humor

[ronale7]

No: HPFGUIDX 40716

Two of my favorite chuckles occur in Sorcerer' Stone.  Each made me 
laugh because of the thought it provoked.  The first is in chapter 5, 
where we learn the bookstore's name: Flourish and Blotts.  Into my 
mind came a picture of a frenzied author signing copies of his 
masterpiece, ink-dripping pen in hand.  

The second is in chapter 16, where we get some details on the 
practical exam McGonagall is giving.  The students are to turn a 
mouse into a snuffbox.  Credit is given for how pretty the box is, 
but points are taken away if it has whiskers.  I heard countless 
generations of muggle children asking, "Will spelling count?" and 
wondered how often magical kids asked if whiskers count....

--Ronale7