[HPFGU-Movie] the greatest difference

[artsylynda at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/14/2004 11:41:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:
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!
Whoa, what movie were you watching???  I've seen the film three times now.  
Each time, I've been impressed by the subtlety of that scene.  Harry DOES react 
-- his face lights up in pleasure, he does get a small smile with each 
revelation, a larger one on the "talent for trouble" line.  It struck me as Harry 
being so surprised to hear Lupin going on that way, that he was afraid to 
interrupt, that any questions might stop the flow of Lupin's memory.  How many times 
in the books has Harry asked for more information and been told he knows 
enough, or the subject been changed, so he didn't get any more information?  
Loads.  When someone is musing on memories, as Lupin was, if you interrupt their 
musings, they often stop, for whatever reason.  I saw Harry as savoring the 
moments, drinking them in with a real sense of surprise at hearing such things, 
and a real tenderness about these memories that Lupin was sharing.  It was a 
lovely scene, IMO.  Harry has NEVER demanded information on his parents from 
anyone -- I think he's been rebuffed so many times by the Dursleys telling him not 
to ask questions, that he just doesn't think about asking.  Dumbledore knew 
his parents, yet Harry's never asked him questions about them, either.

Lynda 
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". . .the cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg, OoP


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