Its just a short form letter and appears to have been signed with the autopen of the day, but I hugged that letter with all the glee of a six-year-old boy getting his first train set from Santa Claus.
Hermione had thrown herself on to him in a hug that nearly knocked him flat, while Ron's tiny owl, Pigwidgeon, zoomed excitedly round and round their heads.
I know it's hard to believe but Halloween is fast approaching, and I'm excited to report that this year is already projected to be bigger and better than ever.
I didn't want to share these traditions that others would find strange, but as I sneakily took it out of my backpack, my friend turned to me excitedly and told me it was the prettiest thing they had ever seen.
Pace. I can get very excited by saying something really really quickly, or I can slow right down to emphasize, and at the end of that, of course, is our old friend silence.