Deathly Hallows thoughts etc.

[prep0strus]

No: HPFGUIDX 174041


> Well Harry did try to "Accio Hagrid" when Hagrid fell off the  bike but 
> instead of pulling Hagrid to Harry it seemed  to pull the bike to
Hagrid. (of 
> course that could be due to  Hagrid's size)  So in theory it might
be possible but 
> I think it would have  serious size and distance limitations. 
>  
> Melissa

I think it has lots and lots of limitations - from things that are
spelled, to size issues... if I were renaming this book, I think I
would call it "Harry Potter And The Accio Charm That Failed" or
perhaps "Harry Potter And The Improper Useage Of The Accio Charm".

I think sometimes JKR, like all writers, falls into a pattern - you'll
notice a certain adjective being used a lot of times within a short
span of pages - she obviously has it on her mind.

And for this entire book, I think she was obsessed with Accio!  I read
this book outloud to my old roommate, Jenn - something we did with
HBP, and enjoyed so much we did again w/ DH, and we were cracking up.
 Any time the trio needed something, it was 'Accio whatever' - and it
invariably failed.  Jenn started to chime in while I was reading, as a
joke, guessing when there would be an Accio charm - and more often
than not, she'd be right!  Overused and ridiculous, especially
considering how much it failed, but it wound up being a source of
amusement and entertainment for us.

Accio response!

~Prep0strus (Adam)