e Harry Potter books, she was also unable to pronounce the make-believe words such as "Gryffindor" without stumbling over them. Apart from asking her to read the passage, I asked Brandi to explain the meaning of the some of the words within the context of the passage. The following segment contains excerpts of our conversation:
David: Why is the word "bullets" used to describe the raindrops?
Brandi: Maybe there is someone shooting in the forest. You just can't see them because of the rain...
David: What happens to the people after they take the potion?
Brandi: They start smoking at the ears.
Brandi: I guess... like they can smoke with their ears.
David: You mean the way people smoke cigarettes?
Brandi: Yeah... That's why it is a funny book. People can just smoke with their ears...
David: What happened to Ginny after she took the potion?
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