OOP: That "Oh my gosh" moment.

[J]

No: HPFGUIDX 66181

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Liz Sager" <ChaserChick at h...> 
wrote:
> "Brooke" <brookeshanks at m...> 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...
> 

26.  Ron ---RON-- as in RON WEASELEY!!!!!-- being made a prefect.  I 
heard it as rumor right before the book was released and this one had 
me believeing that any and all spoilers I had heard were a hoax 
because the likelyhood of RON--I-can-see-Uranus--Weasely being 
prefect was just beyond belief.  When I read it in the book-- I 
shrieked and shouted-- I actually threw the book down (on the bed) 
and scremed--"WHAT?!?!?!"  and I checked the book and the cover and 
the inside publishing pages to make sure it was not all a hoax.  It 
still irks me.  I hope beyond hope that he does lousy on his OWLs and 
loses his status and Harry gets what is/was rightfully his.  
Eeerrgghhh!! I am still seething........

Arya