I loved writing for kids, I loved talking to children about what I'd written, I don't want to leave that behind.
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. RowlingI love you, Hermione,โ said Ron, sinking back, rubbing his eyes wearily. Hermione turned faintly pink, but merely said, โDonโt let Lavender hear you saying that.โ โI wonโt,โ said Ron into his hands. โOr maybe I will . . . then sheโll ditch me . . .
J. K. RowlingHe chose the boy he thought most likely to be a danger to him," said Dumbledore. And notice this, Harry. He chose, not the pureblood (which, according to his creed, is the only kind of wizard worth being or knowing), but the half-blood, like himself. He saw himself in you before he had ever seen you, and in marking you with that scar, he did not kill you, as he intended, but gave you powers, and a future, which have fitted you to escape him not once, but four times so far โ something that neither your parents, nor Nevilleโs parents, ever achieved.
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