Top 500 J.K. Rowling Quotes (2025 Update)
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251. “You’re the cleverest witch I’ve ever met Hermione.”

— J.K. Rowling

252. “However,? said Dumbledore, speaking very slowly and clearly so that none of them could miss a word, ’you will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. You will also find that help will be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.”

— J.K. Rowling

253. “Although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert.”

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254. “Accio Brain!”

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255. “Time is Galleons, little brother.”

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256. “Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs.”

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257. “You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don’t let you off homework today. I assure you that if you do die, you need not hand it in.”

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258. “There was no benign smile upon Dumbledore’s face, no twinkle in the eyes behind the spectacles. There was cold fury in every line of the ancient face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were giving off burning heat.”

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259. “Ah,” said Dumbledore gently, “yes. Yes, I thought we might hit that little snag.”

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260. “Read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you as much as reading.”

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261. “It was not, after all, so easy to die.”

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262. “He felt that he was still groping in the dark; he had chosen his path but kept looking back, wondering whether he had misread the signs, whether he should not have taken the other way.”

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263. “Harry and Hermione are very platonic friends. But I won’t answer for anyone else, nudge-nudge wink-wink!”

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264. “Listeners, that brings us to the end of another Potterwatch. We don’t know when it will be possible to broadcast again, but you can be sure we shall be back. Keep twiddling those dials: the next password will be ‘Mad-Eye.’ Keep each other safe. Keep faith. Good night.”

— J.K. Rowling

265. “And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred’s eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face.”

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266. “The wand chooses the wizard.”

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267. “This man’s name was Albus Dumbledore.”

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268. “Even if I could, I wouldn’t. Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground.”

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269. “Las’ time I saw you, you was only a baby,” said the giant. “Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh’ve got yer mum’s eyes.”

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270. “By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.”

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271. “I will not calm down!”

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272. “He stood up. His heart was leaping against his ribs like a frantic bird. Perhaps it knew it had little time left, perhaps it was determined to fulfill a lifetime’s beats before the end. He did not look back as he closed the office door.”

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273. “Well you seemed too busy to call him a prat and I thought someone should.”

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274. “He could not return to living full-time with the Dursleys, not now that he knew the other world, the one to which he really belonged.”

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275. “Let muggles manage without us!”

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276. “It was his own grief turned magically to song.”

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277. “You don’t have to do everything alone, Harry.”

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278. “Really, Hagrid, if you are holding out for universal popularity, I’m afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time,′ said Dumbledore, now peering sternly over his half-moon spectacles. ‘Not a week has passed, since I became Headmaster of this school, when I haven’t had at least one owl complaining about the way I run it. But what should I do? Barricade myself in my study and refuse to talk to anybody?”

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279. “Hey, Mr English guy! I think your egg is hatching. – Jacob Kowalski.”

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280. “Would you like a cough drop Dolores?”

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281. “To be a hero; sometimes, all it takes is having your heart in the right place.”

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282. “Young people are so infernally convinced that they are absolutely right about everything.”

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283. “What do you see when you look in the mirror?” “I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks.” Harry stared. “One can never have enough socks,” said Dumbledore. “Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.”

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284. “If I thought I could help you,” Dumbledore said gently, “by putting you into an enchanted sleep and allowing you to postpone the moment when you would have to think about what has happened tonight, I would do it. But I know better. Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. You have shown bravery beyond anything I could have expected of you. I ask you to demonstrate your courage one more time. I ask you to tell us what happened.”

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285. “Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated the summer holidays more than any other time of year. For another, he really wanted to do his homework, but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night. And he also happened to be a wizard.”

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286. “The Forbidden Forest looked as though it had been enchanted, each tree smattered with silver, and Hagrid’s cabin looked like an iced cake.”

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287. “Dear Mr. Potter, Please note that the new school year will begin on September the first. The Hogwarts Express will leave from King’s Cross station, platform nine and three-quarters, at eleven o’clock. Third years are permitted to visit the village of Hogsmeade on certain weekends. Please give the enclosed permission form to your parent or guardian to sign. A list of books for next year is enclosed. Yours sincerely, Deputy Headmistress Harry.”

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288. “Why, dear boy, we don’t send wizards to Azkaban just for blowing up their aunts.”

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289. “Ask us no questions and we’ll tell you no lies, Hermione. C’mon, George, if we get there early we might be able to sell a few Extendable Ears before Herbology.”

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290. “Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board, and we can take you anywhere you want to go. My name is Stan Shunpike, and I will be your conductor this eve –.”

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291. “We did it, we bashed them, wee Potter’s the one, And Voldy’s gone moldy, so now let’s have fun! “Really gives a feeling for the scope and tragedy of the thing, doesn’t it?” said Ron, pushing open a door to let Harry and Hermione through.”

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292. “October arrived, spreading a damp chill over the grounds and into the castle. Madam Pomfrey, the matron, was kept busy by a sudden spate of colds among the staff and students. Her Pepperup Potion worked instantly, though it left the drinker smoking at the ears for several hours afterwards. Ginny Weasley, who had been looking peaky, was bullied into taking some by Percy. The steam pouring from under her vivid hair gave the impression that her whole head was on fire.”

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293. “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. “Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. Ah, and this must be Petunia.”

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294. “I just take the train from platform nine and three-quarters,” – Harry Potter.”

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295. “First sign of madness, talking to your own head.”

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296. “Once again, you show all the sensitivity of a blunt axe.”

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297. “He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache.”

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298. “Professor Lupin?” he said. “If you knew my dad, you must’ve known Sirius Black as well.” Lupin turned very quickly. “What gives you that idea?” he said sharply.”

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299. “No one wants to read about some ugly old Armenian warlock, even if he did save a village from werewolves. He’d look dreadful on the front cover.”

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300. “Snape might refer to their work as “cleaning,” but in Harry’s opinion they were really waging was on the house, which was putting up a very good fight, aided and abetted by Kreacher.”

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