A Horcrux is the complete opposite of a human being.
Deliberately causing mayhem in Snape's Potions class was about as safe as poking a sleeping dragon in the eye.
Oh, I'm so glad we know what it's called, that's a great help," snarled Ron, leaning back, trying to stop the plant from curling around his neck.
Dawn seemed to follow midnight with indecent haste.
I don't think about who the audience is for my books.
Every second he breathed, the smell of the grass, the cool air on his face, was so precious: To think that people had years and years, time to waste, so much time it dragged, and he was clinging to each second.