Late in the game--my PoA late night ramblings

[sophiamcl]

Well, I can't imagine coming up with something that hasn't already 
been said,and I purposely avoided reading the detailed discussions on 
PoA as the Swedish release drew closer. Well, now it's here, and I've 
seen it. Tomorrow I'm writing Cuaron a letter, and it's not, I repeat 
not a howler. How b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l was that? What a ride! We could't 
have asked for more. Alfonso really managed to translate Potter magic 
to the screen, and it's the first time we've seen it done. Let's hope 
it's not the last. Sure, I can think of a few detail-gripes but how 
could I expect not to have any? C'mon! That was Harry, folks. That 
was grimy ol' crumbling Hogwarts in all it's glorious detail. And 
that was most definitely the wicked, vengeful whonping willow.That 
was Harry's world. I have offically been completely taken in--I'm 
buying it lock stock and barrel.Those dementors made my skin crawl, 
and I'm never frightened by such things normally, I was quite 
suprised at myself.Oh, and I absolutely bought Harry's sobs too, no 
question (aimed at those of you who didn't, though you're perfectly 
entitled not too...)it was quite heart-wrenching. The girl next to me 
exclaimed "oh, he's crying" as though she would have liked to comfort 
him. (Didn't you just think someone ought to have given Harry a big 
hug somewhere at the end of it all? Let's hope Mrs. Weasly's hug is 
left in in GoF. I thought that was a tremendous pay-off to wait until 
the end of no 4, but I won't get in to that now)Well, you and me 
both, sister. And don't get me started on the photography. I drank in 
that grainy look like someone on the verge of dying of thirst. The 
photography, that camera--don't get me started. I don't even know 
where to begin. There's so much to say, and so little point in saying 
it, I mean now.But I'm sure I will once I've had a good nights 
sleep.  
BTW, without having read any comments on what the two foreshadowings 
of 6 and 7 were, here's my two knuts (wild guessing)

1)draco says something about giving Hermione her comuppance--I could 
see that
2)Harry losing his glasses at the whomping willow. I don't mean THAT 
will be in book 6 or 7, but Rowling has said that Harry's eyes were 
his great weakness, which I take to mean at least in part the fact 
that he's helpless without them. That may play a part later on. 
 G'night folks (though I don't see how I shall be able to sleep...)

Sophia