Harry, I owe you an explanation, An explanation of an old man's mistakes. For I see now that what I have done, and not done, with regard to you, bears all the hallmarks of the failings of age. Youth cannot…

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No, I was merely reading the Muggle magazines," said Dumbledore. "I do love knitting patterns.

No, I was merely reading the Muggle magazines,

I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you if...

I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you if...

Remember Cedric. Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice...

Remember Cedric. Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice...

Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is...

Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is...

To our newcomers, welcome! To our old hands -- welcome back! There is a time...

To our newcomers, welcome! To our old hands -- welcome back! There is a time...

Harry, Cedric, I suggest you both go up to bed, I am sure Gryffindor and...

Harry, Cedric, I suggest you both go up to bed, I am sure Gryffindor and...

Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.

Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.

Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live...

Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live...

Don't be silly, Dawlish. I'm sure you are an excellent Auror, I seem to remember...

Don't be silly, Dawlish. I'm sure you are an excellent Auror, I seem to remember...

Welcome! To our old hands...welcome back! There is a time for speech-making, and this is...

Welcome! To our old hands...welcome back! There is a time for speech-making, and this is...

Ah, music, A magic far beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you...

Ah, music, A magic far beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you...

Fear of a name increases fear of a thing itself.

Fear of a name increases fear of a thing itself.

You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they...

You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they...

I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were responsible for trying to send...

I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were responsible for trying to send...

Alas! Ear wax!

I don't need a cloak to become invisible.

I don't need a cloak to become invisible.

I would assume that you were going to offer me refreshment, but the evidence so...

I would assume that you were going to offer me refreshment, but the evidence so...

For future reference, Harry, it is raspberry...although of course, if I were a Death Eater,...

For future reference, Harry, it is raspberry...although of course, if I were a Death Eater,...

By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.

By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.