[HPFGU-Movie] Tall Harry - does it really matter?

[Richelle Votaw]

Felicia writes:

> Very sensible posts (forgive me for not naming the writers) have commented
rightly that if they had wanted someone who was going to stay *young
looking* then they should have started *younger* but, bearing in mind that
he has: One been fed and now plays Quidditch: Two has gone through a
considerable amount of character building and general growing up, I really
can't see the problem with having an older Daniel, he is Growing Up for
heaven's sake, a hero in the making etc., etc., destined, chosen, whatever,
to confront Voldemort in some shape or form at some stage or other (hope
that was suitably vague) the last thing he will be is the skinny little runt
he started out as when we joined his journey all that time ago.

Bravo, bravo, bravo!!!  Now, let's start a campaign.  The "Keep Daniel as
Harry" campaign.  Who do I write to?  Anyone know?  Addresses?  Emails?
Help?  I'm serious about this now, I simply can't imagine anyone else as
Harry.  I don't care how big Daniel gets, unless he gains a hundred pounds
or something.

> Felicia
> who desperately wants to see Snape in a dress and vulture hat.......

Tell me about it!  I won't even begin to go down that path. :)

Gina writes:

> There is a young woman on a HP movie board who can not stand Daniels
> acting of Harry.  She is using this article and pic as an example of
> how even less of a Harry Daniel is.
>
> A recent post of hers:
> "Radcliffe gets HUGE! (see accompanying picture)
> http://www.countingdown.com/movies/harrypotter2/movieinfo/cast?
> item_id=2400589
> I must say, I now feel as hopeful as the anti-Harris people did when
> they heard he might be too sick to go on. If he stinks in CoS, I say
> hand Radcliffe the towel, and fast!"
>
>The article says he grew 6 inches in a year.  Hmmm...

Okay, first of all, unless Daniel grew at least five inches between last
September and last November, which is only two months, it is impossible that
he's grown six inches in a year.  Take a look at the pictures from the
premieres last year.  There are quite a few of Daniel standing right by
Robbie Coltrane, who is 6'1."  Can't go by the one with him under Robbie's
arm, he's bending over.  Have to look at the others where they are both
standing up straight.  There's a really good one where Robbie's grabbing
Daniel with both hands and holding him right up against him.  Almost meant
for my purposes.  I'll admit Robbie's head is down a bit, but not much.
Maybe an inch or two, tops.  He's barely a head taller than Daniel.  So
that's *maybe* about 10 or 11" shorter.  Okay, which means Daniel was, what
5'2" or 5'3" then?  And he's supposed to be 5'3" now?  All right, let's go
backwards 5'3" take 6 inches off, he'd have been 4'9" which is *really*
short.  And that would make Robbie Coltrane, compartively speaking, 5'7".
Yeah, right.  :)  You can also compare the pictures of him standing by JK
Rowling.  I don't know how tall she is, but unless she's extremely short it
doesn't figure in.

Second, in the picture of Daniel with his mom he is *maybe* 3 inches taller
than her.  The only other picture I've seen of the two of them a third
person was in the picture, a woman.  In this picture both Daniel and the
other woman were taller than Daniel's mom.  I get the impression (unless the
other woman in the picture was extremely tall) that Dan's mom is rather
short.

Okay, is that clear as mud? :)  I have a very analytical mind.  Can you
tell? ;)

Oh, and is it just me, or is Tom Riddle *way* to cute?! ;D

Richelle