Richard Harris's voice

[Wanda Sherratt]

One of the most painful things about CoS was hearing how weak 
Richard Harris's voice was, due to his ill-health.  It really was 
awful - in the last scene in his office, during Dumbledore's 
conversation with Harry, his breathing is so shallow and his voice 
so feeble, I felt as if I were watching him dying before my eyes.  I 
wonder if it might be possible to dub his voice, at least in the 
diary "flashback" scene.  In that scene, he was *supposed* to be 50 
years younger, but his voice still betrayed him, although he sounded 
stronger than elsewhere in the film.  I don't think it would be that 
hard to find an actor who could counterfeit his voice (it isn't that 
distinctive) - and since the diary scene is a little "other-
worldly", I think it wouldn't strike a listener as odd.

Wanda