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...caressing and tapping motion, I started to enjoy it. The viselike grip of the air bags on my calves had me somewhat concerned, but realizing that resistance was futile, I finally let my left hand flop into the curved hand rest. Soon, pulsing air cushions were working their magic. With my free hand, I pushed a button that directed the chair to start in on my legs, hips and lower back. Ahh. That's it. Perfect. This nightmare was turning into a dream--until someone said, "Time...
...MAGIC SQUARES Franklin enjoyed creating "arithmetical curiosities" in which lines have the same sum vertically, horizontally and when "bent" (in this case...
...struggle between good and evil is the thundering bass line of the plot, but above it we get the familiar delights of another Quidditch season and the schoolboy angst of the upcoming Ordinary Wizarding Levels (the magical equivalent of the SAT) and the arrival of a female Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. What's more, along with death, sex made its first appearance in Goblet of Fire (those veelas! that Cho Chang!), and Harry--well, let's just say again that he's not a kid any more. And as always, there are glorious glimpses of the wider wizarding...
Harry, however, starts a subversive student group—pretty gutsy as the disciplinary proceedings at Hogwarts have taken a turn for the worse. Before Harry even gets to school for his first year, he must face down a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Magic, the wizard federal government. As the book opens (and at 870 pages, the opening takes a while) Harry is tried before the Wizengamot—the Wizard High Court—which is considering expelling him from Hogwarts on trumped up charges. I’m guessing the Ad Board...
...There’s no magic bullet,” McCready said. “Sometimes it can be a thankless job, but the things that will serve him well are the things that he’s practiced professionally and personally throughout his entire career. Integrity, trust, honesty, those will rule...