Least favorites, was: Why to Like and Not Like OoP

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 70800

"zebco606" wrote:

> You know, I think the reason that OoP is not many people's (at *
> least judging by reactions here and other lists, and I'm not 
> denying that it IS many peoples favorite) is that even many of the 
> dangers in previous books had a lyrical element to them.

Good point ! It's true that one of the parts of the story that really 
captivated me was the run through the DoM, at the end, with all the 
strange things in it.

And now that I think of it, I realize that one reason for my non-
fascination with that book is that too often, the WW was either :
* already known to us (most of what happens at Hogwarts)
or
* too much like a direct transposition of the real world. St Mungo's, 
for example, was a slight disappointment to me. At first, I was 
thrilled by the description of those people with weird problems, and 
then by the floor guide, but after that, there wasn't anything 
strange anymore. Okay, so Mr Weasley has a werewolf as a roommate, 
big deal ! (But the stitches incident had me roaring with laughter, 
I'll admit to that. "What do you mean, it's the general idea", LOL)
And don't get me started on the visit of the MoM at the beginning of 
the book : MAJOR disappointment that one (except for the memos, loved 
them !) !

Del