Moments

[prep0strus]

No: HPFGUIDX 173874

So, in light of the heavy atmosphere and occassionally rancorous
posting, I'm going to take a break from excoriating Snape, defending
Lupin and the Maruders, and ignoring the Dumbledore discussion
entirely to give a list of some of my 'best-of' moments.  Moments
whose categories are defined entirely based on how I could fit the
moment into a category.

Feel free to offer your own nominees, or to create new categories. 
But I thought I'd try to only mention things I thought were done well
(as opposed to, say, Most Disappointing Character Development or Worst
Phrasing).  So here goes.

Most 'Hell-YEAH' Moment of Awesomeness:

I know people are partial to Neville slaying Nagini or Molly's
triumphant curseword, but for me, it had to be....

"Dawlish is still in St. Mungos & Gran's on the run." (pg  576)

:) Neville's Gran. Awesome.

Creepiest Moment

"panic made him turn and horror paralyzed him as he saw the old body
collapsing and the great snake pouring from the place where her neck
had been." (pg 340)

Put together w/ the smell of death that had permeated the chapter...
it gives me the chills.

Most Entertaining 'Stage Directions' Since 'Exit, Pursued By a Bear'

"he was pressed back against the wall as they ran past him, the
mingled members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, and
Harry's old Quidditch team, all with their wands drawn" (pg 604)

Harry's Old Quidditch Team? Sure, why not! Don't know how Wood got the
message, and don't care. :)


Most Heart-Tugging (Non-Death) Moment

"Luna had decorated her bedroom ceiling with five beautifully painted
faces: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Neville...What appeared to be
fine golden chains wove around the pictures, linking them together,
but after examining them for a minute or so, Harry realized that the
chains were actually one word, repeated a thousand times in golden
ink: friends...friends...friends..." (pg 417)

Awwwwwwwww.....

Moment That Allows the Reader to Most Identify With Previously
Primarily Loathsome Character

"You didn't think it was such a freak's school when you wrote to the
headmaster and begged him to take you."(pg 669)

And isn't that just all our worst nightmare? Not that the WW doesn't
exist... but that it does, and we can't be a part of it. Poor Tuney.

Finally...

Most Difficult Moment to Describe in All It's Awesomeness Except That
It Exhibits Tension-Relieving Humor, Character Consistency, Poetic
Justice, & the Word 'Bemused'

"Harry stunned the Death Eater as they passed: Malfoy looked around,
beaming, for his savior, and Ron punched him from under the Cloak. 
Malfoy fell backward on top of the Death Eater, his mouth bleeding,
utterly bemused." (pg 645)

That scene exhibits the spark of genius that allows me to enjoy the
books even as I hav trouble following the plot or agreeing with
character decisions.  Pure joy.


Hope you all have moments of your own!

~Prep0strus (Adam)