When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not u... - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

"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."

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

"I am not worried, Harry,"said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you."

"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."

"An Unbreakable Vow?"said Ron, looking stunned. "Nah, he can’t have.... Are you sure?""Yes I’m sure,"said Harry. "Why, what does it mean?""Well, you can’t break an Unbreakable Vow...""I’d worked that much out for myself, funnily enough."