Jack Thorne > Quotes

“DUMBLEDORE: Harry, there is never a perfect answer in this messy, emotional world. Perfection is beyond the reach of humankind, beyond the reach of magic. In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of poison: the knowledge that pain will come again. Be honest to those you love, show your pain. To suffer is as human as to breathe.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“Those we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“They were great men, with huge flaws, and you know what – those flaws almost made them greater.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of poison: the knowledge that pain will come again. Be honest to those you love, show your pain. To suffer is as human as to breathe.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“We cannot protect the young from harm. Pain must and will come.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“It is exceptionally lonely, being Draco Malfoy. I will always be suspected. There is no escaping the past.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“If I had to choose a companion to be at the return of eternal darkness with, I'd choose you.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“SCORPIUS: The world changes and we change with it. I am better off in this world. But the world is not better. And I don't want that.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“My geekness is a-quivering.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“DRACO: Hermione Granger, I'm being bossed around by Hermione Granger. (She turns towards him. He smiles) And I'm mildly enjoying it.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“One person. All it takes is one person."
-Severus Snape”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“DUMBLEDORE: Those that we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch. Paint . . . and memory . . . and love.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“DUMBLEDORE: You ask me, of all people, how to protect a boy in terrible danger? We cannot protect the young from harm. Pain must and will come.

HARRY: So I’m supposed to stand and watch?

DUMBLEDORE: No. You’re supposed to teach him how to meet life.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“GINNY: After I came out of hospital — everyone ignored me, shut me out — other than, that is, the boy who had everything — who came across the Gryffindor common room and challenged me to a game of Exploding Snap. People think they know all there is to know about you, but the best bits of you are — have always been — heroic in really quiet ways. My point is — after this is over, just remember if you could that sometimes people — but particularly children — just want someone to play Exploding Snap with.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“SNAPE: Sometimes costs are made to be borne.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“Hermione Granger, I’m being bossed around by Hermione Granger.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“SCORPIUS: I can’t quite believe I did that.

ALBUS: I can’t quite believe you did that either.

SCORPIUS: Rose Granger-Weasley. I asked out Rose Granger-Weasley.

ALBUS: And she said no.

SCORPIUS: But I asked her. I planted the acorn. The acorn that will grow into our eventual marriage.

ALBUS: You are aware that you’re an utter fantasist.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“Tell Albus - tell Albus Severus - I'm proud he carries my name.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“Okay. Hello. Um. Have we hugged before? Do we hug?”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“SCORPIUS: A doe? Lily’s Patronus.
SNAPE: Strange, isn’t it? What comes from within.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“One person. All it takes is one person. I couldn’t save Harry for Lily. So now I give my allegiance to the cause she believed in. And it’s possible — that along the way I started believing in it myself.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“HARRY: “The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”
(GINNY looks at him, surprised.)
Dumbledore.

GINNY: A strange thing to say to a child.

HARRY: Not when you believe that child will have to die to save the world.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“it is exceptionally lonely, being Draco Malfoy.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“RON: Malfoy, you may be all chummy chummy with Harry, and you may have produced a relatively nice child, but you've said some very unfair things to and about my wife...

HERMIONE: And your wife doesn't need you fighting her battles for her.

RON: Fine. But if you say one thing about her or me...

DRACO: You'll do what, Weasley?

HERMIONE: He'll hug you. Because we're all on the same team, aren't we, Ron?

RON: Fine. I, um, I think you've got really nice hair. Draco.

HERMIONE: Thank you, husband.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“SCORPIUS: There's nothing. Still, if I had to choose a companion to be at the return of eternal darkness with, I'd choose you.

ALBUS: No offense, but I'd choose someone massive and really good at magic.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“DRACO: I don't care what you did or who you saved, you are a constant curse on my family, Harry Potter.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“Albus Severus, you were named after two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of Them was Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“DUMBLEDORE: [...] To suffer is as human as to breathe.

HARRY: You said that to me once before.

DUMBLEDORE: It is all I have to offer you tonight.”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

“Green is a soothing color, isn’t it? I mean Gryffindor rooms are all well and good but the trouble with red is — it is said to send you a little mad — not that I’m casting aspersions . . .”
― Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two