[HPforGrownups] Slapstick Dementors? - Emotional Impact of CoS

[Monika Huebner]

No: HPFGUIDX 27504

> -----Original Message-----
> From: prefectmarcus at yahoo.com [mailto:prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 4:56 AM
 
> If Dementors are actually blind, and only sense their way to their 
> victims by their emotions, do they go around bumping into walls, 
> doors, furniture, trees?, and tripping over benches?  :)

Maybe they use some sort of echolocation like bats? ;) Since
they heard Sirius talk in his sleep, they must be able to hear
sounds. Just an idea.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Penny & Bryce [mailto:pennylin at swbell.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 5:18 AM

> 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."

I have to agree here, CoS has some very strong emotional moments.
I can't understand why so many people think you can just
skip it and go on reading PoA. Although I like SS/PS a lot, too,
I still could put that one down when I first read it. I read CoS
much faster, and I found that it was better plotted and that JKR was
finding her own style. And we learn a lot about Voldemort
in the scene in the Chamber. You can't just let this out, or
you'll miss an element that's essential to the story IMO. And
I don't have a problem with Lockhart, he still makes me laugh
when I listen to the Stephen Fry tapes. I agree that he's a
horrible person and I certainly wouldn't want to deal with
him in real life, but most of the time I find him hilarious.
The dueling club scene is priceless. Although PoA is my
absolute favorite of the series, I wouldn't rank CoS much
lower than GoF. Well, I still prefer GoF because there's
Sirius in it. ;-)

Monika

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