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Do you know what I think, Potter?' said Snape, very quietly. I think that you are a liar and a cheat and that you deserve detention with me every Saturday until the end of term. What do you think, Potter?

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J. K. Rowling
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 31
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