best lines in the book?

[catherinemckiernan]

No: HPFGUIDX 59799

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Woolfolk <jjjwoolfolk at s...> wrote:
> POA:
> "With a roar, Black started toward Snape, but Snape pointed his wand 
> right between Black's eyes.
> "Give me a reason," He whispered. "Give me a reason to do it, and I 
> swear I will."
> 
> GOF:
> "An excellent point," said Professor Dumbledore. "My own brother 
> Aberforth, was prosecuted for practicing inappropriate charms on a
goat."
> 
> Julie W in AR

Agree. 100% in total and utter agreement with the above. It just sums
up what I love about the books - the combination of humour (bestiality
in a children's book, for goodness sake!) and character. Snape?s line
is my favourite overall. He's very scary and deadly serious, and he
believes that he has all the reason in the world to kill Sirius right
now ? and yet he doesn't. He may be about to lose it, but at the
crucial moment he retains enough control either to remember that AK is
an Unforgiveable and he feels he has something to lose by life in
Azkaban, even with Black dead, or that whatever Black has done, Murder
is Wrong. And controlled Snape is even scarier than
foaming-at-the-mouth Snape; more imagination.

Other favourites have to be:
 GoF (Snape): Potter's been crossing lines since he arrived. (or words
to that effect ? his one joke!)
Chamber of Secrets: Dobby had to iron his hands (or is that movie
contamination?)
 
Catherine McK