[HPforGrownups] Re: OOP: That "Oh my gosh" moment.

[Liz Sager]

No: HPFGUIDX 66178

"Brooke" <brookeshanks at mugglenet.com> wrote:

>Martin wrote:
> > Obligatory spoiler space.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > You
> > mean
> > you
> > haven't
> > finished
> > the
> > book
> > yet?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > There were several times I spoke out loud to the characters trying
>to
> > stop them doing something or getting them to do something or just
> > exclaimed aloud in surprise. I call these my "Oh my gosh" moments.
> > Here are mine:
> >
> > 1) Harry casting a Lumos spell without his wand in his hand - I
> > went "Mmmm, you've not done that before have ye laddie?" in a kind
>of
> > gruff Mad-Eye sort of way.
> >
> > 2) Petunia blurting out that Dementors guarded Azkaban - my jaw hit
> > the desk and I said aloud "good God, Petunia!"
> >
> > 3) The Black family tree tapestry - so many names, so much
> > information, I just went burbleburbleburble... with information
> > overload.
> >
> > 4) Umbridge's speech at the welcome feast - I said to her - "What?
> > WHAT? Sit down you silly woman, you haven't got a clue how things
>are
> > done round here." (ha ha little did I then know...)
> >
> > 5) Ron sticking his oar in about Quidditch when Cho was chatting up
> > Harry - "Ron. Just. Shut. Up!"
> >
> > 6) When Umbridge tortured Harry with the evil quill - my reaction
> > was "Oh God, you sick, twisted, nasty old hag. I hope you get
>what's
> > coming to you."
> >
> > 7) Snapes memories of an abused childhood - I said "OH, my. Oh, you
> > poor man." (put down book for a minute to deal with lump in throat).
> >
> > 8) Dumbeldore's exit from his office with Fawkes - "You flash
> > bastard!"
> >
> > 9) Luna generally in most of her scenes - "Mmmmm, you're a bit
>spooky
> > you are. I think there's more to you than meets the eye my girl."
> >
> > 10) When the Inquisitor squad was set up - "Urgh. No. Sick. Nasty.
> > Stop it you evil cow."
> >
> > 11) Fred and George's exit - I went "Yes! Yes! YES! Ha, stick that
>in
> > your pipe and smoke it Umbridge!"
> >
> > 12) Harry standing listening to the whispering voices beyond the
> > veil - I sat bolt upright and said "No, Harry, do NOT go in there.
> > Absolutely no way, get away from there!"
> >
> > 13) As the DEs appeared in the prophecy room and the likelehood of
>a
> > fight loomed up - "Rowling you cow, you can kill any of them can't
> > you?" ;)
> >
> > 14) Hermione being hurt in the final fight - "NO, Hermione, don't
>you
> > die, don't you dare die." (little tear here).
> >
> > 15) Sirius' death - "Whaaaa? No, surely no. Noooooooo....!"
> >
> > 16) Dumbeldore in action against Tom - "Woah! Step aside, serious
> > wizard coming through!"
> >
> > 17) Harry smashing up Dumbeldore's office - "Go on kid, go for it,
> > get all that out of your system" (with tears down my face).
> >
> > 18) The prophecy - "Ummm, now what did that mean? Erm...exactly?"

>   19) When Harry tried to cast "Crucio!" on Bellatrix.  I said "oh
>no!" out loud!  As much as she deserved it, it was shocking to see
>Harry be ruthless (finally) against the enemy... an UNFORGIVABLE
>curse!  I was afraid he might get sent to Azkaban for attempting it!

20. "Potter, I will assist you to become an Auror if it is the last thing I 
do! If I have to coach you nightly I will make sure you achieve the required 
results!" -- This is only one of the examples where Prof. McGonagall was 
just *so* rocking my socks that I grinned.

21."You're less like your father than I thought. [...] The risk would've 
been what made if fun for James." -- That was *not* fair of Sirius. I felt 
fairly let down and disgusted by that statement, no matter what confusion he 
might have about what Harry is to him.

22. Hermione saying Voldemort's name for the first time in Chapter 15. -- 
Good girl! I was so proud of her. :)

23. It was almost to the point of hyperness when the Quibbler article came 
out, and Harry was getting mail and students and teachers were 
congratulating him (best they could, anyway, as they were under that 
monstrous decree).

24. Chapter 26 - "Well, Potter... that was certainly an improvement..." -- 
that was pure amazement. "Uh. Was that almost praise from Snape?" I think I 
actually read that part twice.

25. Chapter 21 - I was a little confused about the entire 
Harry-being-the-snake thing at first, but then he woke up and said that Mr. 
Weasley had been injured gravely, and I actually had no words. And don't 
even get me started on the tears of relief when we found out Arthur would be 
okay...

Liz
Me? Sensitive?

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