Hermione, will you please —” “Don’t you tell me what to do, Harry Potter!” she screeched. “Don’t you dare! Give it back now! And YOU!” She was pointing at Ron in dire accusation: It was like a malediction, and Harry could not blame Ron for retreating several steps.

Whoops - My wand is a little over excited!

With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun.

Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.

In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it.

Well, I'm sure you'll find someone somewhere who'll have you.

It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets.