It all ends.
I always have a feeling of sense of loss whenever a book series I’m reading ends—The Olympians Series (Percy Jackson), Twilight (Stephenie Meyer), Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson). But none of them can ever top how I felt when I read the last book of the Harry Potter Series, the Deathly Hallows. My heart went to my throat each time the characters I have loved all these years were laid to rest. It’s not only the perfect closure to an enchanting tale, but it also gave the readers a sigh of relief that the world was safe again for our children. Thanks to Harry, Hermione, and Ron, and to the many heroes of Hogwarts.
I always have a feeling of sense of loss whenever a book series I’m reading ends—The Olympians Series (Percy Jackson), Twilight (Stephenie Meyer), Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson). But none of them can ever top how I felt when I read the last book of the Harry Potter Series, the Deathly Hallows. My heart went to my throat each time the characters I have loved all these years were laid to rest. It’s not only the perfect closure to an enchanting tale, but it also gave the readers a sigh of relief that the world was safe again for our children. Thanks to Harry, Hermione, and Ron, and to the many heroes of Hogwarts.
I started reading HP when the Daughter was just 7 years old. The Kiddos couldn’t read a novel that long yet, so I read it for them. I think we were able to finish HP and the Sorcerer's Stone on one weekend, because they were begging for more each time I stopped. Every time the latest book was to come out, the Hubby made it a point to be on top of the reserved list so that we could get our hands on it and read it on the very first day. Why, we wouldn't want other children from other parts of the world to know what happened first, would we?
The story was not the only thing magical in Harry Potter, but the experience of reading it to my wide-eyed kids made it even more memorable. Consequently through the years, of course, they were able to enjoy the books by themselves. But I have always attached myself to the HP series and have never forgotten to remind the Kiddos that ‘your mom used to read that for you!’
For the previous seven HP movies, the family watched them all together. Tomorrow, July 14, the Hubby and the Daughter are watching the final movie in IMax Cebu, while the boys and I are separately watching it here in Bacolod. That will make it all the more bitter for me.
And so after 10 years, as I say goodbye to Hogwarts, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione in their last adventure together, I am also bidding adieu to the amazing experience of reading to my kids and watching the movies with them. Memory: Priceless!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2011)
The Story:
Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue on searching for the remaining horcruxes that would destroy the immortality of Voldemort. Little did they know that the final battle is yet to come.
My Review:
To follow. After I watch it sometime this weekend.
My Review:
To follow. After I watch it sometime this weekend.
Trivia:
It was reported that a huge blaze wrecked the Hogwarts set after a battle scene went spectacularly wrong. According to the report, explosives used in action sequences set light to scenery for the wizardry school, and that firefighters battled for 40 minutes to bring the flames under control but the set - centerpiece for the film's Battle of Hogwarts climax - was left badly damaged. It was later confirmed that the fire was greatly exaggerated, and that the set that had been damaged was going to need be rebuilt anyway for use in another scene. Some actors were still filming at the studio but none of the movie's biggest stars - Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Emma Watson (Hermione) or Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) - were involved. No one was injured.
Kate Winslet was first considered for and reportedly offered the role of Helena Ravenclaw. The role was rejected by her agent before she was able to consider it, believing that Winslet would not want to "follow suit with every other actor in Britain by being a part of Harry Potter". The role subsequently went to Kelly Macdonald.
Most of the events in this film - from the raid of Gringotts to the Battle of Hogwarts - take place over the course of a single day.
In the story, Voldemort has created several Horcruxes in an attempt to cheat death. Appropriately, his name is French for "Flight of Death" or it can also mean "Stealer/Cheater of death".
Harry, Ron, Hermione, Snape, Ginny, Fred and George, Hagrid, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan, and Lily Potter are the only characters who appeared in all eight films.
SPOILER ALERT:
Not long after Alan Rickman started to play Severus Snape, J.K. Rowling told him some character secrets about Snape that would not be otherwise revealed until the last book. Most significantly, Rickman was one of the very few people other than Rowling to know (years ahead of the last book's publication) that Snape had been in love with Lily Evans (later Potter) when they were students at Hogwarts, and both Snape's protection of and antagonism toward Harry came from that. Rowling said that she shared this information with Rickman because "he needed to understand, I think, and does completely understand and did completely understand where this bitterness towards this boy, who's living proof of Lily's preference for another man, came from."
The script was originally written, like the book, to include Draco Malfoy's bully friends, Crabbe and Goyle. As in the book, Crabbe was to be killed in a climactic battle. Jamie Waylett's arrest and conviction on drug charges, however, forced the filmmakers to change this plan. Crabbe was written out of the script, with Goyle being killed in his place.
The filmmakers persuaded Tom Felton to convince his girlfriend, Jade Olivia, to play Draco Malfoy's wife, Astoria Greengrass, in the film's epilogue.
Now let's look at these beloved actors who have transformed right before our eyes.
Like magic.
Like magic.
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| Tom Felton aka Draco Malfoy In fairness, tanned na siya. Hindi naman siya mukhang kontrabida pala! |
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| Bonnie Wright aka Ginny Weasley Sige na nga, pwede na siya kay Harry! |
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| Matthew Lewis aka Neville Longbottom Sumaglit sana muna siya sa ortho, ano? |
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| James and Oliver Phelps aka Fred and George Weasley Itinago pa nila yung flower corsage chuchu ng 10 years ago? |
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| Rupert Grint aka Ron Hindi na kyut si Wonwon, mhen na siya! |
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| Dan Radcliffe aka Harry May pinagbago ba? Parang nagpalit lang siya ng suit;-) |
And the winner of the total makeover is:
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| Emma Watson aka Hermione Gandara, bow!!! |
But if you notice, the changes in these Brit actors were not brought about by plastic surgeons very rampant in Hollywood. Time and the silver screen were their real magic bringers;-)
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| Farewell, Hogwarts!!! |
Sniff!
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