Harry Looked Down And Saw

Ginny Weasley, Who Sat Next To Colin Creevey In Charms, Was Distraught, But Harry Felt That Fred And George Were Going The Wrong Way About Cheering Her Up. They Were Taking Turns Covering Themselves With Fur Or Boils And Jumping Out At Her From Behind Statues.

The Ones That Love Us Never Really Leave Us.

But Some Part Of Him Realized, Even As He Fought To Break Free From Lupin, That Sirius Had Never Kept Him Waiting Before. . . . Sirius Had Risked Everything, Always, To See Harry, To Help Him. . . . If Sirius Was Not Reappearing Out Of That Archway When Harry Was Yelling For Him As Though His Life Depended On It, The Only Possible Explanation Was That He Could Not Come Back. . . . That He Really Was . . .

I Just Wish I’d Asked You Sooner. We Could’ve Had Ages . . . Months . . . Years Maybe. . . .

It Is A Strange Thing, But When You Are Dreading Something, And Would Give Anything To Slow Down Time, It Has A Disobliging Habit Of Speeding Up.