I was thinking the first thing we should do is Expelliarmus, you know, the Disarming Charm. I know it's pretty basic but I've found it really useful -" "Oh please," said Zacharias Smith, rolling his eyes and folding his arms. "I don't think Expelliarmus is exactly going to help us against You-Know-Who, do you?" "I've used it against him," said Harry quietly. "It saved my life last June." Smith opened his mouth stupidly. The rest of the room was very quiet. "But if you think it's beneath you, you can leave.
J. K. RowlingSometimes you have to stop trying to force it, walk away and let your subconscious show you the way. Fill up on life for a while.
J. K. RowlingSuch loyalty is admirable, of course,โ said Scrimgeour, who seemed to be restraining his irritation with difficulty, โbut Dumbledore is gone, Harry. Heโs gone.โ โHe will only be gone from the school when none here are loyal to him,โ said Harry, smiling in spite of himself.
J. K. RowlingThere are plenty of eyewitness accounts, just because you're so narrow-minded you need to have everything shoved under your nose before you-
J. K. RowlingWhatever job I had, I was always writing like crazy. All I ever liked about offices was being able to type up stories on the computer when no one was looking. I was never paying much attention in meetings because I was usually scribbling bits of my latest stories in the margins of the pad or thinking up names for my characters. This is a problem when you're supposed to be taking minutes of the meeting.
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