Odd words floated back to them over the hundreds of heads. Nobility of…

J. K. Rowling
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Odd words floated back to them over the hundreds of heads. Nobility of spirit...intellectual contribution...greatness of heart...It did not mean very much. It had little to do with Dumbledore as Harry had known him. He suddenly remembered Dumbledore's idea of a few words, nitwit, oddment, blubber, and tweak, and again had to suppress a grin.
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