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lash_larue (lash_larue) wrote in hp_beholder,

I am going to try very hard to break my tradition of leaving rubbishy comments, because this is a jewel.

"(though he heard a protesting squeak from one of the dormice in his coat pocket)"

One of many little details that go to make up such a fully realized story.

"There will be no Miss Lovegood to comfort me and tell me that I am better than I know that I am and that we’ll see the sun again soon."

Heartbreaking, and revealing of how very brave and special Luna was throughout the books.

"On the surface, it looks ungainly and unattractive. But under the surface lurks a wood of surpassing loveliness, prized not only for its beauty, but for its interlocking grain which makes it uncommonly strong and resilient."

All of the best things about Hagrid, and indeed a fair number of people, in two sentences. There is a great haiku buried in there.

“You deserve better, Hagrid, than a broken-down old wizard who can do no more for you than putter pointlessly around your house.”

Selfishly, I might say that same thing to someone dear to me, and it resonates, as did all of this marvelous story.

* Tugs forelock *

Marvelous,
L