Emotional Impact of CoS

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 27486

Hi --

MMMfanfic at hotmail.com wrote:

> CoS, IMO, is the least 'emotional' book out of the whole lot.  It
> does not have the poignancy of PoA and GoF or the joy of PS/SS.

Hmmm ... I think some of the more poignant phrases come in the 
Dumbledore/Harry conversation at the end of CoS.

"Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled *that* out of the hat."

AND, my favorite:

"...nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you."

One of my husband's colleagues once confessed to me at a party that he 
cried while reading CoS, the above line in particular.  I don't think 
that it is the least emotional.  I do agree with some of the plot 
problems that others raised in the last couple of days, but lack of 
emotional resonance wouldn't be a reason I'd give for why it isn't as 
beloved as the other books.

Penny