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"A weak man needs to hear assurances of love reiterated by the day and hour. A strong man knows once love is offered, though miles apart and years away, it remains."

"That's very deep, Luna," Harry said.

"My father said it after my mother died," she said lightly. "I decided then to be the strong man because I would always know my mother loved me."

With that she stood and sauntered back towards the battered remains of Hogwarts Castle.

Harry sat a little longer, looking thoughtfully at the depths of the Forbidden Forest before sighing and following her. She always did seem to know just what to say.