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Scars can come in useful. I have one myself above my left knee which is a perfect map of the London Underground.
Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel – Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig.
‘Swish and flick, remember, swish and flick.
‘What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally, the whole school knows.
Fred and George, however, found all this very funny. They went out of their way to march ahead of Harry down the corridors, shouting, ‘Make way for the heir of Slytherin, seriously evil wizard coming through …’
‘I’m not going to be murdered,’ Harry said out loud. ‘That’s the spirit, dear,’ said his mirror sleepily.
She stopped again, and then said, in a very matter-of-fact tone, ‘You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don’t let you off homework today. I assure you that if you die, you need not hand it in.’
‘Er – shall I make a cup of tea?’ said Ron. Harry stared at him. ‘It’s what my mum does whenever someone’s upset,’ Ron muttered, shrugging.
Dear Professor Dumbledore, Sorry to bother you, but my scar hurt this morning. Yours sincerely, Harry Potter.
If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.’
‘Just because you’ve got the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn’t mean we all have,’ said Hermione nastily, picking up her quill again.
‘You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts … but you cannot deny he’s got style …’
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.’
It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated …
‘I don’t think you’re a waste of space.’
