favorite Harry moments?/Wolfsbane

[rklarreich]

No: HPFGUIDX 169423

I'll limit myself to 10, in no particular order.  All quotes are from 
memory:

1.  "Nice to keep these things private" as Peeves zooms off 
shouting "Potty luuuuuuuuurves Loooooooooony!!!!"

2.  The entire scene of Harry on Felix, but especially this 
exchange:  "I am the Chosen One," said Harry.  "I have to kill him.  
I need that memory."  "You *are* the Chosen One?" gasped 
Slughorn.  "Of course I am," said Harry calmly.

3.  Pretty much all of Harry as DA teacher, especially:  "Nice one," 
said Harry encouragingly [to Neville], thinking it best not to point 
out that in a real duel his opponent was unlikely to be looking away 
with his wand hanging limply at his side.

4.  "His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad."

5.  Harry half wanting to talk about kissing Cho and half wanting to 
carry the secret with him to the grave.

6.  The short scene where Krum vants to know vot there is between 
Harry and Hermioninny.

7.  In the broom closet with Rita Skeeter.

8.  Harry deflecting a curse aimed at Sirius in the DoM and Sirius 
shouting "Nice one!"  This is their last moment together; I'm glad 
it's a good one, though brief.

9.  Harry wiping the notorious trickle of blood from Dumbledore's 
cheek.

10.  "Wangoballwime?"

Also, not exactly a favorite moment, but it made me smile:  Harry 
doubting, in the days following Dumbledore's death, that he will ever 
feel curious again.  Yeah, RIGHT, Harry!

***

I just want to add a quick response to Catlady's post on Wolfsbane 
Potion.  She wrote:

<<I long to know whether 'take it in the week preceeding the full 
moon' means 'take it once anytime during that week' or 'take it daily 
each day of that week'. (Or, for that matter, why assume once daily? 
It could be every four hours daily!) The conversation between Snape 
and Lupin has the disadvantage that both speakers are trying to hide
things from Harry and the readers, but "*if* you need more" and "I
should probably take some again *tomorrow*" don't sound to me like
daily doses.>>

Roberta now:

Here's what it says on the bottle:

WOLFSBANE POTION

Active ingredient:  Wolfsbane

Inactive ingredients:  toad guts, beetle eyes, cockroaches, pickled 
herring, dragon liver, marmite

Dosage:  1 gobletful daily for one week prior to full moon.

Special instructions:  Do not dilute or add sweetener.  Rinse mouth 
thoroughly after each dose.

Warning:  This medicine WILL NOT stop a transformation once one has 
started.

Hope that helps.  And in case you're wondering, I don't take this 
potion myself; I was just picking up a prescription for a friend.

Roberta