“Once again, you show all the sensitivity of a blunt axe.”
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
“Tis the night—the night
Of the grave's delight,
And the warlocks are at their play;
Ye think that without,
The wild winds shout,
But no, it is they—it is they!”
― Halloween: A Romaunt
Of the grave's delight,
And the warlocks are at their play;
Ye think that without,
The wild winds shout,
But no, it is they—it is they!”
― Halloween: A Romaunt
“Dumbledore's man through and through, aren't you Potter?"
"Yeah I am," said Harry. "Glad we straightened that out.”
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
"Yeah I am," said Harry. "Glad we straightened that out.”
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
“I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. If we read for pleasure, if others see us reading, then we learn, we exercise our imaginations. We show others that reading is a good thing."
[The Guardian, 15 October 2013]”
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[The Guardian, 15 October 2013]”
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“I don't mean to be rude—" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely.”
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
"Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely.”
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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