OOP: Another "ARGH!" moment

[Rebecca]

No: HPFGUIDX 67691


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "txjen70" <jen60565 at a...> wrote:

> Why didn't they just Floo Powder it to the Order Headquaters and/or 
> the Ministry instead of taking the Thestrals?

I was thinking the same thing! I was pratically screaming at the book 
when he just stuck his head in the fire instead of just jumping 
through. He was planning to leave Hogwarts if Sirius wasn't there 
ANYWAY, and that would have removed the possibility of Umbridge 
coming and catching him. I was REALLY worried both times they went 
into her office...it didn't seem like ANYTHING was worth risking 
getting caught by her. Did anyone else think their diversion plan was 
really weak? I very much doubted that she'd believe Ron's word on 
anything. 

My other ARGH! moments:

In CoS when Harry doesn't tell DD about speaking Parseltongue and 
hearing the voice in the walls even when DD ASKS him if there's 
anythign he wants to tell him. 

In PoA and in general, that they aren't that good at getting Malfoy 
back for making fun of them; ESPECIALLY in PoA when he keeps bringing 
up how the dementers affect Harry and the three of them don't bring 
up what a baby he was being about his Hippograth "injuries". 

In PoA when they are being so mean to Hermione. I thought she was 
right to tell McGonagal about the firebolt; Sirius DID end up being 
the one who sent it after all.

In PoA when Harry haves some fun with Malfoy while under the cloak; 
funny, yes, but it seemed like too much of a risk--and it nearly blew 
up in his face. 

In PoA (upon second reading), the fact that Sirius takes his time 
explaining himself (it seems like he had an opportunity when Hagrid 
came to get Harry to tell him about Peter and switching the secret 
keeper and all that, he was on his way to see DD, whether or not he 
would have been believed, he didn't even try!-Then of course later on 
in the shack when he doesn't tell Harry, Ron & Hermione that the 
murder he's planning ISN'T Harry). 

Again, in PoA when they decide to transport Peter AS A HUMAN, instead 
of forcing him to turn into a rat again and magic up a cage to hold 
him in. Even if Lupin hadn't turned into a werewolf it seemed too 
easy for him to get away. 


-Not exactly an ARGH! moment, just something that made me angry: In 
OOP when the Dursley's decide to kick Harry out, knowing that will 
mean someone might EASILY KILL HIM, that seemed rather callous, even 
for them. 

In OOP when Harry isn't practicing occulemency on his own time like 
he says he is, AND when he doesn't go to Snape and ask to start the 
lessons again. 

In OOP when Harry looks into Snape's pensieve (as curious as *I* was 
to see what was in there, I KNEW that Snape would catch him. Can you 
even get out of a penieve without someone'e help?). 

-There's probably about six more from OOP that I can't remember (only 
read it one time so far). 


-Rebecca