And what will you give me in return, Severus?' 'In - in return?' Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and Harry expected him to protest, but after a long moment he said, 'Anything.

He has never wanted to occupy the throne himself; he prefers the back seat - more room to spread out, you see.

You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.

Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways.

In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it.

In magic, man has to rely on himself. So, in religion, of course, you're looking for outside support but that's the appeal of magic.

Even the weather seemed to be celebrating; as June approached, the days became cloudless and sultry, and all anybody felt like doing was strolling onto the grounds and flopping down on the grass with several pints of iced pumpkin juice, perhaps playing a casual game of Gobstones or watching the giant squid propel itself dreamily across the surface of the lake.