[HPforGrownups] Re: Chance to be a character in HP

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 180018

susanmcgee48176 wrote:
> Well, if I were a man, I'd like to play Albus Dumbledore. He's always 
> been my favorite character, and now, even more so, since I found out 
> he's gay. His combination of power and humor have always appealed to 
> me.
Ever been to the theater, and have one of the secondary characters bring 
something extra to the character that they get applause almost as big as 
the leads? If I were an actor, that's the sort of thing I would like to 
pull off (OT: When I saw the play, APPLAUSE on Broadway, there was  a 
secondary character, and she got that reaction to the point that I made 
a note of her name, figuring that she was going places. I was right; it 
was Bonnie Franklin. The critics agreed, too, and she got a Tony award.).

Problem is, the characters in Harry Potter tend to lack depth. I was 
REALLY hoping that Hagrid's was a lot smarter than he let on. Or that 
the apparent fact that Snape had talent up there with Dumbledore and 
Voledemort, yet kept his light under a bushel, might come out. No such 
luck. One acting challenge, especially for the last two books, however, 
would be Morty. The real trick is to make him simultaneously pitiful, 
dangerous, and seductive. That would be a real acting challenge.

Bart