“He walks through the house of his past, hoping he'll find the right door, hoping he'll find the key.”

“But as his warmth soaks into me, and he hugs me tighter, I find myself hoping he'll never let go. I close my eyes and press my cheek against his, skin on skin.”

“So Connor stands there with secret anticipation each time there's a group of new arrivals, hoping beyond hope he'll find that self-righteous, self-important, pain-in-the-ass Lev still alive.”

“Voldemort uses people his enemies are close to. He's already used you as bait once, and that was just because you're my best friend's sister. Think how much danger you'll be in if we keep this up. He'll know, he'll find out. He'll try and get to me through you.”

“He's finding out, he's doing all right, he'll go to school but nobody's going to teach him anything.”

“We regard God as an airman regards his parachute; it's there for emergencies but he hopes he'll never have to use it.”