You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hofflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hofflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
--- p.88
'Swap you for one of these,' said harry, holdong up a pasty. 'Go on-' 'You don't want this, it's all dry,' said Ron.'She hasn't got to much time,'he added quickly,'You know, whit five of us.' 'Go on have a pasty.'said harrym who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with, It was a nice feeling, sitting there with ron, eating their way through all harry's pasties and cakes(the sandwiches lay forgotten)
--- p.76
Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.
Mr Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings,which made drills. He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache. Mrs Dursley was thin and blonde and nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbours.The Dursleys had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere.
---1p.
Danger lies before you, while safety lies behind,
Two of us will help you, whilever you would find,
One among us seven will let you move ahead,
Another will transport the drinker back instead,
Two another our number hold only nettle wine,
Three of us are killers, waiting hidden in line,
Choose, unless you wish to stay here forevermore,
To help you in your chice, we give you these clues four:...
--- p.285