Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! — J. K. Rowling
You will also find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. — J. K. Rowling
Hogwarts is threatened!” shouted Professor McGonagall. “Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school! — J. K. Rowling
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world. — J. K. Rowling
Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf! — J. K. Rowling
Another ten points from Gryffindor,” said Snape. “I would expect nothing more sophisticated from you, Ronald Weasley, the boy so solid he cannot Apparate half an inch across a room. — J. K. Rowling
I was supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your Phoenix lot got in the way...” “Yes, they do that,” said Dumbledore. — J. K. Rowling
The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. — J. K. Rowling
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. — J. K. Rowling
Short Dumbledore Quotes
Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love. — J. K. Rowling
Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right. — J. K. Rowling
Do not pity the dead, Harry. — J. K. Rowling
Dumbledore will only leave from Hogwarts when there are none loyal to him! — J. K. Rowling
If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. — J. K. Rowling
Curiosity is not a sin.... But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed. — J. K. Rowling
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more. — J. K. Rowling
When you have that last piece of the jigsaw, everything will, I hope, be clear..." -Albus Dumbledore — J. K. Rowling
You are omniscient as ever, Dumbledore." "Oh, no, merely friendly with the local barmen. — J. K. Rowling
Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? — J. K. Rowling
Dumbledore Image Quotes
Albus Dumbledore Quotes
I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" yelled Uncle Vernon. Hagrid seized his pink umbrella and whirled it over his head "NEVER -" he thundered "- INSULT -ALBUS -DUMBLEDORE - IN - FRONT - OF - ME! — J. K. Rowling
Oh, there you are, Albus,' he said. 'You've been a very long time. Upset stomach?' 'No, I was merely reading the Muggle magazines,' said Dumbledore. 'I do love knitting patterns. — J. K. Rowling
Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right. -Albus Dumbledore — J. K. Rowling
The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?' Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him. — J. K. Rowling
Directly above them, framed in the doorway from the Brain Room, stood Albus Dumbledore, his wand aloft, his face white and furious. Harry felt a kind of electric charge surge through every particle of his body - they were saved. — J. K. Rowling
Witness for the defense, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. — J. K. Rowling
Dumbledore Book Quotes
To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. — J. K. Rowling
The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed. — J. K. Rowling
I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were responsible for trying to send you a toilet seat. No doubt they thought it would amuse you. — J. K. Rowling
What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows. — J. K. Rowling
One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books. — J. K. Rowling
Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. — J. K. Rowling
Nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts. — J. K. Rowling
She picked up the book and then walked back past him into the tent, but as she did so, she brushed the top of his head lightly with her hand. He closed his eyes at her touch, and hated himself for wishing that what she said was true: that Dumbledore had really cared. — J. K. Rowling
Voldemort Quotes
We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy. — J. K. Rowling
Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open. — J. K. Rowling
It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be. — J. K. Rowling
There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it. — J. K. Rowling
Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. Love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves it's own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. — J. K. Rowling
To Harry Potter — the boy who lived! — J. K. Rowling
Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies. — J. K. Rowling
But you've been too busy saving the Wizarding world. Well ... I can't say I'm surprised. I knew this would happen in the end. I knew you wouldn't be happy unless you were hunting Voldemort. Maybe that's why I like you so much. — J. K. Rowling
Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory. — J. K. Rowling
"Oh, of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library." — J. K. Rowling
Hogwarts Quotes
By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition. — J. K. Rowling
Don’ you worry, Harry. You’ll learn fast enough. Everyone starts at the beginning at Hogwarts, you’ll be just fine. Just be yerself. I know it’s hard. Yeh’ve been singled out, an’ that’s always hard. But yeh’ll have a great time at Hogwarts — I did — still do, ’smatter of fact. — J. K. Rowling
He’ll accept anyone at Hogwarts, s’long as they’ve got the talent. Knows people can turn out okay even if their families weren’ . . .well . . . all tha’ respectable. — J. K. Rowling
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? — J. K. Rowling
We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat! — J. K. Rowling
You will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. — J. K. Rowling
I totally should've gone to Hogwarts when I had the chance. — Darynda Jones
I've always resented Hermione, because I wanted to be her so badly and she never seemed to appreciate as much as I thought she should that she got be her. She got to live at Hogwarts and be friends with Harry and kiss Ron, which was supposed to happen to me. — Rachel Cohn
Harry Potter Quotes
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. — J. K. Rowling
Nothing like a nighttime stroll to give you ideas. — J. K. Rowling
Longbottom, if brains were gold, you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something. — J. K. Rowling
Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backward. — J. K. Rowling
You'd better hurry up, they'll be waiting for 'the Chosen Captain' — 'The Boy Who Scored'— whatever they call you these days. — J. K. Rowling
What’s comin’ will come, an’ we’ll meet it when it does. — J. K. Rowling
Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it. — J. K. Rowling
When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love. — J. K. Rowling
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. — J. K. Rowling
It's always at the back of my mind that acting might come to an end for me when Harry Potter finishes. I don't know if I'm good enough to have a long career. I've got a bit of an inferiority complex about my acting. My self-esteem is quite low in that sense. — Rupert Grint
'It only put me in Gryffindor,' said Harry in a defeated voice, 'because I asked not to go in Slytherin...' 'Exactly' said Dumbledore, beaming once more. 'Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.' — J. K. Rowling
Course Dumbledore trusts you,” growled Moody. “He’s a trusting man, isn’t he? Believes in second chances. But me — I say there are spots that don’t come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d’you know what I mean? — J. K. Rowling
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. . . . — J. K. Rowling
My cats - I have Luna who's just had kittens recently and we called one of them Dumbledore. They're nice but they're not like their characters. — Evanna Lynch
As far as informing the headmaster, Harry had no idea where Dumbledore went during the summer holidays. He amused himself for a moment, picturing Dumbledore, with his long silver beard, full-length wizard's robes, and pointed hat, stretched out on a beach somewhere, rubbing suntan lotion onto his long crooked nose. — J. K. Rowling
Harry constantly repeated Dumbledore's final words to himself. "I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. ... Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. "But what good were these words? Who exactly were they supposed to ask for help, when everyone was just as confused and scared as they were? — J. K. Rowling
I forgot Dumbledore trashed Hogwarts, refused to resign and ran off to the forest to make speeches to angry trolls. — J. K. Rowling
Dumbledore was on his feet again, pale as any of the surrounding Inferi, but taller than any too, the fire dancing in his eyes; his wand was raised like a torch and from its tip emanated the flames, like a vast lasso, encircling them all with warmth. — J. K. Rowling
I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you. — J. K. Rowling
Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their own —” “That’s enough, Phineas,” said Dumbledore. — J. K. Rowling
It's going to be all right, sir," Harry said over and over again, more worried by Dumbledore's silence than he had been by his weakened voice. "We're nearly there ... I can Apparate us both back ... don't worry ..." "I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you. — J. K. Rowling
You think the dead we loved truly ever leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly in times of great trouble? — J. K. Rowling
You can try, but you seem cleverer than Fudge, so I'd have thought you'd have learned from his mistakes. He tried intervening at Hogwarts. You might have noticed he's not Minister anymore, but Dumbledore's still headmaster. I'd leave Dumbledore alone, if I were you. — J. K. Rowling
Oh, it can't be a reference to the fact Harry's a great Seeker, that's way too obvious. There must be a secret message from Dumbledore hidden in the icing! — J. K. Rowling
You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts...but you cannot deny he's got style. — J. K. Rowling
No, nothing,' said Dumbledore, and a great sadness filled his face. 'The time is long gone when I could frighten you with a burning wardrobe and force you to make repayment for your crimes. But I wish I could, Tom... I wish I could. — J. K. Rowling
I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you if you broke any more school rules,” said Dumbledore. Ron opened his mouth in horror. “Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,” Dumbledore went on, smiling. — J. K. Rowling
Dumbledore raised his finger for silence, a silence which fell as though he had struck Uncle Vernon dumb. — J. K. Rowling
And what will you give me in return, Severus?' 'In - in return?' Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and Harry expected him to protest, but after a long moment he said, 'Anything. — J. K. Rowling
Which only goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,' Dumbledore went on, smiling. — J. K. Rowling
However,' said Dumbledore, speaking very slowly and clearly so that none of them could miss a word, 'you will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. You will also find that help will be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. — J. K. Rowling
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