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[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 180330

Lynda: "Unforgetable DH moments? Oh...how about Dudley actually
telling Harry that he doesn't think he's a waste of space? Or
Aberforth's patronus--I mean, that it was a goat was the least of
surprises, but that whole scene is hilarious if you think about it."

Not big moments, but good ones. I was pleased by Dudley but
unconvinced. Not JKR's fault, but I never believed in the idea of one
big transforming experience that turns a life around (the Dementor
attack). I'm the kind of guy that suspects Ebenezer Scrooge went back
to being a miser in a year or two. Of course, all we know for sure is
that Dudley changed his attitude towards Harry and that Harry was
gracious enough to accept it.

Lynda: "And I like flawed Albus Dumbledore too. No wonder he always
wanted to see the best in everyone. He knew what the worst was from
personal experience and that change truly was possible, but also that
temptation is always there."

JKR is very good at giving us these real, flawed, very human
characters who nevertheless accomplish great things. It's an admirable
thing to me that Dumbledore saw his flaws and worked around them as
well as he did. It's easy for perfect people to achieve greatness, but
much more interesting when ordinary humans do.

My most unforgettable moment will always be the forest.

Jim Ferer