And now they were starting. He reached out for another handful of gum drops and jellybeans to chew on why he waited for his turn. "My favorite is the Wizard and the Hopping Pot, it was the first story read to me as a child... and the first story I read on my own." so yes thats why its special "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot was also given the sugar coating treatment..." relating to their Muggle Studies lesson for a bit there "... by a Witch named Beatrix Bloxam, who didnt approve of the graphical aspects of the story. She altered it so much it barely resembled anything from the original tale. Plus it was lame." Yeah a few minutes of his life wasted reading that dirge.