Clever As I Am, I Remain Just

But Who Could Bear To Know Which Stars Were Already Dead, She Thought, Blinking Up At The Night Sky; Could Anybody Stand To Know That They All Were?

Howard Was Almost As Fond Of This Hall As He Was Of His Own Shop. The Brownies Used It On Tuesdays, And The Women's Institute On Wednesdays. It Had Hosted Jumble Sales And Jubilee Celebrations, Wedding Receptions And Wakes, And It Smelled Of All Of These Things: Of Stale Clothes And Coffee Urns, And The Ghosts Of Home-baked Cakes And Meat Salads; Of Dust And Human Bodies; But Primarily Of Aged Wood And Stone.

Harry Witnessed Professor Mcgonagall Walking Right Past Peeves Who Was Determinedly Loosening A Crystal Chandelier And Could Have Sworn He Heard Her Tell The Poltergeist Out Of The Corner Of Her Mouth 'it Unscrews The Other Way.

It Is A Curious Thing, Harry, But Perhaps Those Who Are Best Suited To Power Are Those Who Have Never Sought It. Those Who, Like You, Have Leadership Thrust Upon Them, And Take Up The Mantle Because They Must, And Find To Their Own Surprise That They Wear It Well.

Was It Love When Somebody Filled A Space In Your Life That Yawned Inside You, Once They Had Gone?