As promised (though coming much later than expected), here’s my Harry Potter post. My problem in writing this post was where to start? For me, as ridiculous as this may sound, Harry Potter is just a part of my everyday life. And I know I’m not the only one out there who feels this way. It’s CRAZY how completely this series has ingrained its way into the lives of millions of people throughout the world. Those of us who count ourselves as members of various fandoms usually find a common link as Potterheads. Aside from just being an extremely loveable series, they’re just also genuinely well-written. So, rather than gush on and on about everything I love, I’ll just share my favorite quotes from each series.
Book 1
- There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve - foot mountain troll is one of them.
- It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
- To the well - organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.
- Humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things which are worst for them.
Book 2
- It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
Book 3
- You think the dead we have loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble?
Book 4
- If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
- No good sittin’ worryin’ abou’ it. What's comin’ will come, an’ we'll meet it when it does.
- We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Lord Voldemort’s gift for spreading discord and enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing an equally strong bond of friendship and trust. Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open. It is my belief… that we are all facing difficult times…Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory.
Book 5
I don’t actually hate this book like many other people do, and certainly not for many of the same reasons. Yes, Harry is an angry teen, but seriously? Look at what he’s dealing with and look at the way he’s being ignored with no explanation by Dumbledore. I’d be angry too. My inability to get through this book is due to the death at the end. That being said, I don’t have any favorite quotes in this book.
Book 6
- Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
- It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
Book 7
- Those who are best suited for power are those who have never sought it.
- Do not pity the dead. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love.
- Of course it's happening inside your head, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?
"Whether you come back by page or by the big screen,
Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home."
--JK Rowling
