Re: ***SPOILER*** POA Movie: Top 10 things

[Kaisenji]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Scott Peterson"
<sfpeterso at y...> wrote a good bit o cyberparchment: 
> Ron is one of my favorite characters as well, but I think we see him 
> under different lights.  
> 
> JKR seems to want balance in the Potter world.  Good vs. Evil seem 
> to be mostly balanced, old vs. young, dimwitted vs. smart, fear vs. 
> love.
> 
> I have always seen Ron as the balance (or complement, if you will) 
> of Hermione.  Here are a few of the balances that I see:
> Muggle-born/Pure Blood
> Diminutive stature/Tall
> Brown, bushy hair/bright red hair
> Pretty/Crook Nosed
> Studious/Apathetic towards education
> Wealthy (2 dentists?)/Poor
> Only child/Many siblings
> 
> The interesting thing in all of this?  I have to wonder what would 
> happen if Ron and Hermione had the chance to switch places...Ron 
> going to live with rich muggles, and Hermione joining the Weasleys.  
> With Hermione's early life loneliness, and Ron's overbearing 
> brothers, my guess is that both of them think the other has it good.
> 
> OK, long build up - let me get to the point.  IF (big "if" here) Ron 
> and Hermione are opposites, then Ron plays the emotional, colorful 
> part of the equation.  If that is true, then I suspect that the 
> course we are on here will not only continue, but you may see Ron's 
> side of the friendship increase in intensity - he will get MORE 
> colorful/emotional/blundering.
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True. I had not really sat down and compared those parelles.  Hm. I'll
have to get back to ya on that one.


> I hear what you are saying here - Harris struggled to connect with 
> the kids, and show a side of Dumbledore that was in the books.  
> Maybe it is personal experience with principals (as they were called 
> when I went to school), but I needed him to be more powerful than 
> what I saw from Gambon.  One picture that sticks in my mind is 
> Gambon banging on Hagrid's door with a walking stick when 
> accompanied by the executioner.  Why does that bother me?  I guess I 
> just don't see him acting that way. Another is showing off with 
> turning the candles on and off.  Dunno why, but these things didn't 
> quite click with what I imagined.
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Yeah the candle thing (which I wish I could do with my lights) urked
me at first but then I thought "Hey this is the wizarding world and to
them using magic is as normal and ordinary as breathing.
You know something else I have picked up on over watching the movies
and few times in the books.  Some wizards use wands some use their
hands.  Lupin, in the movie, unlocks the chest with a wave of his hand
yet he opens must use his wand to open the cubboard.  The wizard
reading the book while waving his finger causing the spoon to stir his
tea.  What's up?  Can they do magic w/o wands or is small stuff like
this easy? 

> Thanks for posting - this is a lot of fun trying to reconcile all 
> these interesting feelings!
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I am enjoying this as well.  It helps to bounce emotions off of others
(some to which I had a blast with at Nimbus last year) who may see the
picture clearer or in a different light. Either way, good post there
yourself!

Kai