Wonder what it’s like to have a peaceful life,” Ron sighed, as evening after evening they struggled through all the extra homework they were getting.

The best of us must sometimes eat our words.

We did it, we bashed them wee Potter's the one, and Voldy's gone moldy, so now let's have fun!

But I was willing to embrace mortal life again, before chasing immortality.

The idea of Dumbledore's corpse frightened Harry much less than the possibility that he might have misunderstood the living Dumbledore's intentions.

Well, you're expelling us aren't you?" said Ron. "Not today, Mr. Weasley." Snape looked as though Christmas had been canceled.

I was very low and I had to achieve something. Without the challenge, I would have gone stark raving mad.