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Poking a sleeping dragon

Deliberately causing mayhem in Snape’s class was about as safe as poking a sleeping dragon in the eye.

— (CS11: The Duelling Club)

Commentary

This sentence from Chamber of Secrets is very similar to the school motto Rowling chose for Hogwarts: "Never tickle a sleeping dragon."

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