[HPforGrownups] New to the Harry Potter Books

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 176552


salo.krano:

sk> I'm just a new convert to Harry Potter. As I've seen the movies; I 
sk> thought that I'd have no trouble reading the final book, how wrong I 
sk> was.

Dave:

Welcome to the list!  I must admit I'm very interested in the POV of
someone who started with the films, as I've never been sure if someone
who hadn't read the books could make any sense of the movies, given how
much is left out, especially from the _Goblet of Fire_ film.

So I gather you haven't read _Half-Blood Prince_ yet?  You must have
been *really* confused by those Horcrux thingys then!  :)


salo.krano:

sk> I can remember when the first two movies came out; people wondered if a
sk> love interest would develop between Hermione & Harry.
sk> Was it JK's plan that Harry would fall in love with Ginny or is this a 
sk> story line she developed along the way?

Dave:

Many fans think Chris Columbus (director of the first two films) was
an H/H shipper, and possibly in denial of the book evidence for R/H.
The _PoA_ and _GoF_ films, though, show plenty of R/H stuff, such as
Hermione crying on Ron's shoulder when they think Buckbeak is dead,
and preserving their post-Yule Ball spat.

I think it's safe to say that Jo always planned Ginny for Harry and
Ron for Hermione.


Dave, noting that while many of us speculated Snape/Lily all these
years, the only ones who knew for certain were Jo and Alan Rickman!