.I.couldn.t.fight.the.way.he.did.tonight,.I.can.t.possess.people.or.‐.or.kill.them.‐..
`There.is.a.room.in.the.Department.of.Mysteries,..interrupted.Dumbledore,.`that.is.kept.locked.at.all.times..It.contains.a.force.that.is.at.once.more.wonderful.and.more.terrible.than.death,.than.human.intelligence,.than.the.forces.of.nature..It.is.also,.perhaps,.the.most.mysterious.of.the.many.subjects.for.study.that.reside.there..It.is.the.power.held.within.that.room.that.you.possess.in.such.quantities.and.which.Voldemort.has.not.at.all..That.power.took.you.to.save.Sirius.tonight.
.That.power.also.saved.you.from.possession.by.Voldemort,.because.he.could.not.bear.to.reside.in.a.body.so.full.of.the.force.he.detests..In.the.end,.it.mattered.not.that.you.could.not.close.your.mind..It.was.your.heart.that.saved.you...
Harry.closed.his.eyes..If.he.had.not.gone.to.save.Sirius,.Sirius.would.not.have.died….More.to.stave.off.the.moment.when.he.would.have.to.think.of.Sirius.again,.Harry.asked,.without.caring.much.about.the.answer,.`The.end.of.the.prophecy….it.was.something.about….neither.can.live…..
`….while.the.other.survives,..said.Dumbledore..
`So,..said.Harry,.dredging.up.the.words.from.what.felt.like.a.deep.well.of.despair.inside.him,.`so.does.that.mean.that….that.one.of.us.has.got.to.kill.the.other.one….in.the.end?..
`Yes,..said.Dumbledore..
For.a.long.time,.neither.of.them.spoke..Somewhere.far.beyond.the.office.walls,
.Harry.could.hear.the.sound.of.voices,.students.heading.down.to.the.Great.Hall.for.an.early.breakfast,.perhaps..It.seemed.impossible.that.there.could.be.people.in.the.world.who.still.desired.food,.who.laughed,.who.neither.knew.nor.cared.that.Sirius.Black.was.gone.for.ever..Sirius.seemed.a.million.miles.away.already;
.even.now.a.part.of.Harry.still.believed.that.if.he.had.only.pulled.back.that.veil,
.he.would.have.found.Sirius.looking.back.at.him,.greeting.him,.perhaps,.with.his.laugh.like.a.bark….
`I.feel.I.owe.you.another.explanation,.Harry,..said.Dumbledore.hesitantly..`You.may,.perhaps,.have.wondered.why.I.never.chose.you.as.a.prefect?.I.must.
confess….that.I.rather.thought….you.had.enough.responsibility.to.be.going.on.with...
Harry.looked.up.at.him.and.saw.a.tear.trickling.down.Dumbledore.s.face.into.his.long.silver.beard.
‐.CHAPTER.THIRTY‐EIGHT.
The.Second.War.Begins
HE.WHO.MUST.NOT.BE.NAMED.RETURNS
`In.a.brief.statement.on.Friday.night,.Minister.for.Magic.Cornelius.Fudge.confirmed.that.He.Who.Must.Not.Be.Named.has.returned.to.this.country.and.is.once.more.activ.
.`It.is.with.great.regret.that.I.must.confirm.that.the.wizard.styling.himself.Lord.‐.well,
.you.know.who.I.mean.‐.is.alive.and.among.us.again,..said.Fudge,.looking.tired.and.flustered.as.he.addressed.reporters...It.is.with.almost.equal.regret.that.we.report.the.mass.revolt.of.the.Dementors.of.Azkaban,.who.have.shown.themselves.averse.to.continuing.in.the.Ministry.s.employ..We.believe.the.Dementors.are.currently.taking.direction.from.Lord.‐.Thingy.
.`We.urge.the.magical.population.to.remain.vigilant..The.Ministry.is.currently.publishing.guides.to.elementary.home.and.personal.defence.which.will.be.delivered.free.to.all.wizardng.homes.within.the.coming.month...