More funny lines in the book

[wickywackywoo2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 134841

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<shagufta_naazpk2000 at y...> wrote:

> Am rather behind posts so i apologise if anyone has already selected 
> my favourite funny passage, i crack up just thinking about it.
> Its when Snape aske Harry the difference between a ghost and Inferi 
> then mocks him for saying 'ghosts are transparent' Ron butts in: 
> (paraphrase) well if you meet a ghost in a dark alley you can hardly 
> ask him, excuse me but are you the imprint of a departed soul...'
> 
My favourite funny passage:
'This is your copy of Advanced Potion-Making, is it, Potter?'
'Yes,' said Harry, still breathing hard.
'You're quite sure of that, are you, Potter?'
'Yes,' said Harry, with a touch more defiance.
'This is the copy of Advanced Potion-Making that you purchased from
Flourish and Blotts?'
'Yes,' said Harry firmly.
'Then why,' asked Snape,'does it have the name "Roonil Wazlib" written
inside the front cover?'
Harry's heart missed a beat.
'That's my nickname,' he said.
'Your nickname,' repeated Snape.
'Yeah... that's what my friends call me,' said Harry.
'I understand what a nickname is,' said Snape.

This is one of those passages you can just HEAR in your head, like a
perfectly-written comedy routine - the careful three-fold setup, with
Harry lying his head off, and Snape playing the straightman.  

Wanda