The Easter Egg

[Kim]

No: HPFGUIDX 73652

> 'She handed him a handsome choclate 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. 
> 
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> 
> "Yeah, I'm fine," said Harry gruffly. The lump in his throat was 
painful. He 
> did not understand why an Easter egg would have made him feel like 
this.' 
>  
> 
> So...anyone have any thoughts? 

I had a couple of thoughts when I read that.  First, I think he was 
feeling overwhelmed by the love-of-family that was demonstrated in 
him being given the egg.  Secondly,  I think it could have reminded 
him of the egg from the second task in the Triwizard tournament.  
This could have, in turn, reminded him of Cedric & brought the horror 
crashing back down upon him.  
pax,
Kim