By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.
J. K. RowlingRead
Hogwarts is threatened!” shouted Professor McGonagall. “Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school!
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of standing up and protecting what is valuable in times of danger.
Professor McGonagall's plea highlights the urgency and responsibility that comes with defending a cherished place, in this case, Hogwarts. It reflects the theme of courage in the face of threats and calls for unity and duty among individuals to safeguard their community.
Themes
HogwartsCourageDutyProtectionSchool
In practice
Example use cases
During a school assembly to motivate students to protect the environment, this quote can inspire them to take action.
More from J. K. Rowling
All quotes →Where are you heading, if you’ve got the choice?” James lifted an invisible sword. “‘Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!’ Like my dad.” Snape made a small, disparaging noise. James turned on him. “Got a problem with that?” “No,” said Snape, though his slight sneer said otherwise. “If you’d rather be brawny than brainy —” “Where’re you hoping to go, seeing as you’re neither?” interjected Sirius.
J. K. RowlingRead
Depression isn't just being a bit sad. It's feeling nothing. It's not wanting to be alive anymore.
J. K. RowlingRead
I tell you, that dragon's the most horrible animal I've ever met, but the way Hagrid goes on about it, you'd think it was a fluffy little bunny rabbit.
J. K. RowlingRead
Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it?
J. K. RowlingRead
The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed.
J. K. RowlingRead
Similar quotes
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.
Nelson MandelaRead
If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. They'll have enough to eat, a bed and a roof over their heads. But if an American wants to preserve his dignity and his equality as a human being, he must not bow his neck to any dictatorial government.
Dwight D. EisenhowerRead
The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
OvidRead
We want to turn victims into survivors - and survivors into thrivers.
Tarana BurkeRead
Our chiefs are killed. . . . The little children are freezing to death. . . . My people have no blankets, no food. . . . My heart is sick and sad. . . . I will fight no more forever.
Chief JosephRead
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
Frederick DouglassRead