50 totally unforgettable Harry Potter quotes

We compile the best phrases and reflections of the mythical magical saga.

The Harry Potter saga is one of the most famous and successful of literature and cinema in recent years.The Harry Potter saga is one of the most famous and successful in literature and film in recent years, expanding especially from the first iterations of the saga in the cinema.

Throughout the extensive saga, which has recently received an eighth chapter in book form and several spin-off films focused on other characters and eras ("Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"), we can observe different reflections on diverse and deep themes.

And since we know that there are a lot of fans of all ages of "the boy who survived", in this article we collect a series of phrases of Harry Potter.

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Fifty great phrases and reflections of Harry Potter

Here is a small collection of Harry Potter phrases, present in the different books and movies of the saga.The following is a small collection of phrases from Harry Potter, present in the different books and movies of the saga, that allow us to reflect on different aspects of life.

1. Happiness can be found even in the darkest moments, if we are able to use the light well.

We can always find something to motivate us, something to fight for and to be happy about.

2. Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of inflicting harm and of remedying it.

The power of words and language, of what we say and what we are told, can affect us greatly, both for good and for ill.

3. Love is a force that is both more beautiful and more terrible than death.

The power of love is a recurring theme throughout the saga, demonstrating itself as a force capable of provoking great deeds or heroic sacrifices in order to protect the loved one.

4. The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future turns out to be a very difficult business in itself.

A phrase indicating the difficulty of predicting what is to come, making it clear that being overly concerned about the future or trying to guess it is not very productive, to say the least.

5. We all have light and darkness within us. What matters is which part we choose to empower.

Sirius Black pronounces this phrase to show that everyone has a dark side that we should not be ashamed of, because it is part of us. What matters is what we choose to do with who we are.

6. In every splendorous moment of happiness there is a drop of poison: the certainty that the pain will return.

Not everything in life is happiness, we will always have to face painful or distressing moments at some point. But that doesn't have to stop us from enjoying the moment.

7. Sure, this happens in your head, Harry, but why does that have to mean it's not real?

This phrase reminds us that we should fight for what we dream, as well as that what we feel and think is very real to us and therefore of great value.

8. It takes great courage to stand up to our enemies, but it takes even more courage to stand up to our friends.

Standing up to a stranger or someone we don't like may be relatively easy, but standing up to someone you care about and care about requires a lot of effort and courage.

9. In dreams we find a world entirely our own

A phrase that reflects the importance of dreaming, of imagining the world we want to achieve. Dreams serve as a refuge and an inspiration to act.

10. The only thing that scares us when we face death or darkness is the unknown.

A phrase that reflects that what we are really afraid of is to expose ourselves to the unknown.

11. That's what friendship is all about. You don't know what your friend needs, you just know that he needs something.

Friendship and trust is a bond that makes us get to know the other person, often knowing if something is wrong even if we don't know exactly what.

12. All the money and life you could ever want! The two things that most human beings would choose... The problem is that humans have the gift of choosing precisely the things that are the worst for them.

Immortality and wealth are aspects that human beings tend to consider desirable, often forgetting that there are much more important things that give meaning to life.

13. People find it easier to forgive others for being wrong than for being right.

The truth is sometimes painful, especially when it is denied and is discovered and expressed through the mouths of others.

14. Dark and difficult times await us. Soon we will have to choose between what is right and what is easy.

To get what we want, we often have an easy way of doing things, and a much more costly but ethical and right way.

15. If you want to know what someone is like, look at the way he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

Often a person's character is reflected in the way he treats others, especially when they are less well regarded than oneself.

16. The strength of your convictions determines your success, not the number of your followers.

The most important factor (though not the only one) in achieving our goals is our effort and conviction in what we do.

17. Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus (Never tickle a sleeping dragon).

This phrase is part of the emblem of Hogwarts, the school of magic and wizardry that Harry attends during most of the saga.

18. You can live without a soul, as long as your brain and Heart are still functioning. But you can have no self-consciousness, no memory, no nothing. There is no possibility of recovery. One is limited to exist, like an empty shell.

This phrase is quite explanatory by itself, and can be interpreted as a reference to the need to have and look for something to fight for, something that excites us, motivates us and pushes us to move forward. It speaks of the need to live and not just to survive.

19. What we lose in the end always comes back to us... although sometimes not in the way we expect.

Often we are reunited with things and people we thought we had lost, and they come back into our lives in one way or another.

20. Your inability to understand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness.

A phrase that Dumbledore says to Voldemort, in which he criticizes his lack of consideration for what really matters and the existence of aspects more important than life itself.

21. Do you think that the dead whom we have loved leave us altogether? Do you not think that we remember them especially in the greatest straits? Your father lives in you, Harry, and manifests himself most clearly when you need him.

A phrase that reminds us that those we love are still present in us even though they have passed away, and that they are still alive in some way as long as they are remembered.

22. Do not feel sorry for the dead, but for the living, and especially for those who live without love.

It is logical to lament and feel pain at the loss of someone, but we have to think that at the end of the day they no longer feel pain. It is those who are still alive who will suffer for it.

23. It is not good to dwell in your dreams and forget to live.

Although dreaming is necessary, we must turn those dreams into action or we will limit ourselves to imagining what could be without ever making it a reality.

24. The mind is not a book that one can open when one feels like it or examine when one feels like it. Thoughts are not engraved inside the skull to be analyzed by any invader. The mind is a very complex and multi-layered power.

This quote from Severus Snape reflects how incredibly complex the mind can be, and the fact that no one can know what we think unless we express it.

25. To be the Master of Death is not to achieve immortality. It is to accept death, that is to conquer it.

Everything dies and disappears with time. It is by accepting this fact that we can live in peace and appreciate what it means.

26. Sometimes indifference and coldness cause much more damage than declared aversion.

To be at odds with someone may cause pain but it implies accepting the other in some way, as an equal. However, the same does not happen when someone is ignored, being much more hurtful because they are not considered relevant.

27. Young people cannot know how old people think or feel, but we old people are guilty if we forget what it means to be young.

No matter how much we grow up we should not forget who or how we were. Trying to keep a young spirit will make us stay active and fight for what we believe in. Moreover, we should not disdain those who come after us, since at some point we were like them.

28. Don't you realize that it doesn't matter what you are by birth, but what you are by yourself?

The context in which we are born, although it may give us a different starting point and different opportunities, does not mark who we become. It depends on the actions and decisions we make in our lives.

29. We must try not to sink under the weight of our tribulations, and keep on fighting.

Whatever happens, we must always be able to move forward in spite of pain and fear, without letting worry and hopelessness dent our will to live life the way we want to live it and achieve our goals.

30. Scars can be helpful. I have one on my left knee that is a perfect diagram of the London Underground.

This outlandish phrase refers to the fact that suffering and pain, although unappetizing, help us to learn and develop.

31. There are other ways to fly, not just with magic brooms.

Although it refers to a specific moment in history, this phrase reflects that there is no single way of doing things. It can also serve as a reference to the fact that dreams serve to push us to live and experiment.

32. In the end, everything works out. Always

Positive message that reflects that everything has a solution and that we must have hope.

33. Incorrect understanding is often more dangerous than ignorance.

Pretending to understand something or understanding it only partially can lead us to act in a way that is counterproductive as well as more confident and daring, going further than we would go if we were or considered ourselves completely ignorant of things.

34. We adults are foolish and careless when we underestimate the young.

We often tend to think that the older we get the wiser we are, and this need not be so. The ability of people should not be underestimated because they are older or younger.

35. Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the correct name for things. Fear of a name increases the fear of the thing being named.

Avoiding talking about something or someone will only make it more important.

36. Perhaps those who are best able to exercise power are those who have never aspired to it. Those who, like you, are forced to take on leadership and assume that responsibility and are surprised to find that they know how to do it.

To aspire to power usually implies the desire to control, to impose oneself on others. Those who do not desire it and reach it tend to act in a more disinterested way, more focused on the benefit of those they lead and their project or goal.

37. Working hard is important, but there is something that matters more: believing in yourself.

Believing in one's own possibilities is what will make us capable of doing things. Without that belief, no matter how hard we work, we will find it difficult to guide our behavior toward the goal.

38. After all, to a well-organized mind, death is nothing more than the next great adventure.

No one knows what happens after death. This phrase encourages us not to fear it, but to accept it as a part of life that sooner or later we will all discover.

39. Truth is a terrible and beautiful thing and, therefore, must be treated with great care.

A phrase expressing the importance and delicacy of truth, which in turn implies a high level of responsibility for the one who knows it.

40. Be who you are and say what you think. Because those who care about you, don't care. And those who care, don't care about you.

This phrase urges us to be ourselves without worrying about what others think of us. Whoever loves us, will not love us the same.

41. Ah, the music! A magic beyond anything we do here!

Music, even in a magical world, presents itself as something unique and magical that allows us to express what we feel and communicate with others.

42. Books! Intelligence! There are much more important things, friendship and courage and... Oh, Harry, be careful!

Although knowledge and wisdom are important and very relevant to our lives, they are not and will not be the most fundamental things to live our lives the way we want to live them.

43. It's not skills that prove who we are, it's our choices.

What we choose to do is what determines who we are, regardless of whether we are more or less skilled.

44. It is strange to think that, when one fears something that is going to happen and would like time to begin to pass more slowly, time usually passes more quickly.

Time moves inexorably forward regardless of our will, and we must be ready to face whatever comes our way.

45. The more united we are, the stronger we will be, and the more divided we will be, the weaker we will be.

Union is strength.

46. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also

What is precious to us is what and/or whom we value, want and love.

47. There are some things that cannot be shared without ending up united, and knocking down a ten-foot troll is one of those things.

Doing things together helps us to unite, to establish common goals and to learn to value others.

48. My philosophy is that he who fears suffers twice, so there is nothing to fear.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", this phrase reflects that worrying is not going to fix or prevent what we fear, so it is useless.

49. Every great magician in history started out as no more than we are today.

A phrase that reminds us that we all start from the bottom, with doubts and little knowledge, skill and experience.

50. And now, Harry, let's go into the darkness and go in search of adventure, that capricious seductress.

This phrase pushes us to explore the unknown, to learn and experiment. It pushes us to dare to live despite the risks involved in doing so.