SS/PS MOVIE DISCUSSION

[potioncat]

> Carol:
> Hagrid in detention? I don't see that. He's still looking for 
whatever
> is killing the unicorns and, IIRC, armed with a crossbow in both the
> book and the film. He's certainly exposing himself to danger, but 
it's
> much more dangerous for the kids.

Potioncat:
When they arrive at Hagrid's hut, he's crying because "DD sent Norbet 
to Romania." It's as if Hagrid's been punished too. Yes, he has a job 
to do in the forest. But, iirc, in the book he speaks sternly to the 
kids in general. Not so in the movie. In the book, Norbert doesn't 
come up at all. It wasn't DD who sent the dragon away, but Charlie 
who sent friends to get him.

Carol:
 I think that, for the sake of the film, the simplification
> is all to the good, especially given that Ron is part of the 
detention
> group. (I can't recall whether Neville is involved. Isn't he 
dropped?)

Potioncat:
Neville is dropped in the movie. Once Hemione hexes him, he's done 
for. Yeah, it works in the movie. But Hagrid comes across differently 
than in the book.