Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Reaction
Added 2024-06-07 15:58:58 +0000 UTC
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Fun facts/answers to some of your questions: While this is the longest book, the film is the second shortest. And before you come at me in the comments, this is all things that are not or barely mentioned in the films so these are NOT considered spoilers. Mrs. Figg, Harry's neighbour, is revealed to be a Squib, which is a non-magical person who is born with at least one magical parent (kind of the opposite of a Muggleborn). Filch is also a Squib. The revelation that Umbridge was the one who sent the dementors that attacked Harry and Dudley is cut from the film. Quidditch is entirely cut from the film. Kreacher the house-elf has a bigger part in the book. Dobby helps Harry discover the Room of Requirement, not Neville (it is also Dobby who gives Harry the Gillyweed in Goblet of Fire instead of Neville). Harry, Ron, and Hermione meet Neville's parents, who were tortured into insanity by Bellatrix, at St. Mungo's Hospital. They also see Gilderoy Lockhart who's memory is still severely damaged. The memory that Harry sees of his dad bullying Snape is longer and more detailed in the book. It's actually about Lily ending her friendship with Snape after he called her a Mudblood. So while James was still an asshole he was actually defending Lily. It's revealed that Professor Trelawney's prophecy about "The Chosen One" could have been about Neville as his birthday was also at the end of July. And Dumbledore explains the real reason Harry has to stay with the Dursleys every summer: When Lily sacrificed herself she invoked an ancient and powerful spell in which her blood serves as protection for Harry against Voldemort through aunt Petunia. As Lily's sister, Petunia is Harry's closest living blood relative and he is protected as long as he stayd where she stays until the age of 17. As Lily's sister, Petunia is Harry's closest living blood relative and he is protected as long as he stays where she stays until the age of 17. Imelda Staunton doesn't get enough credit for her portrayal of Dolores Umbridge, one of the most despicable characters on film. Stephen King himself said that she was the greatest villain since Hannibal Lecter. Director David Yates described her as a splice between Doris Day and Freddy Krueger. It has also been noted by many fans, Imelda Staunton and even J. K. Rowling herself that she bears many similarities to the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher, similar to Umbridge, was minister for education, and was also known for being radical, harsh and in some cases extreme with her policies and methods in running the country. She made many changes that the public disagreed with (though ironically, she was the one to ban the cane in British schools) but she was also known for her soft approach when addressing the public. Umbridge's hairstyle even bears a resemblance to that of Thatcher. Furthermore, the power granted to Umbridge by Fudge to consolidate his political strength and squash his perceived enemies is not unlike the abuse members of the Nixon administration committed during the Watergate Era. In addition, Umbridge's final crimes are the "ethnic cleansing" of Muggle-born wizards, analogous to the Nazi persecutions leading to the Holocaust. J.K. Rowling has stated that Umbridge is LOOSELY based on a former teacher of hers. She chose the name to reflect her character. Her first name comes from the Latin word for sorrow or pain, "dolor". Umbridge is a play on "umbrage", which is offense or annoyance, and comes from the Latin word "umbra" (shade or shadow). The word usually appears in the phrase "to take umbrage". In Harry Potter, Umbridge is more hated than Voldemort. Coincidentally, she shares a lot of similarities with Voldemort. Both are blood supremacists and half-bloods who despised their own race. Both hold negative emotions for their parents. Both hold positions of power and are feared by many wizards and witches. And both left permanent scars on Harry. Fun little detail about Umbridge is that her clothing becomes darker shades of pink as she gains more and more power throughout the film. I have to say though, as a cat lover I am very offended by the portrayal of cat lovers in the book/film! Non-verbal spells are highly difficult and usually less powerful. To perform magic without saying the incantation requires serious practice, skill, concentration and discipline, which is why two of the greatest wizards, Dumbledore and Voldemort, are able to do it. Students at Hogwarts are only trained in non-verbal magic during their N.E.W.T. years (sixth and seventh years). Snape tries to teach the kids how to use it in his DADA class in the sixth book (still mad they took any of that out of the film). Harry's vision of Sirius wasn't real. It was just what Voldemort wanted him to see and to lure him to get the prophecy. Padfoot was Sirius' nickname (as he could turn himself into a dog who has soft fleshy pads on its feet) he used when he, Remus, James and Peter created the Marauders Map. It was also his nickname for the Order of the Phoenix. Harry used it to tell Snape he was in danger and WHERE, and Snape pretended not to know anything, but he DID know and he is the one who alerted the order. Harry's scream when Sirius dies is said to have been muted because it was too agonising and actually caused Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Watson and Bonnie Wright to cry. However, some people think it was simply done to add a dramatic sense of numbness to the scene. There's also a popular belief that Dan's grandmother had just died so his reaction was real. But there's no proof of that. One of his grandmothers did, however, pass away in October 2008, a year after the film was released. Dan's other grandmother was still alive in 2016, as in interviews, he said he'd hate for her to have seen his film "Imperium" which came out that year. Harry's behaviour towards Cho in the film kinda pissed me off. In the book, they actually started a relationship and breaking up was a mutual decision. Cho was not tortured by Umbridge and forced to reveal, AGAINST HER WILL, where Dumbledore's Army was practising. It was Cho's friend Marietta Edgecombe who WILLINGLY leaked information to Umbridge. Btw in the scene where Harry tells Ron and Hermione about the kiss their laughing was improvised. J.K. Rowling said that Harry wouldn't have remembered his parents' death clearly enough because of him being just a baby at the time, but, unlike in the book, in the first film he sees Quirrell die. Because of this, he should've been able to see the Thestrals from his second year, but Thestrals hadn't been mentioned in the books at the time so the filmmakers wouldn't have known about the potential continuity error. It is not mentioned in the film that Nymphadora Tonks is also related to Sirius; she is the daughter of Andromeda Tonks who is Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy's sister. Andromeda's name can be seen on the family tree in Sirius' house but her photo has been burned off. The book explains that her family disowned her for marrying Ted Tonks, a Muggle-born. Harry may have been right about the mistletoe being full of Nargles, because they are magical creatures that live in mistletoe. But no one has ever seen one and Luna is the only character known to believe in their existence. When Bellatrix takes Neville hostage in the Department of Mysteries, Helena Bonham Carter improvised and put her wand into his ear. However, she got so carried away that she damaged Matthew Lewis' eardrum and he almost lost his hearing. The only spell Neville used successfully against an enemy, Petrificus Totalus, is the same spell Hermione used on him in the first film. Beautiful note: Evanna Lynch had written a letter to J.K. Rowling about her struggles with anorexia before being cast as Luna Lovegood. If you're into some behind the scenes gossip: Emma Thompson (Trelawney) and Kenneth Branagh (Lockhart) were married but he left her for Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix), though years before.
Heida
2024-06-30 20:57:53 +0000 UTC"what about dudley!" " oh he should die" chi! you are ruthless! its funny though
Toni Heikkilä
2024-06-15 03:59:36 +0000 UTCYou finally get to meet Luna, my fav character in the Potter series books & films.
S_Vive
2024-06-10 00:25:22 +0000 UTCIn the book it was a girl named Marietta Edgecomb who told Umbridge about the group, not Cho.
Edward Olson
2024-06-09 22:25:58 +0000 UTCJust like Kawliga48 said, Snape actually tells them(us) that he used all the truth potion on students, including Cho and he's out. That's why she told Umbridge about the secret room and wasn't her fault.
Rippan
2024-06-09 19:28:42 +0000 UTCHella is Hella upset!
Angrytoybox
2024-06-09 01:07:12 +0000 UTCGreat reaction. Cho is still around. She did not tell Umbridge on purpose. Umbridge made her drink a potion that made her tell where they were training. So they know it was not Cho fault. 3 more movies left and it gets darker too. Many surprises still and the big battle ahead.
Kawliga48
2024-06-08 00:35:26 +0000 UTCYes it looks good to me no different than the other reactions.
Kawliga48
2024-06-08 00:31:40 +0000 UTCI didn't notice any difference
Henry N.
2024-06-07 21:31:28 +0000 UTCAnother wonderful reaction from you ladies.💜 Cho didn't betray Harry by the way, Umbridge gave her a potion that forced her to tell the truth. Our Harry Potter journey is almost over, only three movies left. I'm looking forward to your next reaction.🙂
Digitalversager
2024-06-07 20:31:22 +0000 UTClooks fine
Tommympickles
2024-06-07 19:46:36 +0000 UTCI very much appreciate you both! That said, are you filming with a phone on this one? The image appears to be of a different, lower quality and you look like you're both looking off to the side of the camera, like people do looking at the back of a phone. I hope this is temporary. If you are going to continue with a new camera with this set-up, perhaps you can make a point to talk directly toward the actual camera spot. I enjoy your reactions very much and I look forward to more of them!
Edward Olson
2024-06-07 17:46:28 +0000 UTCFirst!
Edward Olson
2024-06-07 17:40:03 +0000 UTC
