Because to confide a part of your soul to something that can think and move for itself is obviously a very risky business.
J. K. RowlingShe had a way of seeing the beauty in others, even, and perhaps most especially, when that person couldn't see it in themselves.
J. K. RowlingWe'll be there, Harry," said Ron "What?" "At your Aunt and Uncle's house," said Ron, "And then we'll go with you wherever you're going." "No-" said Harry quickly; he hadn't counted on this, he had meant them to understand that he was undertaking the most dangerous journey alone. "You said it once before," said Hermione quickly, "that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we? We're with you whatever happens.
J. K. RowlingI sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind. โAt these times, I use the Pensieve. One simply siphons the excess thoughts from oneโs mind, pours them into the basin, and examines them at oneโs leisure. It becomes easier to spot patterns and links, you understand, when they are in this form.
J. K. RowlingI look at the effect that an individual's fame has on their family, for example, and the limitations that places upon your life to an extent - of course, it brings marvelous things too, but it brings them mainly to the individual. The people around the famous person often pay a price without reaping many of the rewards.
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