Not that there's anything wrong with mainlining SF! But... you got to Sayers, did you not? (Not that there's anything wrong with that either... I got to Sayers at the end of grad school *after* reading her Dante translation and her theological stuff. Probably the only person ever to do it in that order.)

At their age? Yes.
Heh. You're right. It says something as well that when I first read it... in high school, I think? or early college?... I didn't notice that it was stupid.

I really like that scene too... I bet Snape scenes are fun to write. Well, except the ones where he's extremely frustrated because Potter escapes retribution again.