“Any fools in the room, please stand up,” Professor Snape said sarcastically. After some silence, a first year stood up. “So, then you consider yourself a fool, do you?” asked Professor Snape. “Not really,” said the student, “but I didn’t want to see you standing up there all by yourself.”
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Brian Boone,
The Unofficial Joke Book for Fans of Harry Potter: Vol 1.