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How coul dhe remain angry with Dumbledore now?
“Why did you have to make it so difficult?”
Dumbledore’s smile was tremulous
“I am afraid I counted on Miss Granger to slow you up, HarryI was afraid that your hot head might dominate your good heartI was scared that, if presented outright with the facts about those tempting objects, you might seize the Hallows as I did, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasonsIf you laid hands on them, I wanted you to possess them safelyYou are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from DeathHe accepts that he must die, and understands that there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying
“And Voldemort never knew about the Hallows?”
“I do not think so, because he did not recognize the Resurrection Stone he turned into a HorcruxBut even if he had known about them, HarryI doubt that he woul dhave been interested in any except the firstHe would not think that he needed the Cloak, and as for the stone, whom would he dior china want to bring back from the dead? He fears the dead
“But you expected him to go after the wand?”
“I have been sure that he would try, ever since your wand beat Voldemort’s in the graveyard of Little HangletonAt first, he was afraid that you had conquered him by superior skillOnce he had kidnapped Ollivander, however, he discovered the existence of the twin coresHe thought that explained everythingYet the borrowed wand did no better against yours! So Voldemort, instead of asking himself what quality it was in you that had made your wand so strong, what gift you possessed that he did not, naturally set out to find the one wand that, they said, would beat any otherFor him, the Elder Wand has become an obsession to rival his obsession with youHe believes that the Elder Wand removes his last weakness and makes him truly invincible
“If you planned your death with Snape, you meant him to end up with the Elder Wand, didn’t you?”
“I admit that was my intention,” said Dumbledore, “but it did not work as I cheap tiffany’s jewelry intended, did it?”
“No,” said Harry”That bit didn’t work out
The creature behind them jerked and moaned, and Harry and Dumbledore sate without talking for the longest time yetThe realization of what would happen next settled gradually over Harry in the long minutes, like softly falling snow
“I’ve got to go back, haven’t I?”
“That is up to you
“I’ve got a choice?”
“Oh yes,” Dumbledore smiled at him”We are in King’s Cross you say? I think that if you decided not to go back, you would be able to
“And where would it take me?”
“On,” said Dumbledore simply
“Voldemort’s got the Elder WandVoldemort has the Elder Wand
“But you want me to go back?”
“I think,” said Dumbledore, “that if you choose to return, there is a chance that he may be finished for goodBut I know this, Harry, that you have less to fear from returning here than he does
Harry glanced again at the raw looking thing that trembled and choked in the shadow beneath the distant chair
“Do not pity the dead, HarryPity the living, and above tas hermes all, those who live without loveBy returning, you may ensure that fewer souls are maimed, fewer families are torn apartIf that seems to you a worthy goal, they we saw good-bye for the present
Harry nodded and sighedLeaving this place would not be nearly as hard as walking into the forest had been, but it was warm and light and peaceful here, and he knew that he was heading back to pain and the fear of more lossHe stood up, and Dumbledore did the same, and they looked for a long moment into each other’s faces
“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry, “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice sounded loud and strong in Harry’s ears even though the bright mist was descending again, obscuring his figure
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?”

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\bChapter Thirty-Six
\iThe Flaw in the Plan\i\b
He was flying facedown on the grond againThe old omega smell of the forest filled his nostrilsHe could feel
the cold hard ground beneath his cheek, and the hinge of his glasses which have been knocked sideways
by the fall cutting into his templeEvery inch of him ached, and the place where Killing Curse had hit him
felt like the bruise of an iron-clad punchHe did not stir, but he remained exactly where he had fallen, with
his left arm bent out at an akward angle and his mouth gaping
He had expected to hear cheer of triumph and jubilation at his death, but instead hurried footsteps,
whispers, and solicitous murmurs filled the air
It was Bellatrix’s voice, and she spoke as if to a loverHarry did not dare open his eyes, but allowed
his other senses to explore his predicamentHe knew that his wand was still stowed beneath his robes because
he could feel it pressed between his chest and the groundA slight cushioning effect in the area of his stomach
told him that the Invisibility Cloak was also there, stuffed out of sight
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