Well, usually when a person shakes their head, said McGonagall coldly,…

J. K. Rowling
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Well, usually when a person shakes their head, said McGonagall coldly, they mean 'no.' So unless Miss Edgecombe is using a form of sign language as yet unknown to humans. ✨ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Book by J. K. Rowling, June 21, 2003.
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Well, usually when a person shakes their head, said McGonagall coldly, they mean 'no.' So unless Miss Edgecombe is using a form of sign language as yet unknown to humans. ✨ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Book by J. K. Rowling, June 21, 2003.

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