It was patented in 1878, and one theory is that the letters were laid out that way to keep the typewriter's mechanical keys separated, so they wouldn't jam up.
It was less crowded than the last time they had been there, although halfway across the room Harry found himself shunted aside by a witch with a walnut jammed up her left nostril.
It was less crowded than the last time they had been there, although halfway across the room Harry found himself shunted aside by a witch with a satsuma jammed up her left nostril.