Snape looked horrified. 'You have kept him alive so that he can die at the right moment?''Don't look shocked, Severus. How many men and women have you watched die?''Lately, only those whom I could not save', said Snape.
Harry moved toward the fire, butjust as he reached the edge of the hearth, Mr. Weasley put out ahand and held him back. He was looking at the Dursleys in amazement.__arry said good-bye to you,_ he said. __idn__ you hear him?___t doesn__ matter,_ Harry muttered to Mr. Weasley. __onestly, Idon__ care.__r. Weasley did not remove his hand from Harry__ shoulder.__ou aren__ going to see your nephew till next summer,_ he saidto Uncle Vernon in mild indignation. __urely you__e going to saygood-bye?__ncle Vernon__ face worked furiously. The idea of being taughtconsideration by a man who had just blasted away half his livingroom wall seemed to be causing him intense suffering. But Mr.Weasley__ wand was still in his hand, and Uncle Vernon__ tiny eyesdarted to it once, before he said, very resentfully, __ood-bye, then.
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Harry moved toward the fire, butjust as he reached the edge of the hearth, Mr. Weasley put out ahand and held him back. He was looking at the Dursleys in amazement.__arry said good-bye to you,_ he said. __idn__ you hear him?___t doesn__ matter,_ Harry muttered to Mr. Weasley. __onestly, Idon__ care.__r. Weasley did not remove his hand from Harry__ shoulder.__ou aren__ going to see your nephew till next summer,_ he saidto Uncle Vernon in mild indignation. __urely you__e going to saygood-bye?__ncle Vernon__ face worked furiously. The idea of being taughtconsideration by a man who had just blasted away half his livingroom wall seemed to be causing him intense suffering. But Mr.Weasley__ wand was still in his hand, and Uncle Vernon__ tiny eyesdarted to it once, before he said, very resentfully, __ood-bye, then.
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