POA - Book vrs movie

[Alia]

No: HPFGUIDX 100334

Geoff:
> Interestingly, my experience is rather the reverse. As I have said 
> previously, I stupidly allowed my judgment to be dictated by 
> members of my church who were anti-Potter so I didn't read the books. 
> Then, at the end of 2002, when COS appeared in the cinemas, I was 
> staying with my wife in Cardiff at a friend's house. Often, if we are 
> at a loose end in an evening, the question is put "What's on in Barry 
> at the cinema?" Answer - HP2. Did I want to go and see it? Shrug of 
> shoulders - why not? So I went and enjoyed it and, a day or so later, 
> watched PS on Sky Box Office at our friend's place. I was hooked. I 
> returned to my rural retreat, purchased the books and rapidly 
> bought the other two (this is pre-OOTP of course) and the rest is 
> history.  That is how a pedantic, canon-obsessed, retired Computer 
> teacher arrived on HPFGU. Blame the films!


Well, I wanted NOTHING to do with HP (all the media buzz turned me 
off), but I saw SS on HBO, and I was amazed at how cute the film 
was!  Then, I started at Barnes & Noble in June 2003--11 days before 
OotP was to be released--so I finally said, "What's the big deal?  
You know what, let me just buy these stupid books and find out." Now 
I'm hooked, and my mother hates me <vbg>.

Alia, who is in the process of fashioning herself a Ravenclaw pin to 
wear daily