"Um, well, the grandma thing is a long story. And before I tell it...so you're Ron," Virginia said, grinning bemusedly at the boy. "Wolf's told me all about you."

She went on, "Lightning scar kid?" Her face crinkled up as she thought carefully. "You mean those kiddy books with the kid who's a wizard? Never could get into them. Rowling's got good ideas, but her prose is awful."