Friday, March 3, 2017

Which are the best sarcastic lines in the Harry Potter series?

My personal favorite is:
Umbridge: Potter has received very poor marks in all his tests with me.
McGonagall:  I should have made my meaning plainer.  He has achieved high marks in all Defense against the Dark Arts tests set by a competent teacher.

Here are a few other gems I haven't seen people mention:

Hermione (while blackmailing Rita Skeeter): I suppose the Prophet would pay you rather a lot for an insider's account of Azkaban....

McGonagall (asked if she and the other professors can secure the school against Voldemort): Yes, I think so.  We teachers are rather good at magic you see.

Ron (about Aragog):  Believe me, being dead will have improved him a lot.

Phinneas Nigellus Black: I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts, Minister, but you can't deny he's got style. (This was modified and given to Kingsley Shacklebolt in the movie)

Edit:  My original quote from Ron was actually said by Harry (and mentioned previously), so I've replaced it with a gem he actually did say.  McGonagall's answer was slightly off, so I edited that, too



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