I don't know if it has been done before, but I thought I'd make a thread of lines that have been used in fanfics a million too many times. Below are some I've found.

"What the bloody hell do you think you're doing boy?" Uncle Vernon said through clenched teeth, his face turning a sick shade of purple.

Dudley attempted to hide behind his mother, his hands held securely on his bum.

"Very Slytherine of you, Harry," Sev/erus said with a smirk.

"As Mad-eye says, CONSTANT VIGILANCE!"

"Oh my god! Did I just think of Hermione/Ginny like that!?"

And last but not least, the same exact Harry-Sirius deam sequence.

Harry saw a jet of red light hit his godfather square in the chest. Saw Sirius's shocked face as he fell backwards through the fluttering black veil. He felt Lupin holding him back as he rushed forward to keep his godfather from stumbling through the stone archway.
"SIRIUS!" Harry yelled the word as he sat bolt upright in bed, drenched in a cold sweat.

 

"No wizard has ever treated goblins as equals, Mr. Potter!" said a shocked Griphook.

I've seen something like this one in sooo many fics; every indy/harry fic nowadays seems to include the shopping spree and the Gringotts Trip, unfortunately.

 

Bleh, hate that one.

'Harry stared at the shaggy black dog. It seemed so familliar. "Padfoot?" he asked softly.'

 

Here's one I always skip:

"This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended."

 

"my dear boy"

"i must insist"

are my pet peeves.

 

rofl! I agree, disclaimers are the most repeated lines, and the most annoying!


This one, also included in the Shopping Spree trend, pisses me off to no end: "I need a second wand, Mr. Ollivander, because my wand is Voldemort's wand's brother."

Start acting like a man, use the time the wands are connected to approach V, draw a sword or something, and gut him! Stop being a pussy!!!

 

I was under the impression that that was a direct quote from OotP. If so, then really you can't bash people for using it, even if it would be nice if they had some originality and thought up some description by themselves.

 

Clothes shopping…
Some authors are quite fond of describing every single detail of clothing that Harry buys.

 

dumbledore calling everyone "My Boy" no matter if they are male or female

Malfoy's greeting to Harry, Herman and Ron also appears to be identical in almost all stories.

 

"Of course Dobby wants to become the Great Harry Potter sir's house elf!"
"Well, why don't we invite Winky, too?"

"...and to Harry 'Prongslett' James Potter, I bequeath the rest of my earthly possessions." Plus the added, "and make him heir to the Ancient and Noble House of Black."

Every time Harry needs a house-elf or goes to the Will reading something like this happens.

 

calling harry "cub" and "pup".

calling hermione anything but her name.

calling fred and george "gred" and "forge". it's one thing when they're adolescents...but after growing up a bit? that's like stained future gay.

 

"...with a dark past..."
Well, turn on a bloody light

"A new DADA professor who has a connection to Snape/Lupin/Sirius/Dumbledore/Voldemort/Kermit the Frog/"

"Can she help Harry defeat Lord Voldemort for good"

"Harry is sick of Dumbledore's manipulation, goes to Knocturn Alley, visits his vaults and is ready to become the man/wizard/warrior/leader he is!"

 

although I agree with that, I believe that goes under the 'cliche' thread.

 

"I love you Harry, you've always been my confidant"

"I love you to Hermione/Ginny"

 

"Ginny, I just noticed how much you have..erm..grown up."

I bloody hate that so much!

 

"Would you like a lemon drop?"

"...the firery youngest Weasley..."

*cry's* "Sirius, why did you leave me?!" *bitches and moans*

 

"DON'T TALK ABOUT SIRIUS THAT WAY" as Harry cries and whines like an emo kid.

 

Any line in which Harry acts like an emo-kid period. Also, the 'donts'

"DONT TALK ABOUT MY PARENTS THAT WAY!"
"DONT TALK ABOUT DUMBLEDORE THAT WAY!"
"DONT TALK ABOUT MOONY LIKE THAT!"
"DONT CALL HER A MUDBLOOD!"
"DONT YOU DARE TALK ABOUT MY PARENTS, WORMTAIL!"
"DONT TELL ME YOU DIDNT KNOW ABOUT MY FIFTY BAZILLION TRILLION HIDDEN ACCOUNTS, DUMBLEDORE!"