[HPforGrownups] OOP: Egg and more (Was OOP:Snitch/gift of knife)

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 67302

> >"It's Easter eggs from Mum," said Ginny.  "There's one for
> >you...There you go..."
> >She handed him a handsome chocolate egg decorated with small, >iced
> >Snitches and, according to the packaging, containing a bag of
> >Fizzing Whizbees.  Harry looked at it for a moment, then, to >his
> >horror, felt a hard lump rise in his throat.
> >"Are you okay, Harry?" asked Ginny quietly.
> >"Yeah, I'm fine," said Harry gruffly.  The lump in his throat >was
> >painful.  He did not understand why an Easter egg should have >made
> >him feel like this. (OOP US hardcover, p. 655)
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> >There are always unanswered questions at the end of each book.  >Some
> >of them from OOP seem to be, IMHO,
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> >1.  Why did the Easter egg affect Harry so deeply?
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>I know that was posted a while ago ::grins sheepishly:: but I have, 
>obviously, been inundated with posts ever since we were able to talk about 
>OoP. I've had a hard time keeping up with reading posts, not to mention 
>adding my two cents worth!
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>Anyway, I don't have the book with me for any quotes, but that's probably 
>okay. Importantly, before Ginny gives Mrs. Weasley's Easter eggs to Harry, 
>he had just witnessed Snape's worst memory.
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>We all know by now (except the slackers who have yet to finish! Just 
>kidding :) that in the Pensieve, James Potter is sitting beside the lake 
>with MWP tossing the captured Snitch.
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>Because of what occurs after this between James and "Snivellus", Harry is 
>justifiably upset. That is a whole other subject, so I'll stop with that 
>line of thought ;)and continue with my point.
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>Having just seen the admitedly impressive Snitch-catching skills of James 
>and then seeing him bully Snape, the Easter egg probably makes Harry upset 
>just because of what he saw - it reminded him of the arrogance he had seen 
>in his father.
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>I hope I'm not repeating anything other people have said, and this is all 
>of course my take on the book. Knowing Rowling, I'm dead wrong. I also must 
>add that, not being a SHIPper :D I think that seeing any signs of possible 
>feelings between Harry and Ginny just doesn't make sense. I mean, a Snitch? 
>I just don't think that it's a coincidence that Harry had just seen his 
>father w/ one and was then emotional. Because I'm biased *somewhat* against 
>this instance of SHIPing (please don't hurt me!) feel free to flame me or 
>anything that floats your boat, and also feel free to agree, by all means!
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>My rambling is over.
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>--LynnRiddle
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You know, Lynn, I think that, from my POV, what you wrote makes *some* 
sense.  Some.  :-)  Not poking holes in your theory, but I honestly don't 
know if the memory of his father when looking at the Snitch is the major 
thing.  I imagine there's a lot going on in Harry's head, and I agree that 
this is an excellent and powerful scene.

I think that it's just that he misses being out on the Quidditch pitch, 
doing the *one* thing he always felt superconfident doing - like something 
not of this earth and bigger and better than his usual self.  He's had a 
rough year so far - for the first time he didn't want to be at Hogwarts for 
Christmas - and I think the egg is mainly a painful reminder that he's been 
banned for life (as far as he knows) from the one thing that made him feel 
confident and like something more than a kid apart from the rest, always 
different, always set apart, always unsure.

Felinia

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