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Harry Potter insults: 10 killer comebacks

WANT to fling a sick burn at someone who is giving you grief? Try some Harry Potter insults such as, “Even Dobby wouldn’t touch your socks!”

IF YOU’RE a witch or a wizard who’s being bullied, there’s a handbook to help you fight back.

Available on Amazon, The Unofficial Harry Potter Insults Handbook is full of “101 Comebacks For The Slytherin In Your Life”.

The witty one-liners were written by Birdy Jones and Laura Moss, who came up with the idea when they were sharing a butterbeer at a Harry Potter-themed birthday party a few years ago.

Here are 10 of the best comebacks from the handbook:

It’s the Portkey to my happiness.
It’s the Portkey to my happiness.
Snape need not fear mirrors. He’s FABULOUS.
Snape need not fear mirrors. He’s FABULOUS.
Maybe if you Sprouted a bit of talent...
Maybe if you Sprouted a bit of talent...
He nose what I mean.
He nose what I mean.
Peter Pettigrew into... quite a specimen.
Peter Pettigrew into... quite a specimen.
The claws are out.
The claws are out.
Harry Potter: The Boy Who Lived long enough to become really ugly.
Harry Potter: The Boy Who Lived long enough to become really ugly.
“Yer a lizard, Harry.” - Gandalf
“Yer a lizard, Harry.” - Gandalf
And Harry’s socks were pretty damn gross.
And Harry’s socks were pretty damn gross.
The Dementor’s Kiss: still a better love story than Twilight.
The Dementor’s Kiss: still a better love story than Twilight.

The Unofficial Harry Potter Insults Handbook: 101 Comebacks For The Slytherin In Your Life is available on Amazon.

Originally published as Harry Potter insults: 10 killer comebacks

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