Lily lookalike (Was: JKR cameo in CoS?)

[GulPlum]

Amanda Pressnell wrote:

<snip>

> Notice I said *first film.* 

My apologies. Someone elsewhere had made the same comment about the 
second film, and I just jumped to conclusions. Lesson for the future: 
read posts more carefully before replying. :-)

> The woman talking to the train station guard before Harry asksabout 
> Platform 9¾ has long, wavy red hair. She's holding a small child. 
> You don't see her face but from the side she looks like Lily - who 
> we have just seen in a flashback also holding a small child. If I 
> hadn't read the books I'd think, "Never fear, Harry. Your mum's 
> alive and you're a big brother!"

That's a bit of a jump. :-) Especially considering anyone watching 
the film for the first time wouldn't be looking out for things like 
that. Speaking for myself, I've probably seen PS about 30 times by 
now between the cinema and DVD, and I never noticed that before I 
just checked, and I tend to be a pretty observant film viewer! And to 
get a proper look, I had to watch the scene at 1/8 speed!