Harry bit back a smile, though he couldn't quite keep the amused expression from his face. He, for one, appreciated children's unadulterated enthusiasm and was probably not a very good person to rely on for encouraging good manners--he certainly knew what to do, of course, and generally acted accordingly. But a disciplinarian of children he definitely was not.

"As much as I'd like to meet this Misty," he said to Marigold, "I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself on my account."

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