Magic in the Movie

[Barb]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., peacockharpy at y... wrote:
> We rarely see wands out, and in fact, we don't really even see 
> Harry's wand after he gets it in Ollivander's (and why did they 
> leave out the detail about holly and yew?  that's symbolic.)  Even 
> potions class was missing out on eye of newt and such!
> Is it just me, or do we need a bit more magic at Hogwarts?  ;)

They don't show the classes much, so that is probably why we don't 
see much wand action.  They aren't supposed to do magic outside of 
class unless they're practicing for class.  OTOH, why is it I 
remember hearing Dumbledore say in one of the trailers that "no 
magics are to be done in the corridors," but I don't recall him 
saying this in the film either time I saw it (going a third time 
this Friday, so I'll try to pay more attention to his welcoming 
speech, such as it is).  Does anyone else remember him saying it, or 
did it get cut after they released the trailer?

Also, much has often been made of Dumbledore performing wandless 
magic (I love the way the banners change from Slytherin to 
Gryffindor at the end of the film) but Quirrell and Snape also use 
wandless magic during the Quidditch match; Quirrell to jinx Harry 
and Snape to save him.  And when Quirrell flies at Harry near the 
end, how is he doing it?  Is he able to do this because he's sharing 
his body with Voldemort?  

--Barb, asking more questions now than she's answering...