SS/PS MOVIE DISCUSSION

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"smrtblnde"  wrote:

> While I have been a member of this group for a while, this is my 
> first 
> post.  I will endeavor to adhere to the rules, however, if I make a 
> mistake I hope I'll be forgiven.

Potioncat:
And now you'll have to post more often! 

> smrtblnde
  To this day I believe my husband regrets that.  I have 
> since been accused of being obssessed and living in the 
Potterverse.  
> The day after watching that first movie I began acquiring all 
books, 
> DVDs, games and merchandise I could find.  It sparked my own 
> imagination and allowed an increadible escape.

Potioncat:
My family had (still have) the same reaction. My teens cannot believe 
anyone is still discussing these old books.

I read SS before the movie came out--just because the movie was 
coming out and I wanted to know what all the hype was about. But I 
didn't see either SS/PS or CoS in the theater. It took a little 
longer for the HP bug to catch hold. 



 
> smrtblnde
  What do any of you think of the scene on the Hogwarts 
> Express where Hermione tells Ron 
> he has a smudge of dirt on his nose?  There are several statements 
> made by characters that 
> seem innocuous, but later result in bigger questions answerd, but 
> that 
> line just seems unnecessary to me.  

Potioncat:
It's true. That is in the book.

I only bring it up because I was going to mention the scene I 
dislike, but I thought I'd better check. Turns out it's in the book 
too. When Draco introduces himself, Ron laughs at his name. Draco is 
offended. (Who wouldn't be?)

I didn't think there was any reason for a wizarding child to think 
the name was funny. Actually, since it means dragon, it seems pretty 
cool to me. Then I started thinking. (I know, it's about time.) With 
all the unusual wizarding names, doesn't it seem all Harry's 
contemporaries have fairly normal RW names?