Measure Of A Man

"But what I won't do is live in a delusion of your creation and pretend that this is nothing."

"To adapt is to learn and to learn is to grow."

Hermione had a shadow named Scorpius Malfoy.

In truth, he was more like a baby duckling trailing after her from room to room, from one end of the kitchen to the other, always a careful distance away so she didn't bump into him. Not that she ever would. Hermione was keenly aware of his presence with every step she took.

I'm not saying to excuse anything, but don't negate the changes they have made because they're not where you expect them to be yet."

"There's no such thing as a lost cause. If you care enough to try, anything is possible. Little things like time, patience, and attention can make a big impact."

"Miss Granger, there are three basic elements involved in caring for plants: light, water, and heat. Like people, each plant is different, not only in appearance but in what quantity of each basic element they require to survive, and what additional care they need to thrive. Because surviving and thriving, while used interchangeably far too often, are very much at opposite ends of the spectrum."

"Observation, Malfoy, is a neutral act of taking in information. Judgement involves formulating an opinion regarding both the value and merit of what's being observed. If you're going to use the two words, know what they mean and know that they aren't interchangeable."

Years in therapy had taught her that healing from trauma wasn't just physical or mental. It was about taking charge of her personal liberation from the state of victimisation by not allowing herself to let past trauma interfere with her present and future.

Life had a way of adjusting her priorities while simultaneously crumbling all of her expectations about how her plans would turn out until it was nothing but dust. Ash.