And his knowledge remained woefully incomplete, Harry! That which Voldemort does not value, he takes no trouble to comprehend. Of house-elves and children's tales, of love, loyalty, and innocence, Voldemort knows and understands nothing. Nothing. That they all have a power beyond his own, a power beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he has never grasped.
J. K. RowlingHarry and Hermione are very platonic friends. But I won't answer for anyone else, nudge-nudge wink-wink!
J. K. RowlingBut who could bear to know which stars were already dead, she thought, blinking up at the night sky; could anybody stand to know that they all were?
J. K. RowlingChess was the only thing Hermione ever lost at, something Harry and Ron thought was very good for her.
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