Only one thing mattered: this was not a Horcrux. Dumbledore had weakened himself by drinking that horrible potion for nothing. Harry crumpled the par….

At fourteen, you really do start realising that the world is not a safe and protected place or not always..

You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity..

Failure means a stripping away of the inessential..

Merlin's pants!" shrieked Hermione, jumping up and running from the room. "Merlin's pants?" repeated Ron, looking amused. "She must be really upset..

Yes, it has made me happier. Finishing them has made me happier. Before I wrote the Potter books, I'd never finished a novel. I came close to finishi….

Life is too short. I only want to do things that I enjoy, or that I think are good or worth doing..

It's the ability to resist failure, in many ways, or use failure that often leads to the greatest success, isn't it?.

I was supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your Phoenix lot got in the way...” “Yes, they do that,” said Dumbledore..

And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life..

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals..

What would your head have been doing in Hogsmeade, Potter?" said Snape softly. "Your head is not allowed in Hogsmeade. No part of your body has permi….

Oh, there you are, Albus,' he said. 'You've been a very long time. Upset stomach?' 'No, I was merely reading the Muggle magazines,' said Dumbledore. ….

I received free health care..

We teachers are rather good at magic, you know..

And sure enough, in seeking to become superhuman this foolhardy young man renders himself inhuman. The heart that he has locked away slowly shrivels ….

Our Headmaster is taking a short break," said Professor McGonagall, pointing at the Snape-shaped hole in the window..

What's the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal..

But you're dead,' said Harry. 'Oh, yes,' said Dumbledore matter-of-factly. 'Then... am I dead too?' 'Ah,' said Dumbledore, smiling still more broadly….

As far as informing the headmaster, Harry had no idea where Dumbledore went during the summer holidays. He amused himself for a moment, picturing Dum….

The idea of Dumbledore's corpse frightened Harry much less than the possibility that he might have misunderstood the living Dumbledore's intentions..