Sublime

It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived. —J.K. Rowling

‘I am not so sure. I had proven, as a very young man, that power was my weakness and my temptation. 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

‘I’d say that it’s one short step from “wizards first” to “purebloods first”, and then to “Death Eaters”,’ replied Kingsley. ‘We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.’

To give Voldemort what appears to be valuable information while withholding the essentials is a job I would entrust to nobody but you.’

you’ve got a hero who’s just putzing around, waiting for something to happen. (Very boring plot.)

But still he has something she lacks, an inner life that does not include the other person.