Amusing comment from Cuaron

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Krissy wrote:
>>>Also, as far as Hermione, Ron and Harry being in street clothes, I 
believe JKR states that when the kids are not doing academic 
activities, they wear their regular clothes and not the uniform.<<<

Shaun replied:

>>No, she doesn't.
[snip book references]
I think that's enough to make the point. Every indication in the
books is that under all normal circumstances during the time they
are at school and not in their pyjamas, students wear their school
robes.

I don't really have a major problem with them changing that for the
movie. But it isn't from the books. It is a change.<<

I think what Krissy was referring to was an interview with either 
Cuaron or JKR about the PoA film. (sorry, I can't really remember the 
specifics...I'm sure someone else here rememebers this interview, I 
think I actually heard it mentioned more than once). It was either 
that the kids wear regular clothes under the robes or that they wear 
regular clothes when they aren't in class (can someone with a better 
memory help me out here?). Of course, as you said, books are books, 
movies are movies, so it doesn't matter *that* much anyway. 
AS for the book references though, I wonder if "robes" and "uniforms" 
are the same thing. I got the feeling from the books (and this is 
echoed in the first two movies), that their robes are used the same 
as a coat; ex: Harry wishes that he would have brought his robe with 
him the first time he sneaks to Hogsmeade, because he's cold (btw, 
that means, of course, that he wasn't wearing his robe *that* time). 
This is still is changed in the third movie, as when they go to 
Hogsmeade, all three of them are wearing coats.


-Rebecca