Your Daily Potter Quote

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Jul 14
“In dreams, we enter a world that’s entirely our own.” Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004, directed by Alfonso Cuaron

May 29
“Frank inserted a gnarled finger into his ear and rotated it. Owing, no doubt, to a build up of earwax, he had heard the the word ‘Quidditch’, wich was not a word at all.” J.K. Rowling, ‘The Riddle House’, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000

May 26
“That was Cuthbert Mockridge, Head of the Goblin Liaison Office…here comes Gilbert Wimple, he’s with the Committee on Experimental Charms, he’s had those horns for a while now… Hello, Arnie… Arnold Peasegood, he’s an Obliviator- member of the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad, you know… and that’s Bode and Croaker… they’re Unspeakables…”

Arthur Weasley’s “running commentary” at the campsite for the Quidditch World Cup.

J.K. Rowling, “Bagman and Crouch”, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000.


Mar 21

Ghastly robes

  • Ron: Oh look, Mum's sent me something.
  • [pulls some frilly robes from the package]
  • Ron: Mum sent me a dress!
  • Harry: Well, it does match your eyes. Is there a bonnet?
  • [pulls out more lace]
  • Harry: Ah ha!
  • Ron: Nose down, Harry. Ginny, this must be for you.
  • Ginny: I'm not wearing that, it's ghastly.
  • Hermione: [laughing] They're not for Ginny, they're for you. Dress robes.
  • Ron: Dress robes? For what?
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, directed by Mike Newell 2005

Mar 15

Our New Celebrity

  • Professor Severus Snape: There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few...
  • Professor Severus Snape: ...who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death.
  • Professor Severus Snape: Then again, maybe some of you have come to Hogwarts in possession of abilities so formidable that you feel confident enough to NOT-PAY-ATTENTION.
  • Professor Severus Snape: Mister Potter. Our new... celebrity.
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (or Sorcerer's) Stone, directed by Chris Columbus, 2001.

“It does not do to dwell on dreams, Harry, and forget to live.” Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (or Sorcerer’s) Stone, directed by Chris Colombus, 2001.

Mar 11
“…happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light.” Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, film directed by Alfonso Cuaron, 2004

Mar 10
“Professor Snape: Which one of you can tell me the difference between an animagus and a werewolf?
[Hermione raises her hand]
Professor Snape: [without turning around] No-one? How disappointing.”
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) directed by Alfonso Cuaron, 2004

Mar 4
“Gryffindor cheers nearly raised the bewitched ceiling; the stars overhead seemed to quiver. Percy could be heard telling the other prefects, ‘My brother, you know! My youngest brother! Got past McGonagall’s giant chess set!” J.K. Rowling, “The Man with Two Faces”, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (or Sorcerer’s) Stone, 1999.

“Up on the High Table, Dumbledore had swapped his pointed wizard’s hat for a flowered bonnet and was chuckling merrily at a joke Professor Flitwick had just read him.” J.K. Rowling, “The Mirror of Erised”, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (or Sorcerer’s) Stone, 1999.

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