What is the single best scene in the HP series?

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., justanopinion2001 at h... wrote:
> I was wondering which single scene out of the Harry Potter series 
> you think is the best?  

Hmmm, I'd like to break this down into three types:

1)  A reason to recommend the series to someone who hasn't read the 
books yet:

I'd talk about a favorite scene that happened in an earlier book (or 
rather, the first book) - in SS/PS, the scene where Harry keeps 
getting letters from Hogwarts and the Dursley's keep denying and 
denying him until *Boom!* Hagrid shows up!  I always do a 
mental "Yay!" everytime I read it.  

2)  My favorite scene overall:

When Dumbledore gathers everyone together at the end of GoF and 
starts to prepare for what's coming.  Snape and Sirius shake hands!  
We find out that Mrs. Figg is part of "the old crowd"!  Hagrid and 
Madame Maxim get sent out as envoys!  We hear Lupin's name 
mentioned!  Talk about getting fired up!

3)  The scene that has now become my personal wish list:

The prefects bathroom in GoF - "It was softly lit by a splendid 
candle-filled chandelier, and everything was made of white marble, 
including what looked like an empty, rectangular swimming 
pool....About a hundred golden taps stood all around the pool's 
edges, each with a differently colored jewel in its handle....He 
could tell at once that they carried different sorts of bubble 
bath...."  I've wanted one of those ever since I read the 
description!!!


Denise (who just has to learn to accept her standard bathtub)