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I've Decided To Call Him Norbert,' Said Hagrid, Looking At The Dragon With Misty Eyes. 'he Really Knows Me Now, Watch. Norbert! Norbert! Where's Mummy?' 'he's Lost His Marbles,' Ron Muttered In Harry's Ear. 'hagrid,' Said Harry Loudly, 'give It A Fortnight And Norbert's Going To Be As Big As Your House. Malfoy Could Go To Dumbledore At Any Moment. Hagrid Bit His Lip. 'i- I Know I Can't Jus' Dump Him, I Can't.' Harry Suddenly Turned To Ron. 'charlie,' He Said. 'you're Losing It Too,' Said Ron. 'i'm Ron, Remember?

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I've Decided To Call Him Norbert,' Said Hagrid, Looking At The Dragon With Misty Eyes. 'he Really Knows Me Now, Watch. Norbert! Norbert! Where's Mummy?' 'he's Lost His Marbles,' Ron Muttered In Harry's Ear. 'hagrid,' Said Harry Loudly, 'give It A Fortnight And Norbert's Going To Be As Big As Your House. Malfoy Could Go To Dumbledore At Any Moment. Hagrid Bit His Lip. 'i- I Know I Can't Jus' Dump Him, I Can't.' Harry Suddenly Turned To Ron. 'charlie,' He Said. 'you're Losing It Too,' Said Ron. 'i'm Ron, Remember?

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I Just Write What I Wanted To Write. I Write What Amuses Me. It's Totally For Myself. I Never In My Wildest Dreams Expected This Popularity.

Do You—do You Think I Want To—do You Think I Give A—i Don't Care What You Have To Say!" Harry Roared. "you Will," Said Dumbledore Sadly. "because You Are Not Nearly As Mad At Me As You Ought To Be. If You Are To Attack Me, As I Know You Are Close To Doing, I Would Like To Have Thoroughly Earned It.

Don't Worry. You're Just As Sane As I Am.

Order Of The Phoenix

At Fourteen, You Really Do Start Realising That The World Is Not A Safe And Protected Place Or Not Always.

There Are Much More Terrible Things Than Physical Injury.

Terrible Things

Sport Is A Very Important Subject At School, That's Why I Gave Quidditch Such An Important Place At Hogwarts. I Was Very Bad In Sports, So I Gave Harry A Talent I Would Really Loved To Have. Who Wouldn't Want To Fly?

Hallows, Not Horcruxes.

I Think It’s The Books That You Read When You’re Young That Live With You Forever.

How Do You Remember Everything From Different Books When You Are Still Writing The Hp Series? As Obsessive Fans Will Tell You, I Do Slip Up! Several Classrooms Move Floors Mysteriously Between Books And These Are The Least Serious Continuity Errors! Most Of The Fansites Will Point You In The Direction Of My Mistakes. But The Essentials Remain Consistent From Book To Book Because The Story Has Been Plotted For A Long Time And It Is Clear In My Mind.

It’s Your One Last Chance,” Said Harry, “it’s All You’ve Got Left. . . .i’ve Seen What You’ll Be Otherwise. . . . Be A Man . . . Try . . . Try For Some Remorse. . . .

You Are The True Master Of Death, Because The True Master Does Not Seek To Run Away From Death.

Merlin’s Beard, Harry, You Made Me Jump,” Said Slughorn, Stopping Dead In His Tracks And Looking Wary. “how Did You Get Out Of The Castle?” “i Think Filch Must’ve Forgotten To Lock The Doors,” Said Harry Cheerfully, And Was Delighted To See Slughorn Scowl.

Every Writer Must Have A Chip Of Ice In His Heart.

You Could Be Great, You Know, It’s All Here In Your Head, And Slytherin Will Help You On The Way To Greatness, No Doubt About That.

And His Knowledge Remained Woefully Incomplete, Harry! That Which Voldemort Does Not Value, He Takes No Trouble To Comprehend. Of House-elves And Children's Tales, Of Love, Loyalty, And Innocence, Voldemort Knows And Understands Nothing. Nothing. That They All Have A Power Beyond His Own, A Power Beyond The Reach Of Any Magic, Is A Truth He Has Never Grasped.

For A Split Second, Harry Thought How Absurd It Was For Tonks To Expect The Dummy To Hear Her Talking That Quietly Through A Sheet Of Glass, When There Were Buses Rumbling Along Behind Her And All The Racket Of Street Full Of Shoppers. Then He Reminded Himself That Dummies Could Not Hear Anyway.

But This Is Touching, Severus,” Said Dumbledore Seriously. “have You Grown To Care For The Boy, After All?” “for Him?” Shouted Snape. “expecto Patronum!” From The Tip Of His Wand Burst The Silver Doe. She Landed On The Office Floor, Bounded Once Across The Office, And Soared Out Of The Window. Dumbledore Watched Her Fly Away, And As Her Silvery Glow Faded He Turned Back To Snape, And His Eyes Were Full Of Tears. “after All This Time?” “always,” Said Snape.

I Have Gone Temporarily Deaf And Haven't Any Idea What You Said, Harry.

Ron, You Know Full Well Harry And I Were Brought Up By Muggles!” Said Hermione. “we Didn’t Hear Stories Like That When We Were Little, We Heard ‘snow White And The Seven Dwarfs’ And ‘cinderella’ —” “what’s That, An Illness?” Asked Ron.

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.

Ron: Why Spiders? Why Couldn't It Be "follow The Butterflies?

Funny Harry Potter

She Seemed To Think That One Of The Perks Of Marriage Was That It Gave You Rights Of Comment And Intrusion Over Single People's Love Lives.

Perfection Is Not Necessary To Make A Real And Lasting Difference To Other People's Lives.

He Felt Even Angrier That Dumbledore Was Showing Signs Of Weakness. He Had No Business Being Weak When Harry Wanted To Rage And Storm At Him.

But Death Was Cunning.

I'm Interested In That Drive, That Rush To Judgment, That Is So Prevalent In Our Society.we All Know That Pleasurable Rush That Comes From Condemning, And In The Short Term It's Quite A Satisfying Thing To Do, Isn't It?

Then You Should Have Died! Died, Rather Than Betray Your Friends, As We Would Have Done For You!

Harry, I've Left A Letter Telling Your Aunt And Uncle Not To Worry--" "they Won't," Said Harry. "that You're Safe--" "that'll Just Depress Them." "--and You'll See Them Next Summer." "do I Have To?

It Was As Though They Had Been Plunged Into A Fabulous Dream. This, Thought Harry, Was Surely The Only Way To Travel - Past Swirls And Turrets Of Snowy Cloud, In A Car Full Of Hot, Bright Sunlight, With A Fat Pack Of Toffees In The Glove Compartment.

It Is A Strange Thing, But When You Are Dreading Something, And Would Give Anything To Slow Down Time, It Has A Disobliging Habit Of Speeding Up.

I Have Seen Your Heart, And It Is Mine.

They Don't Know We're Not Allowed To Use Magic At Home. I'm Going To Have A Lot Of Fun With Dudley This Summer.

He Didn’t Know What He Was Going To — But It Had To Be Better Than What He Was Leaving Behind.

When You Were Straight, Evil Thoughts And Memories Came Pouring Up Out Of The Darkness Inside You; Buzzing Black Flies Clinging To The Insides Of Your Skull.

You Do Not Seek To Kill Me, Dumbledore?" Called Voldemort, His Scarlet Eyes Narrowed. "above Such Brutality, Are You?" "we Both Know That There Are Other Ways Of Destroying A Man, Tom," Dumbledore Said Calmly. "merely Taking Your Life Would Not Satisfy Me, I Admit - " "there Is Nothing Worse Than Death, Dumbledore!" Snarled Voldemort. "you Are Quite Wrong," Said Dumbledore, Speaking As Lightly As Though They Were Discussing The Matter Over Drinks. "indeed, Your Failure To Understand That There Are Things Much Worse Than Death Has Always Been Your Greatest Weakness.

Running At Ron, She Flung Them Around His Neck And Kissed Him Full On The Mouth. Ron Threw Away The Fangs And Broomstick He Was Holding And Responded With Such Enthusiasm That He Lifted Hermione Off Her Feet.

All's Fair In Love And War," Said Ron Brightly, "and This Is A Bit Of Both.

He Felt That He Was Still Groping In The Dark; He Had Chosen His Path But Kept Looking Back, Wondering Whether He Had Misread The Signs, Whether He Should Not Have Taken The Other Way.

Merlin's Pants!" Shrieked Hermione, Jumping Up And Running From The Room. "merlin's Pants?" Repeated Ron, Looking Amused. "she Must Be Really Upset.

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