The silence was unbearable to him. If the pictures could have reflected the feelings inside him, they would have been screaming in pain.
J. K. RowlingLily and James only made you Secret-Keeper because I suggested it,โ Black hissed, so venomously that Pettigrew took a step backward. โI thought it was the perfect plan... a bluff... Voldemort would be sure to come after me, would never dream theyโd use a weak, talentless thing like you... It must have been the finest moment of your miserable life, telling Voldemort you could hand him the Potters.
J. K. RowlingThe Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it through the hoops to score,โ Harry recited. โSo โ thatโs sort of like basketball on broomsticks with six hoops, isnโt it?โ โWhatโs basketball?โ said Wood curiously. โNever mind,โ said Harry quickly.
J. K. RowlingSlowly, very slowly, he sat up, and as he did so he felt more alive, and more aware of his own living body than ever before. Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart? It would all be gone...or at least, he would be gone from it. His breath came slow and deep, and his mouth and throat were completely dry, but so were his eyes.
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