He was going to be armed with his wand - which, just now, felt like nothing more than a narrow strip of wood - against a fifty-foot-high, scaly, spike-ridden, fire-breathing dragon.

“So...you lot got dates for the ball yet?""Nope," said Ron."Well, you'd better h…”

“I speak now, Harry Potter, directly to you. You have permitted your friends to …”

“Do you mean ter tell me," he growled at the Dursleys, "that this boy—this boy!—…”

“Lockhart cuffed Harry merrily on the shoulder. “Just do what I did, Harry!” “Wh…”