Yes, alive,โ said Fudge. โThat is โ I donโt know โ is a man alive if he canโt be killed? I donโt really understand it, and Dumbledore wonโt explain properly โ but anyway, heโs certainly got a body and is walking and talking and killing, so I suppose, for the purposes of our discussion, yes, heโs alive.
J. K. RowlingHeโs gone, Harry told himself. Heโs gone. He had to keep thinking it as he washed and dressed, as though repetition would dull the shock of it. Heโs gone and heโs not coming back. And that was the simple truth of it, Harry knew, because their protective enchantments meant that it would be impossible, once they vacated this spot, for Ron to find them again.
J. K. RowlingAnd I must draft an advertisement for the Daily Prophet, too,' he added thoughtfully. 'We'll be needing a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.... Dear me, we do seem to run through them, don't we?
J. K. RowlingThat's right," said Luna encouragingly, as if they were back in the Room of Requirement and this was simply spell practice for the D.A. "That's right, Harry... come on, think of something happy..." "Something happy?" he said, his voice cracked. "We're all still here," she whispered, "We're still fighting. Come on, now.
J. K. RowlingDementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them. Even Muggles feel their presence, though they canโt see them. Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can, the Dementor will feed on you long enough to reduce you to something like itself โ soul-less and evil. Youโll be left with nothing but the worst experiences of your life.
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