[HPFGU-OTChatter] Dudley's Hat

[B.K. DeLong]

At 09:44 AM 06/27/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>*Is* Dudley supposed to be wearing a hat in the first letter scene?
>Can't quite remember, and I'm at work right now. Even if he is, I don't
>think I would've put him in that! Or does everyone in England wear hats
>like that and I'm just displaying my horrendous ignorance?
>
>Have I gone batty? Does anyone think the hat is okay? Anybody disgusted
>with me for bringing up such an insignificant detail...

*sigh* How quickly we forget:

     That evening, Dudley paraded around the living room for the
family in his brand-new uniform. Smeltings' boys wore maroon
tailcoats, orange knickerbockers, and flat straw hats called
boaters. They also carried knobbly sticks, used for hitting each
other while the teachers weren't looking. This was supposed to be
good training for later life.
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Now, technically the letter doesn't come until the next morning while 
Petunia is dyeing Harry's school clothes and Dudley is walking around 
poking Harry with his Smelting's stick. But they could have merged the days 
together for the sake of a movie...not a big deal.

What concerns me more is that picture of Filch

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/images/2001/06/trailer2/mgallery43-1.jpg

Notice Hermione, Draco and.....RON? If you recall, Ron was in the hospital 
wing during detention and it was Neville, Draco, Harry and Hermione. While 
Harry isn't in that shot...we know he does show up in the Forbidden Forest 
due to another shot in the trailer.

Another discrepancy is the Snitch. In the new trailer, Harry takes it out 
and we see it fly out of his hand. In the book, Oliver Wood says it's too 
dark to bring it out and they might loose it. Hopefully they will only let 
it fly for a bit before they pick it up and put it back.

I'm guessing since it's a movie....we'll lose a lot of nights and days and 
things will be compressed. I'm "preparing" myself mentally to not be 
disappointed with any changes or minor discrepancies in translating the 
book to film otherwise I could be miserable and I really want to enjoy the 
film for what it is...or will be.

--
B.K. DeLong

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