For a split second, Harry thought how absurd it was for Tonks to expect the dummy to hear her talking that quietly through a sheet of glass, when there were buses rumbling along behind her and all the racket of street full of shoppers. Then he reminded himself that dummies could not hear anyway.

Summary

This quote highlights Harry's momentary realization of the absurdity in Tonks expecting a lifeless dummy to hear her through a glass barrier amidst a noisy environment. However, Harry quickly corrects himself, recognizing that dummies are incapable of hearing in the first place. This encapsulates the whimsical and fantastical nature of the Harry Potter world, where certain characters possess magical abilities and encounters occur with inanimate objects that seem almost alive.

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