Harry Potter
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incantation
Snape: There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making.
bugger
Oh, bugger! I forgot my homework at home.
enunciate
All (including Flitwick): The swish and flick.
Flitwick: Good. Oh, and enunciate. Wingardium Leviosa. Off you go, then.
[The class begin to enunciate and doing the movements on their feathers]
codswallop
Harry: But, Hagrid, whatever Fluffy's guarding, Snape's trying to steal it.
Hagrid: Codswallop. Professor Snape is a Hogwarts teacher.
Hermione: Hogwarts teacher or not, I know a spell when I see one. I've read all about them. You've got to keep ey
waste away
But remember this, Harry. This mirror gives us neither knowledge or truth. Men have wasted away in front of it. Even gone mad. That is why tomorrow it will be moved to a new home. And I must ask you not to go looking for it again.
quill
Hermione: No, you won't. Besides, according to Professor McGonagall, we're to be given special quills bewitched with an anti-cheating spell.
Ron: That's insulting! It's as if they don't trust us! [checks a card, irritated] Dumbledore again!
countercurse
Ron: You have got to start standing up to people, Neville.
Neville: [wobbling uncontrollably] How? I can barely stand at all!
Seamus: [jumping up, wand at the ready] I'll do the countercurse!
Neville Longbottom: No, that's all I need! You to se-
night-night
Filch: There's more than werewolves in those trees, lad. You can be sure of that. [Draco looks frightened.] Nighty-night. [He leaves to go back into the castle]
Hagrid: Right. Let's go.
dolt
Hagrid: Oh. Go on. On with you. On with you now. [Harry lets go] Oh, listen, Harry. If that dolt of a cousin of yours, Dudley, gives you any grief, you could always, um, threaten him with a nice pair of ears to go with that tail of his.
coed
The university has a coed dormitory where both boys and girls live.
bylaws
Professor Dumbledore: I'm well aware of our bylaws, Severus, having written more than a few myself. However, as Head of Gryffindor House, it is for Professor McGonagall to determine the appropriate action.
earmuff
, their cries won't kill you yet, but they could knock you out for several hours, which is why I've given each of you a pair of earmuffs for auditory protection
blighters
Lockhart: Freshly caught Cornish Pixies. [Seamus laughes] Laugh if you will, Mr. Finnigan, but pixies can be devilishly tricky little blighters. Let's see what you make of them, now!
purge of
The Heir alone would be able to open the Chamber, and unleash the horror within, and by so doing, purge the school of all those who, in Slytherin's view, were unworthy to study magic.
vermin (n)
Dobby remembers how it was before Harry Potter triumphed over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. [backs up to the other side of the bed] We house elves were treated like vermin, sir. Of course, Dobby is still treated like vermin.
you wish
Draco: Scared, Potter?
Harry: You wish.
[Harry and Draco walk back several paces and then aim their wands at each other.]
prefect
Percy: I happen to be a school prefect. You, on the other hand, have no business wandering the corridors at this time of night. What are your names again?
Harry as Goyle: Uh, I'm...
wee bit
There's something the both of you have to see. [McGonagall leads Harry and Ron into the Hospital Wing.] I warn you, this could be a wee bit of a shock. [Harry and Ron stop abruptly at the sight of Hermione's petrified body lying on a hospital bed]
bloody hell
Ron: Bloody hell. Whatever shed this must be sixty feet long. Or more. [Lockhart faints, most likely from fear] [sarcastically as Harry turns his attention to Lockhart] Heart of a lion, this one.
gamekeeper (n)
Professor Dumbledore: [smiles at the boys, then stands up while handing some papers to Ron] And now, Mr. Weasley, if you would, have an owl deliver these release papers to Azkaban. I believe we... we want our gamekeeper back.
muggle
Mr. Weasley: I mean...that was very wrong, indeed, boys. Very wrong of you. Now, Harry, you must know all about Muggles. Tell me, what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?
you-know-who
Stan Shunpike: Well, that's the question, isn't it? He's the first one that done it. He was a big supporter of... You-Know-Who. I reckon you've heard of him.
Harry: Yeah... him I've heard of.
on the tip of my tongue
The answer to the question is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't remember it.
woolly
Hermione: Oh, honestly, Ron. If you ask me, Divination's a very woolly discipline. Now, Ancient Runes, that's a fascinating subject.
boggart
[Cabinet shakes and shudders.]
Lupin: Intriguing, isn't it? Would anyone like to venture a guess as to what is inside?
Dean: That's a boggart, that is.
Lupin: Very good, Mr. Thomas. Now, can anyone tell me what a boggart looks like?
Hermione: No one
know-it-all
Snape: Thank you, Mr. Malfoy. That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Ms. Granger. Are you incapable of restraining yourself, or do you take pride in being an insufferable know-it-all?
take detours
Lupin: I want you to return to your dormitory and stay there. [Harry turns to walk away] And don't take any detours. If you do, I shall know.
Harry: Professor, just so you know, I don't think the map always works.
scabber
He called him a scabber for running away when the fight started.
bullet point
Here are the things you need to bring to the picnic:
codger
Seamus: No way. The old codger can see out the back of his head.
["Moody" throws a piece of chalk to the back of the classroom.]
"Moody": And hear across classrooms! So which curse shall we see first? Weasley!
Ron: Yes?
chalice
Excellent! We now have our three champions. But in the end, only one will go down in history. Only one will hoist this chalice of champions, this vessel of victory, the Triwizard Cup!
hoodwink (v)
"Moody": The hell he is! The Goblet of Fire is an exceptionally powerful magical object. Only an exceptionally powerful Confundus Charm could've hoodwinked it. Magic way beyond the talents of a fourth year.
piss off
[Ron turns to the corner and tries to sleep while Harry walks back to his bed.]
Ron: Piss off.
scummy
"Moody": Oh, no, you don't, sonny! (Harry walks away and Malfoy angrily tries casting a spell. "Moody" appears and quickly turns Malfoy into a ferret.) I'll teach you to curse someone when their back is turned! You scummy!__"
sawdust
As for Krum, his head may be filled with sawdust, but Karkaroff's is not. They'll have a strategy. And you can bet that it will play to Krum's strengths. Uh? Come on, Potter. What are your strengths?
knitting
Fred: All right, everyone! Go back to your knitting. This is gonna be uncomfortable enough without all you nosy sods listening in.
prance *v)
McGonagall: Inside every boy, a lordly lion prepared to prance. Mr. Weasley.
Ron: Yes?
McGonagall: Will you join me, please? (She grabs Ron and pulls him up to dance.) Now, place your right hand on my waist.
skull session
"Moody" (appearing in doorway): Hate to break up the skull session. (Hermione and Harry turn to him) Professor McGonagall wants you in her office. Not you, Potter, just Weasley and Granger.
turnip
The farmer harvested a large crop of turnips this season.
lacewing
Snape: Don't lie to me. Gillyweed may be innocuous, but boomslang skin, lacewing flies? You and your little friends are brewing Polyjuice Potion, and believe me, I'm going to find out why!
attaboy
Voldemort: Crucio! (he casts a spell and he wriggles in pain) Crucio! Attaboy, Harry. Your parents would be proud. (He walks up to Harry) Especially your filthy Muggle mother.
topsy-turvy
[She leads Harry and Dudley to his house.]
Mrs. Figg: Dementors in Little Whinging? Whatever next? The whole world's gone topsy-turvy.
loopy
Uncle Vernon: Who did this to you, boy? (Dudley whimpers quietly as Vernon and Petunia checks him out before looking at Harry) Happy, are we now? Eh? You've finally done it. You've finally driven him loopy!
peaky
Molly (after she closes the door): Heavens, you're all right! (She laughs and hugs Harry. She feels his face) Bit peaky, but I'm afraid dinner will have to wait until after the meeting's finished.
dulcet (adj)
George: Harry
Fred: Thought we heard you dulcest voices.
George: Don't bottle it up, though, mate. Let it out.
warped
Lupin: Exactly the point. Fudge isn't in his right mind. It's been twisted and warped by fear. Now, fear makes people do terrible things, Harry. The last time Voldemort gained power, he almost destroyed everything we hold most dear. Now he has return
incontrovertible
Cornelius, I implore you to see reason. The evidence that the Dark Lord has returned is incontrovertible.
Fudge: He's not back.
nutter
Malfoy: I'm surprised the Ministry is still letting you walk around free, Potter. You better enjoy it while you can. I expect there's a cell in Azkaban with your name on it. (Ron grabs Harry by the shoulders) What'd I tell you? Complete nutter.
unprofitable
Fred: Skiving snackbox. Sweets that make you ill.
George: Get you out of class whenever you like.
Fred: Obtain hours of pleasure from unprofitable boredom.
George (as the boy groans): Care for another?
Ron: I'm not asking you to write all of it f
conspiring
That He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is back and you fought him, and the Ministry and the Prophet are conspiring against you and Dumbledore.
Harry: Thanks. It seems you're about the only ones that do.
snogging
Hermione: I'm sure Harry's kissing was more than satisfactory. (Ron chuckle softly.) Cho spends half her time crying these days.
Ron: You'd think a bit of snogging would cheer her up.
unhinge
Snape: Read it, control it, (he turns to Harry) unhinge it. In the past, it was often the Dark Lord's pleasure to invade the minds of his victims, creating visions designed to torture them into madness
sedition
Fudge: Dispatch an owl to the Daily Prophet. If we hurry, we should still make the morning edition. Dawlish, Shacklebolt, you will escort Dumbledore to Azkaban to await trial for conspiracy and sedition.
snag (n)
Dumbledore: Ah, I thought we might hit this little snag. (as he walks) You seem to be laboring under the delusion that I'm going to... What's the phrase?--come quietly. Well, I can tell you this, I have no intention of going to Azkaban.
inquisitorial
Umbridge (on P.A.): Boys and girls are not permitted to be within eight inches of each other. Those wishing to join the Inquisitorial Squad for extra credit... Students will be submitted to questioning about suspected illicit activities. Any students
bugger off
Ginny: Puking Pastilles, it wasn't pretty.
Ron (giving something to Harry): Told them I was hungry, wanted some sweets. 'Course, they told me to bugger off and ate the lot themselves.
Hermione: That was clever, Ron.
Ron: It was bound to happen.
stupefy
Harry: I've waited 14 years.
Lucius: I know.
Harry: I guess I can wait a little longer. Now!
Dumbledore's Army: Stupefy!
tosser
Waitress: Harry Potter. Who's Harry Potter?
Harry (as he lowers the newspaper): Umm, no one. Bit of a tosser, really.
[As she leans over to clear his chips wrapping, Harry's gaze drifts over the smooth skin of her neck, the spray of freckles across
spearmint
It's rumored to smell differently to each person according to what attracts them. For example I smell freshly mown grass and new parchment and spearmint toothpaste.
vial
Slughorn: Ah, yes. (while ladling golden liquid into a tiny vial) What you see before you, ladies and gentlemen, is a curious little potion known as Felix Felicis. But it is more commonly referred to as...
binding
Hermione: Why not?
Harry (walking away): The binding is fragile.
Hermione (walking up to him): The binding is fragile?
Harry: Yeah.
dimbo
Hermione: He's been poisoned you daft dimbo. And for the record, I've always found him interesting.
Lavender: Ah, see? He senses my presence. Don't worry, Won-won. I'm here. I'm here.
boggled
Ron: There is something. (thinks) But it can't be. I was completely boggled, wasn't I?
Hermione: Right. Boggled.
[Harry looks at his book.]
Hermione: Harry, there's Katie. Katie Bell.
hex
Harry: I know what you did, Malfoy. You hexed her, didn't you?
[Draco turns and casts spells. Harry casts to hit a pipe. They fight. Harry goes underneath a toilet. Casts are spun. Harry runs to cast at Malfoy.]
poof
Slughorn: How sweet. I once had a fish, Francis. He was very dear to me. One afternoon I came downstairs, and he'd vanished. Poof.
horcrux
Riddle: I was in the library the other night, in the restricted section, and I read something rather odd about a bit of rare magic. It's called, as I understand it, a horcrux.
Slughorn: I beg your pardon?
Riddle: Horcrux. I came across the term.
mawkishness
Dumbledore: Oh, Harry. You need a shave, my friend. You know, at times, I forget how much you've grown. At times, I still see the small boy from the cupboard. Forgive my mawkishness, Harry. I'm an old man.
abomination (n)
To her, the mixture of magical and Muggle blood is not an abomination (he sits down) but something to be encouraged.
git
Fred: Well, none of us really fancy it, mate.
George: Yeah, imagine if something went wrong, and we ended up a scrawny, specky git forever.
nip it
Mundungus (clearing his throat): Technically, I've been coerced. (turning to Harry) Mundungus Fletcher, Mr. Potter. Always been a huge admirer.
Moody: Nip it, Mundungus. (as some turn to Moody) All right, Granger, as discussed.
canard
The article was filled with canards that misled the public.
purveyer
Dobby: And then Dobby saw Kreacher talking with the thief, Mundungus--
Mundungus: I'm no thief. You foul little git. I'm a purveyor of rare and wondrous objects.
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