This moment

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No: HPFGUIDX 175278

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:
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> Is there a moment in DH where you really identify with a character, 
or 
> the character's situation? 

Our family read the book out loud over a couple of weeks (scheduling 
difficulties complicated the reading times).  I read most of the time 
so there were three times when I got emotionally wrapped up in it:

1.  When Dobby died I got a bit of a catch in my throat as Harry 
looked at the knife sticking out of Dobby's chest.  It was like a 
very good friend died.  I really liked Dobby's character.

2.  When Ron showed concern for the house elves in Hogwarts and 
Hermione kissed him after dropping all the Basilisk fangs.  Ron got 
caught up in the moment and *really* kissed her back.  I had to 
reread Harry's reaction, I thought it was so genuine: ("OI!  There's 
a war going on here!")

3.  When Molly screamed at Bellatrix.  I really identified with Mrs. 
Weasley using everything in her power to go after someone who was 
threatening one of her children.  I know there's been a lot of 
controversy about this scene, but when I read it out loud I put a lot 
of feeling into it and I could feel a sense of justified anger coming 
out.  Apparently the people I was reading to (my husband, two teenage 
kids & a friend of theirs) felt so, too, as they were whooping and 
hollering of "Go Molly!!!"

Beverly  (who would also like to relate that when we got done with 
the book we all toasted Harry along with all who died including Dobby 
and Hedwig)