Holding on to Fawkes (the order of the phoenix) WAS: I've seen it

[sophiamcl <sophiamcl@hotmail.com>]

OK, OK, the headline was silly, I know.

 artsylynda at a... wrote:

> One thing I noticed on my third viewing was the "order" in which the group 
> was holding onto Fawkes to fly out of the chamber.  If I remember correctly, 
> Ron was holding Lockhart, Harry was holding onto Lockhart and had his 
arm around Ginny.  Wouldn't it seem more natural for Ron to hold his sister 
and  Harry to hold Fawkes??  Of course, being the "hero" Harry would be the 
last one -- maybe that was the logic behind it.  Any thoughts?  

I think Fawkes is holding Lockhart with his claws, then comes Ron and then 
the order you mentioned. Alas, I don't have my book with me (no computer in 
home), but the order you mention is movie-specific and does not match the 
order in the book. In the bok Ron does hold on to Ginny. I think Harry goes 
first, but I can't remember where Lockhart is in this line-up. Possibly last. Hm.
I suppose the movie-makers just thought it was cuter with Harry holding on 
to Ginny; that he should be protective of her perhaps, having just saved her 
life, or just more in keeping with the mini-super-hero-movie-Harry... (But I 
love that he's actually a reluctant hero, and I hope we'll get to see some of 
that in future. If not before, it should become evident in GoF, since his 
aversion to fame and discomfort with being picked as school champion 
against his will is brought home throughout the story.)

Sophia