30 Day HP Meme, Day 14

[featherxquill]

14. Moments in the books/movies that made you cry

Dumbledore's death/funeral. I was a great big mess reading that. I may have cried in the movie, too, I'm not sure, but in the book those scenes were so powerful. God, the phoenix lament. The idea of Fawke's singing... gah.

Also, Dobby's death. God. Dobby. I read DH while staying with chibitoaster and cocohufflepuffs (chain-smoking Nat Sherman's on the porch in Nebraska summer, sitting on the rail because I couldn't put it down long enough to go back inside, and oh, since I'm out here *lights another*) and I read it faster than them, and since we couldn't not talk about it, I made it my thing to just listen to the others talk about it and their thoughts and not say much of anything. And at one point Rana was all 'I don't think I could handle it if Dobby died', and I was *swallow*.

Everything in the final battle happened a little too fast, I think, for me to really cry over it. But I remember closing the book for a few moments after Fred and whispering (lest the others hear me) you bitch. Because, although I didn't cry, it was the most horrible death I could have imagined.


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01. Discuss how you got into Harry Potter
02. Your favorite book
03. What house would you be in?
04. Your favorite movie
05. Wizard Rock: discuss
06. Your favorite character(s)
07. Song that reminds you of HP
08. Your favorite ship(s)
09. Fanfiction: discuss
10. Favorite book moment(s)
11. Character you're crushing on
12. Favorite movie scene
13. Least favorite character(s)
14. Moments in the books/movies that made you cry
15. Whatever tickles your fancy
16. How have you participated in the fandom over the years?
17. Your favorite celebs from the movies or fandom
18. If you could change one thing about canon, what would it be?
19. A favorite fanart
20. A favorite quote
21. How has the HP fandom connected you to other fandoms, interests, or people?
22. Your favorite villain
23. Share some HP icons
24. Rant about Steve Kloves something
25. Song that reminds you of HP
26. What aspect of the books has been best translated to film?
27. What aspect of the books has been most poorly translated to film?
28. Hogwarts subject you would most like to take
29. Favorite location
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Comments

[acoustics1220.livejournal.com]

Nice. :D

[vane-nt.livejournal.com]

I didn't cry at Dumbledore's funeral, but I got close to it. Dobby's death did make me cry like a baby.

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

Dobby, yes. I liked him so much. And at Dumbledore's death, I was more stunned that she'd kill off someone that important.

[miss-bowtruckle.livejournal.com]

I was actively playing Fred in a HBP compliant rpg, and logged on after reading Fred's death. I was instantly pinged half to death by everyone on the game, and they all said 'he's NOT dead!!' and 'You've got the one true Fred'...

Still it was like a couple hours before I could manage to pick the book back up. :\