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The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane. For a second they stood quite still, wands directed at each other’s chests; then, recognizing each other, they stowed their wands beneath their cloaks and started walking briskly in the same derection.
“News?” asked the taller of the two.
“The best,” replied Severus Snape.
So begins HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J. K. Rowling.
749 pages later, I was still on board the Hogwarts Express, possessed by the author’s magic all the way through to the very last page.
Congratulations, Ms. Rowling. You pulled it off….. » Read the rest of this entry «
