# Quote — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

> "Devil's Snare, Devil's Snare... What did Professor Sprout say? It likes the dark and the damp-"
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> "So light a fire!" Harry choked.
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> "Yes - of course - but there's no wood!" Hermione cried, wringing her hands.
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> "HAVE YOU GONE MAD?" Ron bellowed. "ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?"
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> shortly after
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> "Lucky you pay attention in Herbology, Hermione," said Harry as he joined her by the wall, wiping sweat from his face.
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> "Yeah," said Ron, "and lucky Harry doesn't lose his head in a crisis - "there's no wood", honestly."

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- Book: [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jk-rowling/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md)
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> Wingardium Leviosa!' he shouted, waving his long arms like a windmill.
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> 'You're saying it wrong,' Harry heard Hermione snap. 'It's Wing-gar-dium Levi-o-sa, make the "gar" nice and long.'
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> 'You do it, then, if you're so clever' Ron snarled.
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> Hermione rolled up the sleeves of her gown, flicked her wand and said, Wingardium Leviosa!'
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> Their feather rose off the desk and hovered about four feet above their heads.

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