Multiple post: Widow of Kent/movie pics/pain in scar

[Allyse at my-deja.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 12943

Thanks to those of you who helped track down any mention of 
the "Widow of Kent" in British history. I didn't need to know 
details; it's enough for me to know that such a person actually 
existed. Another delicious example of Jo's keen eye for in-character 
humor. (who doesn't snicker at the thought of Hagrid buying Fluffy 
from a Greek chap in a pub?) Maybe you should add that one to the 
Lexicon, Steve. :)

I had a look at the stills from the movie. Granted, any movie 
interpretation will be someone's interpretation other than my own, 
much like the Jim Dale audios, which I enjoy as entertainment rather 
than a true rendition, or the upcoming Tolkien movie (although I 
really, really like Merry from what I've seen!). So it doesn't bother 
me all that much when movies aren't completely true to books. *I* 
know the real interpretation is the one in *my* head, and that's good 
enough for me. ;)

Ron seems a bit short. Okay, I can live with that. Dumbledore looks 
like a rabbi in a witch's hat. :) Okay, I can live with too. But if, 
as B.K. states on his site, that's supposed to be Dean Thomas in the 
broomsticks scene, then I'm really disappointed. I don't advocate 
casting "minorities" for PC reasons (and minorities is in quotes on 
purpose, I don't want to raise hackles here), but if characters that 
are *supposed* to be black are cast with white actors, then it's 
really stupid. Will Angelina and Lee be cast with white actors too? 
(Okay, there's no canonical proof that Lee is black; I've just 
assumed it from his dreadlocks.)

As for the sudden pain in Harry's scar when Snape first looks at him: 
I recently listened to an audio recording of a Q&A session with Jo 
which addressed that very question. After making sure non-readers 
covered their ears to prevent spoilers <g>, she explained that 
Quirrel had, at that moment, looked away - which meant that 
Voldemort, in the back of Quirrel's head, was looking directly at 
Harry. To touch on the shipping debate, BTW, she also said that H&H 
share a "platonic" relationship, and added "nudge nudge wink wink" in 
reference to anyone else. Don't gang up on me, now! I'm an anti-
shipper! I'm just passing that comment along. :)

Allyse

"Thomas, Dean," a black boy even taller than Ron, joined Harry at the 
Gryffindor table. -- The Sorting Hat, PS