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

> "Take him up to the hospital wing," Snape spat at Seamus. Then he rounded on Harry and Ron, who had been working next to Neville. "You — Potter — why didn't you tell him not to add the quills! Thought he'd make you look good if he got it wrong, did you? That's another point you've lost for Gryffindor."
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> This was so unfair that Harry opened his mouth to argue, but Ron kicked him behind their cauldron. "Don't push it," he muttered. "I've heard Snape can get pretty nasty."

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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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