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“He was still furious at Quinn, but they were—literally—all in the same boat now.”
― Michael Grant, Gone

“Something, somewhere, somewhen, must have happened differently...

PETUNIA EVANS married Michael Verres, a Professor of Biochemistry at Oxford.

HARRY JAMES POTTER-EVANS-VERRES grew up in a house filled to the brim with books. He once bit a math teacher who didn't know what a logarithm was. He's read Godel, Escher, Bach and Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases and volume one of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. And despite what everyone who's met him seems to fear, he doesn't want to become the next Dark Lord. He was raised better than that. He wants to discover the laws of magic and become a god.

HERMIONE GRANGER is doing better than him in every class except broomstick riding.

DRACO MALFOY is exactly what you would expect an eleven-year-old boy to be like if Darth Vader were his doting father.

PROFESSOR QUIRRELL is living his lifelong dream of teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts, or as he prefers to call his class, Battle Magic. His students are all wondering what's going to go wrong with the Defense Professor this time.

DUMBLEDORE is either insane, or playing some vastly deeper game which involved setting fire to a chicken.

DEPUTY HEADMISTRESS MINERVA MCGONAGALL needs to go off somewhere private and scream for a while.

Presenting:

HARRY POTTER AND THE METHODS OF RATIONALITY

You ain't guessin' where this one's going.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

“I CAN DO MAGIC! FEAR ME, LAWS OF PHYSICS, I'M COMING TO VIOLATE YOU!”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

“I'm not sure whether you're confident or delusional, but thanks anyway.”
― Rachel Hawkins, Spell Bound

“Sophia Mercer," Elodie intoned, "we have come to induct you into our sisterhood. Say the five words to begin the ritual."
I blinked at her. "Are you freaking kidding me?"
Anna gave an exasperated sigh. "No, the five words are 'I accept you offer, sisters.”
― Rachel Hawkins, Hex Hall

“No, no, no, so not getting the point of fear. Because fear wasn't about what made sense. Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might.”
― Michael Grant, Fear

“America, you are full of nothing but bad ideas. Great intentions but awful ideas.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“What do you think he wants?”…
“Don’t ask me, I’m not a psychotic maniac.” He paused. “Well, not as much of a psychotic maniac.”
― Julie Kagawa, The Eternity Cure

“Hey, Draco, you know what I bet is even better for becoming friends than exchanging secrets? Committing murder.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

“If by ‘graciously volunteered,’ you mean ‘was threatened and coerced,’ then yes, I did,”
― Rachel Hawkins, Rebel Belle

“I wondered what Finley would say if she were here. Probably something like, 'Stab him with silver and see if it kills him.”
― Rachel Hawkins, School Spirits

“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

“No. I believe in free will. I think we make our own decisions and carry out our own actions. And our actions have consequences. The world is what we make it. But I think sometime we can ask God to help us and He will. Sometime I think He looks down and say, 'Wow, look what those idiots are up to now. I guess I better help them along a little'.”
― Michael Grant, Hunger

“Sometimes I wondered if I was seeing the same things through my eyes that the rest of the world was seeing through theirs. Maybe there was a glitch in my brain.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

“Dedication: For John, who said, "You know what this book needs? More fire. And maybe some swords." This ONE time, honey, you were right. (Rachel Hawkins)”
― Rachel Hawkins, Demonglass

“Adrian's face was the picture of perfect politeness and restraint, meaning something disastrous was about to happen.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“Under star-dark seas and skies of gold
Live those Above and those Below
They sing and weep, both high and deep
While over and under the ocean rolls”
― Ally Condie, Atlantia

“There’s no reason to worry.”
― Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities

“One can never help being born into perfection.”
― Kiera Cass, The Selection

“It's the fear of looking stupid the keeps you from being awesome.”
― Kiera Cass, The Selection

“Maxon: “To be clear, no one agrees with you.”

America: “To be clear, I don’t care.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“Live your life. Be happy as you can be, let go of the things that don't matter, and fight.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“Let's just say you may regret that second piece of cake.'
Oh my God. Regret cake? Whatever was about to happen must be truly evil.”
― Rachel Hawkins, Hex Hall

“Let’s go join the Black Swan!”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“It's just the way it is. The sky is blue, the sun is bright, and Aspen endlessly loves America. It's how the world was designed to be.”
― Kiera Cass, The Elite

“I'm impressed." I meant it, and he nodded his head in thanks.
"Yeah, turning jars into soda.Let the world tremble before my power.”
― Rachel Hawkins, Hex Hall

“We are not lost mermaids with seaweed hair and coins for eyes, but human girls, alive and found.
We are sisters, and we did not drown.”
― Ally Condie, Atlantia

“Honestly, Evie," I huffed, flopping back to the centre of my bed and glaring at the ceiling. "Why don't you whine some more instead of actually doing anything?"
"Talking to yourself is the first sign of madness," Arianna volunteered, leaning on the frame of my open door.
"Yeah, so's seeing things no one else can, but people seem to like that about me."
"Good point. Odds are, you've been crazy for years now. I'm probably nothing more than a figment of your imagination."
"If that were true, I'd imagine you as less of a slob."
She sighed. "Isn't it sad that you hate yourself so much you can't even dream up a pleasant roommate?"
"Not as sad as the fact that you admit how bad you suck as one."
Flashing a wicked grin, she narrowed her eyes. “ I'd use the term 'suck' sparingly around me.  Don't want to go planting ideas in my pretty,  dead head."
I threw a pillow at her.”
― Kiersten White, Supernaturally

“oh bleep I was going to die.
I was going to die a horrible, gruesome, painful death.
My hand twitched at my side, reaching for the pink taster I knew wasn't there. why had I ever wanted this? what was I thinking? working at the International Paranormal Containment Agency might have been close to indentured servitude, and sure, I had some nasty run-ins with vampires and hags and creeptastic faeries, but that was nothing compared to the danger I faced now.
Girls' gym.”
― Kiersten White, Supernaturally

“Can you come over to Amberwood? I need you to help me break curfew and escape my dorm.”
There were a few moments of silence. “Sage, I’ve been waiting two months to hear you say those words. You want me to bring a ladder?”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell