Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools.
J. K. RowlingOh, donโt lie, Harry,โ she said impatiently. โRon and Ginny say youโve been hiding from everyone since you got back from St. Mungoโs.โ โThey do, do they?โ said Harry, glaring at Ron and Ginny. Ron looked down at his feet but Ginny seemed quite unabashed. โWell, you have!โ she said. โAnd you wonโt look at any of us!โ โItโs you lot who wonโt look at me!โ said Harry angrily. โMaybe youโre taking it in turns to look and keep missing each other,โ suggested Hermione, the corners of her mouth twitching.
J. K. RowlingI feel I owe you another explanation Harry," said Dumbledore hesitantly. "You may, perhaps, wondered why I never chose you as a prefect? I must confess...that I rather thought...you had enough responsibility to be going on with." Harry looked up at him and saw a tear trickling down Dumbledore's face into his long silver beard.
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