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I don't read 'chick lit,' fantasy or science fiction but I'll give any book a chance if it's lying there and I've got half an hour to kill.

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You’ve got to give the door something?’‘Yes,’ said Dumbledore. ‘Blood, if I am not much mistak

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What's life without a little risk?-Sirius Black

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Professor Moody!" said a shocked voice.Professor McGonagall was coming down the marble staircase with her arms full of books."Hello, Professor McGonag...more

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What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.

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You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think we don’t recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father is alive...more

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No story lives unless someone wants to listen. The stories we love best do live in us forever. So whether you come back by page or by the big screen, ...more

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You might belong in Gryffindor where dwell the brave at heart. Their daring nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart.

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Without cunning, there is no innovation. Without ambition, there is no accomplishment.

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The spells are made up. I have met people who assure me, very seriously, that they are trying to do them, and I can assure them, just as seriously, th...more

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Yes, Harry, you can love, said Dumbledore, who looked as though he knew perfectly well what Harry had just refrain from saying. Which, given everythin...more

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Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days. The...more

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Half our family does seem to owe you their lives, now I stop and think about it," Mr. Weasley said in a constricted voice. "Well, all I can say is tha...more

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Harry then did something that was both very brave and very stupid

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Potter, you can skin Malfoy's shrivelfig...