| Quote #10 "Naturally," said Madame Rosmerta, with a small laugh. "Never saw one without the other, did you? The number of times I had them in here – ooh, how they used to make me laugh. Quite the double act, Sirius Black and James Potter!" (10.3.140) |
Rosmerta's description of Sirius and James as a "double act" make them sound an awful lot like Fred and George Weasley.
| Quote #11 "I gotta tell yeh, I thought you two'd value yer friend more'n broomsticks or rats. That's all." |
Hagrid pretty much sums up the theme of friendship in this novel and in a way that teaches Ron and Harry a lesson without sounding like an after-school special. Well-played, Hagrid.
| Quote #12 "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!" roared Black. "DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!" (19.165) |
OK, we take it back. Hagrid ties with Sirius Black for best summation of the book's friendship theme, though Sirius expresses a darker and more adult take on the theme.