PS/SS - chapters 2-5 post DH look

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 181181

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zanooda2" <zanooda2 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
> <gbannister10@> 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.

Geoff:
It takes more than sweeping the floor and putting down sawdust 
to make a room unrecognisable....

I imagine that the bar and the furniture were much the same and 
the layout and positioning of doors etc. would make the room 
familiar to Harry. There is no really detailed description in either 
OOTP or DH to indicate any changes other than that Aberforth 
has had a miniscule spring cleaning session.