It is impossible to manufacture or imitate love. - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

"I see a light in the kitchen. Let us not deprive Molly any longer of the chance to deplore how thin you are."

"Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore."Avada Kedavra!"

"It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew - and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents - that there was all the difference in the world."

"I don't think you should be an Auror, Harry,"said Luna unexpectedly. Everybody looked at her. "The Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, I thought everyone knew that. They're working to bring down the Ministry of Magic from within using a mixture of dark magic and gum disease."

"The thing about growing up with Fred and George,"said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."