Umbridge's 'Writing Lines' Detention for Harry

[denimtoday]

No: HPFGUIDX 80532

JK Rowling is supposed to be a very well-read person. The following 
must have given her the inspiration for Harry's torturous 'writing 
lines' detention by Professor Umbridge. We'll, probably, never know 
for sure, though, will we? <grin>

The Secrets of Writing with Quills 

The Writing Pressure 

LIGHT, LIGHT, LIGHT!!! As Jim Downey told me, hold the
quill as if writing and make small circles with it on
the back of your other hand (Try this without ink). When
you can make slight indentations on your hand without
leaving a slight scratch mark, you are using the proper
pressure to write. The pressure most of us use to write
with today is way, way, too hard to use with a quill. 

Source: http://www.sullivanpress.com/quills.htm

Denim