Bang + Angst = Bangst ? (WAS Re: You Guys *Want* Hagrid To Die

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No: HPFGUIDX 57158

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cindy C." <cindysphynx at c...> 
wrote:

> Hmmm.  But there are lots of examples of Bang without Angst, which 
> shows JKR might not be a "Bangsta" after all.
> 
> In the Shrieking Shack, Lupin and Sirius almost execute Pettigrew, 
> to the point of raising their wands and saying goodbye.  They seem 
> not the least bit troubled by this.

Ah. But that's because this prepares the ground for a huge Bangst:
Just when everything seemed going towards a happy ending - Sirius 
vindicated and Harry getting a real home - Pettigrew transforms and 
escapes. Bang!
Because Harry was so noble minded, Pettigrew lived to escape, so it 
is Harry's responsibility that he is back with the Dursleys, that 
Sirius is in mortal danger and, worse of all, that Voldemort regained 
a faithful servan. Major angst!

> Harry throws a badge and hits Ron in the forehead, but doesn't seem 
> the least bit remorseful or angst-ridden.
 
I don't think that this scene is bangy, really. No big revelations, 
no great catharsis, no great surprises. Just a boy expressing some of 
his frustration and anger, IMO. 


Naama