GoF - Second Task

[Sabrina]

No: HPFGUIDX 122682


I just wanted to say WOW!  I am reading GoF for the first time, and 
when I got to the Second Task chapter, I was absolutely taken by 
surprise.  The way Rowling has written this chapter to make you feel 
like you are actually there with Harry experiencing the adventure is 
amazing.  How she thinks of these scenes and situations, is beyond 
me. I used to praise the HP stories as being great fun to read, but I 
can honestly praise Rowling herself as a talented, creative author 
with an immagination that works overtime. Which is not a bad thing!

 *WARNING* GOF SPOILER BELOW!!

The fact that Ron was what had been taken down into the lake for 
Harry to find (Ron being what Harry would miss most)  completely took 
me by pleasant surprise.  I was also wondering that since Hermione 
was taken as what Victor Krum had to find, does this mean she is what 
he would miss the most?  I'm thinking this is a way of foreshadowing 
some sort of friendship (or more) that is going to develop between 
Victor and Hermione.  

"Sabrina"