It wasn't for nothing, then. I'll try to hang on to that.

I tried to convince Alice of this, but please, will you tell her I said it to you, too? I don't blame her. She knows what this is like, and I won't turn against her, I won't let Bellatrix win that way.

I was going to ask for a calming draught, but I think not. If I stay up all night crying, I don't give a damn.