[HPforGrownups] Movie PoA forshadows book 6 and 7.

[Ariana]

No: HPFGUIDX 103522

From: "cincimaelder" <cincimaelder at yahoo.com>
> JK Rowling says that Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuaron
> inadvertantly foreshadowed events from books six and seven in the
> latest movie. "I really got goose bumps when I saw a couple of those
> things, and I thought, people are going to look back on the film and
> think that those were put in deliberately as clues," Rowling said.
>
> Any thoughts on which parts of PoA foreshadow 6 and 7?

Ariana:
Some things that struck me as remarkable in the movie, and which might
possibly be foreshadowing:

- The fact that Snape was the one holding that bright, pulsing light in the
corridor scene where he tries to confiscate the map from Harry. In a film
where darkness and light played such an important role, this struck me as
potentially very significant. Particularly as IIRC, Harry is standing in the
light of Snape's wand, but Lupin is in the shadows...

- Still on the subject of Snape, there's the rather conspicious fact that he
got to at least attempt to protect the children, and didn't rant and rave
about Sirius like in the book. Added to the fact that he isn't even
specifically named as the source of the rumour about Lupin's condition,
Snape gets rather a good deal out of the movie adaptation.

- Meanwhile, Lupin doesn't fare quite so well. Aside from lurking in the
shadows and telling Harry diddly-squat about the Marauders (okay, different
problem there :), it's interesting that, as a werewolf, he attacks Harry and
Hermione after incapacitating Sirius. In the book, he just disappeared into
the forest, and Harry and Hermione 2 avoid him by running into Hagrid's hut.
(And Lupin going after Harry and Hermione is a result of Hermione being a
bit too clever for her own good - another possible future plot point.)

- Draco Malfoy's cowardice. The character has been established as a bit of a
wuss in the books, but not to the extent shown in the film... yet. Maybe
this will play in future books. (It *did* play a role in PS/SS which was
downplayed in the film, so it would make sense for this to come back - maybe
Draco becomes a DE and his lack of courage proves decisive for Harry & Co at
a crucial point?)

- The Ron/Hermione thing, but as it's already in GoF and not exactly subtle
in the film, I don't think this is much of a goose bumps foreshadowing
thing.

Of course, some of these changes were probably just Kloves' doing rather
than Cuaron, and I haven't heard JKR praising *him* for his premonitions. :)

Ariana