Quote of the Day- 3/7/08

Wizard Quote:

"Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules, and here she was, pretending she had, to get them out of trouble. It was if Snape had started handing out sweets."

--Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling, chapter 10

Quote of the Day- 3/6/08

Wizard Quote: 

"One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."

--Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling. Chapter 12

Quote of the Day- 3/5/08

I'm posting a quote today based on my current WIP:

Wizard Quote:

"'Potter, you cannot win against me!' she cried. He could hear her moving to the right, trying to get a clear shot of him. He backed around the statue away from her, crouching behind the centaur's legs, his head level with the house-elf's. 'I was and am the Dark Lord's most loyal servant, I learned the Dark Arts from him, and I know spells of such power that you, pathetic little boy, can never hope to compete'--- "

--Bellatrix Lestrange

---Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix, by J.K. Rowling, ch. 36, p. 811

Quote of the Day- 3/4/08

Wizard Quote:

Hermione: "All we'd need would be some Polyjuice Potion."

"What's that?" said Ron and Harry together.

"Snape mentioned it in class a few weeks ago--"

"D'you think we've got nothing better to do in Potions than to listen to Snape?" muttered Ron.

 --Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, Chapter 9

Muggle Quote:

"We must use time creatively."

--Martin Luther King, Jr.

Quote of the Day- 3/3/08

Wizard Quote:

"Don't talk to me," Ron said quietly to Harry and Hermione...

"Why not?" said Hermione in surprise.

"Because I want to fix that in my memory forever," said Ron, his eyes closed and an uplifted expression on his face. "Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret..."

--Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling, Chapter 13

Muggle Quote:

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."

--Albert Einstein 1879-1955

Quote of the Day- 3/1/08

Wizard Quote:

   "I don't mean to be rude--" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.

   "--yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely. "Best to say nothing at all, my dear man."

--Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, Chapter 3

Muggle Quote:

   "Living is easy with your eyes closed...." --John Lennon 1940-1980

Quote of the Day- 2/29/08

  "Mad-Eye Moody?" said George thoughtfully, spreading marmalade on his toast, "Isn't he that nutter --"

   "Your father thinks very highly of Mad-Eye Moody," said Mrs. Weasley sternly.

   " Yeah, well, Dad collects plugs, doesn't he?" said Fred quietly as Mrs. Weasley left the room. "Birds of a feather..."

--Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling p. 161

Quote of the Day- 2/28/08

"It is our choices, (Harry), that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

--"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", by J.K. Rowling, p.333