The Required PoA Post
Jun. 4th, 2004 05:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
slumberWasn't all that excited about seeing PoA, mainly because I thought 'eh? What else is going to be new about it anyway?'
Watched PoA with my mom this afternoon, and I do believe that currently she worries for me. Too much squee-ing, clapping my hands in delight at the strangest moments, and all that. *sheepish grin* This is what fandom does to people, honestly. I don't think I can give a proper review anymore, only comments and stuff. LOL. All I can say, to those who don't want to be spoiled, is this: WATCH IT.
Admittedly, I only started noting comments down in my phone (What? It was two and a half hours long! You expect me to remember everything?) maybe when Harry was in Hogwarts, but oh well. And I've been reading![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mistful's journal, so the parody? Helped a lot.
At The Beginning
Harry is JAIL BAIT. Oh dear Lord, he was so HOT. Sizzling. As in, pssss. That sort of thing. (Tom who? Wah am so loyal.)
Except, that only lasted until he smacked his head on the Knight Bus window. Twice. (At least we know inertia works. *snickers*)
Soundtrack
The only other movie whose soundtrack I noticed was Kill Bill Vol. 1. PoA's soundtrack was opera-ish, unfamiliar, but well, noticeable. Just needed to comment. :D
Casting
Pansy is so PRETTEH! Nice, mature voice too. (I've always imagined her to have black hair, too, which helps a lot.) I like that she's cute, and not too clingy, and this casting isn't helping me from not liking Pansy too much, because her characterization inhp_survivor by lady_isabella is already making me a fan. *waves Pansy flag* Just so you know, the girl playing Pansy is called Genevieve Gaunt.
Oh, oh, Parvati (or Padma--doesn't matter) is PRETTEH too! (I have a feeling the casting is REALLY helping my femmeslash side. LOL.)
Pettigrew looks like what Neville would in a few years' time. No offense, really, it's just, well, the teeth and all.
Remus. Unlikeidroppedarice, I doubt I'll be conjuring up David Thewlis in my head when I begin reading Remus fic because THAT cannot possibly be Remus. Bah.
Sirius is good enough for me. I actually thought that at some times, he actually seemed kind of like the sexy half-starved convict I've always thought him to be. >:D
Cedric Diggory, is that you with brown hair? Ick.
The Scenes: A Blow by Blow (Sort of)
The first one that had thoughts running through my head was divination, when Ron was reading Harry's tea leaves.
Ron: You're going to suffer, but... you're going to be happy about it?
CANON PROOF, smut writers and fans! Harry Potter can be IN CHARACTER for sadomasochism, and Ron even predicts it! LOL!
The Hippogriff Slashing Draco scene I shall not comment on, except: Pansy pretty!
Then Harry flies off, on Buckbeak, whooping. That was fine, until he did a no-hander and sighed happily. (Rose: I'm flying! I'm flying!)
DADA was thrown off by the whole soundtrack thing, and then Lupin turns his moon into an air-filled condom. (Sorry, was that just me?)
We also have one of Remus and Harry's many one-on-one completely platonic scenes, where Remus goes on about Lily's PRETTEH eyes. Remus/Lily shippers can cheer on that one, and when Remus talks about how Lily can see the beauty in the ugliest or something like that, the Lily/Remus shipper that was beginning to grow in me suddenly shriveled up and died, and was replaced by Lily/Werewolf!Remus. *shakes head*
Snape subs for Remus! (And I don't mean that in the sexual way either. Hee.) He stalks into the classroom, shuts the windows, and pulls out a white screen and a projector. This was one of my many WTF moments. The next was soon to follow.
Snape asks students to pass in essays on werewolves (Gahd Cuaron cut out Ron's "You asked a question and she gave you the answer!" line. Pity.) and Harry comes in with one of his all-new personalities.
Jock!Harry: Man, like, it's Quidditch tomorrow!
I think it was also around this scene when Draco blew the origami swan Harry's way, right? Now, I've been noticing it since CoS, but that Draco Malfoy loves making eyes at everyone!
Trelawney looks into Hermione's future, and mutters about her being an old maid, and if you'd notice, that was when she walked out. Ah, so Hermione is threatened by old maidenness? *giggles* (I bet she doesn't anyway, seeing as to how she's wearing a pink jacket and everything. After all, it isn't purple.)
And who would've thunk it? Another WTF moment courtesy of Gred and Forge.
Actual dialogue: Twins: Come and join the big boys, Harry.
Twins/Harry too? And oh, they're big, eh? (Cuaron you are a lovely director please come back for fifth through seventh!)
Hogsmeade comes up again, Harry sneaks out of Hogwarts, Harry sneaks in Three Broomsticks, Harry crying... or was he? I don't think Radcliffe can act for shit, really. (Besides Tom, is he really supposed to be the "seasoned" actor here?)
Hermione: That's the Shrieking Shack. It's supposed to be haunted. Have I told you already?
Ron: Ehehe... yeah. Twice.
Hermione: Do you want to move closer?
Ron: What?
*points above* *eeks* *dances around* More R/Hr!
And ladies and gentlemen, we have ANOTHER Remus/Harry moment, when Remus tries to teach Harry to do the patronus. Plenty of lines to be taken out of context.
Remus: Are you SURE you want to do this?
Remus: That's alright. I didn't expect you to do it the first time. It would have been remarkable.
Harry: That was some dementor. (Oh, dementor, eh? Is that what you call it now?)
Remus and Harry: *panting*
Remus/Harry fans: *die*
Then Harry checks out the Marauder's Map, and gets caught by Snape.
Snape: Just like your father, strutting around.
Harry: My father doesn't strut!
Harry: ...
Harry: And I don't either, too.
*rolls eyes* And after that Remus cuts in, and we have yet another private Remus and Harry moment. (SS Moonstruck, am I correct, must be going WILD. Quick, tell everyone in the ship to watch PoA ASAP so you can talk about it openly already.) He turns into Jekyll!Remus for a bit, kind of OOC, actually, lecturing Harry about the dangers of the map and such, and Harry comes up with one of his new (or maybe not-so-new personalities. Dumb!Harry, I wanted to smack you. I mean, how come he didn't even wonder how Remus knew that the parchment was a map anyway?
You know that theory going round that Ron is actually Dumbledore? Well, I like believing in that theory, except I've scrapped it (although does movie canon hint at Seer!Ron? Trelawney thought Ron was especially gifted, remember?) in favor of a new one: Hermione and Trelawney are one and the same!
Why? Well, three reasons, mostly. First, they both have bushy hair. Secondly, Trelawney predicts Hermione's going to end up an old maid, and, well, Trelawney is. (Wonder how she knew?) Third, Hermione's got knowledge of the Time Turner, and the responsibilities involved, which means she'd know enough to disguise herself (Trelawney) from herself (Granger as we know her) by being completely opposite. And face it: the principles of time travel, supposing Hermione used it as Trelawney, work well in the story. She'd have come up with the first prophecy, which already happened anyway, and the second one, in attempts to warn Harry somehow. Or something.
*crickets chirp*
Fine. Don't mind me.
Regarding the punch scene... MartialArtist!Hermione, anyone? First that pose with the wand, then the quick reflexes, then picking Harry up by the collar... this girl is awfully strong.
Harry/Hermione shippers can have their field day too. Subtle, but Harry and Hermione kept getting thrown into some funny positions. First Hermione on top of Harry, then the other way around, then Harry stoops to grab Hermione'sass wand... only Cuaron can make me appreciate H/Hr like this. (They're just too funny to make me go angry!)
And we have the Shrieking Shack scene!
*Remus and Sirius hug*
Man, that was SO much more hugging than I expected! And the lines! The lines!
Sirius: Remus and I have some unfinished business.
Snape: Give me a reason, Black, and I'll do it.
Snape: You two act like an old married couple! (Wait, isn't that R/Hr? Has Cuaron been reading the forums?)
Sirius: Left your Chemistry kit? (You mean potions kit, right, Gary? *rolls eyes*)
CAPSLOCK!Sirius: Projecting OotP!Harry. Foreshadowing? LOL.
And Peter/Ron! EW! Then Peter/Harry manhandling!
Then there was SB/HP daydreaming. (They're moving in already? Wait, the relationship is moving too fast!)
Remus turns to a werewolf, and WHY are Werewolf!Remus and Padfoot!Sirius humping?
Dementors attack Sirius and Harry, and oh! Look! It's Soul-In-A-Pill! (Get yours NOW! Warning: May be taken in by Dementors if not careful.)
Then the Time Turner thing happens, and I'm seeing Hermione in a whole new light. She keeps manhandling Harry, slamming him into walls and such, I can't help thinking of her as a dominatrix now. And! Hermione: Does my hair really look like that from the back? *points, screams* VAIN!!!!
Wait, they feed Buckbeak with dead ferrets? :O It IS foreshadowing! LOL.
In the forest, with Werewolf!Remus, and they're a few feet away, and all I can think is, "Can't werewolves SMELL?"
And when they returned to the infirmary, I bet the H/Hr shippers went wild:
Harry: *to Dumbledore* We did it.
As if that wasn't enough, Dumbledore answers in a singsong voice:
Dumbledore: Did what? Good night!
And insert CutelyAdorablyLost!Ron. *loves Rupert Grint*
Oh, and the Sirius/Harry shipper in me is SO not disappointed!
Harry: I want to go with you!
Sirius: *holds Harry's face with both hands*
Sirius: *says something I didn't hear because I was too busy looking at him holding Harry's face with both hands*
Sirius: *presses palm to Harry's chest*
Harry: Dude, he touched my chest!
And somehow, there were SB/HG vibes too. (Has Hermione been chemistry-ing with everyone? I thought she doesn't reveal herself as a sexual creature til GoF!)
Oh, and of course Harry flies off with his Firebolt in the end. (Actually, I can understand the convenience this created for the plotline... so I'm fine with it. Mostly.)
I'd also really like to know what Freud thinks of all this. LOL.
Watched PoA with my mom this afternoon, and I do believe that currently she worries for me. Too much squee-ing, clapping my hands in delight at the strangest moments, and all that. *sheepish grin* This is what fandom does to people, honestly. I don't think I can give a proper review anymore, only comments and stuff. LOL. All I can say, to those who don't want to be spoiled, is this: WATCH IT.
Admittedly, I only started noting comments down in my phone (What? It was two and a half hours long! You expect me to remember everything?) maybe when Harry was in Hogwarts, but oh well. And I've been reading
mistful's journal, so the parody? Helped a lot.At The Beginning
Harry is JAIL BAIT. Oh dear Lord, he was so HOT. Sizzling. As in, pssss. That sort of thing. (Tom who? Wah am so loyal.)
Except, that only lasted until he smacked his head on the Knight Bus window. Twice. (At least we know inertia works. *snickers*)
Soundtrack
The only other movie whose soundtrack I noticed was Kill Bill Vol. 1. PoA's soundtrack was opera-ish, unfamiliar, but well, noticeable. Just needed to comment. :D
Casting
Pansy is so PRETTEH! Nice, mature voice too. (I've always imagined her to have black hair, too, which helps a lot.) I like that she's cute, and not too clingy, and this casting isn't helping me from not liking Pansy too much, because her characterization in
hp_survivor by lady_isabella is already making me a fan. *waves Pansy flag* Just so you know, the girl playing Pansy is called Genevieve Gaunt.Oh, oh, Parvati (or Padma--doesn't matter) is PRETTEH too! (I have a feeling the casting is REALLY helping my femmeslash side. LOL.)
Pettigrew looks like what Neville would in a few years' time. No offense, really, it's just, well, the teeth and all.
Remus. Unlike
idroppedarice, I doubt I'll be conjuring up David Thewlis in my head when I begin reading Remus fic because THAT cannot possibly be Remus. Bah.Sirius is good enough for me. I actually thought that at some times, he actually seemed kind of like the sexy half-starved convict I've always thought him to be. >:D
Cedric Diggory, is that you with brown hair? Ick.
The Scenes: A Blow by Blow (Sort of)
The first one that had thoughts running through my head was divination, when Ron was reading Harry's tea leaves.
Ron: You're going to suffer, but... you're going to be happy about it?
CANON PROOF, smut writers and fans! Harry Potter can be IN CHARACTER for sadomasochism, and Ron even predicts it! LOL!
The Hippogriff Slashing Draco scene I shall not comment on, except: Pansy pretty!
Then Harry flies off, on Buckbeak, whooping. That was fine, until he did a no-hander and sighed happily. (Rose: I'm flying! I'm flying!)
DADA was thrown off by the whole soundtrack thing, and then Lupin turns his moon into an air-filled condom. (Sorry, was that just me?)
We also have one of Remus and Harry's many one-on-one completely platonic scenes, where Remus goes on about Lily's PRETTEH eyes. Remus/Lily shippers can cheer on that one, and when Remus talks about how Lily can see the beauty in the ugliest or something like that, the Lily/Remus shipper that was beginning to grow in me suddenly shriveled up and died, and was replaced by Lily/Werewolf!Remus. *shakes head*
Snape subs for Remus! (And I don't mean that in the sexual way either. Hee.) He stalks into the classroom, shuts the windows, and pulls out a white screen and a projector. This was one of my many WTF moments. The next was soon to follow.
Snape asks students to pass in essays on werewolves (Gahd Cuaron cut out Ron's "You asked a question and she gave you the answer!" line. Pity.) and Harry comes in with one of his all-new personalities.
Jock!Harry: Man, like, it's Quidditch tomorrow!
I think it was also around this scene when Draco blew the origami swan Harry's way, right? Now, I've been noticing it since CoS, but that Draco Malfoy loves making eyes at everyone!
Trelawney looks into Hermione's future, and mutters about her being an old maid, and if you'd notice, that was when she walked out. Ah, so Hermione is threatened by old maidenness? *giggles* (I bet she doesn't anyway, seeing as to how she's wearing a pink jacket and everything. After all, it isn't purple.)
And who would've thunk it? Another WTF moment courtesy of Gred and Forge.
Actual dialogue: Twins: Come and join the big boys, Harry.
Twins/Harry too? And oh, they're big, eh? (Cuaron you are a lovely director please come back for fifth through seventh!)
Hogsmeade comes up again, Harry sneaks out of Hogwarts, Harry sneaks in Three Broomsticks, Harry crying... or was he? I don't think Radcliffe can act for shit, really. (Besides Tom, is he really supposed to be the "seasoned" actor here?)
Hermione: That's the Shrieking Shack. It's supposed to be haunted. Have I told you already?
Ron: Ehehe... yeah. Twice.
Hermione: Do you want to move closer?
Ron: What?
*points above* *eeks* *dances around* More R/Hr!
And ladies and gentlemen, we have ANOTHER Remus/Harry moment, when Remus tries to teach Harry to do the patronus. Plenty of lines to be taken out of context.
Remus: Are you SURE you want to do this?
Remus: That's alright. I didn't expect you to do it the first time. It would have been remarkable.
Harry: That was some dementor. (Oh, dementor, eh? Is that what you call it now?)
Remus and Harry: *panting*
Remus/Harry fans: *die*
Then Harry checks out the Marauder's Map, and gets caught by Snape.
Snape: Just like your father, strutting around.
Harry: My father doesn't strut!
Harry: ...
Harry: And I don't either, too.
*rolls eyes* And after that Remus cuts in, and we have yet another private Remus and Harry moment. (SS Moonstruck, am I correct, must be going WILD. Quick, tell everyone in the ship to watch PoA ASAP so you can talk about it openly already.) He turns into Jekyll!Remus for a bit, kind of OOC, actually, lecturing Harry about the dangers of the map and such, and Harry comes up with one of his new (or maybe not-so-new personalities. Dumb!Harry, I wanted to smack you. I mean, how come he didn't even wonder how Remus knew that the parchment was a map anyway?
You know that theory going round that Ron is actually Dumbledore? Well, I like believing in that theory, except I've scrapped it (although does movie canon hint at Seer!Ron? Trelawney thought Ron was especially gifted, remember?) in favor of a new one: Hermione and Trelawney are one and the same!
Why? Well, three reasons, mostly. First, they both have bushy hair. Secondly, Trelawney predicts Hermione's going to end up an old maid, and, well, Trelawney is. (Wonder how she knew?) Third, Hermione's got knowledge of the Time Turner, and the responsibilities involved, which means she'd know enough to disguise herself (Trelawney) from herself (Granger as we know her) by being completely opposite. And face it: the principles of time travel, supposing Hermione used it as Trelawney, work well in the story. She'd have come up with the first prophecy, which already happened anyway, and the second one, in attempts to warn Harry somehow. Or something.
*crickets chirp*
Fine. Don't mind me.
Regarding the punch scene... MartialArtist!Hermione, anyone? First that pose with the wand, then the quick reflexes, then picking Harry up by the collar... this girl is awfully strong.
Harry/Hermione shippers can have their field day too. Subtle, but Harry and Hermione kept getting thrown into some funny positions. First Hermione on top of Harry, then the other way around, then Harry stoops to grab Hermione's
And we have the Shrieking Shack scene!
*Remus and Sirius hug*
Man, that was SO much more hugging than I expected! And the lines! The lines!
Sirius: Remus and I have some unfinished business.
Snape: Give me a reason, Black, and I'll do it.
Snape: You two act like an old married couple! (Wait, isn't that R/Hr? Has Cuaron been reading the forums?)
Sirius: Left your Chemistry kit? (You mean potions kit, right, Gary? *rolls eyes*)
CAPSLOCK!Sirius: Projecting OotP!Harry. Foreshadowing? LOL.
And Peter/Ron! EW! Then Peter/Harry manhandling!
Then there was SB/HP daydreaming. (They're moving in already? Wait, the relationship is moving too fast!)
Remus turns to a werewolf, and WHY are Werewolf!Remus and Padfoot!Sirius humping?
Dementors attack Sirius and Harry, and oh! Look! It's Soul-In-A-Pill! (Get yours NOW! Warning: May be taken in by Dementors if not careful.)
Then the Time Turner thing happens, and I'm seeing Hermione in a whole new light. She keeps manhandling Harry, slamming him into walls and such, I can't help thinking of her as a dominatrix now. And! Hermione: Does my hair really look like that from the back? *points, screams* VAIN!!!!
Wait, they feed Buckbeak with dead ferrets? :O It IS foreshadowing! LOL.
In the forest, with Werewolf!Remus, and they're a few feet away, and all I can think is, "Can't werewolves SMELL?"
And when they returned to the infirmary, I bet the H/Hr shippers went wild:
Harry: *to Dumbledore* We did it.
As if that wasn't enough, Dumbledore answers in a singsong voice:
Dumbledore: Did what? Good night!
And insert CutelyAdorablyLost!Ron. *loves Rupert Grint*
Oh, and the Sirius/Harry shipper in me is SO not disappointed!
Harry: I want to go with you!
Sirius: *holds Harry's face with both hands*
Sirius: *says something I didn't hear because I was too busy looking at him holding Harry's face with both hands*
Sirius: *presses palm to Harry's chest*
Harry: Dude, he touched my chest!
And somehow, there were SB/HG vibes too. (Has Hermione been chemistry-ing with everyone? I thought she doesn't reveal herself as a sexual creature til GoF!)
Oh, and of course Harry flies off with his Firebolt in the end. (Actually, I can understand the convenience this created for the plotline... so I'm fine with it. Mostly.)
I'd also really like to know what Freud thinks of all this. LOL.
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Date: 2004-06-04 06:30 pm (UTC)Snape: Give me a reason, Black, and I'll do it.
Snape: You two act like an old married couple! (Wait, isn't that R/Hr? Has Cuaron been reading the forums?)
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