30 of the Most Badass Quotes From Harry Potter Witches

With her real-life story of rags to riches, J.K. Rowling is truly an inspiring role model for girls and women aspiring for greatness. But it's also the characters she's written into being who have made an impact over the years. Rowling has created strong, smart, and complex ladies for the Harry Potter franchise who have some of the best one-liners, from funny to inspiring to straight-up badass. Let's look back at the life advice uttered from the witches of the Harry Potter books and films — the good, the bad, and the Bellatrix — including Molly Weasley's infamous foulmouthed line!

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Hermione Granger on What Really Matters
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Hermione Granger on What Really Matters

"Books! And cleverness! There are more important things — friendship and bravery . . . "

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (book)

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Fleur Delacour on Inner Beauty
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Fleur Delacour on Inner Beauty

"What do I care how 'e looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave!"

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (book)

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Molly Weasley on Family Values
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Molly Weasley on Family Values

"Not my daughter, you b*tch!"

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book)

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Luna Lovegood on Patience
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Luna Lovegood on Patience

"Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

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Narcissa Malfoy on the Protecting Her Family
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Narcissa Malfoy on the Protecting Her Family

"If you attack my son again, I shall ensure that it is the last thing you ever do."

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (book)

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Rita Skeeter on Tactfully Handling the Situation
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Rita Skeeter on Tactfully Handling the Situation

"Everyone loves a rebel, Harry. Speaking of your parents, were they alive, how do you think they'd feel? Proud? Or concerned that your attitude shows, at best, a pathological need for attention? The worst psychotic death wish."

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (movie)

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Hermione Granger on Being Proud of Who You Are
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Hermione Granger on Being Proud of Who You Are

"Mudblood, and proud of it!"

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book)

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Ginny Weasley on Bravery
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Ginny Weasley on Bravery

"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

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Moaning Myrtle on the Bright Side
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Moaning Myrtle on the Bright Side

"Harry, if you die down there, you're welcome to share my toilet."

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (book)

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Madam Pomfrey on Harsh Realities
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Madam Pomfrey on Harsh Realities

"Well, what'd you expect, pumpkin juice?!"

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (movie)

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Luna Lovegood on Reading the Room
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Luna Lovegood on Reading the Room

"Come, daddy, Harry doesn't want to talk to us right now. He's just too polite to say it."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book)

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Minerva McGonagall on Punctuality
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Minerva McGonagall on Punctuality

"Well, thank you for that assessment, Mr. Weasley. Perhaps it would be more useful if I were to transfigure Mr. Potter and yourself into a pocket watch? That way, one of you might be on time."

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (movie)

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Dolores Umbridge on Children
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Dolores Umbridge on Children

"You know, I really hate children."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (movie)

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Hermione Granger on Friendship
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Hermione Granger on Friendship

"No, Harry, you listen. We're coming with you. That was decided months ago — years, really."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book)

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Sybil Trelawney on Honesty
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Sybil Trelawney on Honesty

"See? Right here. You may be young in years, but the heart that beats beneath your bosom is as shriveled as an old maid's, your soul as dry as the pages of the books to which you so desperately cleave."

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (movie)

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Ginny Weasley on Minding Your Own Business
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Ginny Weasley on Minding Your Own Business

"Let's get this straight once and for all. It's none of your business who I go out with or what I do with them."

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince book

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Hermione Granger on Perspective
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Hermione Granger on Perspective

"Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it?"

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book)

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Nymphadora Tonks on Cleanliness
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Nymphadora Tonks on Cleanliness

"They're very clean, these Muggles. It's unnatural."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie

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Luna Lovegood on Bravery
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Luna Lovegood on Bravery

"Being different isn't a bad thing. It means you're brave enough to be yourself."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book)

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Minerva McGonagall on Restraint
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Minerva McGonagall on Restraint

"Oh, there are several things I would like to say!"

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (movie)

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Lavender Brown on Near-Death Experiences
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Lavender Brown on Near-Death Experiences

"Friend? Don't make me laugh! You haven't spoken in weeks. I guess you want to make up with him now that's he's suddenly all interesting!"

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (movie)

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Hermione Granger on Basic Rights
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Hermione Granger on Basic Rights

"You've got the right to wages and holidays and proper clothes, you don't have to do everything you're told."

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (book)

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Ginny Weasley on Shutting Down Jerks
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Ginny Weasley on Shutting Down Jerks

"Don't be so mean."

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (movie)

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Minerva McGonagall on Facing Your Fears
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Minerva McGonagall on Facing Your Fears

"And his name is Voldemort! Filius, you might as well use it; he's going to try to kill you either way."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 (movie)

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Hermione Granger on Sexism
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Hermione Granger on Sexism

"The truth is that you don't think a girl would have been clever enough!"

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (book)

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Luna Lovegood Quoting Rowena Ravenclaw on Intelligence
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Luna Lovegood Quoting Rowena Ravenclaw on Intelligence

"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

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Hermione on Breaking the Rules
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Hermione on Breaking the Rules

"I mean, it's sort of exciting, isn't it, breaking the rules?"

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

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Nymphadora Tonks on Safety
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Nymphadora Tonks on Safety

"Don't put your wand there, boy! What if it ignited? Better wizards than you have lost buttocks, you know."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book)

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Padma Patil on Compliments
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Padma Patil on Compliments

"[To Ron] Don't you look . . . dashing."

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (movie)

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Bellatrix Lestrange on Taking Initiative
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Bellatrix Lestrange on Taking Initiative

"My Lord, I'd like to volunteer for this task. I want to kill the boy."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 (movie)