Best Character Entrances

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 29410

I was listening to GoF (yes, again!), paying particular attention to 
Mad-Eye Moody's entrance.  I would nominate it as one of JKR's best 
character entrances.  

Moody's entrance really has it all.  There is a roar of thunder, 
doors swinging open.  He stands there shrouded in black, and then 
shakes out his grizzled mane.  He clunks up to the head table, and 
his mangled features are illuminated by a flash of lightning.  Then 
he sits, sniffs his food, and eats with a pocket knife.  JKR uses 
sound, light, movement, and smell to establish Moody as . . . well, 
almost animal-like.  

If this scene were brought to the screen in exactly this way, it 
would be almost comical and over-the-top.  Much too Frankenstein.  
But in print, it paints an exceptionally vivid image, possibly more 
vivid than any other character entrance (although I'm willing to be 
persuaded to the contrary).

But the nifty thing about JKR is that she also knows when to 
underplay an entrance.  Lupin is sleeping when we first meet him.  
What better way to convey his reserved and unstated personality than 
to have him be . . . unconscious?

Any thoughts?

Cindy