Favorite Lines; Defining Lines

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No: HPFGUIDX 51358

I have two personal favorites, one of which I use as my sig. My all 
time favouite is "I'm not puttin' 'em on. I like a healthy 
breeze 'round my privates, thanks." An obscure, nonimportant, inane 
line from GF that caught my attention. Probably because I was sixteen 
when I first read it. It's a classic.
The second is "Have you gone mad? Are you a witch or not?" -Ron, SS. 
I just thought it was really funny, and I was upset that it was cut 
from the movie.  
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Beth <belleps at o...> wrote:
> Lilac has my favorite line as her sig:
> 
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> 
> "Professor, can you show me that blocking thing again?"
> 
> Lockhart cuffed Harry merrily on the shoulder.  "Just do what I 
did, Harry!"
> 
> "What, drop my wand?"
> 
>   --Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
> 
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> 
> Priceless.
> 
> I also like, "I'll be in my room, making no noise and pretending 
that I 
> don't exist." (Possibly paraphrased; I don't have the book here.)
> 
> "Nice socks, Potter." Mad-Eye Moody in GoF.
> 
> And, of course,
> "Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!"
> <grin>
> 
> I've also thought about character-defining lines, or lines that 
show the 
> characters stepping over a boundary that isn't easy for them to 
cross. I've 
> only considered PS/SS so far, and the three main characters:
> 
> Hermione: "Please, Professor McGonagall -- they were looking for 
me."
> Taking the blame for the troll incident was OOC for Hermione up to 
that 
> point, but she knows that she owes the boys. They DID come looking 
for her 
> when they could have gone straight to the common room. She does the 
right 
> thing in helping them get out of trouble, even though she's lying 
to do it. 
> And losing some of the teachers' goodwill must be very painful for 
her. But 
> she still does the right thing, not the easy thing.
> 
> Ron: He stepped forward, and the white queen pounced.
> Ron has always wanted to be the bravest, the hero, first at 
something, 
> anything. Yet here he realizes that he has to be the sacrifice so 
that 
> Harry can go on to the end of the quest. He knows it will be 
painful, both 
> physically and emotionally, but he still does the right thing, 
rather than 
> the easy thing. I think that Ron probably had choices earlier in 
the match 
> that would have won him the game by sacrificing Harry, or possibly 
> Hermione. But he chooses to sacrifice himself instead and let Harry 
take 
> the glory.
> 
> Harry: "I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, 
thanks," he 
> said coolly.
> Harry is starting over, finally without Dudley. He may not 
particularly 
> like Draco, but he's gotten the impression that he's got status, 
he's 
> probably got money, he's probably got influence in this brand new 
world 
> he's entering. Being Draco's friend could get him places, and Draco 
is 
> offering him his friendship and guidance. And all he has to do is 
deny Ron 
> a place in his life. He's just met Ron -- he doesn't really owe him 
> anything at this point. But Ron and Harry have bonded, Ron seems 
nice, his 
> family seems nice, and Draco is a snob who's shown his prejudice 
against 
> both Ron and Hagrid. It's not easy to be the new kid in town and 
place 
> yourself firmly in opposition to someone with high status and 
influence. 
> But Harry does it. He does the right thing, not the easy thing.
> 
> They don't always pass the test, but they pass often enough on the 
> important issues that these kids will go far. <grin>
> 
> bel