Ron wished all his school essays had been so short

“There are more elegant ways to begin an essay,” Hermione said critically.

Rose rolled her eyes as she replied, “It’s a meme, Mum, it’s like a shorthand way to say you’ve practically written an essay already, after making the main point but before going on long enough to lose the reader’s interest, but making it clear that you have more to say should you be called upon to do so — and ending with wry, self-deprecating humor where you acknowledge you’ve indulged in something more typical of academic discourse than the traditionally economical language of online communications.”

Hugo and Ron smiled at each other across the table and finished in unison: “In this essay, I will...”