Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)

by J.K. Rowling

Did Doge really think it was that easy, that Harry could simply choose not to believe? Didn’t Doge understand Harry’s need to be sure, to know everything?

“But that’s — I’m sorry, but that’s completely ridiculous! How can I possibly prove it doesn’t exist? Do you expect me to get hold of — of all the pebbles in the world and test them? I mean, you could claim that anything’s real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody’s proved it doesn’t exist!”

“Where do Vanished objects go?” “Into nonbeing, which is to say, everything,” replied Professor McGonagall. “Nicely phrased,” replied the eagle door knocker, and the door swung open.