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Famous Harry Potter Quotes

Harry Potter is awesome. — Ed Sheeran

The wand chooses the wizard. — J. K. Rowling

Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home. — J. K. Rowling

Oh, get out of the way, Percy,” said Fred. “Harry’s in a hurry.” “Yeah, he’s off to the Chamber of Secrets for a cup of tea with his fanged servant,” said George, chortling. — J. K. Rowling

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. — J. K. Rowling

Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends! - J. K. Rowling

Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends! — J. K. Rowling

He couldn't know that at this very moment, people meeting up in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: 'To Harry Potter - the boy who lived! — J. K. Rowling

Just think how many books I could've sold if Harry had been a bit more creative with his wand." -[On the success of 50 Shades of Grey] — J. K. Rowling

HARRY DRESDEN—WIZARD Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, Parties, or Other Entertainment — Jim Butcher

There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words. — 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

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

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

The dementors send their love, Potter! — J. K. Rowling

Short Harry Potter Quotes

  • Enemies of the Heir, beware! You'll be next, Mudbloods! — J. K. Rowling
  • Books may well be the only true magic. — Alice Hoffman
  • Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. — J. K. Rowling
  • Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world. — J. K. Rowling
  • Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons. — J. K. Rowling
  • Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. — J. R. R. Tolkien
  • You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book. — Dr. Seuss
  • Here lies Dobby, a free elf. — J. K. Rowling
  • Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love. — J. K. Rowling
  • A book is a magical thing that lets you travel to far-away places without ever leaving your chair. — Katrina Mayer

Top 10 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

We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy. - J. K. Rowling

We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy. — J. K. Rowling

Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf! - J. K. Rowling

Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf! — 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

Hogwarts is threatened!” shouted Professor McGonagall. “Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school! — J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter Image Quotes

Twitchy little ferret, aren't you, Malfoy? - J. K. Rowling quote

Twitchy little ferret, aren't you, Malfoy? — J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter Movie Quotes

Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. — 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

... perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. — 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

It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well. — J. K. Rowling

Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more, believing in yourself. — Daniel Radcliffe

What exactly is the function of a rubber duck? — 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

Memorable Harry Potter Quotes

Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies. — J. K. Rowling

Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have. — J. K. Rowling

Ron: Why spiders? Why couldn't it be "follow the butterflies? — J. K. Rowling

The world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. — J. K. Rowling

I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me. — J. K. Rowling

The ones that love us never really leave us. — J. K. Rowling

We did it, we bashed them wee Potter's the one, and Voldy's gone moldy, so now let's have fun! — J. K. Rowling

It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more. — J. K. Rowling

You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? — J. K. Rowling

We must try not to sink beneath our anguish, Harry, but battle on. — J. K. Rowling

Magic Harry Potter Quotes

When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love. — J. K. Rowling

Don't let the muggles get you down. — J. K. Rowling

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

In dreams, we enter a world that’s entirely our own. — J. K. Rowling

After being in Harry Potter, I believe a bit more in magic than I did before. — Rupert Grint

Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth. — 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

You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be! — J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter Book Quotes

I was the biggest Harry Potter fan. I read all the books. Ron was always my favorite character, because I feel like I relate to him, like weve both got red hair, we both like sweets, weve both got lots of brothers and sisters. Ive got one brother and three sisters, and both scared of spiders. — Rupert Grint

'Harry Potter' created a generation of readers in an era when kids could have disappeared into the depths of the Internet. That's no small feat. Every book series owes J.K. Rowling a debt of gratitude. — Gary Ross

What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows. — J. K. Rowling

I guess my guilty pleasure would be listening to the British audio versions of the 'Harry Potter' books. — David Sedaris

I have to go with what comes naturally to me. Fantasy isn't my thing. I did enjoy the Oz books when I was growing up and certainly my grandson and I read Harry Potter together. You write what you can as well as you can. — Judy Blume

There will be books written about Harry. Every child in the world will know his name. — J. K. Rowling

Harry - you're a great wizard, you know." "I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him. "Me!" said Hermione. "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful! — J. K. Rowling

The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by an invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing. — J. K. Rowling

I know I'm not normal in this, but [ Severus ] Snape is absolutely my favorite character in the Harry Potter books. He is completely mortal - good, bad, strong, weak, motivated by hatred, motivated by love. A gorgeous, compelling, complex character who definitely earns a spot at my table. — Megan Chance

'Harry Potter' opened so many doors for young adult literature. It really did convince the publishing industry that writing for children was a viable enterprise. And it also convinced a lot of people that kids will read if we give them books that they care about and love. — Rick Riordan

Harry Potter Film Quotes

And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip. — Gary Oldman

Nothing's really changed since the Harry Potter films came along. — Tom Felton

this kiss between hermione and ron is highly anticipated, it's been building up for eight films now. and harry potter is not twilight, you know; we're not selling sex. — Emma Watson

I see myself doing Harry Potter films as long as I'm enjoying it and as long as they are going to challenge me as an actor. I want to be an actor - it's my aspiration - so I want to do other films. I want to write something and I want to direct something! — Daniel Radcliffe

I was in three of the Harry Potter films without reading one of those book, quite thankfully. — Tom Felton

There is visual illiteracy with text-oriented films like bloody 'Harry Potter' and 'Lord of the Rings.'. — Peter Greenaway

I'm possibly a very morbid person but I think about death a lot. I don't know if it's maybe from being on films that's often playing Harry [Potter] or I just think it's a natural thing that I have. It's something that I think about just because it's fascinating in a very alien kind of way. — Daniel Radcliffe

I think Harry Potter's very important. Every opportunity I will get for the rest of my life, I would not have got if it wasn't for Harry Potter. And it would be height of ingratitude if I was ever anything but proud to be associated with these films. — Daniel Radcliffe

I will never, ever do a film as successful as the Harry Potter series. But neither will anyone else. — Daniel Radcliffe

It’s cruel that I got to spend so much time with James and Lily, and you so little. But know this; the ones that love us never really leave us. And you can always find them in here — J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter Series Quotes

What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors? - J. K. Rowling

What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors? — J. K. Rowling

Holey? You have the the whole world of ear-related humor before you, you go for holey? — J. K. Rowling

I actually have a young readers' series that I wanna do, kind of in the same lane as a Harry Potter or Narnia or Twilight. I want to write stuff like that. — Jhene Aiko

The stories we love best do live in us forever. — J. K. Rowling

Now that the Harry Potter series is over, maybe the truth can be realized: This has been the dullest franchise in the history of movie franchises. — Armond White

The fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength — J. K. Rowling

By the way, the Harry Potter series is literature, in spite of what some people might say. The way J.K. Rowling worked that world out is quite something. — Gary Oldman

Levitt admits to having the reading interests of a tweener girl, the Twilight series and Harry Potter in particular. — Steven Levitt

Next time there’s a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort! — J. K. Rowling

The first person I met in the business was David Heyman, who was a producer on Daytrippers and who went on to produce the highly-unsuccessful Harry Potter series. — Greg Mottola

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

Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls. We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat. George! Only joking, Mum. — J. K. Rowling

Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow. The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban. — J. K. Rowling

Harry Quotes

Don't choose the one who is beautiful to the world. But rather, choose the one who makes your world beautiful. -Harry Styles — Harry Styles

'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

While countless Americans are pulling together to lend a helping hand, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are pointing fingers in a shameless effort to tear us apart. — Ken Mehlman

A Harris poll I've seen says only 12 percent of the electorate names taxes as one of the most important issues facing the nation. Voters put tax cuts dead last, behind education, Social Security, health care, Medicare and poverty. — Lane Evans

The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault. - Jim Butcher

The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault. — Jim Butcher

It is just flipping unbelievable. He is a mixture of Harry Houdini and a greased piglet. He is barely human in his elusiveness. Nailing Blair is like trying to pin jelly to a wall. — Boris Johnson

Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know," Harry told Ron as they crossed the lawn. "Yeah, I've seen those things they think are gnomes," said Ron, bent double with his head in a peony bush, "like fat little Santa Clauses with fishing rods. — 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

Harry witnessed Professor McGonagall walking right past Peeves who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth 'It unscrews the other way. — J. K. Rowling

I thought it sounded a bit like Percy singing... maybe you've got to attack him while he's in the shower, Harry. — J. K. Rowling

Voldemort Quotes

Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open. — 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

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

In the end, it mattered not that you could not close your mind. It was your heart that saved you. — J. K. Rowling

Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here. — J. K. Rowling

He's really sort of the devil. He's completely emotionally detached. He has no empathy. You find that in psychopaths. It's about power with Voldemort. It's an aphrodisiac for him. Power makes him feel alive. — Ralph Fiennes

Voldemort himself created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back! — J. K. Rowling

Did you know— then?” asked Harry. “Did I know that I had just met the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time? No. — J. K. Rowling

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More Harry Potter Quotes

You can't give a Dementor the old one-two! — J. K. Rowling

You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it. — J. K. Rowling

Did you see me disarm Hermione, Harry?" "Only once" said Hermione stung. "I got you loads more then you got me—" "I did not only get you once, I got you at least three times—" "Well if you're counting the one where you tripped over your own feet and knocked the wand out of my hand— — J. K. Rowling

Don't talk to me." "Why not?" "Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret. — J. K. Rowling

People ask me if there are going to be stories of Harry Potter as an adult. Frankly, if I wanted to, I could keep writing stories until Harry is a senior citizen, but I don't know how many people would actually want to read about a 65 year old Harry still at Hogwarts playing bingo with Ron and Hermione. — J. K. Rowling

You haven't got a letter on yours," George observed. "I suppose she thinks you don't forget your name. But we're not stupid-we know we're called Gred and Forge. — J. K. Rowling

Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? — J. K. Rowling

What are we doing here? Has something gone wrong?” “Oh no, Ron,” came Fred’s voice, very sarcastically. “No, this is exactly where we wanted to end up. — J. K. Rowling

George,” said Fred, “I think we’ve outgrown full-time education.” “Yeah, I’ve been feeling that way myself,” said George lightly. — J. K. Rowling

Blimey,” said the other twin. “Are you — ?” “He is,” said the first twin. “Aren’t you?” he added to Harry. “What?” said Harry. “Harry Potter,” chorused the twins. “Oh, him,” said Harry. “I mean, yes, I am. — J. K. Rowling

To the Dark Lord, I know I will be dead long before you read this but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more. R.A.B — J. K. Rowling

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