OOP:Favorite Lines...

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 87516

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Berit Jakobsen" 
<belijako at o...> wrote:

Berit: 
> Another one of my favourites:
> 
> "'Thank you so much, Professor [Umbridge]!' said Flitwick in his 
> squeaky little voice. 'I could have got rid of the sparklers 
myself, 
> of course, bit I wasn't sure whether I had the authority.'"

Geoff:
>From the same scene, another McGonagallism....

"'Dear, dear,' said Professor McGonagall sardonically as one of the 
dragons soared round her classroom, emitting loud bangs and exhaling 
flame, 'Miss Brown, would you mind running along to the Headmistress 
and informing her that we have an escaped firework in our classroom?'"

OOTP "Snape's Worst Memory" p, 558 UK edition)

This thread has begun to make me realise what a treasurehouse of 
McGonagall's typical dry Scots wit there is in the books.....