Ah, music,"he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we... - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

"Now, you two – this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've – you've blown up a toilet or –""Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet.""Great idea though, thanks, Mum."

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."

"Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."

"Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. Love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves it's own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever."

"What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows."