OOP: two favorite scenes, spoilers

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I loved the book.

First, my theory about what the Order of the Phoenix meant was 
correct, and I so dearly wanted it to be a secret society, because 
perhaps I could join it or start one myself or something....

Second, disappointed that there wasn't more about Hagrid and Olympe, 
and their embassy to the giants...

Third, glad to see the increase in female characters with 
depth....Ginny is REALLY coming into her own, yes, the boyfriends, 
but the Quidditch expertise, the analysis about her own experience 
with Lord V, courage, skill in spell casting, speaking up for 
herself, Yay!...My one comment on relationSHIPS...I'd love NOW to see 
Harry with Ginny..I suspect though that the comments about him 
feeling isolated, may lead to a Harry who is single for a long time.

Fourth, loved the NY Times Review, but do NOT agree that there is 
less humor...Mundungus Fletcher is a bravura character...

Fifth, loved all the details about Sirius' family, what the Ministry 
of Magic looks like, all those juicy details we will all be digesting 
and thinking about for a while...

Sixth, GO NEVILLE GO! I'm REALLY happy to see Neville begin to come 
into his own, to learn the DADA, to fight, what a great kid he's 
turning into....the scene in the hospital was very compelling...

Seventh, I remember Professor Dumbledore saying in CoS that stronger 
wizards/witches than Ginny had been fooled by Lord V.....and so it 
goes that Harry, who is not invulnerable or omnisicient, gets fooled 
also...JKR's character development is really wonderful....

My favorite scenes....well, my own best beloved character is Albus 
Dumbledore, and he sure comes into his own in this book. I LOVE, 
LOVE, LOVE the scene where he rescues Harry by saying calmly, yes, I 
am plotting to overthrow you, and yes, I've been recruiting an army...
and then politely, well, but I'm not going quietly, I'm a bit of a 
rebel, myself, and LOVE this kind of stuff..I am SO angry at Percy 
(btw)a good one minister -- what a slime...I love Molly and Arthur, 
and LOVE the actor who plays Arthur...perfect casting....
Also, love the way Dumbledore addresses Lord V as Tom......

Second, is the scene where Filch arrives with the whips and Fred and 
George say "sorry, I don't think so" and fly off to their joke shop. 
Wonderful! Leaving a swamp..
and isn't McGonagall's defiance delightful? 

Finally, I surely wish that Sirius had lived to be cleared, to live 
in peace in a house that was not his mother's, to have Harry with him 
for holidays and vacations.....but wasn't it C.S.Lewis who said in 
the Final Battle of the Narnian Chronicles that a noble death was 
something no one was too poor to purchase..Sirius died fighting evil, 
and he died trying to save his godson...I hope he is with his best 
friend 
James, and that  Prongs and Padfoot are roaming the grounds of 
Hogwarts forever...Susan McGee