Thursday, April 17, 2014

Harry Potter Moment of the Week (36): Funniest Moment in the Series

Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a meme hosted by Uncorked Thoughts. The aim of this meme is to share with fellow bloggers a character, spell, chapter, object or quote from the books/films/J. K. Rowling herself or anything Potter related! A list of upcoming topics can be found here.

This week's topic is:
Funniest Moment in the Series

How can I not choose something to do with the Weasley twins for this week's topic? I've used this moment before for another HP post, but it happens to be the one that made me laugh the hardest, and that would be Fred and George's unforgettable exit from Hogwarts. From the second they offered to create a distraction for Harry so he could use the fireplace in Umbridge's office to contact Sirius, I knew this was going to be an amazing Fred and George moment. The Portable Swamp and the ensuing chaos were priceless, as was the way in which the students (and Peeves!) rallied to give Umbridge as much trouble as possible in the wake of the twins' departure.

8 comments:

  1. I love everything the Weasleys do! I just picked Ron as my favourite funny thing ever because almost everything he does makes me laugh! But this exit was one of my favourite things about OotP! :)
    Juli @ Universe in Words

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    1. Ron had some hilarious moments throughout the series; one of my favorites was when he tried to curse Malfoy with his broken wand and ended up burping slugs. I felt so bad for Ron, yet I couldn't stop laughing!

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  2. Agreed ^^ it was impossible to read this topic and NOT think of Fred & George! So many moments involving everything from their banter to their jokes and rants make up the best funny bits in the series! You're right though: their exit from Hogwarts was one of the best. It wasn't just funny, it was perfectly timed, plotted and executed! And the best part, they gave Umbridge a taste of what she truly deserved XD I almost chose this moment too but at the end I went in another direction...Awesome pick!!

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    1. They have some of the FUNNIEST lines in the series! I mean, they even joked about George's ear! But their departure from Hogwarts is my favorite Weasley twins moment, and I HAD to go with it! :D

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  3. Ahhhh man this is such a funny scene. I felt so proud of them and it was so fantastic seeing them get a one up on Umbridge! That woman deserved no less! Brilliant pick :D

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    1. It was such a sweet moment of revenge against Umbridge, and I love that it became such a legendary event around the school! :D

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  4. Great pick, obviously :D
    I loved how people stood by them even if maybe before they didn't really like the twins, but how could they not. It was a reason to get united, and for once a fun one, something to laugh with. :D
    Great moment!

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    1. Yes- I loved how unifying this moment was, and how it inspired others to kind of openly rebel against her. Even the teachers weren't taxing themselves to help Umbridge!

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