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“He has never wanted to occupy the throne himself; he prefers the back seat - more room to spread out, you see.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“And while I'm sure they're very admirable and brave and all the rest of it, I don't personally fancy the mortality rate -”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Anyway, members of the Inquisitorial Squad do have the power to dock points so, Granger, I'll have five from you for being rude about our new Headmistress. Macmillan, five for contradicting me. Five because I don't like you, Potter. Weasley, your shirt's untucked, so I'll have another five for that. Oh yeah, I forgot, you're a Mudblood, Granger, so ten off for that.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix