To put closure on the "Which house is Riddle in?" Topic....

[doliesl]

> The picture referred to above was a behind the scenes photo taken 
on set 
> someplace during filming.  It was a jacket (suit coat type jacket) 
with the 
> Slytherin emblem.  Now, hypothesize for just a moment.  On the very 
distant 
> outside chance that Riddle was indeed in another house, wouldn't it 
be likely 
> that JKR would not want that bit of information broadcast in the 
movie?  Let 
> alone in a photo during filming.  Theoretically they could've had a 
different 
> uniform for him to where around the set during which time lurking 
photographers 
> would be snapping pictures and then a semi-neutral uniform in the 
movie.  
> Thought the action figure and Lego figure is most definitely 
Slytherin.

So you're telling me that despite the action figure and lego, as well 
as why behind-the-scene Riddle's actor wore a Slytherin jacket, and 
the most OBVIOUS fact that Riddle wore a GREEN tie in the movie, 
there's still skeptics on whether the film production made Riddle a 
non-Slytherin?  Wouldn't it be too late for JKR to inform 
their "mistakes" if she really has some sort of big conspiracy to be 
revealed in later book? Not likely. Riddle IS Slytherin, that's 
it!    
 
Though I think the Film Production team made the 50 years ago old 
designed somewhat "neutral" was deliberate. Because Harry (=audience) 
isn't suppose to notice Riddle is Slytherin in the Diary sequence (as 
there's biased toward Slytherins, Voldemort being Slytherin + heir of 
Slytherin is just too fishy to spill the secret). Since in the book 
the students don't wear House-specific uniform. Riddle only has a 
prefect badge on, Harry couldn't tell. Now since the film designed 
these cool uniform for the movie, so in order to create the 
same "ambiguous' effect in the film, they re-designed the uniform to 
only have the tie colored-house specific. Harry wouldn't be able to 
tell the color in the sepia world. But once Riddle re-appeared in the 
chamber in full color, we as audience (=Harry) would be provide the 
missing information (green tie! a Slytherin!! Could it be...???).  


> I think it was the International trailer, not in the actual movie.  
There was a 
> moment, in Flourish and Blotts, when they were a vibrant green.

On my screen, that scene was rather greenish blue (the way it'd look 
you put a green color filter), not a screaming absolute "vibrant" 
green as you put it. It is so easy to have color slightly off with 
filters and the way the digital movie files were rendered and 
transfered. As Chris Columbus denied ever altering Dan's eyes in CoS, 
and they don't come off greenish on big screen, it's just 
another "computer monitor" thing.
 
> Yes, but it's what she wrote.  The only people (unless I've had a 
recent mental 
> block) that ever mention what house Voldemort was in are Hagrid and 
Ron.  
> Dumbledore has clearly stated that very few knew Riddle became 
Voldemort. Some 
> thing Hagrid is one of the few because he was framed by Riddle.  I, 
on the 
> other hand, think that is precisely why Hagrid would not know.  
Dumbledore I 
> think would believe it best for him not to know.  IMHO, which could 
easily be 
> wrong.  Second, I really doubt the Weasleys knew that Riddle was 
Voldemort.  
> Prior to the end of CoS, of course.  So by having people state that 
Voldemort 
> was in Slytherin could be because that's the "rumor" in the WW, a 
rumor so 
> often stated it is taken as fact.  But whether it's true or not, 
who knows.  It 
> could've come from the fact that so many Slytherins wound up as 
DE's, or it 
> could be true. 

I always see it as a wizard world's common knowledge that Voldemort 
used to be a Hogwarts Slytherin student (how Ron would know). 
Accurate or not, it is a common belief (and it most likely to be 100% 
correct. Voldemort aren't THAT far back in time, many people from the 
same generation are still alive as living proof). I take what JKR 
written from Hagrid and Ron as "fact", and she meant it. Because, 
pretend the "Riddle is NOT Slytherin" theory is true, what would be 
the purpose of JKR writing through Hagrid and Ron to provide a 
misinformation, which eventually mislead the film production team to 
create a giant mistake on movie (by giving Riddle a green tie)? Don't 
you think they would have confirmed with JKR first?   

I think, the sorting hat, as it was so keen on Harry would be great 
in Slytherin, would probably put Riddle in Slytherin according to the 
same way of judgement method.  

-D