Ron And Hermione Were Still Smirking And Harry Felt His Temper Rise; He Wasn’t Even Sure Why He Was Feeling So Angry. “don’t Sit There Grinning Like You Know Better Than I Do, I Was There, Wasn’t I?” He Said Heatedly. “i Know What Went On, All Right? And I Didn’t Get Through Any Of That Because I Was Brilliant At Defense Against The Dark Arts, I Got Through It All Because — Because Help Came At The Right Time, Or Because I Guessed Right — But I Just Blundered Through It All, I Didn’t Have A Clue What I Was Doing — Stop Laughing!

-J. K. Rowling

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You Know, Minister, I Disagree With Dumbledore On Many Counts...but You Cannot Deny He's Got Style.

Style

Deny

Ministers

You Will Never Truly Know Yourself Or The Strength Of Your Relationships Until Both Have Been Tested By Adversity.

Positive

Adversity

Our Relationship

I Think That I've Had A Very Strange Life.

Thinking

Strange

They Were Bullyin' Him, Hermione, 'cause He's So Small!" Said Hagrid. "small?" Said Hermione. "small?" "hermione, I Couldn't Leave Him," Said Hagrid, Tears Now Trickling Down His Bruised Face Into His Beard. "see -- He's My Brother!

Brother

Tears

Beard

I Think It’s The Books That You Read When You’re Young That Live With You Forever.

Book

Thinking

Forever

But Colin's Only Understanding Of Love Was Of Limitless Loyalty, Boundless Tolerance.

Loyalty

Understanding

Tolerance

Failure Is Not Fun. It Can Be Awful. But Living So Cautiously That You Never Fail Is Worse.

Fun

Awful

Failing

We Are Only As Strong As We Are United, As Weak As We Are Divided.

Inspirational

Strength

Inspiring

If All Goes Well, You Will Be Able To Save More Than One Innocent Life Tonight.

Tonight

Able

Innocent

[about His Dress Robes...] I’m Never Wearing Them," Ron Was Saying Stubbornly. "never." "fine," Snapped Mrs. Weasley. "go Naked. And, Harry, Make Sure You Get A Picture Of Him. Goodness Knows I Could Do With A Laugh.

Laughing

Dresses

Naked

Harry's Status As Orphan Gives Him A Freedom Other Children Can Only Dream About (guiltily, Of Course). No Child Wants To Lose Their Parents, Yet The Idea Of Being Removed From The Expectations Of Parents Is Alluring. The Orphan In Literature Is Freed From The Obligation To Satisfy His/her Parents, And From The Inevitable Realization That His/her Parents Are Flawed Human Beings. There Is Something Liberating, Too, About Being Transported Into The Kind Of Surrogate Family Which Boarding School Represents, Where The Relationships Are Less Intense And The Boundaries Perhaps More Clearly Defined.

Dream

Children

School

But People Only Die In Proper Duels, You Know, With Real Wizards. The Most You And Malfoy’ll Be Able To Do Is Send Sparks At Each Other. Neither Of You Knows Enough Magic To Do Any Real Damage. I Bet He Expected You To Refuse, Anyway.” “and What If I Wave My Wand And Nothing Happens?” “throw It Away And Punch Him On The Nose,” Ron Suggested.

Real

People

What If

Slowly, Very Slowly, He Sat Up, And As He Did So He Felt More Alive, And More Aware Of His Own Living Body Than Ever Before. Why Had He Never Appreciated What A Miracle He Was, Brain And Nerve And Bounding Heart? It Would All Be Gone...or At Least, He Would Be Gone From It. His Breath Came Slow And Deep, And His Mouth And Throat Were Completely Dry, But So Were His Eyes.

Heart

Eye

Miracle

Courtesy Dictates That We Offer Fellow Wizards The Opportunity Of Denying Us Entry.

Opportunity

Wizards

Courtesy

As The Sun Fell Below The Horizon, Sir Luckless Emerged From The Waters With The Glory Of His Triumph Upon Him, And Flung Himself In His Rusted Armor At The Feet Of Amata, Who Was The Kindest And Most Beautiful Woman He Had Ever Beheld. Flushed With Success, He Begged For Her Hand And Her Heart, And Amata, No Less Delighted, Realized That She Had Found A Man Worthy Of Them.

Beautiful

Heart

Men

What Do I Care How 'e Looks? I Am Good-looking Enough For Both Of Us, I Theenk! All These Scars Show Is Zat My Husband Is Brave!

Husband

Brave

Looks

Yes, Well, Principles Are Sometimes The Problem, If You Ask Me,' Said Miles. 'often What's Needed Is A Bit Of Common Sense.' 'which Is The Name People Usually Give To Their Prejudices,' Rejoined Kay.

Names

People

Common Sense

Maybe He Murdered Myrtle; That Would’ve Done Everyone A Favor. . . .

Myrtle

Done

Favors

I Just Wish I’d Asked You Sooner. We Could’ve Had Ages . . . Months . . . Years Maybe. . . .

Years

Wish

Age

Hogwarts Was The First And Best Home He Had Known. He And Voldemort And Snape, The Abandoned Boys, Had All Found Home Here.

Home

Boys

Firsts

He Gave Everything To Everybody. Except To Me.

And Death Spoke To Them —’” “sorry,” Interjected Harry, “but Death Spoke To Them?” “it’s A Fairy Tale, Harry!” “right, Sorry. Go On.

Sorry

Goes On

Fairy Tale

For Some To Love You, Some Must Loathe You.

Love You

Loathe

Depression Is The Most Unpleasant Thing I Have Ever Experienced. . . . It Is That Absence Of Being Able To Envisage That You Will Ever Be Cheerful Again. The Absence Of Hope. That Very Deadened Feeling, Which Is So Very Different From Feeling Sad. Sad Hurts But It's A Healthy Feeling. It Is A Necessary Thing To Feel. Depression Is Very Different.

Sad

Depression

Hurt

Indifference And Neglect Often Do Much More Damage Than Outright Dislike ...we Wizards Have Mistreated And Abused Our Fellows For Too Long, And We Are Now Reaping Our Reward.

Long

Damage

Wizards

You've Got To Appreciate What The Worst Is. You Don't Want To Find Yourself In A Situation Where You're Facing It.

Appreciate

Finding Yourself

Want

I Have Seen Your Heart, And It Is Mine.

Heart

Lord Voldemort

Mines

Often, You Have To Fail As A Writer Before You Write That Bestselling Novel Or Ground-breaking Memoir. If You're Failing As A Writer - Which It Definitely Feels Like When You're Struggling To Write Regularly Or Can't Seem To Earn A Living As A Freelance Writer - Maybe You Need To Take A Long-term Perspective.

Struggle

Writing

Long

She Had A Way Of Moving That Moved Him As Much As Music, Which Was What Moved Him Most Of All. Surely The Spirit Animating That Pearless Body Must Be Unusual Too? Why Would Nature Make A Vessel Like That, If Not To Contain Something Still More Valuable?

Moving

Body

Way

I Like The Distinction. It Enables Me To Have More Easygoing Encounters In My Private Life.

Encounters

Distinction

Private Life

Have To? Of Course You Have To! But Only Because Of You, Harry, Won't Rest Until Voldemort Is Finished! Think Now, For Once, If You Have Never Heard Of The Prophecy! What Would You Do?

Thinking

Because Of You

Prophecy

I Think You Have A Moral Responsibility When You've Been Given Far More Than You Need, To Do Wise Things With It And Give Intelligently.

Wise

Responsibility

Thinking

He Was About To Go Home, About To Return To The Place Where He Had Had A Family. It Was In Godric’s Hollow That, But For Voldemort, He Would Have Grown Up And Spent Every School Holiday. He Could Have Invited Friends To His House. . . . He Might Even Have Had Brothers And Sisters. . . . It Would Have Been His Mother Who Had Made His Seventeenth Birthday Cake. The Life He Had Lost Had Hardly Ever Seemed So Real To Him As At This Moment, When He Knew He Was About To See The Place Where It Had Been Taken From Him.

Mother

Brother

Real

I'm Not A Billionaire, What A Tragedy.

Tragedy

Billionaire

Love Is The Strongest Power There Is.

Love Is

Strongest

With All Of Their Benefits, And There Are Many, One Of The Things I Regret About E-books Is That They Have Taken Away The Necessity Of Trawling Foreign Bookshops Or The Shelves Of Holiday Houses To Find Something To Read. I've Come Across Gems And Stinkers That Way, And Both Can Be Fun.

Fun

Regret

Book

Yeah, But Coming From Dudley That's Like "i Love You.

Love You

Yeah

Dudley Dursley

We've All Got Both Light And Dark Inside Us. What Matters Is The Part We Choose To Act On. That's Who We Really Are.

Love

Inspirational

Dark

Fawkes Is A Phoenix, Harry. Phoenixes Burst Into Flame When It Is Time For Them To Die And Are Reborn From The Ashes.

Flames

Phoenix

Ashes

The Exceptions Were Two Men A Little Ahead Of Them, Standing Just Outside The Three Broomsticks. One Was Very Tall And Thin; Squinting Through His Rain-washed Glasses Harry Recognized The Barman Who Worked In The Other Hogsmeade Pub, The Hog’s Head. As Harry, Ron, And Hermione Drew Closer, The Barman Drew His Cloak More Tightly Around His Neck And Walked Away, Leaving The Shorter Man To Fumble With Something In His Arms. They Were Barely Feet From Him When Harry Realized Who The Man Was. “mundungus!

Rain

Men

Glasses

Severus Snape Wasn't Yours," Said Harry. "snape Was Dumbledores, Dumbledores From The Moment You Started Hunting Down My Mother.

Mother

Hunting

Moments

Dumbledore Would Have Been Happier Than Anybody To Think That There Was A Little More Love In The World.

Thinking

World

Littles

Voldemort Himself Created His Worst Enemy, Just As Tyrants Everywhere Do! Have You Any Idea How Much Tyrants Fear The People They Oppress? All Of Them Realize That, One Day, Amongst Their Many Victims, There Is Sure To Be One Who Rises Against Them And Strikes Back!

Worst Enemy

Tyrants

Ideas

Ron's Indignation On His Behalf Was Worth About A Hundred Points To Him.

Hundred

Behalf

Indignation

What Are We Doing Here? Has Something Gone Wrong?” “oh No, Ron,” Came Fred’s Voice, Very Sarcastically. “no, This Is Exactly Where We Wanted To End Up.

Voice

Funny Harry Potter

Gone

I Know [umbridge] By Reputation And I'm Sure She's No Death Eater-" "she's Foul Enough To Be One..." "yes, But The World Isn't Split Into Good People And Death Eaters.

Death Eaters

People

World

No, Thanks," Said Harry. "the Toilet's Never Had Anything As Horrible As Your Head Down It— It Might Be Sick." Then He Ran, Before Dudley Could Work Out What He'd Said.

Work Out

Sick

Toilets

In March Several Of The Mandrakes Threw A Loud And Raucous Party In Greenhouse Three. This Made Professor Sprout Very Happy. “the Moment They Start Trying To Move Into Each Other’s Pots, We’ll Know They’re Fully Mature,” She Told Harry.

Moving

Party

Trying

Yeah, She Shows Signs Of Life If You Do This," Said Ron, And With His Tongue He Made Soft Clip-flopping Noises. Umbridge Sat Bolt Upright, Looking Wildly Around.

Noise

Tongue

Yeah

There Is No Point In Apportioning Blame. What Is Done, Is Done.

Done

Blame

No Point

Longbottom, If Brains Were Gold, You'd Be Poorer Than Weasley, And That's Saying Something.

Stupid

Brain

Gold

From This Point Forth, We Shall Be Leaving The Firm Foundation Of Fact And Journeying Together Through The Murky Marshes Of Memory Into Thickets Of Wildest Guesswork.

Memories

Leaving

Together

His Hand Closed Automatically Around The Fake Horcrux But In Spite Of Everything, In Spite Of The Dark And Twisting Path He Saw Stretching Ahead For Himself, In Spite Of The Final Meeting With Voldemort He Knew Must Come Whether In A Month In A Year Or In Ten, He Felt His Heart Lift At The Thought That There Was Still One Last Golden Day Of Peace Left To Enjoy With Ron And Hermione.

Heart

Dark

Golden Days

He Didn't Realize That Love As Powerful As Your Mother's For You Leaves Its Own Mark.

Mom

Mother

Powerful

I Haven’t Got The Heart To Take The Mickey Out Of Him, Even,” Said Fred, Looking Over At Ron’s Crumpled Figure. “mind You . . . When He Missed The Fourteenth . . .” He Made Wild Motions With His Arms As Though Doing An Upright Doggy-paddle. “well, I’ll Save It For Parties, Eh?

Party

Heart

Mind

So Top Grade's O For 'outstanding,'" Hermione Was Saying, "and Then There's A-" "no, E," George Corrected Her, "e For 'exceeds Expectations.' And I've Always Thought Fred And I Should've Got E In Everything, Because We Exceeded Expectations Just By Turning Up For The Exams.

Expectations

Hermione

Exam

You Are Omniscient As Ever, Dumbledore." "oh, No, Merely Friendly With The Local Barmen.

Friendly

Barmen

Locals

What's Most Important In A Friendship? Tolerance And Loyalty.

Loyalty

Tolerance

Important

Writing For Me Is A Kind Of Compulsion, So I Don't Think Anyone Could Have Made Me Do It, Or Prevented Me From Doing It.

Writing

Thinking

Kind

A Dream Is Where A Boy Can Swim In The Deepest Oceans And Fly Over The Highest Clouds.

Dream

Ocean

Boys

My Brain Surprises Even Me Sometimes.

Brain

Sometimes

Surprise

I Don't Think About Who The Audience Is For My Books.

Book

Thinking

Audience

I Imagined Being A Famous Writer Would Be Like Being Like Jane Austen.

Would Be

Fame

Famous Writers

The Prophet Is Bound To Report The Truth Occasionally," Said Dumbledore, "if Only Accidentally.

Prophet

Said

Reports

Hermione: You! You Foul, Loathsome, Evil Little Cocroach! Ron: Hermione, No! He's No Worth It.

Evil

Littles

Hermione

Right, You've Got A Crooked Sort Of Cross..." He Consulted Unfogging The Future. "that Means You're Going To Have 'trials And Suffering' — Sorry About That — But There's A Thing That Could Be The Sun... Hang On... That Means 'great Happiness'... So You're Going To Suffer But Be Very Happy..." "you Need Your Inner Eye Tested, If You Ask Me," Said Ron, And They Both Had To Stifle Their Laughs As Professor Trelawney Gazed In Their Direction.

Sorry

Mean

Eye

I Expect What You're Not Aware Of Would Fill Several Books, Dursely.

Book

He Was Going To Be Armed With His Wand - Which, Just Now, Felt Like Nothing More Than A Narrow Strip Of Wood - Against A Fifty-foot-high, Scaly, Spike-ridden, Fire-breathing Dragon.

Fire

Dragons

Breathing

I Believe That Lack Of Empathy Is Behind Many Problems, And I Believe That It's Disrupting Our Society. In Great Britain, There Is A Steady Decline In The Willingness To Be Truly Generous, And By That I Don't Mean Monetary Generosity, But Friendship And Sympathy For Others.

Believe

Mean

Generosity

Being Fed, And Having A Soft Bed, And Other People Being In Charge, Seemed The Most Wonderful Prospect In The World At That Moment.

People

Bed

World

On And On They Flew, Over The Countryside Parceled Out In Patches Of Green And Brown, Over Roads And Rivers Winding Through The Landscapes Like Strips Of Matte And Glossy Ribbon.

Rivers

Landscape

Green

Oh, Honestly, Don't You Two Read?

Two

Harry Potter Movie

Hermione

What Will Come, Will Come; You Just Have To Be There To Meet It.

Let Muggles Manage Without Us!

Muggles

Manage

He Lay Face Down, Listening To The Silence. He Was Perfectly Alone. Nobody Was Watching. Nobody Else Was There. He Was Not Perfectly Sure That He Was There Himself.

Silence

Listening

Faces

If She Could Have Died...if She Could Have Disappeared Forever...but The Solid Surface Of Things Refused To Dissolve Around Her, And Her Body, Her Hateful Hermaphrodite's Body, Continued In Its Stubborn, Lumpen Way, To Live.

Forever

Way To Live

Stubborn

Oh, Get Out Of The Way, Percy,” Said Fred. “harry’s In A Hurry.” “yeah, He’s Off To The Chamber Of Secrets For A Cup Of Tea With His Fanged Servant,” Said George, Chortling.

Secret

Tea

Way

She Was On Edge, Feeling That She Might Snap Or Cry At The Smallest Provocation.

Feelings

Might

Cry

Bless My Soul,” Whispered The Old Bartender, “harry Potter . . . What An Honor.

Soul

Honor

Potters

Ah, Go Boil Yer Heads, Both Of Yeh", Said Hagrid. “harry — Yer A Wizard.

Wizards

Hagrid

Said

It Was Important, Dumbledore Said, To Fight, And Fight Again, And Keep Fighting, For Only Then Could Evil Be Kept At Bay, Though Never Quite Eradicated. . . .

Fighting

Evil

Important

Always The Tone Of Surpise.

Tone

Hermione

Are You Trying To Weasel Out Of Showing Us Any Of This Stuff?" Said Zacharias Smith. "here's An Idea," Said Ron Loudly, "why Don't You Shut Your Mouth?" "well, We've All Turned Up To Learn From Him, And Now He's Telling Us He Can't Really Do Any Of It," He Said. "that's Not What He Said," Said Fred Weasley. "would You Like Us To Clean Out Your Ears For You?" Inquired George, Pulling A Long And Lethal-looking Metal Instrument From Inside One Of The Zonko's Bags. "or Any Part Of Your Body, Really, We're Not Fussy Where We Stick This," Said Fred.

Ideas

Long

Trying

Mr. Moony Presents His Compliments To Professor Snape, And Begs Him To Keep His Abnormally Large Nose Out Of Other People's Business. Mr. Prongs Agrees With Mr. Moony, And Would Like To Add That Professor Snape Is An Ugly Git. Mr. Padfoot Would Like To Register His Astonishment That An Idiot Like That Ever Became A Professor. Mr. Wormtail Bids Professor Snape Good Day, And Advises Him To Wash His Hair, The Slimeball.

Humor

Good Day

Hair

Harry Found The [tea]... Seemed To Burn Away A Little Of The Fear Fluttering In His Chest.

Tea

Littles

Found

Would You Like Me To [kill You] Now?" Asked Snape, His Voice Heavy With Irony. "or Would You Like A Few Moments To Compose An Epitaph?

Voice

Irony

Moments

For A Split Second, Harry Thought How Absurd It Was For Tonks To Expect The Dummy To Hear Her Talking That Quietly Through A Sheet Of Glass, When There Were Buses Rumbling Along Behind Her And All The Racket Of Street Full Of Shoppers. Then He Reminded Himself That Dummies Could Not Hear Anyway.

Glasses

Talking

Splits

Don't Call Me Nymphadora, Remus.

Call Me

Tonks

It Was A Shame, But As Ron Said, You Couldn't Have Everything In Life.

Shame

Said

Age Is Foolish And Forgetful When It Underestimates Youth.

Age

Potters

Youth

Dudley Thought For A Moment. It Looked Like Hard Work.

Hard Work

Moments

Hard

I Wasn't Paying Attention," Said Myrtle Dramatically. "peeves Upset Me So Much I Came In Here And Tried To Kill Myself. Then, Of Course, I Remembered That I'm -- That I'm --" "already Dead," Said Ron Hopefully. Myrtle Gave A Tragic Sob, Rose Up In The Air, Turned Over, And Dived Headfirst Into The Toilet, Splashing Water All Over Them And Vanishing From Sight, Although From The Direction Of Her Muffled Sobs, She Had Come To Rest Somewhere In The U-bend.

Sight

Air

Water

I've Never Stunned Anyone Except In Our D.a. Lessons," Said Luna, Sounding Mildly Interested. "that Was Noisier Than I Thought It Would Be.

Would Be

Lessons

Said

I Can Write Anywhere. I Made Up The Names Of The Characters On A Sick Bag While I Was On An Airplane. I Told This To A Group Of Kids And A Boy Said, "ah, No, That's Disgusting." And I Said, "well, I Hadn't Used The Sick Bag."

Writing

Airplane

Character

But The Idea Of The Dark Lord In Possesion Of The Deathstick Is, I Must Admit, Formidable.

Dark

Ideas

Lord

I Never Thought I'd Hear Myself Say It, But Safety First!

Safety

Firsts

Safety First

Achievable Goals Are The First Step To Self Improvement.

Self

Goal

Firsts

His Priority Did Not Seem To Be To Teach Them What He Knew, But Rather To Impress Upon Them That Nothing, Not Even... Knowledge, Was Foolproof.

Learning

Priorities

Literature

I Received Free Health Care.

Health

Care

Health Care

I'm A Very Distracted Person.

Distracted

Persons

The Chamber Of Secrets Had Been Opened. Enemies Of The Heir, Beware.

Secret

Enemy

Heirs

Howard Was Almost As Fond Of This Hall As He Was Of His Own Shop. The Brownies Used It On Tuesdays, And The Women's Institute On Wednesdays. It Had Hosted Jumble Sales And Jubilee Celebrations, Wedding Receptions And Wakes, And It Smelled Of All Of These Things: Of Stale Clothes And Coffee Urns, And The Ghosts Of Home-baked Cakes And Meat Salads; Of Dust And Human Bodies; But Primarily Of Aged Wood And Stone.

Coffee

Home

Dust

Well, You're Expelling Us Aren't You?" Said Ron. "not Today, Mr. Weasley." Snape Looked As Though Christmas Had Been Canceled.

Today

Said

Wells

You Know, I Don’t Get Why Fred And George Only Got Three O.w.l.s Each,” Said Harry, Watching As Fred, George, And Lee Collected Gold From The Eager Crowd. “they Really Know Their Stuff. . . .” “oh, They Only Know Flashy Stuff That’s No Real Use To Anyone,” Said Hermione Disparagingly. “no Real Use?” Said Ron In A Strained Voice. “hermione, They’ve Got About Twenty-six Galleons Already. . . .

Real

Voice

Gold

I Love Inventing Names, But I Also Collect Unusual Names, So That I Can Look Through My Notebook And Choose One That Suits A New Character.

Notebook

Character

Names

Harry, Don't Go Picking A Row With Malfoy, Don't Forget, He's A Prefect Now, He Could Make Life Difficult For You..." "wow, I Wonder What It'd Be Like To Have A Difficult Life?" Said Harry Sarcastically.

Wow

Wonder

Forget

Oh, Come Off It,” Said Ron, Striding Over To Her And Whipping Her Results Out Of Her Hand. “yep— Ten ‘outstandings’ And One ‘exceeds Expectations’ At Defense Against The Dark Arts.” He Looked Down At Her, Half-amused, Half-exasperated. “you’re Actually Disappointed, Aren’t You?

Art

Dark

Hands

Anyone Can Speak Troll. All You Have To Do Is Point And Grunt.

Funny Harry Potter

Troll

Speak

The World Is My Oyster. I Can Do Whatever I Like.

Oysters

World

Can Do

There Is Plenty To Be Learned Even From A Bad Teacher: What Not To Do, How Not To Be

Teacher

Bad Teacher

Plenty

Lily And James Only Made You Secret-keeper Because I Suggested It,” Black Hissed, So Venomously That Pettigrew Took A Step Backward. “i Thought It Was The Perfect Plan... A Bluff... Voldemort Would Be Sure To Come After Me, Would Never Dream They’d Use A Weak, Talentless Thing Like You... It Must Have Been The Finest Moment Of Your Miserable Life, Telling Voldemort You Could Hand Him The Potters.

Dream

Hands

Perfect

Muggles Have Garden Gnomes, Too, You Know," Harry Told Ron As They Crossed The Lawn. "yeah, I've Seen Those Things They Think Are Gnomes," Said Ron, Bent Double With His Head In A Peony Bush, "like Fat Little Santa Clauses With Fishing Rods.

Garden

Thinking

Fishing

Cobbled Streets And No Shops Open Past Six O'clock, A Communal Life That Seemed To Revolve Around Church, And Where You Could Often Hear Bird Song And Nothing Else: Gaia Felt As Though She Had Fallen Through A Portal Into A Land Lost In Time.

Song

Past

Land

We Tried To Shut Him In A Pyramid, But Mum Spotted Us.

Pyramids

Mum

George Weasley

Dumbledore Raised His Finger For Silence, A Silence Which Fell As Though He Had Struck Uncle Vernon Dumb.

Uncles

Silence

Dumb

I Will Be Sharing Additional Information I've Been Hoarding For Years About The World Of Harry Potter

Years

World

Information

Utiliza El Nombre Correcto Para Las Cosas. El Miedo A Un Nombre Aumenta El Miedo A La Cosa Que Se Nombra.

It Is Important To Remember That We All Have Magic Inside Us.

Life

Believe

Magic

But You're Dead,' Said Harry. 'oh, Yes,' Said Dumbledore Matter-of-factly. 'then... Am I Dead Too?' 'ah,' Said Dumbledore, Smiling Still More Broadly. 'that Is The Question, Isn't It? On The Whole, Dear Boy, I Think Not.

Boys

Thinking

Matter

Life Is Not A Check-list Of Acquisition Or Achievement.

Achievement

Acquisition

Lists

Love Is The Most Powerful Thing Of All And I Remember Thinking That - God, I'm About To Make Myself Cry But, I Remember Thinking That When 9/11 Happened Because Those Last Phone Calls Were About - The Last Thing Knowingly, That I'm Going To Say On This Earth Is "i Love You". What's More Powerful Than That? What's More Proof Than That? Beyond Fear, Beyond Death.

Powerful

Love You

Love Is

I'm Not So Naive That I Didn't Know Or Didn't Suspect That, At Some Point, Someone Was Going To Say "you're Writing About The Occult." My Wizarding World Is A World Of Imagination. I Think It Is A Moral World.

Writing

Thinking

Imagination

I Think Writing About The Time In Hermione’s Life That I Write About – Growing From Childhood Into Womanhood, Literally, I Think It Brought Back To Me How Very Difficult It Is.so Much Is Expected Of You As You Become A Woman, And Often You Are Asked To Sacrifice Parts Of You In Becoming A Girl, I Would Say. Hermione Doesn’t.

Girl

Writing

Sacrifice

She Seemed To Think That One Of The Perks Of Marriage Was That It Gave You Rights Of Comment And Intrusion Over Single People's Love Lives.

Love Life

Thinking

Rights

My Head Of House Said I Lacked Certain Necessary Qualities...like The Ability To Behave Myself.

House

Quality

Said

As Harry And Ron Rounded The Clump Of Trees Behind Which Harry Had First Heard The Dragons Roar, A Witch Leapt Out From Behind Them. It Was Rita Skeeter. She Was Wearing Acid-green Robes Today; The Quick-quotes Quill In Her Hand Blended Perfectly Against Them. "congratulations, Harry!' She Said Beaming At Him. "i Wonder If You Could Give Me A Quick Word? How You Felt Facing That Dragon? How Do You Feel Now About The Fairness Of The Scoring?" "yeah, You Can Have A Word," Said Harry Savagely. "goodbye!

Goodbye

Congratulations

Dragons

Ron, You Know Full Well Harry And I Were Brought Up By Muggles!” Said Hermione. “we Didn’t Hear Stories Like That When We Were Little, We Heard ‘snow White And The Seven Dwarfs’ And ‘cinderella’ —” “what’s That, An Illness?” Asked Ron.

White

Snow

Muggles

That's What They Should Teach Us Here. How Girls' Brains Work... It Would Be More Useful Than Divination, Anyway.

Girl

Brain

Would Be

Warrington’s Aim’s So Pathetic I’d Be More Worried If He Was Aiming For The Person Next To Me.

Worried

Aim

Curiosity Is Not A Sin.... But We Should Exercise Caution With Our Curiosity... Yes, Indeed.

Exercise

Curiosity

Inspirational Harry Potter

Even The Weather Seemed To Be Celebrating; As June Approached, The Days Became Cloudless And Sultry, And All Anybody Felt Like Doing Was Strolling Onto The Grounds And Flopping Down On The Grass With Several Pints Of Iced Pumpkin Juice, Perhaps Playing A Casual Game Of Gobstones Or Watching The Giant Squid Propel Itself Dreamily Across The Surface Of The Lake.

Lakes

June

Games

Destiny Is A Name Often Given In Retrospect To Choices That Had Dramatic Consequences.

Strong Women

Destiny

Names

So,” Sneered Fudge, Recovering Himself, “you Intend To Take On Dawlish, Shacklebolt, Dolores, And Myself Single-handed, Do You, Dumbledore?” “merlin’s Beard, No,” Said Dumbledore, Smiling. “not Unless You Are Foolish Enough To Force Me To.” “he Will Not Be Single-handed!” Said Professor Mcgonagall Loudly, Plunging Her Hand Inside Her Robes. “oh Yes He Will, Minerva!” Said Dumbledore Sharply. “hogwarts Needs You!

Hands

Needs

Fudge

Personally, I'd Have Welcomed A Dementor Attack. A Deadly Struggle For My Soul Would Have Broken The Monotony Nicely.

Struggle

Broken

Soul

And As She Jogged Out Of Sight, They Could Hear Her Muttering, "tentacula. Devil's Snare. And Snargaluff Pods. Yes, I'd Like To See Death Eaters Fighting Those.

Fighting

Death Eaters

Sight

Luck Can Only Get You So Far.

Luck

Hermione

Harry Was Just Thinking That All He Needed Was For Dumbledore's Pet Bird To Die While He Was All Alone In The Office With It, When The Bird Burst Into Flames.

Thinking

Flames

Office

Killing Is Not So Easy As The Innocent Believe.

Death

Believe

Killing

Many Prefer Not To Exercise Their Imaginations At All. They Choose To Remain Comfortably Within The Bounds Of Their Own Experience, Never Troubling To Wonder How It Would Feel To Have Been Born Other Than They Are.

Exercise

Imagination

Wonder

I Think That Perhaps If I Had Had To Slow Down The Ideas So That I Could Capture Them On Paper I Might Have Stifled Some Of Them.

Writing

Thinking

Ideas

You Will Find That I Will Only Truly Have Left This School When None Here Are Loyal To Me.

School

Loyal

Hogwarts

There's Nothing Better When Something Comes And Hits You And You Think 'yes'!

Thinking

Epiphany

Your Wheezy, Sir, Your Wheezy — Wheezy Who Is Giving Dobby His Sweater!

Sweaters

Giving

Dobby

And Without Thinking, Without Planning It, Without Worrying About The Fact That Fifty People Were Watching, Harry Kissed Her.

Kissing

Thinking

People

They Make A Fuss About Hogsmeade, But I Assure You, Harry, It's Not All It's Cracked Up To Be. All Right, The Sweetshop's Rather Good, And Zonko's Joke Shop's Frankly Dangerous, And Yes, The Shrieking Shack Is Always Worth A Visit, But Really, Harry, Apart From That, You're Not Missing Anything.

Missing

Shack

Dangerous

Birth And Death: There Was The Same Consciousness Of Heightened Existence And Of Her Own Elevated Importance

Vacancy

Birth

Consciousness

Do You Remember Me Telling You We Are Practicing Non-verbal Spells, Potter?" "yes," Said Harry Stiffly. "yes, Sir." "there's No Need To Call Me "sir" Professor." The Words Had Escaped Him Before He Knew What He Was Saying.

Needs

Potters

Remember

The Sky Outside The Window Was Changing Rapidly From Deep, Velvety Blue To Cold, Steely Gray And Then, Slowly, To Pink Shot With Gold.

Blue

Sky

Gold

He Tried To Give His Wife Pleasure In Little Ways, Because He Had Come To Realize, After Nearly Two Decades Together, How Often He Disappointed Her In The Big Things. It Was Never Intentional. They Simply Had Very Different Notions Of What Ought To Take Up Most Space In Life.

Two

Space

Wife

Promise Me You’ll Look After Yourself … Stay Out Of Trouble …’ ‘i Always Do, Mrs Weasley,’ Said Harry. ‘i Like A Quiet Life, You Know Me.

Promise

Looks

Quiet

Braggarts And Rogues, Dogs And Scoundrels, Drive Them Out, Harry Potter, See Them Off!

Dog

Potters

Rogues

The Spells Are Made Up. I Have Met People Who Assure Me, Very Seriously, That They Are Trying To Do Them, And I Can Assure Them, Just As Seriously, That They Don’t Work.

People

Trying

Made

He Read The Letter Again, But Could Not Take In Any More Meaning Than He Had Done The First Time And Was Reduced To Staring At The Handwriting Itself. She Had Made Her G's The Same Way He Did : He Searched Through The Letter For Every One Of Them, And Each Felt Like A Friendly Little Wave Glimpsed From Behind A Veil. The Letter Was An Incredible Treasure, Proof That Lily Potter Had Lived, Really Lived, That Her Warm Hand Had Once Moved Across This Parchment, Tracing Ink Into These Letters, These Words, Words About Him, Harry, Her Son.

Son

Hands

Friendly

I Don't Believe In The Kind Of Magic In My Books. But I Do Believe Something Very Magical Can Happen When You Read A Good Book.

Inspirational

Funny

Believe

It Is Not About Striving For Immortality, But About Accepting Mortality.

Immortality

Strive

Mortality

I Like To Get In Among A Set Of People And Get To Know Them Very Well.

People

Wells

Knows

I Believe Your Friends Misters Fred And George Weasley Were Responsible For Trying To Send You A Toilet Seat. No Doubt They Thought It Would Amuse You.

Believe

Doubt

Trying

It Is One Of The Most Hauntingly Beautiful Places In The World, The History Is Fascinating, The Men Are Handsome And The Whisky Is Delicious. But Don't Eat The Macaroni Pies.

Beautiful

Wise

Witty

... You Could Claim That Anything's Real If The Only Basis For Believing In It Is That Nobody's Proved It Doesn't Exist!

Real

Believe

Silly

As For The Fact That Malfoy, Crabbe, And Goyle Apeared To Be Going Their Different Ways When They Were Usually Inseparable, These Things Happened As People Got Older--ron And Hermione, Harry Reflected Sadly, Were Living Proof.

People

Different

Way

That's Right," Said Luna Encouragingly, As If They Were Back In The Room Of Requirement And This Was Simply Spell Practice For The D.a. "that's Right, Harry... Come On, Think Of Something Happy..." "something Happy?" He Said, His Voice Cracked. "we're All Still Here," She Whispered, "we're Still Fighting. Come On, Now.

Fighting

Thinking

Practice

When I Get Married,' Said Fred, Tugging At The Collar Of His Own Robes. 'i Won't Be Bothering With Any Of This Nonsense. You Can All Wear What You Like And I'll Put A Full Body-bind Curse On Mum Until It's Over.

Tugging

Body

Married

By Gryffindor, The Bravest Were Prized Far Beyond The Rest; For Ravenclaw, The Cleverest Would Always Be The Best; For Hufflepuff, Hard Workers Were Most Worthy Of Admission; And Power-hungry Slytherin Loved Those Of Great Ambition.

Ambition

Gryffindor

Hogwarts

He Had Fought Back With Every Weapon In His Arsenal, Being Alternatively Obtuse, Evasive And Pedantic, For It Was Wonderful How You Could Obscure An Emotional Issue By Appearing To Seek Precision.

Emotional

Issues

Weapons

We're All Human, Aren't We? Every Human Life Is Worth The Same, And Worth Saving.

Life

Inspiration

Abortion

Holey? You Have The The Whole World Of Ear-related Humor Before You, You Go For Holey?

Humor

Funny Harry Potter

Ears

Oh, These People's Minds Work In Strange Ways, Petunia, They're Not Like You And Me," Said Uncle Vernon, Trying To Knock In A Nail With The Piece Of Fruitcake Aunt Petunia Had Just Brought Him.

Uncles

Aunt

People

The Wizards Represent All That The True 'muggle' Most Fears: They Are Plainly Outcasts And Comfortable With Being So. Nothing Is More Unnerving To The Truly Conventional Than The Unashamed Misfit!

Muggles

Wizards

Misfits

Failure Is So Impor - It Doesn't Get Spoken About Enough. We Speak About Success All The Time.

Speak

Enough

About Success

Sometimes, If She Simply Remained Quiet, And Let The Inadequacy Of His Excuses Reverberate On The Air, He Became Ashamed And Backtracked.

Air

Quiet

Sometimes

Get Up, You Useless Lump, Get Up!

Useless

Get Up

Lumps

Harry, We Saw Uranus Up Close!” Said Ron, Still Giggling Feebly. “get It, Harry? We Saw Uranus — Ha Ha Ha —

Saws

Said

Stills

Don't Worry. You're Just As Sane As I Am.

Worry

Sanity

Order Of The Phoenix

Montague's Just Been Found In A Toilet, Sir.

Toilets

Draco Malfoy

Found

I Bet You’re Not Dangerous At All, Are You? Are You, You Great Ugly Brute?

Ugly

Draco

Dangerous

Chess Was The Only Thing Hermione Ever Lost At, Something Harry And Ron Thought Was Very Good For Her.

Chess

Hermione

Lost

Why Do I Talk About The Benefits Of Failure? Simply Because Failure Meant A Stripping Away Of The Inessential. I Stopped Pretending To Myself That I Was Anything Other Than What I Was, And Began To Direct All My Energy Into Finishing The Only Work That Mattered To Me.

Failure

Energy

Finishing

Yeah, Quirrell Was A Great Teacher. There Was Just That Minor Drawback Of Him Having Lord Voldemort Sticking Out Of The Back Of His Head!

Teacher

Humor

Lord

You’re Not Supposed To Dislike Your Own Child. You Were Supposed To Like Them No Matter What, Even If They Were Not What You Wanted.

Children

Matter

Wanted

I'll Fix It Up With Mum And Dad, Then I'll Call You. I Know How To Use A Fellytone Now - " "a Telephone, Ron," Said Hermione. "honestly, You Should Take Muggle Studies Next Year.

Dad

Years

Muggles

You Must Accept The Reality Of Other People. You Think That Reality Is Up For Negotiation, That We Think It's Whatever You Say It Is. You Must Accept That We Are As Real As You Are; You Must Accept That You Are Not God.

Life

Real

Thinking

I Have No Time To Explain Now. It Is A Thrilling Tale, I Wish To Do It Justice.

Justice

Wish

Tales

Muggle Women Wear Them, Archie, Not The Men, They Wear These," Said The Ministry Wizard, And He Brandished The Pinstriped Trousers. "i'm Not Putting Them On," Said Old Archie In Indignation. "i Like A Healthy Breeze 'round My Privates, Thanks.

Men

Healthy

Ministry

Humans Have A Knack For Choosing Precisely The Things That Are Worst For Them.

Inspirational

Knack

Literature

There Are Plenty Of Eyewitness Accounts, Just Because You're So Narrow-minded You Need To Have Everything Shoved Under Your Nose Before You-

Needs

Noses

Eyewitnesses

Rita Looked As Though She Would Have Liked Nothing Better Than To Seize The Paper Umbrella Sticking Out Of Hermione's Drink And Thrust It Up Her Nose.

Noses

Paper

Hermione

Turn To Page Three Hundred And Ninety-four.

Three

Four

Pages

So That's Little Scorpious. Make Sure You Beat Him In Every Test, Rosie. Thank God You've Inherited Your Mother's Brains.

Mother

Brain

Thank God

I Love You, Hermione,” Said Ron, Sinking Back, Rubbing His Eyes Wearily. Hermione Turned Faintly Pink, But Merely Said, “don’t Let Lavender Hear You Saying That.” “i Won’t,” Said Ron Into His Hands. “or Maybe I Will . . . Then She’ll Ditch Me . . .

Love You

Eye

Hands

It's The Ability To Resist Failure, In Many Ways, Or Use Failure That Often Leads To The Greatest Success, Isn't It?

Use

Way

Ability

Hide Them All, Then. Keep Her – Them – Safe. Please.' And What Will You Give Me In Return, Severus?' In – In Return? Anything.

Giving

Safe

Return

Oh, I'm So Glad We Know What It's Called, That's A Great Help," Snarled Ron, Leaning Back, Trying To Stop The Plant From Curling Around His Neck.

Trying

Necks

Helping

Nothing Like A Nighttime Stroll To Give You Ideas.

Ideas

Giving

Most Inspiring

What Are You Doing With All Those Books Anyway?" Ron Asked. Just Trying To Decide Which Ones To Take With Us," Said Hermione. When We're Looking For The Horcruxes." Oh, Of Course," Said Ron, Clapping A Hand To His Forehead. "i Forgot We'll Be Hunting Down Voldemort In A Mobile Library.

Book

Hunting

Hands

She Navigated Away From The Parish Council Message Board And Dropped Into Her Favorite Medical Website, Where She Painstakingly Entered The Words "brain" And "death" In The Search Box. The Suggestions Were Endless. Shirley Scrolled Through The Possibilities, Her Mild Eyes Rolling Up And Down, Wondering To Which Of These Deadly Conditions, Some Of Them Unpronounceable, She Owed Her Present Happiness.

Eye

Brain

Suggestions

Enter, Stranger, But Take Heed Of What Awaits The Sin Of Greed, For Those Who Take, But Do Not Earn, Must Pay Most Dearly In Their Turn. So If You Seek Beneath Our Floors A Treasure That Was Never Yours, Thief, You Have Been Warned, Beware Of Finding More Than Treasure There.

Greed

Thieves

Treasure

Of Course It Is Happening Inside Your Head, Harry, But Why On Earth Should That Mean That It Is Not Real?

Real

Life Changing

Mean

Everythin' Seems Ter Happen Ter You, Doesn' It?

Happens

Seems

She Was Actively Frightened Of Imparting Confidences, Because She Feared That They Might Betray The World Of Oddness That Lived Inside Her

World

Might

Oddness

I Must Admit, Peter, I Have Difficulty In Understanding Why An Innocent Man Would Want To Spend Twelve Years As A Rat.

Men

Innocent Man

Years

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.

2. The Importance of Quotes

2.1. Enhancing Credibility

Incorporating quotes from authoritative sources can bolster the credibility of your work. By referencing experts or primary sources, you demonstrate thorough research and a solid foundation for your arguments.

2.2. Providing Evidence

Quotes serve as concrete evidence to support claims. In academic and professional writing, they validate points made, offering readers a basis to trust the information presented.

2.3. Conveying Emotions and Perspectives

Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.

3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.

3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.

3.3. Block Quotes

Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.

4. Proper Usage of Quotes

4.1. Contextual Relevance

Ensure that the quote you choose is relevant to the topic and adds value to your content. Avoid inserting quotes solely for decorative purposes.

4.2. Integration into Your Writing

Seamlessly integrate quotes into your writing. Introduce them appropriately and follow up with analysis or commentary to connect them to your main points.

4.3. Attribution and Citation

Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

5. Common Mistakes to Avoid

5.1. Overusing Quotes

Relying too heavily on quotes can overshadow your voice. Use them sparingly to support your arguments, not replace them.

5.2. Lack of Analysis

Presenting a quote without analysis or explanation can leave readers questioning its relevance. Always follow up with your interpretation or discussion.

5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.

6. Quotes in Different Contexts

6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.

6.2. Journalism

Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.

6.3. Literature and Creative Writing

In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.

7. Punctuation and Formatting

Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:

Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.

Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

8. Ethical Considerations

Ethical use of quotes involves accurate representation, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Misuse can lead to plagiarism, which carries serious academic and professional consequences.

9. Tools for Managing Quotes

Utilize tools like citation generators and plagiarism checkers to manage quotes effectively. These tools help ensure proper formatting and originality in your writing.

Conclusion

Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.

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