How does one choose one notable moment for this book? There is the World Cup, the Yule Ball, the three tasks, the other schools, S.P.E.W., the pensive and priori incantatem. But I think my favorite moment is when Harry goes to the prefect bathroom to try and solve the mystery of the golden egg. Harry has been slacking on figuring out the clue to what the second task is going to be. As a thank you for helping him with the first task, Cedric Diggory tells Harry to take a bath with his egg and use the prefect's bathroom. As skeptical as Harry is to listen to Cedric, he decides to try it anyways. The description of the bathroom is amazing. The tub is the size of a swimming pool and has all of these magical taps with different kinds of bubble bath. Now as fantastic and magical as that sounds, I think my favorite part is Moaning Myrtle.
The first time Moaning Myrtle is introduced to the series is in the second book. Myrtle was killed by the basilisk from the chamber fifty years earlier. Moaning Myrtle is a whiny, pathetic, young ghost who haunts the second floor girls restroom. She befriended Harry, Ron and Hermione when they spent a lot of time in her bathroom brewing Polyjuice Potion where they would not be disturbed. Myrtle is a very funny character. I love that she finds joy in bossing Harry around while he is trying to figure out the clue to the egg. While this is a very funny moment, it is also very crucial plot-wise as well. Harry discovers that he is going to have to figure out how to hold his breath for an hour underwater. Myrtle appears again during the second task. She finds Harry while he is searching for the merpeople village.
No comments:
Post a Comment