"Blessedly, it is a rarity," the wizard returned, "though when it does occur it is not nearly so...positive, I must say. I am sorry to have disappointed, Miss Binns, though glad to hear you consider my...my efforts well executed."

He wondered who this Miss Binns was that she had an opinion at all, let alone one that did not cause her to immediately look upon him with either pity or scorn. She was not Ministry—or if she was, she was not particularly well-poised within its offices, but evidently at least considered herself to be informed. Puzzling, and surprising.