Clues to 6&7 in POA film - Don't cry for me Harry Potter

Arya dequardo at waisman.wisc.edu
Sat Jun 5 09:11:20 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 100076


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> samnanya wrote:
> The scene in POA that stood out to me more than any other
> was the following: 
> Hogsmeade, where Harry is eavesdropping on wizard conver-
> -sation regarding Sirius.
> Harry finds out that Sirius was his grandfather and
> runs out into the snow in his invisibility cloak.
> You can clearly hear him crying and sobbing as he runs.
> Hermione chases after him, catches up to him, and removes
> his cloak.
> As Harry turns to face her and express his pain, his face
> is DRY, particularly his eyes, as if he was incapable of
> shedding a tear.
> This scene was one of the few in POA that was actualy shot
> in close-up. For some reason  a lot of the film was done in
> medium to long shot, and the scene was filmed this way to 
> make sure that we are paying attention to Harry, and Harry
> alone.
> I have commented here before about Harry's inability to shed
> tears throughout the series, and the movie empahsizes this.
> JKR has always talked about eyes being significant and this
> scene may provide yet another clue how this is indeed so.

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Reread the following pages:
*OotP, Page 856 (US)
*PS, Page 299 (US) 

Harry has cried tears before.  

Arya





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