Thomas HardyGabriel Oak: "It's time for you to fight your own battles... and win them too.
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Gabriel Oak, the mentor to Harry Potter, advises Harry not to let his mother or his best friends fight for him. He has to stand up for himself and prove he can be a good person.
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