New Trio photo

[Carol]

zanooda wrote:
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> > I saw this picture a few times this week, but I still can't figure out what Hermione is holding in her hand. Is it her wonderful beaded bag :-)? Doesn't look like a purse to me at all, but what else could it be?

wildirishrose responded:
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> It looks like her beaded bag.  It's very pretty.


Carol adds:

Odd how different the same image looks to different viewers. To me, it look like an ordinary black patent leather handbag, neither pretty nor beaded, but definitely a purse. What's interesting to me is that while Ron is holding Hermione's hand, Harry is holding on to the bag! (Is he afraid that Ron will be jealous if he holds Hermione's hand, or is he afraid that *she'll* get the wrong idea and think he's romantically interested in her?)

The link I provided earlier doesn't seem to work, so if anyone's having trouble with it, try this one instead (a different browser might also help):

http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/gallery/Harry-Potter/

BTW, the scene seems to occur in the daytime but, IIRC, it occurs at night in the book.

Carol, who did remember that it was only the boys who were wearing robes in the book but changed the wording of her post to reflect the fact of all three kids could be mistaken for Muggles in the film version