Джоан Роулинг — HARRY POTTER and THE DEATHLY HALLOWS

Гарри Поттер — 7

  “The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane. ...

&  "I had every right," said Scrimgeour dismissively. "The Decree for Justifiable Confiscation gives the Ministry the power to confiscate the contents of a will -"
   "That law was created to stop wizards passing on Dark artifacts," said Hermione, "and the Ministry is supposed to have powerful evidence that the deceased's possessions are illegal before seizing them! Are you telling me that you thought Dumbledore was trying to pass us something cursed?"
   "Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?" asked Scrimgeour.
   "No, I'm not," retorted Hermione. "I'm hoping to do some good in the world!"

&  "Professor Black? Please could we talk to you? Please?"
   "'Please' always helps," said a cold, snide voice, and Phineas Nigellus slid into his portrait.

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&  "...what about the stone, Mr. Lovegood? The thing you call the Resurrection Stone?"
   "What of it?"
   "Well, how can that be real?"
   "Prove that it is not," said Xenophilius.
    Hermione looked outraged.
   "But that's — I'm sorry, but that's completely ridiculous! How can I possibly prove it doesn't exist? Do you expect me to get hold of — of all the pebbles in the world and test them? I mean, you could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist!"
   "Yes, you could," said Xenophilius. "I am glad to see that you are opening your mind a little."

&  "It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it."

&  "... He fears the dead. He does not love."

&  "Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love."

&  "Tell me one last thing," said Harry. "Is this real? Or has this been happening in my head?"
   "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"

  ... The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well.”

HARRY POTTER and the Half-Blood Prince (Гарри Поттер—6)