He yearned not to feel... He wished he could rip out his heart, his innards, everything that was screaming inside him.
J. K. RowlingI do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they're used to seeing me walking around, so I don't think I'm a very big deal.
J. K. RowlingWhy had he never appreciated the miracle that he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart?
J. K. RowlingHeโs gone, Harry told himself. Heโs gone. He had to keep thinking it as he washed and dressed, as though repetition would dull the shock of it. Heโs gone and heโs not coming back. And that was the simple truth of it, Harry knew, because their protective enchantments meant that it would be impossible, once they vacated this spot, for Ron to find them again.
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