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* In [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s ''[[Heralds of Valdemar|Brightly Burning]]'', Lavan Firestorm's mentor has to be physically dragged away when Lavan gives full rein to his powers ([[Taking You with Me|killing himself and an entire army in the process]]) after his Companion dies. |
* In [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s ''[[Heralds of Valdemar|Brightly Burning]]'', Lavan Firestorm's mentor has to be physically dragged away when Lavan gives full rein to his powers ([[Taking You with Me|killing himself and an entire army in the process]]) after his Companion dies. |
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* ''Sisterhood'' series by [[Fern Michaels]]: This trope pops up a few times. ''Sweet Revenge'' has Isabelle Flanders freeze up when reporter Ted Robinson asks her questions about Rosemary Hershey and apparently is getting too close to finding out Isabelle's intentions towards Rosemary. ''Razor Sharp'' has lawyer Cosmo Cricket meet a client who has this sort of reaction upon seeing him, but that could be because she is afraid for her life. |
* ''Sisterhood'' series by [[Fern Michaels]]: This trope pops up a few times. ''Sweet Revenge'' has Isabelle Flanders freeze up when reporter Ted Robinson asks her questions about Rosemary Hershey and apparently is getting too close to finding out Isabelle's intentions towards Rosemary. ''Razor Sharp'' has lawyer Cosmo Cricket meet a client who has this sort of reaction upon seeing him, but that could be because she is afraid for her life. |
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* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (novel)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', after chasing Bellatrix through the Ministry of Magic because she killed Sirius and having Voldemort appear, Harry goes into a state of shock. |
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{{quote|'I have nothing more to say to you, Potter,' he [Voldemort] said quietly. 'You have irked me too often, for too long. ''AVADA KEDAVRA''!' |
{{quote|'I have nothing more to say to you, Potter,' he [Voldemort] said quietly. 'You have irked me too often, for too long. ''AVADA KEDAVRA''!' |
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Harry had not even opened his mouth to resist. His mind was blank, his wand pointing uselessly at the floor. }} |
Harry had not even opened his mouth to resist. His mind was blank, his wand pointing uselessly at the floor. }} |
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