Ted： Nope.
Laura： ④Sometimes I think you’re completely dead from the neck down.
Ted： Look， I just prefer it this way， all right？ Why would I bother going out when everything is here for me？
Laura： Everything？ Where are the people？ You’re practically a hermit.
Ted： Hells no！ I keep in touch with everyone online. It’s a pretty sweet deal， you gotta admit. I can hang out with everyone while still being in my PJs.
Laura： So being comfortable is more important than being social？
Ted： No， you’re twisting my words. ⑤I just mean that it’s nice to be able to put your feet up for a bit.⑥It feels like such a rat race sometimes and the break feels good.
Laura： So studying， socializing， the outdoors—those feel like they’re part of the rat race. But playing computer games and blogging all day aren’t. How does that work？
Ted： Look， like I said， I just prefer it this way.
Laura： Well I don’t think it’s good for you. I swear，
if you didn’t need to eat， you’d never leave the dorm.
Ted： Well…
Laura： No. No way. Say it ain’t so， Ted.
Ted： You can get your meals delivered.
Laura： That’s a new low.
Ted： ⑦Aw， get off my back. See， this is why I don’t go out.
Laura： I don’t know why you don’t go out， but it sure doesn’t have anything to do with me. I just like to laugh at you.
Ted： Bah！ Take your 6）schadenfreude and get outta here. I got a paper to finish.
Laura： Cool beans. ⑧Keep me posted on this evening’s activities.
Ted： They’re gonna look a lot like they do right now.
Laura： I don’t doubt that. 7）Ciao for now.
Ted： Ciao！
While some people called the Harry Potter series page-turners， some said they were ridiculous.