Plot in OotP

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 118138


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
 It's like the carelessness regarding wands in the graveyard 
scene of GoF: How can Harry be holding his wand *and* the 
portkey in one hand and dragging Cedric's body with the other? <

Pippin:
Harry  doesn't drag Cedric's body anywhere. 
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Harry's hand closed on Cedric's wrist; one tombstone stood 
between him and Voldemort, but Cedric was too heavy to carry, 
and the Cup was out of reach--
 
Voldemort's red eyes flamed in the darkness. Harry saw his 
mouth curl into a smile, saw him raise his wand.

"_Accio_!" Harry yelled, pointing his wand at the Tri-wizard Cup.

It flew into the air, and soared towards him--Harry caught it by the 
handle--
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So, he's holding onto Cedric's wrist with his left hand, points his 
wand at the Cup with his right, the Cup soars to his right hand 
and Harry catches it by the handle. Not being a smoker myself, 
I've never tried to hold a cup of hot coffee and a burning cigarette 
in the same hand, but I've certainly seen it done. This sounds a 
lot easier.


Carol:

>The cleaning scenes with the doxies were just (IMO) boring,
 and I can't stand Umbridge or Grawp.<

Pippin:
But that's the point, I think. The wizarding world isn't a place 
where there's one exciting adventure after another and you never 
have to do anything painful, dull or unrewarding  except as the 
punishment you deserve.

In fact, I'd go so far as to say that people who are disappointed in 
OOP because it isn't much of an adventure story are right. It's a 
novel about politics and ideas. 

Pippin
who thinks OOP was meant to be sipped and savored, not 
chugged