i could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; i would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. i would know him in death, at the end of the world.
‘Anaxagoras said to a man who was grieving because he was dying in a foreign land, “The descent to Hades is the same from every place.”’ — Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers: Anaxagoras, 6 by Diogenes Laërtius
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
“Keep back there, Hagrid! They can shoot fire at a range of twenty feet, you know! I’ve seen this Horntail do forty!”
“I have spied for you and lied for you, put myself in mortal danger for you. Everything was supposed to be to keep Lily Potter’s son safe. Now you tell me you have been raising him like a pig for slaughter —”
lily evans, 30 january, 1960 – 31 october, 1981.
“harry, you are so loved. mama loves you. dada loves you. harry, be safe. be strong.”
“Never used an Unforgivable Curse before, have you, boy? You need to mean them, Potter! You need to really want to cause pain, to enjoy it. Righteous anger won’t hurt me for long. I’ll show you how it is done, shall I? I’ll give you a lesson!”