Everybody finished the song at different times. Dumbledore conducted their last few lines with his wand and when they had finished, he was one of those who clapped loudest. 'Ah music,' he said, wiping his eyes. 'A magic beyond all we do here!

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Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets," said Hagrid wisely.

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He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots. His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice. This man's name was Albus Dumbledore.

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A lemon drop. They're a kind of Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of.

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You see, I, unlike you, have been made a prefect, which means that I, unlike you, have the power to hand out punishments.” “Yeah,” said Harry, “but you, unlike me, are a git.

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Children's books aren't textbooks. Their primary purpose isn't supposed to be "Pick this up and it will teach you this." It's not how literature should be. You probably do learn something from every book you pick up, but it might be simply how to laugh.

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I love you, Hermione,” said Ron, sinking back, rubbing his eyes wearily. Hermione turned faintly pink, but merely said, “Don’t let Lavender hear you saying that.” “I won’t,” said Ron into his hands. “Or maybe I will . . . then she’ll ditch me . . .

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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. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

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perfectly-normal numbers people

Magic causes as much trouble as it cures.

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magic causes trouble

In the end, love wins. It does win. We know it wins. When a person dies, love isn’t turned off like a faucet. It is an amazingly resilient part of us.

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Never tickle a sleeping dragon.

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Yes, Harry Potter!” said Dobby at once, his great eyes shining with excitement. “And if Dobby does it wrong, Dobby will throw himself off the topmost tower, Harry Potter!” “There won’t be any need for that,” said Harry hastily.

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Daddy's gone mad, hasn't he?

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daddy mad gone

Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress?

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Look . . . at . . . me. . . .

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snape look-at-me looks

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

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They don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer.

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summer home fun

Clever as I am, I remain just as big a fool as anyone else.

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fool bigs clever

You can't give a Dementor the old one-two!

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mentor giving two

Why would I go looking for someone I know wants to kill me?

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George,” said Fred, “I think we’ve outgrown full-time education.” “Yeah, I’ve been feeling that way myself,” said George lightly.

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