“Far from being about practising the dark arts, the modern witch movement is all about female empowerment. Women” — Lisa Lister Copy Share Image
“False hope?’ repeated Professor McGonagall, still refusing to look round at Professor Umbridge. ‘He has achieved high marks in all his Defence… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“And what the music elicits—in me, in most everyone who hears it and takes to it—is a strangely comforting, sensual melancholy, a… — William Todd Schultz Copy Share Image
Ron and Hermione were still smirking and Harry felt his temper rise; he wasn’t even sure why he was feeling so angry.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Oh, come off it,” said Ron, striding over to her and whipping her results out of her hand. “Yep— ten ‘Outstandings’ and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In each of us lie good and bad, light and dark, art and pain, choice and regret, cruelty and sacrifice... No one… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
“Maybe he's left," said Harry, "because he missed out on the Defense Against the Dark Arts job again!" "Or he might have… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“Remus,” said Hermione tentatively, “is everything all right . . . you know . . . between you and—” “Everything is fine,… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Political consultants are pugilists, masters in the dark art of negativity. Which is why it's surprising to hear Democrats such as Steve… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
“Okay. I’m ready to move onto something else, like practicing with knives or defense against the dark arts. Cool things.” “Did you… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
“I’m not,” Ben said. “I’m careful. There’s a difference.” “Of course,” my father said. “I’d never—” “Save it for the paying customers,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“I will reluctantly teach you enough trivia for a passing mark on the Ministry-mandated portions of your first-year finals. Since your exact… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
Predicting recessions is indeed a dark art, but I think we are several years away from the next one. — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
“A chef’s magic is his ingredients, how he can substitute one for another, then break with convention by changing it all around… — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
I painted with my husband a portrait of a naked Serge Gainsbourg draped with a French flag, and it hangs in our… — Stephanie Szostak Copy Share Image
And I must draft an advertisement for the Daily Prophet, too,' he added thoughtfully. 'We'll be needing a new Defense Against the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Here, are the stiffening hills, here, the rich cargo Congealed in the dark arteries, Old veins That hold Glamorgan's blood. The midnight… — Mervyn Peake Copy Share Image
You tell the big lie by carefully selecting only the small, isolated truths, linking them in such a way that that advance… — Bill Whittle Copy Share Image
“Snape’s never been like this with any of our other Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers, even if he did want the… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“And just look at these books!” said Hermione excitedly, running a finger along the spines of the large leather-bound tomes. “A Compendium… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
