[Herbert's shoulders hunch in a little, embarrassed at being caught out. He tries not to let it bother him that his family hasn't got a lot of money, and his Muggle mother doesn't see the point of buying books when there's a perfectly good library at school, anyway, but sometimes ... ]

I just told you that book was rubbish, why on earth would I want to read it? [flustered and turning a bit red, not looking at Eriq]