Everything had shattered. The fact that it was all still there โ the walls and the chairs and the childrenโs pictures on the walls โ meant nothing. Every atom of it had been blasted apart and reconstituted in an instant, and its appearance of permanence and solidity was laughable; it would dissolve at a touch, for everything was suddenly tissue-thin and friable.
J. K. RowlingNow, I donโt want any of you youngsters to worry โ youโll still have your Potions master when Iโm through with him, never fear!โ โWouldnโt it be good if they finished each other off?โ Ron muttered in Harryโs ear.
J. K. RowlingHARRY, THIS IS NO TIME TO BE A GENTLEMAN!" Wood roared as Harry swerved to avoid collision. "KNOCK HER OFF HER BROOM IF YOU HAVE TO!
J. K. RowlingI wasn't paying attention," said Myrtle dramatically. "Peeves upset me so much I came in here and tried to kill myself. Then, of course, I remembered that I'm -- that I'm --" "Already dead," said Ron hopefully. Myrtle gave a tragic sob, rose up in the air, turned over, and dived headfirst into the toilet, splashing water all over them and vanishing from sight, although from the direction of her muffled sobs, she had come to rest somewhere in the U-bend.
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