"Remarkably, Dr. Alexander is now completely desiccated, apart from the tiny muscles which operate her rusty scalpel…"
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Harry moved so fast, she had barely registered the movement before his mouth crashed against hers, kissing her passionately. Oh… God. Wow. She couldn't help but kiss him back. How come we never did this before? We so should have done this before… babbled her mind as she responded. No, don't stop! complained her mind as he pulled away.
"Now she shuts up."
It was enough to make any girl babble incessantly about random and unimportant things, she thought hazily, if it got her well and truly kissed by Harry Cunningham. Even if she was just babbling in her head.