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Discussion Question #5
Let's turn that last question around. What's one thing that you are really glad that JK Rowling added in the books? Or moreso, what's your favourite scene in all the books?

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[gamma-x-orionis.livejournal.com]

At the risk of sounding trite, I think my favourite scene, not only in Harry Potter, but in any book ever, is when Luna does the Quidditch commentary in Half-Blood Prince. Is it necessary to the story? No. But it's such a glorious display of Luna's character and somehow manages to make me laugh every time.
The other scene I adore, for nearly opposite reasons, is the Department of Mysteries at the end of Order of the Phoenix. I consider it an emotional turning point for the story - for lack of a better phrase, "shit just got real". It shows Harry that it's time to stop angsting and fight, or else people he loves are going to get hurt, and it's followed by a moment that I find absolutely heartbreaking - when Harry realizes that if he'd just been less hasty, he could have saved Sirius's life.
But even more than that, it's as fantastic a showcase of Bellatrix as the Quidditch commentary is of Luna. This is the scene that spawned my fascination with her (and my shipping of Bellatrix/Voldemort), and therefore directly led to me getting into the outside-the-books fandom.

[masteroftrouble.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, and yes again. Luna isn't a favorite of mine so I didn't remember that scene right off the bat, but I'm glad you brought it up because it DOES show Luna. You could simply read that passage alone and get her entire character.

That scene in OotP is also really good. I remember thinking (when I closed that book) the same thing: "Shit just got real." I think that's the real reason why I was so disappointed in HBP -- shit just didn't seem like it was real anymore because things just kind of stopped. :/ I still don't think Voldemort would wait an entire year before making the final battle. He would have known Harry was weak and struck as soon as he possibly could.