[HPforGrownups] best lines in the book?

[Rosebeth C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 59768

>From: "chesterr" <chesterr at yahoo.com>
>
>Hi
>I'm writing a piece for The Courier-Mail (daily newspaper in
>Brisbane, Australia) looking at the best sentences in the Harry
>Potter series. I have my own favourites (there's a line, and i'm
>quoting from memory because i don't have my book in front of me, in
>the first book in which Hagrid mentions he borrows the motorbike from
>Sirius Black - a reference you read over at first and only realise
>the significance in latter books) but am after nominations from
>fellow HP fans.
>cheers
>Rod Chester
>The Courier-Mail
>chesterr at qnp.newsltd.com.au
>chesterr at yahoo.com
>
>
There are so many but, I'll give you two of my faves.

First, in SS US Ed Paperback page 301.  Harry is trying to talk Madam 
Pomfrey into letting Ron and Hermione in to see him.  "I am resting, look, 
lying down and everything.  Oh, go on, Madam Pomfrey . . ."
"Oh, very well," she said. "But five minutes *only*"

I don't know what it is about that, but it always make me smile.  Maybe 
because it's so easy to see Harry lying in the bed giving Pomfrey a cute 
grin.

The other is from PA US Ed Paperback page 340.  It's not really line, but 
rather a paragraph.  Actually it's a whole passage, but I'll just give you 
the begining.  "He [Harry] had forgotten about magic -- he had forgotten 
that he was short and skinny and thirteen, whereas Black was a tall, 
full-grown man -- all Harry knew was that he wanted to hurt Black as badly 
as he could and that he didn't care how much he got hurt in return."

I know they are kinda odd choices, but I'm kinda of an odd person. :)

Rosebeth

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