Indeed, thank you for all the good times spent reading it, and then reading it again, and also for the thoughts and will to learn more that came with these readings.
There are people who do what they can. And there are also people who don't even try to do what they can, and yes, those people are doing something wrong.
So according to her, someone who's walking away from a fight he could fight is wrong, as is someone who never lift a finger when he could have.
"How did you destroy all but a remnant of the Dark Lord?"
Harry hesitated. "I Obliviated most of his memories and... sealed him, I guess is how wizards say it. Even if the seal breaks, he won't come back as himself."
Severus frowned briefly and then shrugged. "I suppose that is acceptable."
really fit with what Snape told sooner in the story:
"No," Severus said flatly. "The prophecy is not yet fulfilled. I would know if it were."
Memory charmed, forgot even the existence of the magical world, sent in Australia to be restored after the War... is Narcissa actually Hermione's parents?
Because Harry's conscience pains him, he'll ask the 12 year old Draco to make a hugely life altering decision when he's in shock and hopeless about the future, and give him half an hour to do so, then hide that decision from him so that he can neither recant nor even know that he ever had such a choice, or made such a decision.
You're right, I just re-read it, and there is other passages where they react a lot more.
I guess the silence is a way to show their astonishment and perhaps remains of disbelief.
Saying nothing is a reaction.
We're talking about poeple who knows how to keep their reactions shut down and seems to have secret agenda to hide from each other. They underreact also about Harry's being Tom Riddle Jr.
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Maybe it's also that killing a child is something you do not do if you want your specie (or your specific social or family group) to carry on. You wait at least until he got a chance to pass its genes on.
(I just noticed kilobug was having the same idea)
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Especially knowing that Harry almost offered to explain it to him (after Azkaban).
Quirrel's answer :
it is too rare that I find a person whom I cannot see through immediately, be they friend or foe. I shall unravel the puzzles about you for myself, in due time.
Indeed, thank you for all the good times spent reading it, and then reading it again, and also for the thoughts and will to learn more that came with these readings.