PS/SS - chapters 2-5 post DH look

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 181180

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
<gbannister10 at ...> wrote:

> interestingly, I wonder if the way it opened in "the medium 
> which dare not speak its name" was what JKR visualised. In 
> "The Philosopher's Stone" chapter 5, Hagrid counted bricks 
> up and along before tapping - which is what he did in the 
> DVD - and this outcome seems to be the logical way of doing 
> it. 


No question, the DH description is better - it's more logical and
easier to visualize (sorry for the "z", Geoff :-)). I liked how it was
shown in the movie. As for JKR's intentions, I have no idea, but I
would really liked it if the descriptions matched - it would have been
part of this "going back and completing the circle" theme then. It's
not a big deal, just an observation :-). 

It's like the description of "The Hog's Head" - in OotP the stone
floor is covered with a thick layer of dirt, but in DH it is covered
with sawdust. I know you'll say that Aberforth just changed his habits
a little bit (and sawdust *is* an improvement, to take into
consideration the goats :-)), but again, to me it would be better if
the descriptions matched - Harry comes back and recognizes (sorry
again :-)) the place. Again, it's not a big deal - just something that
I noticed a few times in DH.


zanooda