series by British author J. K. Rowling
. Set during protagonist Harry Potter's
sixth year at Hogwarts
, the novel explores the past of Harry's nemesis, Lord Voldemort
, and Harry's preparations for the final battle alongside his headmaster and mentor Albus Dumbledore
.
The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury and in the United States by Scholastic on 16 July 2005, as well as in several other countries.
I would assume that you were going to offer me refreshment, but the evidence so far suggests that that would be optimistic to the point of foolishness.
And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
We must try not to sink beneath our anguish, Harry, but battle on.
I take my hat off to you— or I would, if I were not afraid of showering you in spiders.
Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.
There is nothing to be feared from a body, Harry, any more than there is anything to be feared from the darkness.
Of course, if I were a Death Eater, I would make sure to find out my own jam preferences before impersonating myself.