The truth is always easier than a lie or an evasion - easier to deal with and easier to live with.

We did it, we bashed them wee Potter's the one, and Voldy's gone moldy, so now let's have fun!

You foul, lying, evil little cockroach!

As our listeners will know, unless they've taken refuge at the bottom of a garden pond or somewhere similar, You-Know-Who's strategy of remaining in the shadows is creating a nice little climate of panic.

Was it - was she making a real prediction?' Dumbledore looked mildly impressed. 'Do you know, Harry, I think she might have been,' he said thoughtfully. 'Who'd have thought it? That brings her total of real predictions up to two. I should offer her a pay raise.

Friday was an important day for Harry and Ron. They finally managed to find their way down to the Great Hall without getting lost once.

This liberating discovery enables me to proceed without any fear that I might inadvertently influence you to abandon promising careers in business, law or politics for the giddy delights of becoming a gay wizard.