He knew one thing only, and it was beyond fear or reason:....

“ He knew one thing only, and it was beyond fear or reason: He was not going to die crouching here like a child playing hide-and-seek; he was not going to die kneeling at Voldemort’s feet . . . he was going to die upright like his father, and he was going to die trying to defend himself, even if no defense was possible. . . . ”

J.K. Rowling

From : Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire