"I knew you'd do the same for me--and you did."

He'd charged right in to fight to rescue him.

"I'm sorry."

It seemed like he just had so many things to apologize for. To Cedric, to Ginny, to his godfather. How many mistakes and difficult choices had he made during the war? How many people had gotten hurt because of him? By now, he'd lost count.

"But I'll cut a deal with you. If you don't blame yourself I won't blame myself, either."