Quote of the Week

"Would anyone like me to help them interprut the shadowy portents of their orb?" [Trelawney] murmured over the clinking of her bangles.  

"I don't need help," Ron whispered. "It's clear what this means. There's going to be loads of fog tonight."   

 -Prisoner of Azkaban

Ah, the wonderful humor of JKR. The quotes that I usually choose are rather serious and important pieces of advice. But this week I decided that we needed to represent the other side of the series. Does this quote do much to further the plot or conflict of the novels? No, but it does provide comic relief. In novels packed with heavy themes and suspense, it is nice to have some playful moments. JKR is just as adept at writing humor as she is drama, and I have to say that the odd mixture of the two is part of what makes the novels so entertaining.