[HPFGU-Movie] Re: the greatest difference

[Valerie Flowe]

From: GulPlum <hp at plum.cream.org>

(erm... I'm getting confused here. Is "Valerie Flowe" just another name for
"bewitchedbyHP"? The fact that so many people use non-standard quoting
conventions on this group makes it difficult for me to keep up at times)

[from Valerie Flowe, aka bewitchedbyHP]
Sorry for the confusion! I have the HPFGU-Movie posts come directly to my
inbox. If I hit "reply" from there, you get my Valerie Flowe address. If I
go through YahooGroups, then I'm "bewitchedbyHP". I'll try to keep it to one
to avoid any future confusion. :-)


My BIG issue with the back-story is that it falls completely flat on Harry.
During the bridge scene, when Lupin is telling Harry what a wonderful
mother he had, Harry's face remains completely impassive. A small smile
works across his face on the "talent for trouble" line, but otherwise there
is absolutely no realisation on his part that someone is talking about
knowing his parents! He's been given a load of misinformation about his
folks in the past (died in a car crash, etc) and knows next to nothing
about them or why they died (which he probably assumes is part of the
reason he himself finds himself in his current predicament vis-a-vis Lord
Thingy). This guy, the first teacher who treats him as a human being on
equal terms instead of as a pupil, KNEW HIS PARENTS! Not only that, but he
was a close friend of his mother's (and father's, but he doesn't make a big
deal about that)! This is a MOMENTOUS piece of news and he just stands
there, without any reaction whatsoever. Pur-leaze!, as the kiddies say.
Surely Harry isn't THAT stupid? (regrettably, the book's not really much
better in this regard)
I was really wishing for him to turn around and (hopefully) exclaim
something like "You KNEW my mum and dad!? What were they like!? How did you
know them?", etc., all tumbling out the way Ron (magnificently) tumbles out
Scabbers' past in his family.

THANK YOU! That bugged me as well. I expected a lot more show of surprise
and interest when Lupin said that he knew Harry's parents. 



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