She Picked Up The Book And Then Walked Back Past Him Into The Tent, But As She Did So, She Brushed The Top Of His Head Lightly With Her Hand. He Closed His Eyes At Her Touch, And Hated Himself For Wishing That What She Said Was True: That Dumbledore Had Really Cared.

-J. K. Rowling

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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

Because That's What Hermione Does,' Said Ron, Shrugging. 'when In Doubt, Go To The Library.

Doubt

Funny Harry Potter

Library

Will There Ever Be An Encyclopedia? Possibly. I Would Say Two Things About The Encyclopedia: Firstly, I’ve Always Said And I Stand By It, Whenever I Do Do A Printed Encyclopedia I Would Like All The Proceeds To Go To Charity. Back In 1998 I Never Dreamt I Personally I Would Be In The Position That I Could Set Up A Large Charitable Foundation And Personally Do Things For Charity, And I’ve Done Other Charity Books Already.

Book

Two

Would Be

Would It Hurt To Die? All Those Times He Had Thought It Was About To Happen And Escaped, He Had Never Really Thought Of The Thing Itself: His Will To Live Had Always Been So Much Stronger Than His Fear Of Death.

Hurt

Stronger

Fear Of Death

It Was As If Snape Had Started Handing Out Sweets.

Sweet

Ifs

Snape

But You're Dead," Said Harry. "oh Yes," Said Dumbledore Matter-of-factly. "then...i'm Dead Too?" "ah," Said Dumbledore, Smiling Still More Broadly. "that Is The Question, Isn't It? On The Whole, Dear Boy, I Think Not.” They Looked At Each Other, The Old Man Still Beaming. "not?" Repeated Harry. "not," Said Dumbledore. "but…" Harry Raised His Hand Instinctively Toward The Lightning Scar. It Did Not Seem To Be There. "but I Should Have Died—i Didn't Defend Myself! I Meant To Let Him Kill Me!" "and That," Said Dumbledore, "will, I Think, Have Made All The Difference.

Boys

Men

Thinking

There Is An Expiry Date On Blaming Your Parents For Steering You In The Wrong Direction; The Moment You Are Old Enough To Take The Wheel, Responsibility Lies With You.

Lying

Responsibility

Parent

Honestly, If You Were Any Slower, You’d Be Going Backward.

Stupid

Funny Harry Potter

Draco Malfoy

He Missed Hogwarts So Much It Was Like Having A Constant Stomachache. He Missed The Castle, With Its Secret Passageways And Ghosts, His Classes, … The Mail Arriving By Owl, Eating Banquets In The Great Hall, Sleeping In His Four-poster Bed In The Tower Dormitory, Visiting The Gamekeeper, Hagrid, In His Cabin Next To The Forbidden Forest In The Grounds, And Especially, Quidditch, The Most Popular Sport In The Wizarding World

Sports

Sleep

Class

Professor Trelawney: "everything Went Pitch-black And The Next Thing I Knew I Was Being Hurled Headfirst Out Of The Room!" Harry Potter: "and You Didn’t See That Coming?" Professor Trelawney: "no, As I Say It Was Pitch — ” [glares At Harry Angrily]

Black

Rooms

Sometimes Ideas Just Come To Me. Other Times I Have To Sweat And Almost Bleed To Make Ideas Come. It's A Mysterious Process, But I Hope I Never Find Out Exactly How It Works.

Creativity

Sweat

Ideas

Why Would I Go Looking For Someone I Know Wants To Kill Me?

Want

Kill Me

Knows

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

Honestly, Woman, You Call Yourself Our Mother?

Mother

Funny Harry Potter

Honestly

Ron's Ears Turned Bright Red And He Become Engrossed In A Tuft Of Grass At His Feet, Which He Prodded With His Toe 'he Must've Known I'd Run Out On You'. 'no', Harry Corrected Him, 'he Must've Known You'd Always Want To Come Back

Running

Feet

Ears

I Take My Hat Off To You — Or I Would, If I Were Not Afraid Of Showering You In Spiders.

Spiders

Hats

Not Afraid

I Always Have A Basic Plot Outline, But I Like To Leave Some Things To Be Decided While I Write.

Writing

Plot

Outlining

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

Strong Women

Destiny

Names

The Sooner This Wedding's Over The Happier I'll Be." [ron] "yeah" Said Harry, "then We'll Have Nothing To Do Except Find Horcruxes....it'll Be Like A Holiday, Won't It?

Holiday

Yeah

Horcruxes

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

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

Style

Deny

Ministers

I Am The Freest Author In The World.

World

I Think What Is Probably Hard For People To Imagine Is How Wrapped Up The 17 Years' Work On Harry Potter Is With What Was Going On In My Life At The Time. I Was Mourning The Loss Of This World That I Had Written For So Long And Loved So Much. I Was Also Mourning The Retreat It Had Been From - From Ordinary Life, Which It Has Been. And It Forced Me To Look Back At 17 Years Of My Life And Remember Things.

Loss

Thinking

Long

I Was Ripped From My Body, I Was Less Than Spirit, Less Than The Meanest Ghost . . . But Still, I Was Alive.

Alive

Body

Spirit

Many Parts Of My Life Are Perfectly Ordinary, If That's What You Mean. One Could Even Call It Boring, But That's What I Like About It.

Mean

Ordinary

Boring

Yeah, We’ll Call You,” Muttered Ron As The Knight Disappeared, “if We Ever Need Someone Mental.

Knights

Needs

Yeah

Aunt Petunia Often Said That Dudley Looked Like A Baby Angel — Harry Often Said That Dudley Looked Like A Pig In A Wig.

Baby

Angel

Aunt

There You Go, Harry!” Ron Shouted Over The Noise. “you Weren’t Being Thick After All — You Were Showing Moral Fiber!

Moral Fiber

Noise

Thick

And Harry, With The Unerring Skill Of The Seeker, Caught The Wand In His Free Hand As Voldemort Fell Backward, Arms Splayed, The Slit Pupils Of The Scarlet Eyes Rolling Upward. Tom Riddle Hit The Floor With A Mundane Finality, His Body Feeble And Shrunken, The White Hands Empty, The Snakelike Face Vacant And Unknowing. Voldemort Was Dead, Killed By His Own Rebounding Curse, And Harry Stood With Two Wands In His Hands, Staring Down At His Enemy's Shell.

Eye

Hands

Skills

From Here On In, Harry, I May Be As Woefully Wrong As Humphrey Belcher Who Believed The Time Was Ripe For A Cheese Cauldron.

May

Cheese

Cauldrons

Oh, There You Are, Albus,' He Said. 'you've Been A Very Long Time. Upset Stomach?' 'no, I Was Merely Reading The Muggle Magazines,' Said Dumbledore. 'i Do Love Knitting Patterns.

Reading

Knitting

Upset Stomach

I Always Advise Children Who Ask Me For Tips On Being A Writer To Read As Much As They Possibly Can. Jane Austen Gave A Young Friend The Same Advice, So I'm In Good Company There.

Children

Writing

Young Friends

It's Lucky It's Dark. I Haven't Blushed So Much Since Madam Pomfrey Told Me She Liked My New Earmuffs.

Dark

Lucky

Havens

What's That?" He Snarled, Staring At The Envelope Harry Was Still Clutching In His Hand. "if It's Another Form For Me To Sign, You've Got Another -" "it's Not," Said Harry Cheerfully. "it's A Letter From My Godfather." "godfather?" Sputtered Uncle Vernon. "you Haven't Got A Godfather!" "yes, I Have," Said Harry Brightly. "he Was My Mum And Dad's Best Friend. He's A Convicted Murderer, But He's Broken Out Of Wizard Prison And He's On The Run. He Likes To Keep In Touch With Me, Though...keep Up With My News...check If I'm Happy.

Running

Uncles

Dad

Death Comes For Us All In The End.

Ends

They Heard The Click Of The Mail Slot And Flop Of Letters On The Doormat. "get The Mail, Dudley," Said Uncle Vernon From Behind His Paper. "make Harry Get It." "get The Mail, Harry." "make Dudley Get It." "poke Him With Your Smelting Stick, Dudley.

Uncles

Paper

Letters

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

Loyalty

Understanding

Tolerance

There Is No Part Of Me That Feels That I Represented Myself As Your Children’s Babysitter Or Their Teacher. I Was Always, I Think, Completely Honest. I’m A Writer, And I Will Write What I Want To Write.

Teacher

Children

Writing

Odd Words Floated Back To Them Over The Hundreds Of Heads. "nobility Of Spirit"..."intellectual Contribution"..."greatness Of Heart"...it Did Not Mean Very Much. It Had Little To Do With Dumbledore As Harry Had Known Him. He Suddenly Remembered Dumbledore's Idea Of A Few Words, "nitwit," "oddment," "blubber," And "tweak," And Again Had To Suppress A Grin.

Heart

Mean

Greatness

Sword? Haven't Got A Sword. That Boy Has, Though. He'll Lend You One.

Boys

Havens

Our Headmaster Is Taking A Short Break," Said Professor Mcgonagall, Pointing At The Snape-shaped Hole In The Window.

Window

Break

Professor Mcgonagall

My Daughter Jessica Said To Me Recently, Who Wasn't Sorted Into Hufflepuff, 'i Think We Should All Want To Be Hufflepuffs.' I Can Only Say To You, I Would Not Be Disappointed At All To Be In Hufflepuff. I'm A Little Upset Anyone Does Feel That Way.

Daughter

Thinking

Upset

You're The One Who Is Weak. You Will Never Know Love Or Friendship. And I Feel Sorry For You.

Love

Sorry

Weak

Yes, Harry Potter!” Said Dobby At Once, His Great Eyes Shining With Excitement. “and If Dobby Does It Wrong, Dobby Will Throw Himself Off The Topmost Tower, Harry Potter!” “there Won’t Be Any Need For That,” Said Harry Hastily.

Eye

Shining

Dobby

Those Who Choose Not To Empathize Enable Real Monsters, For Without Ever Committing An Act Of Outright Evil Ourselves We Collude With It Through Our Apathy.

Real

Evil

Agoraphobia

To The Well-organized Mind, Death Is But The Next Great Adventure.

Death

Travel

Adventure

If I Wasn't A Writer, I Would Be Depressed.

Would Be

Ifs

Power Was My Weakness And My Temptation. And Miguel Sano Is Very Tempting. But He Is Not Weak. He Is Very, Very Strong.

Strong

Temptation

Weakness

Nothing More Or Less Than The Deepest, Most Desperate Desire Of Our Hearts.

Heart

Desire

Desperate

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

Vacancy

Birth

Consciousness

Someone's Dead," Said Malfoy, And His Voice Seemed To Go Up An Octave As He Said It. "one Of Your People...i Don't Know Who, It Was Dark...i Stepped Over The Body...i Was Supposed To Be Waiting Up Here When You Got Back, Only Your Phoenix Lot Got In The Way.

Dark

Phoenix

Voice

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

Saws

Said

Stills

Thing Was' He Faced Them, And Harry Was Astonished To See That He Was Grinning, 'they Bit Of A Bit More Than They Could Chew With Gran. Little Old Witch Living Alone, They Probably Think They Didn't Need To Send Anyone Particularly Powerful. Anyway' Neville Laughed, 'dawlish Is Still In St Mungo's And Gran Is On The Run. She Sent Me A Letter,' He Clapped A Hand To The Breast Pocket Of His Robes, 'telling Me She Was Proud Of Me, That I'm My Parents' Son, And To Keep It Up

Running

Powerful

Son

There. Maybe If You're Lucky, You'll Get A Scar! That's What You Want, Isn't It?

Lucky

Want

Scar

I Definitely Know That Love Is The Most Powerful Thing Of All.

Powerful

Love Is

Most Powerful

Autumn Seemed To Arrive Suddenly That Year. The Morning Of The First September Was Crisp And Golden As An Apple.

Art

Morning

Fall

Her Round, Mascara-streaked Face Looked Back At Him Out Of The Rear Window. He Forced A Grin And A Wave Before Lighting Another Cigarette, And Reflecting That Lucy's Idea Of Sympathty Compared Unfavourably With Some Of The Interrogation Techniques They Had Used At Guantanamo.

Interrogation Techniques

Ideas

Faces

You Can't Give A Dementor The Old One-two!

Two

Giving

Mentor

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

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

Jealous?...of What? I Don't Want A Foul Scar Right Across My Head, Thanks. I Don't Think Getting Your Head Cut Open Makes You That Special, Myself.

Jealous

Cutting

Thinking

Long Ago, When Harry Had Been Left Alone While The Dursley's Went Out To Enjoy Themselves, The Hours Of Solitude Had Been A Rare Treat: Pausing Only To Sneak Something Tasty From The Fridge, He Had Rushed Upstairs To Play On Dudley's Computer, Or Put On The Television And Flicked Through The Channels To His Heart's Content. It Gave Him An Odd Empty Feeling To Remember Those Times; It Was Like Remembering A Younger Brother Whom He Had Lost.

Brother

Life Lesson

Heart

I Won't Say 'never,' But I Have No Plans To Write An Eighth Book.

Book

Writing

Plans

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

And Sure Enough, In Seeking To Become Superhuman This Foolhardy Young Man Renders Himself Inhuman. The Heart That He Has Locked Away Slowly Shrivels And Grows Hair, Symbolising His Own Descent To Beasthood.

Heart

Men

Hair

The Realization Of What Would Happen Next Settled Gradually Over Harry In The Long Minutes, Like Softly Falling Snow. "i've Got To Go Back, Haven't I?" "that Is Up To You." "i've Got A Choice?" "oh Yes." Dumbledore Smiled At Him. "we Are In King's Cross, You Say? I Think That If You Decided Not To Go Back, You Would Be Able To…let's Say…board A Train." "and Where Would It Take Me?" "on," Said Dumbledore Simply.

Kings

Fall

Thinking

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

Hard Work

Moments

Hard

Who's Kreacher?" "the House-elf Who Lives Here," Said Ron. "nutter. Never Met One Like Him." "he Is Not A Nutter," Said Hermione. "his Life's Ambition Is To Have His Head Cut Off And Stuck Up On A Plaque Like His Mother", Said Ron. "is That Normal, Hermione?

Mother

Ambition

Cutting

As Ginny And Hermione Moved Closer To The Rest Of The Family, Harry Had A Clear View Of The Bodies Lying Next To Fred: Remus And Tonks, Pale And Still And Peaceful-looking, Apparently Asleep Beneath The Dark, Enchanted Ceiling.

Lying

Dark

Views

Choice Was Dangerous: You Had To Forgo All Other Possibilities When You Chose.

Choices

Possibility

Dangerous

Harry Potter Has Kindly Joined Us For My Rebirthing Party. One Might Go So Far As To Call Him My Guest Of Honor.

Party

Honor

Potters

Room Of Requirement, Of Course! Surpassed Itself, Hasn't It? The Carrows Were Chasing Me, And I Knew I Had Just One Chance For A Hideout: I Managed To Get Through The Door And This Is What I Found! Well, It Wasn't Exactly Like This When I Arrived, It Was A Load Smaller, There Was Only One Hammock And Just Gryffindor Hangings. But It's Expanded As More And More Of The D.a. Have Arrived.

Doors

Hammocks

Requirements

Hagrid. You Live In A Wooden House!

House

Hagrid

Wooden House

So After E, It’s A For ‘acceptable,’ And That’s The Last Pass Grade, Isn’t It?” “yep,” Said Fred, Dunking An Entire Roll In His Soup, Transferring It To His Mouth, And Swallowing It Whole. “then You Get P For ‘poor’ ” — Ron Raised Both His Arms In Mock Celebration — “and D For ‘dreadful.’ ” “and Then T,” George Reminded Him. “t?” Asked Hermione, Looking Appalled. “even Lower Than A D? What On Earth Does That Stand For?” “ ‘troll,’ ” Said George Promptly.

Swallowing

Mouths

Earth

Death Obsesses Me, Yes It Does. I Can't Really Understand Why It Doesn't Obsess Everyone - I Think It Does Really, I'm Just A Little More Out About It.

Thinking

Doe

Littles

I Am Prouder Of My Years As A Single Mother Than Of Any Other Part Of My Life.

Mother

Years

Single Mother

Sirius's Gaunt Face Broke Out Into The First True Smile Harry Had Seen Upon It. The Difference It Made Was Startling, As Though A Person Ten Years Younger Were Shining Through The Starved Mask; For A Moment He Was Recognizable As The Man Who Had Laughed At Harry's Parents' Wedding.

Men

Years

Differences

I Had The Idea Of A Boy Who Was A Wizard And Didn't Yet Know What He Was. I Never Sat Down And Wondered, "what Shall I Write About Next?". It Just Came, Fully Formed.

Writing

Boys

Ideas

Sounded Like A Load Of Waffle To Me." "there Was Some Important Stuff Hidden In The Waffle.

Important

Waffles

Stuff

The Truth Is Always Easier Than A Lie Or An Evasion - Easier To Deal With And Easier To Live With.

Lying

Truth Is

Easier

Oh, He Knows How To Play, Little Bitty Baby Potter.

Baby

Play

Potters

All We Do Is Read The Stupid Textbook," Said Ron.

Stupid

Textbooks

Said

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

Bangs And Smoke Were More Often The Marks Of Ineptitude Than Expertise.

Bangs

Ineptitude

Mark

He Felt Even Angrier That Dumbledore Was Showing Signs Of Weakness. He Had No Business Being Weak When Harry Wanted To Rage And Storm At Him.

Storm

Weakness

Rage

I've Laid My Friends Bare.

My Friends

Harry Ran Upstairs To Their Dark Dormitory. He Pulled Out The Cloak And Then His Eyes Fell On The Flute Hagrid Had Given Him For Christmas. He Pocketed It To Use On Fluffy — He Didn’t Feel Much Like Singing.

Eye

Dark

Singing

Be Ruthless About Protecting Writing Days, I.e., Do Not Cave In To Endless Requests To Have "essential" And "long Overdue" Meetings On Those Days.

Writing

Mushrooms

Long

Only One Pair Was Still Battling, Apparently Unaware Of The New Arrival. Harry Saw Sirius Duck Bellatrix's Jet Of Red Light: He Was Laughing At Her. 'come On, You Can Do Better Than That!' He Yelled, His Voice Echoing Around The Cavernous Room. The Second Jet Of Light Hit Him Squarely In The Chest. The Laughter Had Not Quite Died From His Face, But His Eyes Widened In Shock.

Laughter

Eye

Light

Then He Heard A Terrible Cry That Pulled At His Insides, That Expressed Agony Of A Kind That Neither Flame Nor Curse Could Cause, And He Stood Up, Swaying, More Frightened Than He Had Been That Day, More Frightened, Perhaps, Than He Had Been In His Whole Life.

Flames

Agony

Causes

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

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

It Seemed Impossible That There Could Be People In The World Who Still Desired Food, Who Laughed, Who Neither Knew Nor Cared That Sirius Black Was Gone Forever.

People

Forever

Black

I Knew Ginny Was Lying About That Tattoo.

Tattoo

Lying

Ginny Weasley

Where Are You Heading, If You’ve Got The Choice?” James Lifted An Invisible Sword. “‘gryffindor, Where Dwell The Brave At Heart!’ Like My Dad.” Snape Made A Small, Disparaging Noise. James Turned On Him. “got A Problem With That?” “no,” Said Snape, Though His Slight Sneer Said Otherwise. “if You’d Rather Be Brawny Than Brainy —” “where’re You Hoping To Go, Seeing As You’re Neither?” Interjected Sirius.

Dad

Heart

Choices

You Cheating Scum!” Lee Jordan Was Howling Into The Megaphone, Dancing Out Of Professor Mcgonagall’s Reach. “you Filthy, Cheating B —” Professor Mcgonagall Didn’t Even Bother To Tell Him Off. She Was Actually Shaking Her Finger In Malfoy’s Direction, Her Hat Had Fallen Off, And She Too Was Shouting Furiously.

Cheating

Dancing

Scum

Was It - Was She Making A Real Prediction?' Dumbledore Looked Mildly Impressed. 'do You Know, Harry, I Think She Might Have Been,' He Said Thoughtfully. 'who'd Have Thought It? That Brings Her Total Of Real Predictions Up To Two. I Should Offer Her A Pay Raise.

Real

Thinking

Two

You Are Protected, In Short, By Your Ability To Love!

Healing

Ability To Love

Great Harry Potter

You Can Try, But You Seem Cleverer Than Fudge, So I'd Have Thought You'd Have Learned From His Mistakes. He Tried Intervening At Hogwarts. You Might Have Noticed He's Not Minister Anymore, But Dumbledore's Still Headmaster. I'd Leave Dumbledore Alone, If I Were You.

Mistake

Trying

Fudge

There Appears To Be Something To Do With Vehicles And Movement That Stimulates My Writing.

Writing

Movement

Vehicle

Makes A Diff'rence, Havin' A Decent Family,' He Said. 'me Dad Was Decent. An' Your Mum An' Dad Were Decent. If They'd Lived, Life Woulda Bin Diff'rent, Eh?' 'yeah, I S'pose,' Said Harry Cautiously. Hagrid Seemed To Be In A Very Strange Mood. 'family,' Said Hagrid Gloomily. 'whatever Yeh Say, Blood's Important.

Dad

Blood

Important

Parminder Kept Her Unwept Tears Locked Tightly Inside Where They Seemed To Undergo An Alchemical Transformation, Returning To The Outer World As Lava Slides Of Rage.

Tears

World

Lava

Fred And George Turned To Each Other And Said Together, “wow — We’re Identical!

Together

Wow

Said

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!

Art

Dark

Laughing

Do You—do You Think I Want To—do You Think I Give A—i Don't Care What You Have To Say!" Harry Roared. "you Will," Said Dumbledore Sadly. "because You Are Not Nearly As Mad At Me As You Ought To Be. If You Are To Attack Me, As I Know You Are Close To Doing, I Would Like To Have Thoroughly Earned It.

Thinking

Giving

Mad

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

Speak

Enough

About Success

The Happiest Man On Earth Would Be Able To Use The Mirror Of Erised Like A Normal Mirror, That Is, He Would Look Into It And See Himself Exactly As He Is. Does That Help?

Men

Mirrors

Doe

My Brain Surprises Even Me Sometimes.

Brain

Sometimes

Surprise

I Do Get Recognized, But I Must Say Edinburgh Is A Fantastic City To Live If You're Well-known. There Is An Innate Respect For Privacy In Edinburgh People, And I Also Think They're Used To Seeing Me Walking Around, So I Don't Think I'm A Very Big Deal.

Thinking

Cities

People

The Success Of Harry Potter Has Given Me Lots Of Freedom. I Can Pay My Bills, And I Don't Have To Prove Anything To Anyone Anymore.

Potters

Pay

Bills

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

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

If Someone Asked For My Recipe For Happiness, Step One Would Be Finding Out What You Love Most In The World And Step Two Would Be Finding Someone To Pay You To Do It. I Consider Myself Very Lucky Indeed To Be Able To Support Myself By Writing.

Motivation

Writing

Two

Magic Causes As Much Trouble As It Cures.

Magic

Causes

Trouble

I Really Like How The Sixth Book Is Going. A Lot Happens In The Sixth Book And A Lot Of Questions Are Answered. I Really Have A Sense That We Are Nearly There And It Is Time For Answers, Not More Questions And Clues, Although Obviously There Are A Few Clues As I Am Not Quite Finished Yet.

Book

Answers

Clue

I Would Never Recommend My Novel As A Parenting Guide. But We Happen To Live At A Very Hectic And Hurried Time, And I Believe That Many Parents Are Too Wrapped Up In Themselves.

Believe

Parent

Guides

Draco Malfoy Is A Bad Boy!" Squeaked Dobby Angrily.

Boys

Dobby

Bad Boy

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

I'm Serious, Harry, Don't Go." But Harry Only Had One Thought In His Head, Which Was To Get Back In Front Of The Mirror, And Ron Wasn't Going To Stop Him. That Third Night He Found His Way More Quickly Than Before. He Was Walking So Fast He Knew He Was Making More Noise Than Was Wise, But He Didn't Meet Anyone. And There Were His Mother And Father Smiling At Him Again, And One Of His Grandfathers Nodding Happily. Harry Sank Down To Sit On The Floor In Front Of The Mirror. There Was Nothing To Stop Him From Staying Here All Night With His Family. Nothing At All.

Wise

Mother

Father

Be Ruthless About Protecting Writing Days.

Writing

Mushrooms

Ruthless

As Our Listeners Will Know, Unless They've Taken Refuge At The Bottom Of A Garden Pond Or Somewhere Similar, You-know-who's Strategy Of Remaining In The Shadows Is Creating A Nice Little Climate Of Panic.

Nice

Taken

Garden

Perfection Is Not Necessary To Make A Real And Lasting Difference To Other People's Lives.

Real

Differences

People

Dumbledore Lowered His Hands And Surveyed Harry Through His Half-moon Glasses. 'it Is Time,’ He Said, ‘for Me To Tell You What I Should Have Told You Five Years Ago, Harry. Please Sit Down. I Am Going To Tell You Everything.

Moon

Glasses

Hands

Tessa Was Convinced That It Was A Lie, And Also That Everything She Had Done In Her Life, Telling Herself That It Was For The Best, Had Been No More Than Blind Selfishness, Generating Confusion And Mess All Around. But Who Could Bear To Know Which Stars Were Already Dead, She Thought, Blinking Up At The Night Sky; Could Anybody Stand To Know They All Were?

Stars

Lying

Night

There Will Be Books Written About Harry. Every Child In The World Will Know His Name.

Children

Book

Names

What’s Comin’ Will Come, An’ We’ll Meet It When It Does.

Doe

Hagrid

Harry Potter Series

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

An Unbreakable Vow?" Said Ron, Looking Stunned. "nah, He Can’t Have.... Are You Sure?" "yes I’m Sure," Said Harry. "why, What Does It Mean?" "well, You Can’t Break An Unbreakable Vow..." "i’d Worked That Much Out For Myself, Funnily Enough.

Mean

Doe

Unbreakable

It Was As Though They Had Been Plunged Into A Fabulous Dream. This, Thought Harry, Was Surely The Only Way To Travel - Past Swirls And Turrets Of Snowy Cloud, In A Car Full Of Hot, Bright Sunlight, With A Fat Pack Of Toffees In The Glove Compartment.

Dream

Past

Clouds

But You've Been Too Busy Saving The Wizarding World. Well ... I Can't Say I'm Surprised. I Knew This Would Happen In The End. I Knew You Wouldn't Be Happy Unless You Were Hunting Voldemort. Maybe That's Why I Like You So Much.

I Like You

Hunting

World

Now, You Two – This Year, You Behave Yourselves. If I Get One More Owl Telling Me You've – You've Blown Up A Toilet Or –" "blown Up A Toilet? We've Never Blown Up A Toilet." "great Idea Though, Thanks, Mum.

Humor

Years

Ideas

Only One Thing Mattered: This Was Not A Horcrux. Dumbledore Had Weakened Himself By Drinking That Horrible Potion For Nothing. Harry Crumpled The Parchment In His Hand And His Eyes Burned With Tears As Behind Him Fang Began To Howl.

Drinking

Eye

Hands

I Did Not Set Out To Convert Anyone To Christianity.

Christianity

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

School

Loyal

Hogwarts

Ah, Harry, How Often This Happens, Even Between The Best Of Friends! Each Of Us Believes That What He Has To Say Is Much More Important Than Anything The Other Might Have To Contribute!

Believe

Important

Might

You Are The True Master Of Death, Because The True Master Does Not Seek To Run Away From Death.

Running

Doe

Potters

You Think The Dead We Loved Ever Truly Leave Us?

Thinking

Potters

Harry Potter Birthday

Parry Otter, The Chosen Boy Who - Well - Something Of That Sort.

Boys

Otters

Wells

When In Doubt, Go To The Library.

Doubt

Library

When In Doubt

Harry, This Is No Time To Be A Gentleman!" Wood Roared As Harry Swerved To Avoid Collision. "knock Her Off Her Broom If You Have To!

Gentleman

Woods

Brooms

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

Done

Blame

No Point

The Barman Sidled Toward Them Out Of A Back Room. He Was A Grump-looking Old Man With A Great Deal Of A Long Gray Hair And A Beard. He Was Tall And Thin And Looked Vaguely Familiar To Harry.

Men

Hair

Long

I Imagine Them Very Clearly And Then Attempt To Describe What I Can See. Sometimes I Draw Them For My Own Amusement! (talking About Her Characters And Scenes)

Writing

Character

Talking

There's The Silver Lining I've Been Looking For.

Silver

Ginny Weasley

Dumbledore Paused, And Although His Voice Remained Light And Calm, And He Gave No Obvious Sign Of Anger, Harry Felt A Kind Of Chill Emanating From Him And Noticed That The Dursleys Drew Very Slightly Closer Together. “you Did Not Do As I Asked. You Have Never Treated Harry As A Son. He Has Known Nothing But Neglect And Often Cruelty At Your Hands. The Best That Can Be Said Is That He Has At Least Escaped The Appalling Damage You Have Inflicted Upon The Unfortunate Boy Sitting Between You.

Son

Boys

Hands

The Opportunity Was Too Perfect To Miss. Harry Crept Silently Around Behind Malfoy, Crabbe, And Goyle, Bent Down, And Scooped A Large Handful Of Mud Out Of The Path. 'we Were Just Talking About Your Friend Hagrid,' Malfoy Said To Ron. 'just Trying To Imagine What He's Saying To The Committee For The Disposal Of Dangerous Creatures. D'you Think He'll Cry When They Cut Off His Hippogriff's—' Splat. Malfoy's Head Jerked Back As The Mud Hit Him; His Silverblond Hair Was Suddenly Dripping In Muck.

Cutting

Opportunity

Thinking

Never Try To Understand The Students. They Hate It. They Would Much Rather Be Tragically Misunderstood, Wallow In Self-pity, Stew In Their Own —” “that’s Enough, Phineas,” Said Dumbledore.

Hate

Self

Misunderstood

I Have Some Problems With Conventional Organized Religion.

Problem

Organized

Conventional

Tut, Tut — Fame Clearly Isn't Everything.

Fame

If Only The Hat Had Mentioned A House For People Who Felt A Bit Queasy, That Would Have Been The One For Him.

People

House

Hats

But She's Ditched Dean!

Dean

One Of The Many Things I Learned At The End Of That Classics Corridor Down Which I Ventured At The Age Of 18, In Search Of Something I Could Not Then Define, Was This, Written By The Greek Author Plutarch: What We Achieve Inwardly Will Change Outer Reality. That Is An Astonishing Statement And Yet Proven A Thousand Times Every Day Of Our Lives. It Expresses, In Part, Our Inescapable Connection With The Outside World, The Fact That We Touch Other People’s Lives Simply By Existing.

Reality

People

Greek

The Wand Chooses The Wizard.

Potters

Wizards

Harry Potter Movie

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

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

We Do Not Need Magic To Transform Our World. We Carry All Of The Power We Need Inside Ourselves Already.

Inspirational

Change

Inspiring

I Loathe People Who Say, 'i Always Read The Ending Of The Book First.' That Really Irritates Me, It's Like Someone Coming To Dinner, Just Opening The Fridge And Eating Pudding, While You're Standing There Still Working On The Starter. It's Not On.

Book

People

Pudding

Dudley Had Reached Roughly The Size And Weight Of A Young Killer Whale.

Whales

Weight

Killers

Just Because You’re Allowed To Use Magic Now You Don’t Have To Whip Your Wands Out For Every Tiny Little Thing!

Magic

Use

Littles

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

Death's Got An Invisibility Cloak?" Harry Interrupted Again. "so He Can Sneak Up On People," Said Ron. "sometimes He Gets Bored Of Running At Them, Flapping His Arms And Shrieking.

Death

Running

Humor

Aaah ... When Two Neptunes Appear In The Sky It Is A Sure Sign That A Midget In Glasses Is Being Born, Harry.

Glasses

Sky

Two

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

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

Humor

Funny Harry Potter

Ears

We Must Try Not To Sink Beneath Our Anguish, Harry, But Battle On.

Life

Encouraging

Battle

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

Tea

Littles

Found

I Can't Give A Professor Love!

Giving

Professors

I Can

The Inner Eye Does Not See Upon Command.

Eye

Doe

Command

I Look At The Effect That An Individual's Fame Has On Their Family, For Example, And The Limitations That Places Upon Your Life To An Extent - Of Course, It Brings Marvelous Things Too, But It Brings Them Mainly To The Individual. The People Around The Famous Person Often Pay A Price Without Reaping Many Of The Rewards.

People

Looks

Pay

Of Course We Still Want To Know You!" Harry Said, Staring At Hagrid. "you Don't Think Anything That Skeeter Cow - Sorry, Professor," He Added Quickly, Looking At Dumbledore. "i Have Gone Temporarily Deaf And Haven't Any Idea What You Said, Harry," Said Dumbledore, Twiddling His Thumbs And Staring At The Ceiling.

Sorry

Thinking

Ideas

I'm Interested In That Drive, That Rush To Judgment, That Is So Prevalent In Our Society.we All Know That Pleasurable Rush That Comes From Condemning, And In The Short Term It's Quite A Satisfying Thing To Do, Isn't It?

Our Society

Judgment

Term

Mclaggen Makes Grawp Look Like A Gentleman.

Gentleman

Looks

Hermione

Your Mother Died To Save You. If There Is One Thing Voldemort Cannot Understand, It Is Love. Love As Powerful As Your Mother's For You Leaves It's Own Mark. To Have Been Loved So Deeply, Even Though The Person Who Loved Us Is Gone, Will Give Us Some Protection Forever.

Love

Death

Mother

Why, Dear Boy, We Don't Send Wizards To Azkaban Just For Blowing Up Their Aunts.

Aunt

Boys

Wizards

Dumbledore's Man Through And Through, Aren't You Potter?" "yeah I Am," Said Harry. "glad We Straightened That Out.

Men

Potters

Yeah

A Bag Of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. "you Want To Be Careful With Those," Ron Warned Harry. "when They Say Every Flavor, They Mean Every Flavor - You Know, You Get All The Ordinary Ones Like Chocolate And Peppermint And Marmalade, But Then You Can Get Spinach And Liver And Tripe. George Reckons He Had A Booger-flavored One Once." Ron Picked Up A Green Bean, Looked At It Carefully, And Bit Into A Corner. "bleaaargh - See? Sprouts.

Mean

Chocolate

Ordinary

Finally, The Truth. Lying With His Face Pressed Into The Dusty Carpet Of The Office Where He Had Once Thought He Was Learning The Secrets Of Victory, Harry Understood At Last That He Was Not Supposed To Survive.

Lying

Office

Secret

He Might Have Been Encased In A Thick Glass Bubble, So Separate Did He Feel From His Three Dining Companions. It Was A Sensation With Which He Was Only Too Familiar, That Of Walking In A Giant Sphere Of Worry, Enclosed By It, Watching His Own Terrors Roll By, Obscuring The Outside World.

Glasses

Worry

Dining

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

Running At Ron, She Flung Them Around His Neck And Kissed Him Full On The Mouth. Ron Threw Away The Fangs And Broomstick He Was Holding And Responded With Such Enthusiasm That He Lifted Hermione Off Her Feet.

Running

Feet

Mouths

I'm Not Going To Be Murdered," Harry Said Out Loud. "that's The Spirit, Dear," Said His Mirror Sleepily.

Mirrors

Spirit

Loud

Studying The Young Woman’s Long Thin Legs, Tessa Wondered How Different Her Life Would Have Been If She Had Had Legs Like That. She Could Not Help But Suspect That It Would Have Been Almost Entirely Different.

Long

Different

Legs

Choose What To Believe. He Wanted The Truth. Why Was Everybody So Determined That He Should Not Get It.

Believe

Determined

Should

Yeah 'ear 'ear," Said George, With Half A Glance At Fred, The Corner Of Whose Mouth Twitched.

Ears

Half

Mouths

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 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

He's Only Silent Because He's Too Thick To String Two Words Together.

Two

Together

Silent

Oh, Shut Up Weatherby.

Shut Up

Weasley

Fred Weasley

Every Now And Then I Read A Poem That Does Touch Something In Me, But I Never Turn To Poetry For Solace Or Pleasure In The Way That I Throw Myself Into Prose.

Doe

Way

Now And Then

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 Have Met Thousands Of Children Now, And Not Even One Time Has A Child Come Up To Me And Said, 'ms. Rowling, I'm So Glad I've Read These Books Because Now I Want To Be A Witch.'

Children

Book

Want

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

Would Be

Fame

Famous Writers

Somewhere Out In The Darkness, A Phoenix Was Singing In A Way Harry Had Never Heard Before: A Stricken Lament Of Terrible Beauty. And Harry Felt, As He Had Felt About Phoenix Song Before, That The Music Was Inside Him, Not Without: It Was His Own Grief Turned Magically To Song.

Song

Grief

Phoenix

Maybe A Man In A Million Could Unite The Hallows, Harry. I Was Fit Only To Possess The Meanest Of Them, The Least Extraordinary. I Was Fit To Own The Elder Wand, And Not To Boast Of It, And Not To Kill With It. I Was Permitted To Tame And To Use It, Because I Took It, Not For Gain, But To Save Others From It.

Men

Use

Gains

Poverty Entails Fear And Stress And Sometimes Depression. It Means A Thousand Petty Humiliations And Hardships.

Stress

Mean

Hardship

He Knew One Thing Only, And It Was Beyond Fear Or Reason: He Was Not Going To Die Crouching Here Like A Child Playing Hide-and-seek; He Was Not Going To Die Kneeling At Voldemort’s Feet . . . He Was Going To Die Upright Like His Father, And He Was Going To Die Trying To Defend Himself, Even If No Defense Was Possible. . . .

Children

Father

Feet

What Would Your Head Have Been Doing In Hogsmeade, Potter?" Said Snape Softly. "your Head Is Not Allowed In Hogsmeade. No Part Of Your Body Has Permission To Be In Hogsmeade.

Potters

Body

Permission

This Exchange Marked The Beginning Of Mr. Malfoy's Long Campaign To Have Me Removed From My Post As Headmaster Of Hogwarts, And Of Mine To Have Him Removed From His Position As Lord Voldemort's Favorite Death Eater. My Response Prompted Several Further Letters From Mr. Malfoy, But As They Consisted Mainly Of Opprobrious Remarks On My Sanity, Parentage, And Hygiene, Their Relevance To This Commentary Is Remote.

Death Eaters

Hygiene

Long

I’m Very Busy With Schoolwork, Of Course." "how Can She Be?" Said Ron In Horror. "we’re On Vacation!

Vacation

Horror

Busy

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

Inspirational

Strength

Inspiring

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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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