Need Some Magic In Your Life? Here Are 33 Harry Potter Quotes

Every once in a while, I feel angst. Deep in my soul, I detect that I need something not just to cheer me up but profoundly calm me. Because of that, I often find myself googling Harry Potter quotes.

At the same time, I remind myself of how much the book series has influenced my life.

To be honest, I cannot say that I am a true book worm; I do often find myself rereading old favorites. However, there’s nothing wrong with that!

Each time I reread the series, I learn something new about life, people, love, and yes — myself too. In fact, every reread lets me discover something new about the series as well!

So, without further ado, let’s feel the magic again with some of my favorite Harry Potter quotes. Funny or sad, full of wisdom or inspirational — these quotes have truly touched my heart.

33 Harry Potter Quotes to Bring a Little Magic to Your Life

Funny Harry Potter Quotes

#1. “I hope you’re pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed — or worse, expelled.” ― Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

#2. “Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain.” — Arthur Weasley, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

#3. “I’ve always wanted to use that spell.” ― Minerva McGonagall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#4. “I mean, it’s sort of exciting, isn’t it, breaking the rules?” — Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

#5. “You’re a little scary sometimes, you know that? Brilliant … but scary.” — Ron Weasley, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

#6. “Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn’t mean we all have.” ― Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Inspirational Harry Potter Quotes

#7. “It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” ― Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

#8. “Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#9. “We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#10. “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.” ― Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

#11. “Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#12. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

#13. “‘The thing about growing up with Fred and George,’ said Ginny thoughtfully, ‘is that you sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.’ “— Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

#14. “But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” ― Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter Quotes About Love, Life, Pain, and People

#15. “If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” — Sirius Black, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#16. “Do not pity the dead, Harry, pity the living, and above all those who live without love.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#17. “The ones that love us never really leave us. You can always find them, in here.” — Sirius Black, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#18. “Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#19. “Harry, suffering like this proves you are still a man! This pain is part of being human … the fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

#20. “It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.“— Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#21. “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” ― Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#22. “We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.” ― Sirius Black, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

#23. “Every human life is worth the same and worth saving.” — Kingsley Shacklebolt, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#24. “Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it.” ― Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Iconic Harry Potter Quotes

#25. “‘After all this time?’ ‘Always,’ said Snape.” ― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#26. “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” ― Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

#27. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” ― Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

#28. “Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself.” — Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

#29. “I solemnly swear I am up to no good.” ― Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#30. “Dobby is free.” — Dobby, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

#31. “I think we’ve outgrown full-time education … Time to test our talents in the real world, d’you reckon?” — Fred Weasley, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

#32. “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry. But why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” ― Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#33. “Until the very end.” — James Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

To Conclude

The Harry Potter series is full of themes that can be applied to modern society even today. Thus, it’s safe to say that the power of Harry Potter lives on. J.K. Rowling has given us books we can always come back to, even when we get old and wrinkly.

Still, if there’s no time to reread the whole series, a collection of incredible Harry Potter quotes will do. Whenever you feel down and need a quick pick-me-up — this list will be waiting for you.

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