and by unannotated i just mean “don’t worry; no spoilers.” ;)

• things that draw and hold your interest are rarely random.
• it is impossible to reveal (or understand) everything at once.
• it is never wise to believe that you are doing anything on your own.
• to consider the opinions of those you love is to plumb the depths of the lessons you are trying to learn yourself.
• sometimes you must choose to believe based on trust, but this does not mean that you are closing yourself down to new information.
• a willingness to believe in extraordinary things is often defensively dismissed as foolishness or danger by those who would rather not be bothered.
• “the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death” does not mean that worthy adversaries seek immortality.
• the only true path to the greater good is to pursue your own good so deeply that you understand your whole self to be only one piece of a much larger whole.
• love will always see more than fear, for it gazes upon the world with eyes fully open.

nothing new, it’s true, but all well played, so a step forward, i believe, in the struggle that inspires all stories of good vs. evil.
which is to say, all stories.
which is to say, life.

so well met, ms. rowling.
may your characters rest in peace, but their powers live on.

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