Ja, jag vet hur mycket användningen kommer att vara för dina läxor, men i fråga om frågan ursäknar han minst två gånger i Phoenix-ordningen för hans utbrott och allmänna brist på takt.
Det första är att Harry tar ut sin ilska på det faktum att människor (till exempel Seamus) har sagt att Harry ligger om Voldemort på Hermione:
'Yes, Lavender thinks so too,' she said gloomily.
'Been having a nice little chat with her about whether or not I'm a lying, attention-seeking prat, have you?' Harry said loudly.
'No,' said Hermione calmly. 'I told her to keep her big fat mouth shut about you, actually. And it would be quite nice if you stopped jumping down our throats, Harry, because in case you haven't noticed, Ron and I are on your side.'
There was a short pause.
'Sorry,' said Harry in a low voice.
'That's quite all right,' said Hermione with dignity.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - p.201 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 12, Professor Umbridge
Den andra är lite mer argumenterbar. Det är inte riktigt hans fel, men han ber om ursäkt för att han sätter sin fot i det med Ginny något efter att ha överhettat samtalet i St Mungo att vuxna hade om hur han skulle kunna äga. Han gömmer sig borta från alla, inklusive Ginny.
'I didn't want anyone to talk to me,' said Harry, who was feeling more and more nettled.
'Well, that was a bit stupid of you,' said Ginny angrily, 'seeing as you don't know anyone but me who's been possessed by You-Know-Who, and I can tell you how it feels.'
Harry remained quite still as the impact of these words hit him. Then he turned on the spot to face her.
'I forgot,' he said.
'Lucky you,' said Ginny coolly.
'I'm sorry,' Harry said, and he meant it.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - p.442 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 23, Christmas on the Closed Ward
Han ber om ursäkt till Dumbledore för hans lackadaisical approach för att säkra minnet från Slughorn. För din uppsats kan du göra det bra att läsa hela samtalet om ämnet, och börja "Dumbledore höjde en djup suck, då sa," Men bry dig inte om mina personalproblem. [...] ", men för syftet av detta svar ska jag bara citera:
Silence fell between them again, the most uncomfortable silence Harry had ever experienced with Dumbledore; it seemed to go on and on, punctuated only by the little grunting snores of the portrait of Armando Dippet over Dumbledore's head. Harry felt strangely diminished, as though he had shrunk a little since he had entered the room.
When he could stand it no longer he said, 'Professor Dumbledore, I'm really sorry. I should have done more ... I should have realised you wouldn't have asked me to do it if it wasn't really important.'
'Thank you for saying that, Harry,' said Dumbledore quietly. 'May I hope, then, that you will give this matter higher priority from now on? There will be little point our meeting after tonight unless we have that memory.
'I'll do it, sir, I'll get it from him,' Harry said earnestly.
'Then we shall say no more about it just now,' said Dumbledore more kindly, 'but continue with our story where we left off. You remember where that was?'
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - pp.401-2 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 20, Lord Voldemort's Request
Ett annat exempel nämns av Valorum i kommentarerna . I Goblet of Fire ber om ursäkt för Harry till Dumbledore för att gå in i hans Pensieve (och hans minnen!) Utan att fråga:
'I was using the Pensieve when Mr Fudge arrived for our meeting, and put it away rather hastily. Undoubtedly I did not fasten the cabinet door properly. Naturally, it would have attracted your attention.'
'I'm sorry,' Harry mumbled.
Dumbledore shook his head.
'Curiosity is not a sin,' he said. 'But we should exercise caution with our curiosity ... yes, indeed ...'
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - pp.519-20 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 30, The Pensieve