What's fun about the HPs? - favorite lines of all time

[Rebecca Scalf]

No: HPFGUIDX 152505

Alla wrote:
"Seriously evil wizard coming through" is one of my
favorite lines of all time.

Witherwing:
Alla, which book is this in? It is only vaguely
familiar - help!

I have come out of lurkdom to reply to this thread. I
have to say I still get a lot of joy from reading HP.
I love Rowling's writing on every level. Besides the
fantastic plot and characters, I enjoy the individual
words she uses, esp. proper nouns, character and place
names. Think of the shop names in Diagon Alley... the
candy names in Honeydukes...I think the entire series
is a fantastic read just for the names alone! 

I am embarrassed to tell you how many reads before I
discovered the joke of Knockturn Ally, but I want to
keep reading the books to see what else I can
discover.

Not everyone enjoys reading the same books again, and
again, but for people like us, who do, don't you feel
like it's the very grammar and combination of
syllables which keep you coming back for more? It's
like poetry, but seven novels' worth!

And the fun way JKR puts words together... I get a
giggle out of "Snape snapped," and "Sirius said
seriously," every read.

I agree with the post upthread that recommended
everyone try listening to the books if you haven't
yet. Think of it as the difference between looking at
a photo album, and then just listening to a friend
describe the photos to you one by one. You will be
amazed at how different the experience of the books is
as the story enters your mind through your ears rather
than your eyes. 

My daughter listens to them, and I love walking into
her room and just hearing random snippets. Yes, the
plot is fantastic, but the dialog and descriptions are
too. It's like looking at a postcard of a place you
spent the summer, and it looks familiar and yet
fantastically different captured in a single frame.
And though I've read each book at least five times,
sometimes I think I'm hearing something totally new.

I would love to hear which other authors people on
this list enjoy reading again and again. For me there
are three others: AS Byatt, Ursula K. LeGuin and Frank
Herbert. What I think they have in common with JK
Rowling is a linguistical love of the English
Language. 

I would love to hear from you all,

Witherwing 

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- Shorty Elf