The Big Ultimate Harry Potter Quotes Thread, wow...that's a lot of quotes |
 Sep 17 2005, 03:20 PM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher  Posts: 193 Joined: 10:07am July 24, 2005 Location: Canada  |
Lots of quotes at katies-favorites.piczo.com
What are your favorite quotes from the Harry Potter movies? -------------------- ~Katie~
" 'Well...well, I don't know whether you know what - what stitches are?' 'It sounds as though you've been trying to sew your skin back together,' said Mrs. Weasley with a snort of mirthless laughter,'but even you, Arthur, wouldn't be that stupid-' ... "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT'S THE GENERALL IDEA.' " |
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Sep 17 2005, 10:45 PM
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Sundae-Nut-Chopper at Florean Fortescue's Posts: 911 Joined: 10:17pm July 21, 2005 Location: Poking my wand at the little man in the picture who won't stop giving me the finger  |
"Is that really what my hair looks like from the back?" -Hermione (Emma Watson)
*snigger* -------------------- You never know from where it will come, but Love will find you soon enough.
Gravy? Butter? Day-old booger? Apparently... PUT IT ON THE GRITS! "Take this soul, stranded in some skin and bones; take this soul, and make it sing." -U2 |
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Sep 17 2005, 11:13 PM
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Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 593 Joined: 4:21pm July 20, 2005 Location: Ever try parallel parking a magical bus?! |
In POA two lines...
after Hermione punches Draco Hermione "That felt good." Ron "Not good, BRILLIANT" the other one is my marauders signature... -------------------- "I reject your reality and substitute my own!" --mythbusters  |
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Jan 13 2006, 01:15 AM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 217 Joined: 4:22am July 9, 2005 Location: Just apparated... uh... somewhere in the Pacific. I think. |
The first time I read HBP, I didn't like it. I didn't like the feeling 'coz I'm really a huge fan of JK Rowling and I adore her more than anything. I've always been guilty in posting in The Real Tragedy of HBP because I felt disloyal to her. But of course, being a Harry Potter fan, I had to go back and read the book to find if I'd betrayed it by expecting more than I should or misunderstanding salient points. And after reading it again the second time, and the third time, I think I've recovered.
I've also thought hard about the reason why it felt so unfamiliar the first time I read it. Firstly, even after a few years later, I was still hanged up with TOotP, which of course, we all know, was a highly climactic book compared to HBP. I mean, I was on the edge of my seat when the dementors attacked Harry and Dudles in the first chapter. And I almost swallowed my tongue when I first read the letter telling Harry his wand would be split in two! Right now, all I'm sure of is that HBP wasn't the first on the list of my most fave in the HP series--my child-part still can't decide whether my favorite is TOotP or GoF! Second, so many happenings in HBP were almost predictable--the shippings (except Lupin and Tonks), Snape finally incriminating himself (and still remaining ambiguous, for goodness' sake!), DD, being Harry's staunchest supporter (let's face it, they always tend to disappear dramatically before the end) dying, and nothing new happening to our other favorite characters or the new character Slughorn not measuring to Umbridge. I'm not going to mention minute details anymore because I'm starting to become guilty again. Also, I don't want to make it sound as if it was a bad book, because it wasn't. It gets better and better when you read it. Its just that I think, there were important changes in the book that we could not call climactic in a loud or vigorous kind of way (Sorry, English's not my native language and those were the only appropriate descriptive words I could think of at the moment!). First of those changes were that Harry has grown up. What a tragedy! The main reason why I enjoyed the first five books tremendously is because when I have my nose buried in any of those books even if I've read it many times before or even until now after HBP, I can always go back to a world where I could be a child again and I can dream of the kind of magic I've exactly dreamt of when I was little, and I can remember again how I'd want to be as innocent and courageous and.. well, lucky, as H, Hr, Ron, Neville or Luna. I can be Harry, Hermoine, or even Ron or Draco for a time, and it was fun. I can't imagine being like Luna, though. Even if I love her. The second change is that finally, the main villain is solidly back and they all had to get really serious. Thirdly, Hermoine, Ron, Neville, etc... even Draco, has to grow up, too. Fourth, the book has to start in a setting that made me realize there's a muggle world more realistic than Privet Drive, and that made me uncomfortable because that was what I was exactly trying to hide from temporarily everytime I pick up an HP book. Anyway, I know. I'm getting off topic. What I'm trying to say is in spite of these changes I can safely say I still think HBP was superbly written, just that the way the theme was explored here was much darker than I was ready to accept when I first read it. After reading it for the third time now, I think I can honestly say it's the most favorite book of that grown up part of me. I won't be able to fully make others understand that, I guess, unless I mention this paragraph taken from page 512. It's the last paragraph of the twenty-third chapter, as is: But he understood at last what Dumbledore had been trying to tell him. It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew--and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents--that there was all the difference in the world. OK? I'm sure others can also find narratives or quotes in the book that affected them in some way. It could be as simple as this--which could still put tears in my eyes until now, knowing what will happen to DD in the end of the book-- "He accused me of being 'Dumbledore's man through and through.'" "How very rude of him." "I told him I was." Or you can choose the narrative above and expound on it. So post in. Enjoy! :wave: -------------------- Member S.K.I.M/S.O.U.R.M.I.L.K. (July 2005) S.P.E.W. (April 4, 2006)
Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book. If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for? Alice Walker |
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Jan 13 2006, 01:44 AM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 158 Joined: 8:02pm January 8, 2006 |
QUOTE "He accused me of being 'Dumbledore's man through and through.'" "How very rude of him." "I told him I was." This one made my eyes water. And this next one: QUOTE I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you." I HADDA put my book down because of that , and take it all in.. Even now! --------------------  |
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Jan 13 2006, 03:51 AM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 227 Joined: 1:14am July 23, 2005 Location: Perth, Western Australia |
I have to say that although HBP is a well written book I was dissapointed and even now that I've recovered it remains my least favourite Harry Potter book. I agree that after rereading all of the action in ootp in order to get ready for HBP book six felt like nothing was happening untill the last few chapters.
The line that affected me the most was Dumbledore's "I am with you". |
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Jan 13 2006, 10:29 AM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 60 Joined: 12:23am July 9, 2005 Location: Colorado |
QUOTE(maciel @ Jan. 12 2006,11:15 pm) "He accused me of being 'Dumbledore's man through and through.'" "How very rude of him." "I told him I was." Definitely the most powerful for me, I agree with you. It's also one of the rare moments in the book where Harry actually verbally compliments DD...I thought that profound, as well. -------------------- Bursting with pride to be the 16th member of the evilFlitwick Entourage!
"Some wounds run too deep for the healing." -Dumbledore "Hem! Hem!" -Dolores Umbridge Avatar thanks to (who else?) Potter Puffs via fullmoon.typepad.com! |
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Jan 13 2006, 12:52 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 26 Joined: 2:19am January 10, 2006 Location: Hot, hot Singapore |
Nice to see Harry backing Dumbledore so strongly after OotP, where he gave Dumbledore a thorough verbal assault.
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Jan 13 2006, 02:14 PM
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Inquiring about Double-ended Newts  Posts: 996 Joined: 4:54pm September 26, 2005 Location: Missouri |
QUOTE I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you." This is the only quote from the book that still stands out in my mind. When I read it, I think my emotional response went off the scale. It just showed me how far Harry had come and how much trust Dumbledore had in him. --------------------  W.L.Y.J. We love you Jo |
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Jan 13 2006, 02:54 PM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 158 Joined: 8:02pm January 8, 2006 |
QUOTE(sallene @ Jan. 13 2006,14:14 ) QUOTE I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you." This is the only quote from the book that still stands out in my mind. When I read it, I think my emotional response went off the scale. It just showed me how far Harry had come and how much trust Dumbledore had in him. Yes! And for the greatest wisard to say that to a 16 year old! They are so loyal to echother! -------------------- |
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