A few yards downstream was a stretch of sloping rock and moss, and here all clamor ceased: only the close-placed ear could detect the muffled squush.

No refinement in him would now have surprised her; but neither would any outbreak of boorishness.

Is Harry Potter a Christ-Figure? In fact this question had been asked by sharp-minded readers since the early days of Potterdom.

They shall not be travailed forth of their own franchises.