morsmordre-x:

“And what do you mean by zat?” said Fleur suddenly and loudly. “What do you mean, ‘he was going to be married?’”

Mrs. Weasley raised her tear-stained face, looking startled. “Well — only that —”

“You theenk Bill will not wish to marry me anymore?” demanded Fleur. “You theenk, because of these bites, he will not love me?”

“No, that’s not what I —”

“Because ‘e will!” said Fleur, drawing herself up to her full height and throwing back her long mane of silver hair. “It would take more zan a werewolf to stop Bill loving me!”

“Well, yes, I’m sure,” said Mrs. Weasley, “but I thought perhaps — given how — how he —”

“You thought I would not weesh to marry him? Or per’aps, you hoped?” said Fleur, her nostrils flaring. “What do I care how he looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave!”

— Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 29: “The Phoenix Lament”

Times like these, dark times, they do funny things to people. They can tear them apart.

summcohen:

Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince | 10 favorite moments

01. The unbreakable vow

Bellatrix: Will you… Severus Snape… watch over Draco Malfoy… as he attempts to fulfill the Dark Lord’s wishes?
Snape: I will.
Bellatrix: And will you, to the best of your ability… protect him from harm?
Snape: I will.
Bellatrix: And if Draco should fail… will you yourself carry out the deed… the Dark Lord has ordered Draco to perform?
Snape: I will.

You dare use my own spells against me, Potter? Yes. I’m the Half Blood Prince.

- I come from a distant land. A traveller gave me to Hagrid when I was an egg.-

- Farewell, Aragog, king of arachnids, whose long and faithful friendship those who knew you won’t forget! Though your body will decay, your spirit lingers on in the quiet, web-spun places of your forest home.-