Quotes from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Page 2)

See what I have become? Mere shadow and vapour... I have form only when I can share another's body... but there have always been those willing to let me into their hearts and minds.

Percy: "That's Professor Snape, head of Slytherin House."
Harry: "What's he teach?"
Percy: "Potions. But everyone knows it's the Dark Arts he fancies. He's been after Quirrell's job for years."

At this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: "To Harry Potter - the boy who lived!"

I will not pay to have some crackpot old fool teach him magic tricks!

Uncle Vernon: "Fine day, Sunday. In my opinion, best day of the week. Why is that, Dudley?"
Harry: "Because there's no post on Sundays?"
Uncle Vernon: "Right you are, Harry! No post on Sundays. No blasted letters today! No, sir! Not one single bloody letter!"

Harry didn't feel brave or quick-witted or any of it at the moment. If only the hat had mentioned a house for people who felt a bit queasy, that would have been the one for him.

"Lee Jordan was finding it difficult not to take sides.
"So - after that obvious and disgusting bit of cheating -"
"Jordan!" growled Professor McGonagall.
"I mean after that open and revolting foul -"
"Jordan, I'm warning you -"
"All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I'm sure."

Longbottom, if brains were gold, you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something.

Listen, Harry. If that dolt of a cousin of yours, Dudley, gives you any grief you could always threaten him with a nice pair of ears to go with that tail of his.

I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses.

Unicorn blood can sustain me but it cannot give me a body of my own. But there is something that can. Something that, conveniently enough, lies in your pocket.

"You can't go out," said Neville, "you'll be caught again. Gryffindor will be in even more trouble."
"You don't understand," said Harry, "this is important."
But Neville was clearly steeling himself to do something desperate.
"I won't let you do it," he said, hurrying to stand in front of the portrait hole. "I'll - I'll fight you!"

See, there's Potter, who's got no parents, then there's the Weasleys, who've got no money - you should be on the team, Longbottom, you've got no brains.

Perhaps it would be more useful if I were to transfigure Mr. Potter and yourself into a pocket watch? That way, one of you might be on time.

My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford.

You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.

Wandering around at midnight, ickle firsties? Tut, tut, tut. Naughty, naughty, you'll get caughty.

So sorry, your bloodiness, Mr Baron, sir. My mistake, my mistake - I didn't see you - of course I didn't, you're invisible - forgive old Peevsie his little joke, sir.

"Which way did they go, Peeves?" Filch was saying. "Quick, tell me."
"Say please."
"Don’t mess about, Peeves, now where did they go?"
"Shan't say nothing if you don't say please," said Peeves in his annoying sing-song voice.
"All right - please."
"NOTHING! Ha haaa! Told you I wouldn't say 'nothing' if you didn't say please!"

Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned.

Did you see his face? Maybe if the fat lump had given this a squeeze, he’d have remembered to fall on his fat ass.

Imagine being in Hufflepuff, I think I'd leave, wouldn't you?

I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even put a stopper on death.

Well, Potter has found the sloth brain. Was it clever hunting or a thief's guilty conscience? So where was it, Potter? In your own head?

Severus Snape: "You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrell."
Quirinus Quirrell: "I-I don't know what you -"
Severus Snape: "You know perfectly well what I mean."

I'm warning you, I'm warning you now, boy - any funny business, anything at all - and you'll be in that cupboard from now until Christmas.

Ah, yes, Harry Potter. Our new - celebrity.

There's no such thing as magic!

"I'm a what?" gasped Harry.
"A wizard, o' course," said Hagrid, sitting back down on the sofa, which groaned and sank even lower, "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?"

Vernon: "Their son... he'd be about Dudley's age now, wouldn't he?"
Petunia: "I suppose so."
Vernon: "What's his name again? Howard, isn't it?"
Petunia: "Harry. Nasty, common name, if you ask me."

House was almost destroyed, but I got him out all right before the Muggles started swarmin’ around. He fell asleep as we was flyin’ over Bristol.

Dinky Duddydums, don't cry, Mummy won't let him spoil your special day!

I was the only one who saw her for what she was... a freak! But for my mother and father, oh no, it was Lily this and Lily that, they were proud of having a witch in the family!

How could you not be, my dratted sister being what she was? Oh, she got a letter just like that and disappeared off to that - that school - and came home every holiday with her pockets full of frog spawn, turning teacups into rats. I was the only one who saw her for what she was - a freak! But for my mother and father, oh no, it was Lily this and Lily that, they were proud of having a witch in the family!

There's no need to tell me I'm not brave enough to be in Gryffindor, Malfoy's already done that.

My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off my guard and force some magic out of me - he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned.

Oh you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.

The portrait swung forward to reveal a round hole in the wall. They all scrambled through it - and found themselves in the Gryffindor common room, a cosy, round room full of squashy armchairs.

This boy will be famous, a legend. I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in future. There will be books written about Harry, every child in our world will know his name!

Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn,
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.

Don't tell me what I can and can't do, Potter. I've never been more ashamed of Gryffindor students.

Lily and James... I can't believe it... I don't want to believe it.

Although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert.

Harry was speeding toward the ground when the crowd saw him clap his hand to his mouth as though he was going to be sick-he hit the field on all fours-coughed-and something gold fell into his hand.
"I've got the snitch!" he shouted, waving it above his head.

What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows.