[HPforGrownups] Chairs & MOVIE, Robes, and Merchandising

[lotusmoondragon at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27355

In a message dated 10/8/2001 7:35:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
klhurt at yahoo.com writes:


> Seems like a Flint:  chairs through PoA and benches in GoF.
> 

Not necessarily. There is a possibility of doing some redecorating. Or the 
school could have switched to benches because of the added visitors from 
Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. Like someone mentioned before, benches allow for 
more people to sit, and aren't as cumbersome as chairs can be. 

On a different note, am I the only person who hates the robes in the movie? 
There is no evidence in canon that they wear those tacky Catholic school-type 
uniforms under their robes. To the contrary, there are several instances in 
canon that support the notion they don't wear anything other than under 
garments under them. I hate the idea of them making the robes more like bath 
robes and less like the traditional robes of Witches and Wizards. Here are 
some of my examples:

In SS, page 110: (Hermione said) "You'd better hurry up and put your robes 
on, I've just been up to the from to ask the conductor, and he says we're 
nearly there. You haven't been fighting, have you? You'll be in trouble 
before we even get there!"
         "Scabbers has been fighting, not us," said Ron, scowling at her. 
"Would you mind leaving while we change?"

Also in SS, page 90: Harry woke at five o'clock the next morning and was too 
excited and nervous to go back to sleep. He got up and pulled on his jeans 
because he didn't wan to walk into the station in his wizard's robes - he'd 
change on the train.

In PoA, page 258: Harry took off his black school robes, removed his wand 
from his pocket, and stuck it inside the T-shirt he was going to wear under 
his Quidditch robes. (No mention of the sweaters they have on in the movie 
preview)

In GoF, page 244: Harry, whose attention had been focused completely upon 
Madame Maxime, now noticed that about a dozen boys and girls, all, by the 
look of them, in their late teens, had emerged from the carriage and were now 
standing behind Madame Maxime. They were shivering, which was unsurprising, 
given that their robes seemed to be made of fine silk, and none of them were 
wearing cloaks.

There is also a scene in PoA (which I can't find) were Harry sneaks of to 
Hogsmead. He is very cold because he forgot to bring his cloak.

Also, the scene at the Quidditch World Cup, with Archie stating that he has 
to have some "air on his private" (or something of the sort) indicates that 
it's robes and nothing else in the Wizarding world.

Am I the only one who took it that way?

And lastly, who else is disappointed in the merchandising? I am tired of who 
ever is drawing Harry making him look like a geek. And what's with the broken 
glasses? It clearly states his glasses were fixed in SS. (And I can't find 
where! If anyone can find this passage, I would be grateful!)

Lotus

                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                        


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