Harry Potter Challenge Days 23 & 24

Day 23: Parts of the books or films that made you cry?

Oh god, okay.  Well let’s start with the books…

Cedric’s death.  Sirius’s death.  Dumbledore’s death.  The entirety of Deathly Hallows.  Not fucking kidding on that last one, guys.

Movies, it’s pretty much the same scenarios.  I don’t always cry at these moments with each rewatch, except one in particular.  Every time, and I mean every single time that I watch Deathly Hallows pt 2, I ball like a baby when Harry sees Lupin, Tonks, and Fred.  Like, hysterical can’t breathe crying.  I’m a very emotional person, okay?

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God, I’m tearing up just looking over Tumblr for these pics.

Day 24: Any particular scene you wish was in the movies that wasn’t?

Well, like previously said, there are things missing that bum me out.  The Department of Mysteries and Peeves especially.  But if we’re talking one specific scene…

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That one.  Also, all the sass was missing from the movies.

Harry Potter Challenge Days 2 & 3

Day 2: Favorite of the Movies 

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My favorite of the movies is probably Half-Blood Prince.  To me, it captures more of the humor of the books.  There are so many snarky and funny moments that get abandoned in translation to film. “She only likes you because she thinks you’re the chosen one.” “But I am the chosen one.” *WHACK* That’s some funny stuff, y’all.  Also the whole Hermione and McLaggen plot line is hysterical.  And Snape’s potion genius disguised in a book...not the first time that’s happened, but still so cool!  And so damn funny. The other movies miss so many of these little moments, that they basically just gave us one movie with all the really funny bits.

Day 3: Which if any of the films have made you mad because it ignored parts of the books? 

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You have to take films based on books with a grain of salt, because it isn’t going to be able to cover everything.  So while certain parts get left out, there isn’t anything that really enrages me.  But like I previously mentioned, the lack of Department of Mysteries stuff was a bummer.  The lack of Peeves or the backstories of the ghosts (including unrequited love and death day parties) is also a bummer.  Especially because Peeves is annoying but also a great character for added humor.  Like when McGonagall tells him how to unscrew the chandelier?  Priceless.  Also I believe that artwork is a Rowling original.