Sometimes I like to think about how if James and Lily had survived they would’ve been grandparents in their early forties like can you imagine James taking his namesake to the park and someone cooing over him and the baby like, “Your son is adorable,” and he tells them, “Grandson, actually,” and they think he’s joking until James Sirius catches his attention by saying, “Grandad!”
I just randomly remembered something about the Harry Potter movies that enrages me.
Okay we all know the Goblet of Fire movie was one gigantic mess. We all know about the ‘calmly’. We all know about the ‘calmly’.
Oh god the ‘calmly’.
But there’s something even worse…so much worse…
It’s even worse than them omitting Hagrid’s bloodline or the scene where Cornelius Fudge intentionally gets a dementor to suck out Barty Crouch Jr.’s soul so that he couldn’t testify or Rita Skeeter’s secret or god this film was such a horrible injustice to the books!
But none of that, none of that is even remotely comparable to this scene:
THIS MOTHERF—ING SCENE
WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE THAT HARRY JAMES POTTER WOULD HESITATE NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE, WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING A FELLOW HOGWARTS STUDENT’S LIFE IN A TOURNAMENT HE NEVER WANTED TO BE IN IN THE FIRST PLACE!
It is such a disgrace to Harry’s character, to everything he’s gone through, to the sheer amount of compassion he built up over the years of abuse by the Dursleys. Harry would never, in a million years, hesitate to save Cedric and he definitely wouldn’t have his head flying back and forth between a shiny prize and a dying teenager screaming his name are you kidding me movie!?
(Cedric screams it four times by the way, in case any of you were wondering, I counted as I grabbed these screenshots.)
And to make it worse, to make it even worse, you have Cedric gave Harry a weak smile and say, “For a second there, I thought you were going to let it get me.”
Only for Harry to stare right back and say, “For a second there, so did I.”
WHAT?
In case anyone’s forgotten, here’s how the scene plays out in the book:
Notice how HARRY MF JAMES POTTER DIDN’T EVEN HESITATE WHEN CEDRIC WAS IN DANGER, HE IMMEDIATELY ACTED BECAUSE THAT’S HIS THING, THAT’S HIS WHOLE CHARACTER, HIS “SAVING PEOPLE THING” IS WHAT MAKES HARRY POTTER HARRY POTTER! THE FACT THAT HE AUTOMATICALLY TRIES TO SAVE EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO HIM IS BOTH HIS GREATEST STRENGTH AND HIS GREATEST FLAW AND IT’S BROUGHT UP AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN IN THE BOOKS BUT THIS MOVIE THINKS IT CAN JUST THROW ALL OF THAT OUT TO GIVE YOU A SUSPENSEFUL SCENE IMPLYING THAT HARRY HAS TO STRUGGLE TO…YOU KNOW…NOT MURDER SOMEONE!?
AND DON’T WORRY, MOVIE, I’M NOT SCREAMING AT YOU! BY YOUR DEFINITION, I’M TALKING TO YOU CALMLY!
do you ever think about how ron is constantly aware that everyone is such a huge fan of harry potter and he feels so forgotten
but like harry potter is ron weasley’s biggest fan he literally loves him sO MUCH like ron isn’t like super aware of it but one of the most famous guys in the wizarding world thinks he’s the most important person i’m emotional pls excuse me
♔harry potter meme –> ten anything [3/10]: actual quotes from the half-blood prince book, part one. May I ask your name, my dear? Hermione Granger, sir. Granger? Granger? Can you possibly be related to Hector Dagworth-Granger, who founded the Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers?
voldemort: what 3 items would you chose to be your horcruxes? The most ordinary things you could think of because ain’t nobody gonna think they’re actually horcruxes. So like a stapler, a freaking rock and like idk a shoe horn? If Voldy hadn’t been so extra with his choices he would’ve survived much longer.
sirius: if you became an animagus, which animal would you choose? Probably some kind of bird because flying?
fred: have you ever played a prank on someone? My dad has been playing pranks on me my entire life so there’s been quite a few retaliations.
harry: do you consider yourself brave?
hermione: what is your favourite book?
ron: are you scared of spiders?
voldemort: what 3 items would you chose to be your horcruxes?
dumbledore: do you have many secrets?
snape: if you could read anyone’s mind for a day, who would it be?
sirius: if you became an animagus, which animal would you choose?
remus: if you faced a boggart, which form would it take?
draco: be honest, do you worry about social status?
ginny: who would you let read your diary?
neville: are you passionate about any social causes?
luna: do other people tend to think of you as strange?
fred: have you ever played a prank on someone?
george: is humour important when considering a significant other?
bellatrix: are you easily manipulated by confident or powerful people?
hagrid: if you could have any creature as a pet (regardless of the law), which would you choose?
umbridge: are you passive aggressive?
viktor: are you athletic?
fleur: is physical appearance important to you?
tonks: if you could change your hair to any unnatural colour without damage, cost or regrowth, which colour would you choose?
kreacher: would you protect your friends’ and family’s secrets at all costs?
mad-eye: are you trusting of other people?
lockhart: do you ever elaborate on personal stories to improve your image?
dobby: what is your favourite item of clothing in your wardrobe at the moment?
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