OOP: That "Oh my gosh" moment.

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No: HPFGUIDX 66234

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Martin" <saddletank at c...> 
wrote:
> Obligatory spoiler space.
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> 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:
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> 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.
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> 2) Petunia blurting out that Dementors guarded Azkaban - my jaw hit 
> the desk and I said aloud "good God, Petunia!"
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> 3) The Black family tree tapestry - so many names, so much 
> information, I just went burbleburbleburble... with information 
> overload.
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> 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...)
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> 5) Ron sticking his oar in about Quidditch when Cho was chatting up 
> Harry - "Ron. Just. Shut. Up!"
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> 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."
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> 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).
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> 8) Dumbeldore's exit from his office with Fawkes - "You flash 
> bastard!"
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> 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."
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> 10) When the Inquisitor squad was set up - "Urgh. No. Sick. Nasty. 
> Stop it you evil cow."
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> 11) Fred and George's exit - I went "Yes! Yes! YES! Ha, stick that 
in 
> your pipe and smoke it Umbridge!"
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> 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!"
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> 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?" ;)
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> 14) Hermione being hurt in the final fight - "NO, Hermione, don't 
you 
> die, don't you dare die." (little tear here).
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> 15) Sirius' death - "Whaaaa? No, surely no. Noooooooo....!"
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> 16) Dumbeldore in action against Tom - "Woah! Step aside, serious 
> wizard coming through!"
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> 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).
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> 18) The prophecy - "Ummm, now what did that mean? Erm...exactly?"
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> Those were my emotion spikes in OoP.  Feel free to add to the list.
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> Cheers
> Martin (who thinks 'Department of Mysteries' would be a good band 
> name)


Me:

I'm so glad to know that other people talk to fictional 
characters . . .


My addition:

When, at the end of Chapter 31, when Umbridge and Co. went after 
Hagrid, and McGonagall came out to try to put a stop to it. "No, 
Minerva, they'll waste you to!  Come back! Oh, no!"