Adventures in Harry Potter, Part Two

[przed]

Ros and I have been pushing through Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and finally finished it earlier this week. She loved it, and has been discussing the books with her friends. (I was all set to retire my spoiler t-shirt, but she already knows that Dumbledore dies!)

Tonight we watched the first movie for family movie night. It's the first movie she's been enthusiastic about since she was a toddler and wanted to watch Snow White over and over again.

It was adorable watching her react to all the bits in the movie she knew from the book. Mostly she kept saying "that's not how I imagined it." Except for Ollivanders Wand Shop, which she said was exactly how she imagined it.

She freaked out a bit at the end--Fluffy and Voldemort appearing in the back of Quirrell's head were just a bit too much for her--but still gave it a firm thumb's up at the end. Yay!

We've already started reading The Chamber of Secrets. The Sweetie picked it up this week whilst I was indisposed. (I'm finally feeling mostly human! Yay!) Ros loves the flying car. The Sweetie, on the other hand, keeps wondering why the heck they keep sending Harry back to spend summers with those horrible Dursleys! (I have to admit I question Dumbledore's wisdom on this point as well.)

Comments

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

I always wondered why he couldn't go to Ron's house for the summer straight away!

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Because the blood magic of being with relatives was much better protection when he wasn't in the safety of Hogwarts. Dumbledore explains it at some point in the books but I'm not sure the films ever explored the issue.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Well, that explains why it never made sense to me. I bailed on the books after the first one and have only seen the movies. (Though it still seems a hand-wavey way of keeping Harry in a situation just for dubious comic relief and/or added drama. ::side eyes J.K. Rowling::)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Glad we're not the only ones! ;-)