Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.

Gosh, what a gripping story. You must have been simply terrified. Meanwhile we went to Godric's Hollow and, let's think, what happened there, Harry? Oh yes, You-Know-Who's snake turned up, it nearly killed both of us, and then You-Know-Who himself arrived and missed us by about a second. Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it?

Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.

Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march.

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

I'm not going to be murdered," Harry said out loud. "That's the spirit, dear," said his mirror sleepily.

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.