1,714 Quotes by J.K. Rowling

Things’ll be seriously black for you in a minute, you cheeky little —

Oh, Potter, you rotter, oh, what have you done,You’re killing off students, you think it’s good fun —

Oh, most think he's barking, the potty wee lad, but some are more kindly and think he's just sad, but Peevesy knows better and says that he's mad.

Harry could not remember Hermione ever neglecting to read when instructed to, or indeed resisting the temptation to open any book that came under her nose.

DUMBLEDORE: Do you know why I admire you, Newt? More, perhaps, than any man I know? (off NEWT’S surprise) You don’t seek power or popularity. You simply ask, is the thing right in itself? If it is, then I must do it, no matter the cost.

NEWT rummages in his pockets and pulls out a tiny bottle with only a couple of muddy drops left inside it.TINA: Is that Polyjuice?NEWT (of the bottle): Just enough to get me inside.He looks down at his coat and finds one of THESEUS’S hairs on his shoulder. He adds it to the mixture, drinks, and turns into THESEUS, still wearing NEWT’S clothes.TINA: Who—?NEWT: My brother, Theseus. He’s an Auror. And a hugger.

NEWT: That’s all very well, Dumbledore, but, forgive me for asking, why can’t you go?They stop.DUMBLEDORE: I can’t move against Grindelwald. It has to be you.(beat)Well, I don’t blame you, in your shoes I’d probably refuse too. It’s late. Good evening, Newt.DUMBLEDORE Disapparates.NEWT: Oh c’mon!DUMBLEDORE’S empty glove reappears and tucks the business card bearing the address of the safe house into NEWT’S top pocket.NEWT (exasperated): Dumbledore.

DUMBLEDORE conjures NICOLAS FLAMEL’S card from thin air and offers it to NEWT, who eyes it with suspicion.NEWT: What’s that?DUMBLEDORE: It’s an address of a very old acquaintance of mine. A safe house in Paris, reinforced with enchantments.NEWT: Safe house? Why would I need a safe house in Paris?DUMBLEDORE: One hopes you won’t, but should things at some point go terribly wrong, it’s good to have a place to go. You know, for a cup of tea.NEWT: No, no, no—absolutely not.

NEWT (serious): Jacob?JACOB: Yeah?NEWT: In my case, in the pocket there, you’ll find a pair of tweezers.JACOB: Tweezers?NEWT: They’re thin and pointy—TINA: Thin, little pointy things.JACOB: Yes, I know what tweezers are.