I asked Twitter for their favourite quotes from the Harry Potter books. Here are some of the best responses...
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“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Suggested by @GabrielleAvis
"I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Suggested by @laurenspieller
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“You're a wizard, Harry.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Suggested by @karspearhollow
“But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Suggested by @katickmack85
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“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!”
– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Suggested by @EMentior
“I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Suggested by @NickiReeder
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"Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain."
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Suggested by @triciaennis
“There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.”
– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Suggested by @kaymstocks
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"It's wingardium leviOsa, not leviosAH."
– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Suggested by @lindseynotlohan
"There is no need to call me Sir, Professor.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Suggested by @lucyalicebirch
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“'I'm not going to be murdered,' Harry said out loud.
'That's the spirit, dear,' said his mirror sleepily.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Suggested by @luciaennis
"You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve."
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Suggested by @triciaennis
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"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Suggested by @sarahmackie2
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Suggested by @candyheilman
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"Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Suggested by @Rosiehowarth
"'He is dead!' Narcissa Malfoy called to the watchers."
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Suggested by @saumya_96
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“Really Hagrid, if you are holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Suggested by @luciaennis
“Chaos reigned.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Suggested by @RichLeComte
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"Give her hell from us, Peeves!"
– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Suggested by @flieslikevult3
“Until the very end.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Suggested by @marinedebray
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"Oculus Reparo!"
– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Suggested by @wanderlustylife
"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape.
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Suggested by @katie_brennan
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