Re: Al and the various Potters
"No, it's got a name and it's the New Year's Day concert, which we've been to since we were children, long before you knew Ben or he played here," he said, trying not to lose his patience.
"Squeezing my hand, you dolt, and I'm not asking you to censor anything. I'm asking you to use normal words, so you don't sound like a nerd, and I don't have to beat up people who make fun of you. You're getting too old for that." He also couldn't beat up people now that he wasn't a student. "The head slapping is in the hope that something breaks loose inside your head and you finally learn to think like a normal person."