Digest Number 486

[lorien_eve <natmichaels@hotmail.com>]

Oh, I agree! I would be *so* disappointed if they left out the Yule 
Ball. Harry and Ron are so cute looking for dates!

Lorien_Eve

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, ArtsyLynda at a... wrote:
> 
> Me:  Oh, I hope they keep the whole "getting a date" and Yule Ball 
section!  
> There are a lot of good character and plot developments in that 
part (Rita 
> Skeeter hiding in the bushes as a bug while Hagrid *sweet talks* 
the 
> first-ever half-giant woman he's met; Krum's obvious devotion to 
Hermione and 
> her ignoring it; Ron's shock that Hermione's a *girl*!!  Many 
other things, 
> both funny and touching.)  The biggest thing that would be lost, 
though, is 
> the so-true-to-life part where Harry and Ron can't figure out how 
to ask 
> girls out.  Harry's showing his courage and generosity, yet again, 
by asking 
> girls (Cho, and then Parvati) out, and getting Ron a date as well, 
is very 
> special.  How rare a chance for him to be brave and generous that 
isn't 
> life-threatening -- and how well I remember how life-threatening 
such things 
> felt when I was a kid!  I want to see those scenes!  JMHO
> 
> Lynda 
> * * *
> "Don't let  the Muggles get you down." Ron Weasley PoA
> 
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