25 Harry Potter Book Quotes To Live By
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25 Harry Potter Book Quotes To Live By

These wise words will bring you back into the magical world of Harry Potter.

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25 Harry Potter Book Quotes To Live By
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The script for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has now been released, and the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" movie is set to premiere in just a few months. Because of this, people's love for J.K. Rowling's original book series has reignited.

In honor of this second wave of "Harry Potter," here is a list of memorable quotes from the books to help people get immersed back into the Wizarding World.

1. "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Sorcerer's Stone


2. "I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed — or worse, expelled."
~ Hermione Granger, The Sorcerer's Stone

3. "The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with caution."
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Sorcerer's Stone


4. "It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Sorcerer's Stone

5. "Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain."
~ Arthur Weasley, The Chamber of Secrets


6. "It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Chamber of Secrets


7. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
~ The Prisoner of Azkaban

8. "Mischief managed."
~ The Prisoner of Azkaban


9. "You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble?"
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Prisoner of Azkaban


10. “What you fear most of all is--fear. Very wise.”
~ Remus Lupin, The Prisoner of Azkaban


11. "If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
~ Sirius Black, The Goblet of Fire

12. "Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it."
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Goblet of Fire


13. “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 bothern’ with.’
~ Rubeus Hagrid, The Goblet of Fire


14. "Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open."
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Goblet of Fire


15. "You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."
~ Ginny Weasley, The Order of the Phoenix


16. “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”
~ Luna Lovegood, The Order of the Phoenix

17. "The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by an invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing."
~ Severus Snape, The Order of the Phoenix


18. “Thoughts could leave deeper scars than almost anything else.”
~ Ron quoting Madam Pomfrey, The Order of the Phoenix


19. “It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Half-Blood Prince


20. “People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Half-Blood Prince


21. “Do not pity the dead, Harry, pity the living, and above all those who live without love.”
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Deathly Hallows


22. “We are all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.”
~ Kingsley Shacklebolt, The Deathly Hallows


23. "Not my daughter, you b*tch!"
~ Molly Weasley, The Deathly Hallows

24. "Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both influencing injury, and remedying it.”
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Deathly Hallows


25. "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?"
~ Albus Dumbledore, The Deathly Hallows

Bonus quote: “No story lives unless someone wants to listen. The stories we love best do live in us forever. So whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.” ~ J.K. Rowling)

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