What's your favorite quote from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone?

I've been rereading it, you see, and plan to continue to reread all of canon. And every time I pick it up (I usually only manage a few pages before I fall asleep), I remember how much I love J.K. Rowling and this amazing world she's created. Sometimes we get so involved in fandom and fanon that we forget what brought us there in the first place. Whenever I reread Austen I'm amazed by just how much of a genius she is-- I mean, I know she's amazing, but when I've been away from her actual words for a long time, I forget just how amazing she is. The same thing happens with good old Jo. I've noticed that some of you have felt the lack of canon love lately as well-- and others of you are bored by the lack of LJ-posting. So, as a remedy to that (and because I'll never pass up an opportunity to procrastinate writing a paper), I hereby declare today

Quote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone Day!!

Is your favorite bit funny? Sad? Whimsical? Touching? Foreshadow-y? All of these? Doesn't matter! Find your favorite quote and post it here. If you want to spread the fun, you can post it on your own LJ, but please either copy/paste it into a comment here, or link back, because I'd like to collect them all here. Next week we'll do Chamber of Secrets, and the week after that Prisoner of Azkaban, and so on, so don't worry, we'll get to all the good stuff eventually. For now, lets remember those magical first steps we took into Harry's world.

So, here's mine:

Lee Jordan was finding it difficult not to take sides.
"So — after that obvious and disgusting bit of cheating —"
"Jordan!" growled Professor McGonagall.
"I mean, after that open and revolting foul —"
"Jordan, I'm warning you—"
"All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I'm sure, so a penalty to Gryffindor, taken by Spinnet, who puts it away, no trouble, and we continue play, Gryffindor still in possession."

(Chapter 11, Quidditch, pp. 188-189, US hardcover)

What's your favorite quote from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone?

I've been rereading it, you see, and plan to continue to reread all of canon. And every time I pick it up (I usually only manage a few pages before I fall asleep), I remember how much I love J.K. Rowling and this amazing world she's created. Sometimes we get so involved in fandom and fanon that we forget what brought us there in the first place. Whenever I reread Austen I'm amazed by just how much of a genius she is-- I mean, I know she's amazing, but when I've been away from her actual words for a long time, I forget just how amazing she is. The same thing happens with good old Jo. I've noticed that some of you have felt the lack of canon love lately as well-- and others of you are bored by the lack of LJ-posting. So, as a remedy to that (and because I'll never pass up an opportunity to procrastinate writing a paper), I hereby declare today

Quote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone Day!!

Is your favorite bit funny? Sad? Whimsical? Touching? Foreshadow-y? All of these? Doesn't matter! Find your favorite quote and post it here. If you want to spread the fun, you can post it on your own LJ, but please either copy/paste it into a comment here, or link back, because I'd like to collect them all here. Next week we'll do Chamber of Secrets, and the week after that Prisoner of Azkaban, and so on, so don't worry, we'll get to all the good stuff eventually. For now, lets remember those magical first steps we took into Harry's world.

So, here's mine:

Lee Jordan was finding it difficult not to take sides.
"So — after that obvious and disgusting bit of cheating —"
"Jordan!" growled Professor McGonagall.
"I mean, after that open and revolting foul —"
"Jordan, I'm warning you—"
"All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I'm sure, so a penalty to Gryffindor, taken by Spinnet, who puts it away, no trouble, and we continue play, Gryffindor still in possession."

(Chapter 11, Quidditch, pp. 188-189, US hardcover)

What's your favorite quote from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone?

I've been rereading it, you see, and plan to continue to reread all of canon. And every time I pick it up (I usually only manage a few pages before I fall asleep), I remember how much I love J.K. Rowling and this amazing world she's created. Sometimes we get so involved in fandom and fanon that we forget what brought us there in the first place. Whenever I reread Austen I'm amazed by just how much of a genius she is-- I mean, I know she's amazing, but when I've been away from her actual words for a long time, I forget just how amazing she is. The same thing happens with good old Jo. I've noticed that some of you have felt the lack of canon love lately as well-- and others of you are bored by the lack of LJ-posting. So, as a remedy to that (and because I'll never pass up an opportunity to procrastinate writing a paper), I hereby declare today

Quote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone Day!!

Is your favorite bit funny? Sad? Whimsical? Touching? Foreshadow-y? All of these? Doesn't matter! Find your favorite quote and post it here. If you want to spread the fun, you can post it on your own LJ, but please either copy/paste it into a comment here, or link back, because I'd like to collect them all here. Next week we'll do Chamber of Secrets, and the week after that Prisoner of Azkaban, and so on, so don't worry, we'll get to all the good stuff eventually. For now, lets remember those magical first steps we took into Harry's world.

So, here's mine:

Lee Jordan was finding it difficult not to take sides.
"So — after that obvious and disgusting bit of cheating —"
"Jordan!" growled Professor McGonagall.
"I mean, after that open and revolting foul —"
"Jordan, I'm warning you—"
"All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I'm sure, so a penalty to Gryffindor, taken by Spinnet, who puts it away, no trouble, and we continue play, Gryffindor still in possession."

(Chapter 11, Quidditch, pp. 188-189, US hardcover)