Spiders, Snake, Sarcasm, Sound, Size

[kesa101]

" <erisedstraeh2002 at y...> wrote:
> I agree with bboy that the spiders are much too small.  Even 
before I 
> read the maze scene in GoF, I had imagined much larger spiders in 
> CoS.  Based primarily on what CoS tells us in Ch. 15:  "Spiders 
the 
> size of carthorses, eight-eyed, eight-legged, black, hairy, 
> *gigantic.*  The *massive* specimen that was carrying Harry..." 
(my 
> emphases).


I was thinking that as well, yet I imagined the spiders to be of all 
different shapes and sizes, some a lot larger than others.  I'm sure 
Aragog and some of the other spider-leaders (for lack of a better 
word) will be larger, at least I hope they are.  I have mixed 
emotions about these scenes because,just as Ron is, I'm scared of 
spiders! So maybe my hands will be over my eyes during this scene, 
and I'll have to read a spoiler/review from this group to see if 
they're really that big or not.  < hee- bee- jee- bees shudder >
" Can I panic now? "



> 
> May I say again that the Serpensortia snake is also much too small 
> (and it should be black, not brown/green!).  It needs to bare its 
> fangs at Harry and Justin - this snake isn't big enough to have 
fangs!


When I read this portion of the book, I imagined the snake to be 
bigger as well, similar to the one Harry saw at the zoo.  Maybe, 
though, because Draco is still a young Wizard in Training, he 
couldn't produce a large snake yet?  ( just a thought )  And, 
snakes, regardless of size can still be fast and deadly.  I'd freak 
out too, if it came crawling towards me.   I did like the way the 
snake shot out of the wand, though, along with Draco's little spell-
pose choreography. What will be really 
interesting is to hear how Harry speaks to the snake.  Will we hear 
English? Or 
hissing!?
 
 
> ~Phyllis
> who should probably *not* watch these movies!


- C - who gently pats Phyllis on the shoulder w/a "there there!" No 
movie will ever be as good as the movie you have in your mind! :)