Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?
J. K. RowlingYes, Severus does seem the type, doesn't he? So useful to have him swooping around like an overgrown bat.
J. K. RowlingWhy were you lurking under our window?" "Yes - yes, good point, Petunia! What were you doing under our windows, boy?" "Listening to the news," said Harry in a resigned voice. His aunt and uncle exchanged looks of outrage. "Listening to the news! Again?" "Well, it changes every day, you see," said Harry.
J. K. RowlingWhen you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love.
J. K. RowlingKarkaroff intends to flee if the Mark burns." "Does he?" said Dumbledore softly, as Fleur Delacour and Roger Davies came giggling in from the grounds. "And are you tempted to join him?" "No," said Snape, his black eyes on Fleur's and Roger's retreating figures. "I am not such a coward." "No," agreed Dumbledore. You are a braver man by far than Igot Karkaroff. You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon..." He walked away, leaving Snape looking stricken.
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