"Dominating the scene was Hagrid, wearing a helmet and goggles and sitting astride an enormous motorbike with a black sidecar attached. All around him other people were dismounting from their brooms and, in two cases, skeletal, black winged horses." Ch. 3 p. 45

"A second later, Ron had snatched his arm back from around her shoulders; she had dropped The Monster Book of Monsters on his foot. The book had broken free from its restraining belt and snapped viciously at Ron's ankle." Ch. 6 p. 95

"'Severus Snape?' Mad-Eye Moody's voice whispered out of the darkness, making all three of them jump back in fright. 'We're not Snape!' croaked Harry, before something whooshed over him like cold air and his tongue curled backward on itself, making it impossible to speak." Ch. 9 p. 170

"'Oh, Kreacher!' wailed Hermione, who was crying. She dropped to her knees beside the elf and tried...