The Easter Egg

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 73706

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kim" <cherlouize at a...> wrote:
> > '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. 
> > 
> <SNIP>
> > 
> > "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

Jennifer adds:
I think it reminded him of the previous year, when Mrs. Weasley first 
sent him an Easter egg.  That reminded him of family and in turn 
family reminded him of Sirius, whom he considered the closest thing 
he had to a parent. He didn't want to talk to Mrs. W, he wanted 
his "parent."
Jennifer