But I got this far, didn’t I?” he said slowly. “They thought I’d die in the attempt, but I’m here . . . and you’re in my power. . . . I’m the one with the wand. . . . you’re at my mercy. . .
J. K. RowlingIn the end, it mattered not that you could not close your mind. It was your heart that saved you.
J. K. RowlingOnce again you've put your keen and penetrating mind to the task and as usual come to the wrong conclusion!
J. K. RowlingLook...at...me..." he whispered. The green eyes found the black, but after a second, something in the depths of the dark pair seemed to vanish, leaving them fixed, blank, and empty. The hand holding Harry thudded to the floor, and Snape moved no more.
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