Well, better expelled and able to defend yourselves than sitting safely in school without a clue," said Sirius.

Hello, Harry" said George, beaming at him. "We thought we heard your dulcet tones." "You don't want to bottle up your anger like that, Harry, let it all out," said Fred, also beaming. "There might be a couple of people fifty miles away who didn't hear you.

Harry Potter has kindly joined us for my rebirthing party. One might go so far as to call him my guest of honor.

According to Nietzche," said a sharp new voice, making them all jump, "philosophy is the biography of the philosopher.

What's the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal.

Longbottom, if brains were gold, you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something.

Are you trying to weasel out of showing us any of this stuff?" said Zacharias Smith. "Here's an idea," said Ron loudly, "why don't you shut your mouth?" "Well, we've all turned up to learn from him, and now he's telling us he can't really do any of it," he said. "That's not what he said," said Fred Weasley. "Would you like us to clean out your ears for you?" inquired George, pulling a long and lethal-looking metal instrument from inside one of the Zonko's bags. "Or any part of your body, really, we're not fussy where we stick this," said Fred.