MOVIE: Harry's haircolor

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ender_w" <ender_w at m...> wrote:
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Amy Z 
>   To: HPforGrownups at y... 
>   Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:34 AM
>   Subject: [HPforGrownups] Trailer disappointment and other 
syndromes
> 
> 
>   Amy wrote:
> 
>   On a related issue, though, I can't agree with Steve that we can 
>   consider elements like Hooch's whistle anything like canon just 
>   because JKR did so much consulting on the film.  Just for 
starters, we 
>   know that the film explicitly contradicts canon in spots, e.g. 
Harry's 
>   hair is jet-black, period, no room for negotiation, in the 
books.  JKR 
>   obviously didn't care enough to insist on it--apparently the 
climactic 
>   scene of Book 7 will not hinge on the color of Harry's hair, in 
case 
>   any of us were wondering--but brown hair still isn't canon.  
> 
> 
>   Where in the books is Harry's hair described as "jet-black" (as 
opposed to just "black")?  I'm just curious about all of the 
discussion of Harry's hair color.  I am someone who is almost always 
described as having "black" hair, but it's not.  It's brown.  In 
fact, I have a friend whose hair I have described as black, but she 
claims mine is even darker than hers...yet red and brown highlights 
are still very evident in mine.
>   The point is, true, jet-black, (no red or brown whatsoever) hair 
is extremely rare in Caucasians.  I am not JKR, so I can't presume to 
know how she pictured Harry's hair.  Maybe she does see him with blue-
black hair...or maybe she sees him with the very very dark brown that 
most people would describe as black.  I'm curious: a question, or a 
poll, rather, for those who object to Dan Radcliffe's haircolor: Do 
you think it's just too light of a brown and would be happy if it 
were only darker?  or do you want to see true jet-black hair?
>   just curious. Not trying to start an argument...really...I 
promise.
> 
>   ender
> 
> 
> ender, I noticed Radcliffe's brown hair also. It doesn't bother me 
much, but I did remember the described image of Harry as having 
darker hair. I think the filmmakers should have dyed his hair. Would 
have been more true to form. But it's not that big a deal.
Pumpkin.