“My dear Professor, I’ve never seen a cat sit so stiffly.”
Dumbledore, Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 1
“My dear Professor, surely a sensible person like yourself can call him by his name? All this “You-Know-Who” nonsense – for eleven years I have been trying to persuade people to call him by his proper name: Voldemort. It all gets so confusing if we keep saying “You-Know-Who”. I have never seen any reason to be frightened of saying Voldemort’s name.”
Dumbledore, Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 1
“It’s lucky it’s dark. I haven’t blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs.”
Dumbledore, Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 1
“You don’t mean – you can’t mean the people that live here? Dumbledore – you can’t. I’ve been watching them all day. You couldn’t find two people who are less like us. And they’ve got this son – I saw him kicking his mother all the way up the street, screaming for sweets. Harry Potter come and live here!”
McGonagall, Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 1
“He’ll be famous – a legend – I wouldn’t be surprised if today was know as Harry Potter Day in future – there will be books written about Harry – every child in our world will know his name!”
McGonagall, Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 1
“I would trust Hagrid with my life.”
Dumbledore, Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 1
“Scars can come in useful. I have one myself above my left knee which is a perfect map of the London Underground.”
Dumbledore, Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 1
“Harry – yer a wizard … A wizard, o’ course, an’ a thumpin good’un, I’d say, once yeh’ve been trained up a bit. With a mum an’ dad like yours, what else would yeh be?”
Hagrid, Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 4
“I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!”
Vernon Dursley , Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 4
“NEVER – INSULT – ALBUS – DUMBLEDORE – IN – FRONT – OF – ME!”
Hagrid, Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 4