So, I’ve decided to re-read the entire Harry Potter series again, as I’ve recently received the first three movies as a gift. In reading the series again, I have discovered many things I missed the first (or second) time I read them. I also begin to see things that were either not in the films, or they were portrayed differently in the films. While reading the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, back in March, I discovered some facts, mainly about the first-year students, that I had forgotten, or perhaps missed the first time around. I also learned things that weren’t shown in the movie, such as the story of Nearly Headless Nick and his goal of joining the Headless Hunt(despite not being completely headless), or the REAL reason that Professor Snape was so protective of Harry during despite loathing him. Also, some things were portrayed differently in the film than in the book, such as when the Weasleys discover that their new friend Harry is actually the legendary Harry Potter, who at the age of one, conquered the most powerful Dark Lord of their time, Lord Voldemort. In the book, it is actually Fred and George Weasley (the twins) who discover this, while the Hogwarts Express is still at King’s Cross Station, and they run off the train to tell their mother and their sister Ginny that Harry Potter is on the train with them. At this time, Ginny, who is only a year shy of being able to go to Hogwarts, begs her mom to let her on the train so she can catch a glimpse of him, but her mother refuses. In the film, it is Ronald Weasley (younger brother of Fred and George, and fellow first-year) who discovers Harry’s true identity, minutes after leaving the train station, and the rest of the Weasley children at Hogwarts do not find out until the Sorting Ceremony, which takes place once the students have arrived at Hogwarts, and organizes the first-year students into four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. In addition, Harry Potter’s aunt, uncle, and cousin that he has lived with since he was orphaned at age 1, the Dursleys, are portrayed in the movie as being a lot meaner to Harry than they were in the book. The film leaves out the fact that, for once, they give Harry a Christmas gift, albeit a toothpick and a letter telling him to ask if he can stay at school over summer holiday. It is Mr. Dursley who drops Harry off at the train station, not Rubeus Hagrid as shown in the film. There are plenty more differences between the films and the books, but I won’t list all of them, as there are waaaaay too many of them that I have probably yet to notice. Even though I know the stories already, it is always fun to read them, and I discover a new thing every time I read them, and as a result, I never grow tired of the series.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Harry Potter and The Sorceror's Stone
So, I’ve decided to re-read the entire Harry Potter series again, as I’ve recently received the first three movies as a gift. In reading the series again, I have discovered many things I missed the first (or second) time I read them. I also begin to see things that were either not in the films, or they were portrayed differently in the films. While reading the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, back in March, I discovered some facts, mainly about the first-year students, that I had forgotten, or perhaps missed the first time around. I also learned things that weren’t shown in the movie, such as the story of Nearly Headless Nick and his goal of joining the Headless Hunt(despite not being completely headless), or the REAL reason that Professor Snape was so protective of Harry during despite loathing him. Also, some things were portrayed differently in the film than in the book, such as when the Weasleys discover that their new friend Harry is actually the legendary Harry Potter, who at the age of one, conquered the most powerful Dark Lord of their time, Lord Voldemort. In the book, it is actually Fred and George Weasley (the twins) who discover this, while the Hogwarts Express is still at King’s Cross Station, and they run off the train to tell their mother and their sister Ginny that Harry Potter is on the train with them. At this time, Ginny, who is only a year shy of being able to go to Hogwarts, begs her mom to let her on the train so she can catch a glimpse of him, but her mother refuses. In the film, it is Ronald Weasley (younger brother of Fred and George, and fellow first-year) who discovers Harry’s true identity, minutes after leaving the train station, and the rest of the Weasley children at Hogwarts do not find out until the Sorting Ceremony, which takes place once the students have arrived at Hogwarts, and organizes the first-year students into four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. In addition, Harry Potter’s aunt, uncle, and cousin that he has lived with since he was orphaned at age 1, the Dursleys, are portrayed in the movie as being a lot meaner to Harry than they were in the book. The film leaves out the fact that, for once, they give Harry a Christmas gift, albeit a toothpick and a letter telling him to ask if he can stay at school over summer holiday. It is Mr. Dursley who drops Harry off at the train station, not Rubeus Hagrid as shown in the film. There are plenty more differences between the films and the books, but I won’t list all of them, as there are waaaaay too many of them that I have probably yet to notice. Even though I know the stories already, it is always fun to read them, and I discover a new thing every time I read them, and as a result, I never grow tired of the series.
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