That whole scene just left me frustrated. So many things were done wrong. That why it didn't stimulate my tear ducts.
One of JKR's problems is that she never really gets into anyone's head for any depth. I know these books were aimed at children, and so there was only so much she could do, but even with Harry's POV, she always kept that barrier up of what he thought. I don't know if that was because it was a YA series or if she simply lacks the depth to write it that way.
To me, there are two ways to write POV - distantly and borderline TMI. JR Ward of the Black Dagger Brotherhood is brilliant for letting you get right inside the head of her characters. You know exactly how they feel and what is going on immediately in their heads. JKR does it from a distance, as if she doesn't want to dig too deeply.
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One of JKR's problems is that she never really gets into anyone's head for any depth. I know these books were aimed at children, and so there was only so much she could do, but even with Harry's POV, she always kept that barrier up of what he thought. I don't know if that was because it was a YA series or if she simply lacks the depth to write it that way.
To me, there are two ways to write POV - distantly and borderline TMI. JR Ward of the Black Dagger Brotherhood is brilliant for letting you get right inside the head of her characters. You know exactly how they feel and what is going on immediately in their heads. JKR does it from a distance, as if she doesn't want to dig too deeply.