve been asking myself the same question for six years.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fred and George Weasley: [after taking Polyjuice Potion and turning into Harry] Wow, we’re identical!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

“Bellatrix Lestrange: You stupid elf! You could have killed me!
Dobby the House Elf: Dobby never meant to kill! Dobby only meant to maim, or seriously injure!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

“Ron Weasley: That foul little git! At least we’ve still got Bogrod. [Just then, the dragon chained by the vaults breathes fire at Bogrod burning him to a crisp] That’s unfortunate!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

“Neville Longbottom: [discussing a battle strategy] Are you really giving us permission to do this?
Minerva McGonagall: Yes, Longbottom.
Neville Longbottom: Blow it up? Boom?
Minerva McGonagall: BOOM!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

The Best Harry Potter Burns and Insults

With legendary enemies come legendary insults. Some of the best lines in the Harry Potter series are when one character is insulting another, so here are the best wizarding world burns that make us gasp and then (usually) cheer.

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“Hagrid: Dry up Dursley, you great prune!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Draco Malfoy: Think my name’s funny, do you? No need to ask yours. Red hair… and a hand-me-down robe. You must be a Weasley.“ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Draco Malfoy: Longbottom, if brains were gold, you’d be poorer than a Weasley, and that’s saying something.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (book)

“Hermione: Harry, no way! You heard what Madam Hooch said. Besides, you don’t even know how to fly! [Harry ignores Hermione and he flies up] What an idiot!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Harry: Egypt, huh? What’s it like?
Ron: Brilliant! Loads of cool stuff. Mummies, tombs. Even Scabbers enjoyed himself.
Hermione: You know, the Egyptians used to worship cats.
Ron: Yeah, along with the dung beetle.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Ron: A cat? Is that what they told you? It looks more like a pig with hair if you ask me.
Hermione: That’s rich, coming from the owner of that smelly old shoe brush. It’s alright, Crookshanks. Just ignore the mean little boy.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Professor Lupin: Now repeat after me – without wands please – repeat after me, Riddikulus.
Class: Riddikulus!
Professor Lupin: Very good. A little louder please, and very clearly. Rid-di-kulus.
Class: Riddikulus!
Malfoy: [under his breath] This class is ridiculous.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Madame Rosmerta: Peter Pettigrew?
Professor Minerva McGonagall: Little lump of a boy, always following after Sirius Black.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Malfoy: [outside the shrieking shack to Ron and Hermione] Well, well. Look who’s here – you two shopping for your new dream home? Bit grand for you, isn’t it, Weasel-Bee? Don’t your family all sleep in… one room?” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Hermione: You! You foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Professor Snape: That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger. Tell me, are you incapable of restraining yourself, or do you take pride in being an insufferable know-it-all?
Ron: He’s got a point, you know.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Yeah, we’ll call you,” muttered Ron as the knight disappeared, “If we ever need someone mental.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (book)

“Professor Lupin: [commenting on Sirius’ ragged looks] Finally, the flesh reflects the madness within.
Sirius Black: Well, you’d know all about the madness within, wouldn’t you Remus?” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Professor Lupin: [as Snape points his wand at Sirius’s throat] Severus, don’t be a fool…
Sirius Black: He can’t help it, it’s habit by now.
Professor Lupin: Sirius, be quiet.
Sirius Black: Be quiet yourself, Remus!
Professor Snape: Listen to you two, quarreling like an old married couple…” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Hermione Granger: Twitchy little ferret, aren’t you Malfoy?” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (book)

“Ron Weasley: [about Krum] Ruddy pumpkin head, isn’t he?” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Ron Weasley: One person couldn’t feel all that. They’d explode!
Hermione Granger: Just because you’ve got the emotional range of a teaspoon…” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Hermione Granger: Ron, you are the most insensitive wart I have ever had the misfortune to meet.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

“[referring to Ron’s Christmas jumper] 
Hermione Granger: I can’t understand why you don’t want to wear it, Ronald.
Ron Weasley: Cause I’ll look like a bloody idiot, that’s why.
Hermione Granger: No more than usual.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Hermione Granger: He’s been poisoned, you daft bimbo!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The Best Quotes and Lines from Harry Potter Himself

How could we leave out the Boy Who Lived himself?! While Harry often gets forgotten, he has just as many witty, brave, insulting and inspirational lines as any other character. Here are all our favorite quotes by Harry Potter, the boy-wizard himself!

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“Draco Malfoy: You’ll soon find out that some wizarding families are better than others, Potter. You don’t wanna go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there. [he holds out his hand, which Harry doesn’t take] 
Harry: I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself, thanks.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“Draco Malfoy: Scared, Potter?
Harry: You wish.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Wish you were here, Hermione. We need you. Now more than ever.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Aunt Marge: They use the cane at St. Brutus’s, boy?
Harry: Oh. Yeah, yeah. I… I’ve been beaten loads of times.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Mr. Arthur Weasley: Harry, I want you to swear to me that whatever you might hear, you won’t go looking for Black.
Harry: Mr. Weasley, why would I go looking for someone who wants to kill me?” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Professor Snape: Potter, what are you doing wandering the corridors at night?
Harry: Nothing… I was sleepwalking.
Professor Snape: How extraordinarily like your father you are Potter, he too was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle.
Harry: My Dad didn’t strut, and nor do I. Now, if you don’t mind, I’d appreciate it if you could lower your wand.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“[after Hermione punches Draco Malfoy] Good punch.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Poor Professor Lupin’s having a really tough night.” Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher. There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the back of his head!” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

“Harry, don’t go picking a row with Malfoy, don’t forget, he’s a prefect now, he could make life difficult for you…”
“Wow, I wonder what it’d be like to have a difficult life?” said Harry sarcastically.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

“Working hard is important, but there’s something that matters even more. Believing in yourself. Think of it this way: Every great wizard in history has started out as nothing more than we are now. Students. If they can do it, why not us?” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Oh please,” said Zacharias Smith, rolling his eyes and folding his arms. “I don’t think Expelliarmus is exactly going to help us against You-Know-Who, do you?”
“I’ve used it against him,” Harry said quietly. “It saved my life last June.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

“Dolores Umbridge: Potter, do something! Tell them I mean no harm!
Harry Potter: I’m sorry, Professor. But I must not tell lies.” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Malfoy glanced around. Harry knew he was checking for signs of teachers. Then he looked back at Harry and said in a low voice, “You’re dead, Potter.”
Harry raised his eyebrows. “Funny,” he said, “you’d think I’d have stopped walking around….” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

“He sounds exactly like Moody,” said Harry quietly, tucking the letter away again inside his robes. “‘Constant vigilance!’ You’d think I walk around with my eyes shut, banging off the walls….” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (book)

“[Harry is reading a newspaper, his name is on the front page] 
Waitress: “Harry Potter.” Who’s Harry Potter?
Harry Potter: Oh, no one. Bit of a tosser, really.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“Hagrid: Seriously misunderstood creatures, spiders are. It’s the eyes, I reckon, they unnerve some folk.
Harry Potter: Not to mention the pincers…[clicks his tongue while miming pincers biting]” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Originally from Tasmania, Australia, Kristy was living in London when she unexpectedly met a Dutch bloke and ended up moving to the Netherlands to be with him. Now she can be found taking numerous photos of their four weird cats, eating lots of stroopwafels and blogging at Tassie Devil Abroad.

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