[HPforGrownups] My most vivid scene--

[Star Opal]

No: HPFGUIDX 60908

Scott wrote:
>I know that not everyone imagines the same way; some people hear
>voices, or see still images, or movies (well you know what I mean),
>but however you *do* it I'm curious as to what scenes stand out.

There have been some great scenes brought up so far. Hmm, over four books it 
was hard to pick just one, but this is the one stands out in mind the 
most....

"'Come on!' he growled at his Nimbus as the rain whipped his face. 
'*Faster!*'
But something odd was happening. An eerie silence was falling across the 
stadium. The wind, though as strong as ever, was forgetting to roar. It was 
as though someone had turned off the sound, as though Harry had gone 
suddenly deaf - what was going on?
And then a horribly familiar wave of cold swept over him, inside him, just 
as he became aware of something moving on the field below....
Before he'd had time to think, Harry had taken his eyes off the Snitch and 
looked down.
At least a hundred dementors, their hidden faces pointing up at him, were 
standing beneath him. It was as though freezing water were rising in his 
chest, cutting at his insides. And then he heard it again.... Someone was 
screaming, screaming inside his head... a woman...
'Not Harry, not Harry, please not Harry!'
'Stand aside, you silly girl... stand aside, now...'
'Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead-'
Numbing, swirling white mist was filling Harry's brain... What was he doing? 
Why was he flying? He needed to help her... She was going to die... She was 
going to be murdered....
He was falling, falling through the icy mist.
'Not Harry! Please... have mercy... have mercy....'
A shrill voice was laughing, the woman was screaming, and Harry knew no 
more." PoA, ch 9, pg 178-179, US pb

Wow, for me this is the scene that plays most clearly "as a movie" whenever 
I read it. JKR's description is perfect, and it honestly caught me off guard 
the first time I read it.

One minute Harry is playing a game of Quidditch. Then a swarm of dementors 
come onto the field, the spectators in shock and horror. Everything starts 
going silent. Then cutting through the silence,  Lily begging for Harry's 
life, Voldemort laughing at her pleas. Harry's eyes roll into his head he 
falls off the broom. People are screaming. Then Dumbledore, ect... It has 
action, visuals, and heart wrenching drama. I hope it gets done properly in 
the film.

Star Opal
who probably won't get her copy of OotP till 6 pm on Sat. *sigh*

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