[HPforGrownups] what surprised you the most?

[devika261 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 23838

I was surprised by most of the things that people have already listed.  
Usually, the first time I read the books, I'm just "along for the ride," as 
someone else said, but when I go back and reread them and actually think 
about what's going on, the real surprise sets in.  Does that seem strange?
I was certainly surprised when Remus embraced Sirius in PoA, and after 
rereading it, I think that that scene is one of the most moving in the books 
so far. 
However, I have to say that I call the chapter "Flesh, Blood, and Bone" in 
GoF the "chapter of a thousand gasps."  I'm still amazed at what happens 
there.  First, Cedric is killed, something that I had to reread in order to 
fully comprehend.  Then later, Wormtail cuts off his hand in what is a truly 
horrifying scene.  Finally, the last sentence of the chapter still makes me 
shiver:  "Lord Voldemort had risen again."
What an intense chapter!!

Devika


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