Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow. The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.

“Oh, most think he's barking, the potty wee lad, but some are more kindly and th…”

“Esperemos que sus cabezas esten un poquito más llenas que cuando llegaron... Ah…”

“He’s gone, Harry told himself. He’s gone. He had to keep thinking it as he wash…”

“Bill was — there was no other word for it — cool. He was tall, with long hair t…”