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“Albus Severus," Harry said quietly, so that nobody but Ginny could hear, and she was tactful enough to pretend to be waving to Rose, who was now on the train, "you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew.”

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"The appreciation of the merits of art depends upon an understanding of the meaning of life, what is seen as good and evil. Good and evil are defined by religions."

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