Wouldn't you agree that all these related events can add plenty of content to your story? Not only that, it shouldn't be all that difficult even for a newcomer author to write such a story arc.
Harry whispered something to Neville and gave him the second test tube and lined up to submit his own. When Snape took Harry's, he 'accidentally' dropped it and claimed they would have to receive a zero for the day. Neville walked up to the professor and said, "That's ok Professor Snape. Harry said his mum told him how clumsy you were so we prepared a second sample for you."
Isn't it ''then'' , not ''than'' ?-?
I love this ''normal house cat(!)''
Goose shifted to get more comfortable and conveyed through the link, 'If you're a normal human than I'm a normal house cat,' as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.