1997 - 2011

Harry Potter - some things are worth dying for.

Ron Weasley - that believing in yourself is a hundred times more powerful than luck.

Hermione Granger - an education is a girl’s best asset, even if it doesn’t make you many friends.

Severus Snape - to never, ever, ever judge someone.

Rubeus Hagrid - anything can be cute with the right perspective.

Ginny Weasley - bold is beautiful.

Lily Potter - a mother’s love is the strongest force on earth.

Remus Lupin - fear is the only thing I should be afraid of.

Dolores Umbridge - education with a political agenda is a terrible, terrible thing.

Sirius Black - the ones we love never truly leave us.

Albus Dumbledore - good people are not always good.

Draco Malfoy - bad people are not always bad.

Neville Longbottom - courage is standing up for what’s right, even when you’re scared out of your mind.

Luna Lovegood - weird is wonderful.

Dobby - freedom is a gift.

Lucius Malfoy - no amount of money, pomp, or circumstance will buy you true friends.

Fred & George Weasley - sometimes all you need is a good laugh.

The Dursleys - a world without imagination is a dull and dreary place.

Arthur Weasley - a good sense of curiosity and a bit of obsession can be healthy.

Fleur Delacour - true love is not based on appearance.

Molly Weasley - a happy family is not measured in gold.

Bellatrix Lestrange - hatred and prejudice rot your mind and can turn even the most beautiful person into a monster.

Kreacher - if you want to get to know a man, look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

Cho Chang - rebound relationships almost never work.

Nymphadora Tonks - love myself, no matter what I look like.

Percy Weasley - in the end, no career is worth sacrificing your family.

Sybill Trelawney - you cannot change the past, only the future.

Lavender Brown - physical relationships only last for so long.

Peter Pettigrew - rats do not make good friends.

Nicholas Flamel - in the well-prepared mind, death is but the next great adventure.

Minerva McGonagall - a good cause is worth fighting for at any age.

Hedwig - the love we have for our pets is very real.

Voldemort - a life without love is barely living.

J. K. Rowling taught me that the stories we love will always be with us.

Until the very end.