It was the way she defended him and his mother against Azkaban. It was how she put others before herself, teaching and helping, with only the kindest of intentions to those who sought her out. It was how she cared so deeply for the people under her care. The way she wasn’t satisfied until there were at least a thousand different ways they could all get out alive and unharmed. The way she so adamantly demanded he choose whether or not he wanted to participate tonight. She gave him a choice, when so many others had been taken from him. She was a shining star in his dark, night sky.