MOVIE: The Turban & Other Wrongs & Chairs

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27320

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark at b...> wrote:
> Actually, it's more specific than that. I took to doing a little 
> research after I wrote that email and found:
> 
> Harry clapped loudly with the rest as Ron collapsed into the chair 
> next to him. (SS, after the sorting)
> 
> People throughout the hall were swiveling around to see who had 
> received the Howler, and Ron sank so low in his chair that only his 
> crimson forehead could be seen. (when Ron received the Howler in CS)
> 
> Harry suddenly realized who Ginny looked like. She was rocking 
> backward and forward slightly in her chair, exactly like Dobby did 
> when he was teetering on the edge of revealing forbidden 
information. 
> (also in CS, when Ginny tried to tell Harry and Ron about what has 
> been happening to her)
> 
> I'm sure there are more. But clearly there are supposed to be 
chairs 
> in the Great Hall. 
> 

I think we'll have to prepare ourselves for little differences like 
this.  I'm no set designer, but I think using benches is likely to 
work far better than chairs, for two reasons.  First, if you use 
chairs and you fail to line them all up in a perfect row, you'll have 
this weird zig-zag effect, and the look will be chaotic.  Second, 
with chairs, you always have the problem of "empty" chairs 
distracting the viewer.  Benches are much more flexible.

Also, there's a smidge of evidence that they use benches in the Great 
Hall, some of the time at least.  When Ron wishes to invite Krum to 
sit at the Gryffindor table, he says:

"Over here!  Come and sit over here!" Ron hissed.  "Over here!  
Hermione, budge up, make a space."  Unless Ron is proposing that Krum 
sit in Hermione's lap, they must be seated on benches, not chairs.

Cindy