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Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
“What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?”
We could all have been killed — or worse, expelled.
But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.
But we’re not stupid — we know we’re called Gred and Forge.”
They frog-marched Percy from the room, his arms pinned to his side by his sweater.
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.
“I shouldn’ta told yeh that!”
“So light a fire!” Harry choked. “Yes — of course — but there’s no wood!” Hermione cried, wringing her hands. “HAVE YOU GONE MAD?” Ron bellowed. “ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?”
After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.”
It was one of my more brilliant ideas, and between you and me, that’s saying something.
