I don't mean to be rude—" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable. "Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely.

Yes, my tiara sets off the whole thing nicely," said Auntie Muriel in a rather carrying whisper. "But I must say, Ginevra's dress is far too low-cut." Ginny glanced round, grinning, winked at Harry, then quickly faced the front again.

I knew I could do it all this time,” said Harry, “Because I'd already done it... does that make sense?

Their reward for enduring the awful experience was the right to tell people about it.

The truth is always easier than a lie or an evasion - easier to deal with and easier to live with.

Parvati positively beamed. Harry could tell that she was feeling guilty for having laughed at Hermione in Transfiguration. He looked around and saw that Hermione was beaming back, if possible even more brightly. Girls were very strange sometimes.

The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?' Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him.