OOP: Another "ARGH!" moment ( "wouldn't it be cool" and "OH YEAH" moments)

[revaunchanistx]

No: HPFGUIDX 67750

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "txjen70" <jen60565 at a...> wrote:
> When Harry thought Sirius was being held and Hermione insisted he 
> try to contacted him first, they concocted this elaborate plan to 
> get Umbridge away from her office and to have lookouts.  Wouldn't 
it 
> have made more sense to just take the Maurader's Map and have 
> someone keep an eye on it at all times?
> 
> To be honest that was just one of many "ARGH" moments in that whole 
> equence of events.  Here are a few others...  
> 
> Why didn't they remember that Snape was a member of the 
> order? "ARGH!"
> 
> Why didn't Harry ever open the package Sirius gave him? "ARGH!"
> Why didn't they just Floo Powder it to the Order Headquaters and/or 
> the Ministry instead of taking the Thestrals?

Hi all, this is my first post. I was planning on lurking indefinitely 
but I had to comment on two "ARGH" moments.

1. Sirius's Mirror. This was an "OH YEAH" moment for me because like 
Harry I had completely forgot about it. The package did not enter my 
mind until Harry opened up his trunk and saw it. When he opened it I 
did have an "ARGH" moment but it quickly dissipated into the 
pleasurable "OH YEAH". Only JKR and Harry Potter can do that.

2. The using of Thestrals. The group had possibly two other options 
(both mentioned by others)Use the Floo Network, or fly on brooms. 
They are also two reasons why I feel the Thestrals were the right 
choice. One, they were right in front of them. The group did not have 
to run all the way in the castle and possibly run into a teacher or 
the inquisitorial squad. Two, (and really this is the most important 
one of all) thestrals are cool. I wanted to ride one. 
The  image that formed in my mind of Hermione, Ron, and 
Ginny holding on for dear life to something they could't see was 
priceless. Neville, Luna, and espescially Harry riding astride 
magnicifant black winged horses to save the day was something I still 
dream about. The thestral riding was sheer fantasy delight for me. I 
loved every word of it.

  I think as grown-Ups we sometimes underestimate the "wouldn't it be 
cool" factor which is a shame because Harry Potter books deliver it 
by the ton.