Top 500 J.K. Rowling Quotes (2025 Update)
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351. “The narrow path had opened up suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.”

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352. “Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march.”

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353. “The Dursleys had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it. They didn’t think they could bear it if anyone found out about the Potters. Mrs. Potter was Mrs. Dursley’s sister, but they.”

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354. “Sometimes you remind me a lot of James. He called it my ‘furry little problem’ in company. Many people were under the impression that I owned a badly behaved rabbit.”

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355. “Snape: one person. All it takes is one person. I couldn’t save Harry for Lily. So now I give my allegiance to the cause she belueved in. And it’s possible – that along the way I startef belueving in myself.”

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356. “Fred’s eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face.”

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357. “And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her.”

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358. “Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.”

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359. “I expect what you’re not aware of would fill several books, Dursely.”

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360. “Fought ’em off, did you, son?’ said Uncle Vernon loudly, with the appearance of a man struggling to bring the conversation back on to a plane he understood. ‘Gave ’em the old one-two, did you?’ ‘You can’t give a Dementor the old one-two,’ said Harry through clenched teeth.”

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361. “Harry and Dudley promptly had a furious but silent fight over who would listen at the keyhole; Dudley won, so Harry, his glasses dangling from one ear, lay flat on his stomach to listen at the crack between door and floor.”

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362. “If he wants ter go, a great Muggle like you won’t stop him,” growled Hagrid. “Stop Lily an’ James Potter’s son goin’ ter Hogwarts! Yer mad. His.”

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363. “Listening to the news! Again?” “Well, it changes every day, you see,” said Harry.”

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364. “It seemed impossible that there could be people in the world who still desired food, who laughed, who neither knew nor cared that Sirius Black was gone forever.”

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365. “How did you –?’ ‘Harry, please. You’re talking to the man who raised Fred and George.”

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366. “It was Snape who had overheard the prophecy. It was Snape who had carried the news of the prophecy to Voldemort. Snape and Peter Pettigrew together had sent Voldemort hunting after Lily and James and their son.”

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367. “Next time there’s a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort!”

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368. “If he doesn’t stop trying to save your life he’s going to kill you.”

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369. “Well – I was lucky once, wasn’t I?” said Harry, pointing at his scar. “I might get lucky again.”

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370. “Ron’s old Shooting Star was often outstripped by passing butterflies.”

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371. “The time has come for Slytherin House to decide upon its loyalties.”

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372. “Get up, you useless lump, get up!”

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373. “Sirius did not hate Kreacher,′ said Dumbledore. ‘He regarded him as a servant unworthy of much interest or notice. Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike...”

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374. “Harry had never believed he would meet a boy he hated more than Dudley, but that was before he met Draco Malfoy.”

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375. “Oh, it can’t be a reference to the fact Harry’s a great Seeker, that’s way too obvious. There must be a secret message from Dumbledore hidden in the icing!”

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376. “Exploding Snap’s got nothing to do with Defence Against the Dark Arts, Professor! That’s not information relating to your subject!”

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377. “The only people who can see thestrals,” she said, “are people who have seen death.”

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378. “She can’t keep writing about what a tragic little hero I am, it’ll get boring.”

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379. “Perhaps just one more, Master Harry, for luck?”

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380. “He wouldn’t have been surprised if it had died of boredom itself – no company except stupid people drumming their fingers on the glass trying to disturb it all day long. It was worse than having a cupboard as a bedroom, where the only visitor was Aunt Petunia hammering on the door to wake you up; at least he got to visit the rest of the house. The snake suddenly opened its beady eyes. Slowly, very slowly, it raised its head until its eyes were on a level with Harry’s. It winked. Harry.”

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381. “At least my happiness doesn’t depend on Ron’s goalkeeping ability.”

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382. “What’re you doing here?” Ron and Fred said at the same time. “Sending a letter,” said Harry and George in unison. “What, at this time?” said Hermione and Fred.”

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383. “Actually, I’m highly logical, which allows me to look past extraneous detail and perceive clearly that which others overlook.”

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384. “But this is much more important than homework!” said Hermione. Harry and Ron goggled at her.”

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385. “Yes, it is easy to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. Ghosts are transparent.”

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386. “What do I care how ’e looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave!”

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387. “Probably that you’re going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something.”

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388. “You don’t know what I’m capable of, you don’t know what I’ve done!”

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389. “As he followed Bill back to the others a wry though came to him, born no doubt of the wine he had drunk. He seemed set on course to become just as reckless a godfather to Teddy Lupin as Sirius Black had been to him.”

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390. “Professor Sprout awarded Gryffindor twenty points when Harry passed her a watering can;.”

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391. “And now – Piertotum Locomotor!” cried Professor McGonagall.”

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392. “The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else.”

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393. “What would your head have been doing in Hogsmeade, Potter?” said Snape softly. “Your head is not allowed in Hogsmeade.”

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394. “He had made his choice while he dug Dobby’s grave, he had decided to continue along the winding, dangerous path indicated for him by Albus Dumbledore, to accept that he had not been told everything that he wanted to know, but simply to trust.”

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395. “Ron gave a tiny jerk of the head that Harry understood to mean, Well – if you must.”

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396. “I don’t go looking for trouble,” said Harry, nettled. “Trouble usually finds me.”

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397. “Parents shouldn’t leave their kids unless – unless they’ve got to.”

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398. “Rita looked as though she would have liked nothing better than to seize the paper umbrella sticking out of Hermione’s drink and thrust it up her nose.”

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399. “One more lesson like that and I might just do a Weasley.”

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400. “Well, he should have some chocolate, at the very least,” said Madam Pomfrey.”

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