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Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3) QUOTES

Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3) QUOTES

1 " Elderly witches and wizards still use the saying ‘I’ll take Cadogan’s pony’ to mean, ‘I’ll salvage the best I can from a tricky situation’. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

2 " these "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

3 " When writing fantasy
novels, one must be careful what one
invents. For every benefit, there is
usually a drawback. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

4 " Nevertheless, it ought not to be concluded from the above that Hufflepuffs are dimwits or duffers, though they have been cruelly caricatured that way on occasion. Several outstanding brains have emerged from Hufflepuff House over the centuries; these fine minds simply happened to be allied to outstanding qualities of patience, a strong work ethic and constancy, all traditional hallmarks of Hufflepuff Houses. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

5 " The advice to ‘hold on to your dreams’ is all well and good, but there comes a point when holding on to your dreams becomes unhelpful and even unhealthy. Dumbledore knows that life can pass you by while you are clinging on to a wish that can never be – or ought never to be – fulfilled. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

6 " A sloping, earthy passage inside the barrel travels upwards a little way until a cosy, round, low-ceilinged room is revealed, reminiscent of a badger’s set. The room is decorated in the cheerful, bee-like colours of yellow and black, emphasised by the use of highly polished, honey-coloured wood for the tables and the round doors that lead to the boys’ and girls’ dormitories (furnished with comfortable wooden bedsteads, all covered in patchwork quilts). A colourful profusion of plants and flowers seem to relish the atmosphere of the Hufflepuff common room: various cacti stand on wooden circular shelves (curved to fit the walls), many of them waving and dancing at passers-by, while copper-bottomed plant holders dangling amid the ceiling cause tendrils of ferns and ivies to brush your hair as you pass under them. A portrait over the wooden mantelpiece (carved all over with decorative dancing badgers) shows Helga Hufflepuff, one of the four founders of Hogwarts School, toasting her students with a tiny, two-handled golden cup. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

7 " If you wanted to explore the castle forever and ever, you’d need to get hold of the Philosopher’s Stone. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

8 " The inspiration for Moaning Myrtle was the frequent presence of a crying girl in communal bathrooms, especially at the parties and discos of my youth. This does not seem to happen in male bathrooms, so I enjoyed placing Harry and Ron in such uncomfortable and unfamiliar territory. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

9 " The Sorting Hat is notorious for refusing to admit it has made a mistake in its sorting of a student. On those occasions when Slytherins behave altruistically or selflessly, when Ravenclaws flunk all their exams, when Hufflepuffs prove lazy yet academically gifted and when Gryffindors exhibit cowardice, the Hat steadfastly backs its original decision. On balance, however, the Hat has made remarkably few errors of judgement over the many centuries it has been at work. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

10 " Indeed, it was considered unsporting to use a wand against a Muggle sword (which is not to say it was never done). "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

11 " When I first planned the series, I expected Harry to visit all four house common rooms during his time at Hogwarts. There came a point when I realised that there was never going to be a valid reason to enter the Hufflepuff room. Nevertheless, it is quite as real to me as the other three, and I always knew exactly where those Hufflepuffs were going when they headed off towards the kitchens after lessons. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

12 " (this was a rare instance of wizards copying Muggles, because hitherto they simply relieved themselves wherever they stood, and vanished the evidence), the entrance to the Chamber was threatened, being located on the site of a proposed bathroom. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

13 " Tread carefully when using a Time-Turner, stop searching for the Chamber of Secrets — unless you're a Parselmouth — and don't linger too long before the Mirror of Erised. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

14 " Muggles who insist that they see ghosts in perfect focus are either a) lying or b) wizards showing off - and in flagrant breach of the International Statute of Secrecy. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

15 " Albus Dumbledore’s words of caution to Harry when discussing the Mirror of Erised express my own views. The advice to ‘hold on to your dreams’ is all well and good, but there comes a point when holding on to your dreams becomes unhelpful and even unhealthy. Dumbledore knows that life can pass you by while you are clinging on to a wish that can never be – or ought never to be – fulfilled. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

16 " There is a real trolley stuck halfway out of a wall in King’s Cross now, and it makes me beam proudly every time I pass... "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

17 " Where exactly the Hogwarts Express came from has never been conclusively proven, although it is a fact that there are secret records at the Ministry of Magic detailing a mass operation involving one hundred and sixty-seven Memory Charms and the largest ever mass Concealment Charm performed in Britain. The morning after these alleged crimes, a gleaming scarlet steam engine and carriages astounded the villagers of Hogsmeade (who had also not realised they had a railway station), while several bemused Muggle railway workers down in Crewe spent the rest of the year grappling with the uncomfortable feeling that they had mislaid something important. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

18 " Muggles who insist that they see ghosts in perfect focus are either a) lying or b) wizards showing off – and in flagrant breach of the International Statute of Secrecy. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

19 " Next I placed four statues of the four founders in the Entrance Hall, which came alive and selected students from the throng in front of them while the school watched. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)

20 " The Marauder’s Map subsequently became something of a bane to its true originator (me), because it allowed Harry a little too much freedom of information. I never showed Harry taking the map back from the empty office of (the supposed) Mad-Eye Moody, and I sometimes regretted that I had not capitalised on this mistake to leave it there. However, I like the moment when Harry watches Ginny’s dot moving around the school in Deathly Hallows, so on balance I am glad I let Harry reclaim his rightful property. "

― J.K. Rowling , Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)