[HPFGU-Movie] Polyjuice Problem

[Richelle Votaw]

illyana writes:

> While re-reading GOF, I came across something that might pose a bit 
> of a problem when they eventually (and hopefully) make the GOF movie: 
> COS's polyjuice potion mess-up.
> 
> Since Harry and Ron's voices didn't change in the movie when they 
> took the polyjuice, are they gonna use a "different version" of the 
> polyjuice potion for the GOF movie that enables the user's voice to 
> change? Or, are they just not going to even mention anything about it 
> and hope that no one notices (or cares).

Actually I don't think it matters.  In the movie things were said like deeper, etc.  I didn't actually take that to mean that the voices didn't change.  Just that Harry and Ron would have continued to talk like Harry and Ron if they didn't make an effort to talk like Crabbe and Goyle.  For example, if I were to use a polyjuice potion to change into someone who normally speaks in a slow drawl, I'd have to make an effort to speak that way.  I usually talk fast, and would have to slow down.  Or else someone would notice that the person I was changed into and pretending to be them had suddenly started talking much faster than usual.

I think the reason we hear Harry and Ron's voices is because we know they're Harry and Ron.  We know what Harry knows.  In  some cases we hear what Harry hears (the Basilisk in the pipes).  Personally I don't think we should've heard Harry speaking parseltongue.  It doesn't fit in with us hearing him speak English to the snake in the zoo.  He didn't hear himself speaking parseltongue to the snake at the duel.  We should've heard what he heard (get away from him or whatever it was).  IMO anyway.

In the case of Goblet of Fire, I think it won't be a problem for Moody!Crouch to sound like Moody because Harry thinks he is Moody.  As far as Harry knows he is Moody.  As far as anyone knows, for that matter.

Okay, I did a really poor job of explaining myself there, hope somebody can figure out what I was getting at!

Richelle


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