The ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming.

Luck can only get you so far.

Although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert.

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.

I think I've really exhausted the magical. It was a lot of fun, but I've put it behind me for the time being.

And that boys," yelled Mr. Weasley over the tumult of the crowd below,"is why you should never go for looks alone!

Contemplating the task ahead would not make it easier or the water warmer.