Laughing All the Way to the Bank

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 176028

Carol wrote:
> 
> BTW, I know this isn't exactly what Potioncat had in mind, but DH is
> the most self-referential of the books, with Rita Skeeter's highly
> anticipated biography of DD standing in for DH. It also contains
> little references to the films (also seen in Slughorn's reference to
> Ron as "Rupert" in HBP), such as Ron's complaint about 
Krum's "stupid
> little beard."

Potioncat:

There are other places where JKR seems to be teasing the actors a bit.

Both the scene in Seven Potters, where Harry wishes the Polyjuice!
Harrys would be more modest, and the King's Cross scene where Harry 
is naked and wishes he had clothes seem to play on Dan's role in 
Equus. Not sure which came first, her writing the scenes or the play.

Does Ron's comment about getting his Muggle driving license refer to 
Rupurt's movie of the same name?  (Driving Lessons, maybe?)

In an earlier book (which may have even been before the movies and 
not count) Ron says Snape looks like someone cancelled Christmas (a 
famous Rickman line.)

And in a sort of reverse way, Slughorn gets a gramaphone after Lupin 
was given one in the movie.

> 
> Carol, muddying the waters by bringing in her own reactions but 
still
> grateful for humor of any kind as a relief from tension and terror 
in
> this darkest of JKR's books

Potioncat:
JKR must have done it on purpose, or perhaps she was going through 
her own personal sort of gallows humor, but it seems to me that DH 
has more funny parts than the others. At least, I seemed to be 
laughing more in the beginning than I did in others.