Lesson Learned
Presumably somebody has pointed this out somewhere before; but this week I noticed an amusing apparent example of "Lessons Harry Learned Between OotP and HBP":
"And it might have been a good idea to mention how ugly you think I am, too," Hermione added as an afterthought.
"But I don't think you're ugly," said Harry, bemused.
(OotP, ch. 26)
"I suppose I'm just going to have to accept that [Bill] really is going to marry [Fleur]," sighed Ginny later that evening, as she, Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat beside the open window of the Gryffindor common room, looking over the twilit grounds.
"She's not that bad," said Harry. "Ugly, though," he added hastily, as Ginny raised her eyebrows, and she let out a reluctant giggle.
(HBP, ch. 30)
"And it might have been a good idea to mention how ugly you think I am, too," Hermione added as an afterthought.
"But I don't think you're ugly," said Harry, bemused.
(OotP, ch. 26)
"I suppose I'm just going to have to accept that [Bill] really is going to marry [Fleur]," sighed Ginny later that evening, as she, Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat beside the open window of the Gryffindor common room, looking over the twilit grounds.
"She's not that bad," said Harry. "Ugly, though," he added hastily, as Ginny raised her eyebrows, and she let out a reluctant giggle.
(HBP, ch. 30)