[HPforGrownups] Re: scariest scene

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 4473

Susan McGee wrote:

> I found the scene where Voldemort kills the old Muggle at the
> beginning of GoF scary. And the scene where Harry is praying that
> V will drown (at the end of GoF). The scene where the Dementors
> are surrounding Sirius and Harry is terrifying. But if I had to
> put my finger on it...probably the execution of Buckbeak was the
> worst for me...

Well, the one that actually gave me a chill, a physical chill, was when
Cedric died, because it was so true to life. Too many villains waste time
talking, in movies and stuff, to let the audience "get ready" or to build
the anticipation. But I think a real evil person would simply proceed with
what's to be done, and kill the spare. Boom. Done. No warning. As a reader,
I went through the same confusion, denial, and disbelief that Harry did in
the action, and since the action just zipped right along, didn't have time
to mentally address it, so there was a realistic lingering shock. It was
incredibly effective and affected me more than anything else I can think of
in the books.

--Amanda