Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right

“And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.”

“They’re playing Harper instead; he’s in my year and he’s an idiot.”

But Black’s by-the-by now. The point is

He could not shrug off the feeling that something was going to go wrong — his reply to Dumbledore’s let­ter might have gone astray; Dumbledore could be prevented from collecting him; the letter might turn out not to be from Dumble­dore at all, but a trick or joke or trap. Harry had not been able to face packing and then being let down and having to unpack again.

Bellatrix’s mouth fell open

you speak of dangers … you were facing six teenagers, were you not?”

“He’d have me!” said Bellatrix passionately. “I, who spent many years in Azkaban for him!”

he felt his heart lift at the thought that there was still one last golden day of peace left to enjoy with Ron and Hermione.

“No —” said Harry quickly; he had not counted on this, he had meant them to understand that he was undertaking this most dangerous journey alone.

“You said to us once before,” said Hermione quietly, “that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We’ve had time, haven’t we?”

“We’re with you whatever happens,” said Ron.