O exemplo mais direto de leitura de prazer aparece em Câmara Secreta :
Ron’s school spellbooks were stacked untidily in a corner, next to a pile of comics which all seemed to feature The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle. Ron’s magic wand was lying on top of a fish tank full of frogspawn on the windowsill, next to his fat grey rat, Scabbers, who was snoozing in a patch of sun.
Chamber of Secrets - page 35 - Bloomsbury -- chapter three, The Burrow
Magos geralmente não podem ler literatura trouxa - além de Dumbledore - mas eles parecem ler sobre Trouxas.
"Hope springs eternal", quotes Dumbledore in Tales of Beedle the Bard.
To which J.K. Rowling notes:
[This quotation demonstrates that Albus Dumbledore was not only exceptionally well read in wizarding terms, but also that he was familiar with the writings of Muggle poet Alexander Pope. JKR]
Tales of Beedle the Bard - Bloomsbury -- The Tale of the Two Brothers