Saw this story over at The Leaky Cauldron today. Eight years ago this month the first Potter movie came out. In the story Chris Columbus, the director of the first two movies, looks back at the casting of the Trio and also how far they’ve come both as actors and as young adults. Two other items of note: One, Columbus is directing the new movie based off of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series; two, in December ultimate DVD editions of the first two Potter movies will be released.
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One of the key moments of each book is the “Dumbledore Denouement” – the final conversation, after the story’s climax, in which Dumbledore and Harry have a little chat about what happened.
Here’s a little assignment for Day 5 of Sorcerer’s Stone Week. With the knowledge of Dumbledore’s backstory in mind, go back and re-read the few pages of chapter 17 of Sorcerer’s Stone which comprise this final conversation with Harry after the battle over the stone.
What strikes you about this conversation now? How do you read it differently than when you first read it? What new meanings do Dumbledore’s words take on, if any? What was Rowling really trying to accomplish with Dumbledore in these pages? Maybe a better question: What was Dumbledore really trying to accomplish with Harry in these few pages?
It seemed pretty evident in the first book that Severus Snape was going to be an intriguing character. This is a post dedicated to the greasy potions master. Several questions for consideration and comment:
- In what clever ways did Rowling set up the Snape plot in book one?
- Any Snape foreshadowing that you missed in the discussion from Day 2?
- Reflect on your initial encounter with the character of Snape in reading book one for the first time compared with how you read him in book one now.
- Anything else you want to discuss concerning Snape in Sorcerer’s Stone.
by Johnny
From the Scholastic press release:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first book in J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally best-selling series, will be released in a special anniversary edition on September 23, 2008. The book, published by Scholastic, will feature exclusive bonus material from J.K. Rowling as well as new cover art and a four-color frontispiece by Mary Grandpré.
The special anniversary cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine; $30.00) depicts 11-year-old Harry looking into the Mirror of Erised, which Harry comes across in his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and learns that the mirror shows you what you most desire.
“It’s a real treat for me to get another chance to visually bring Harry back to his fans in not only a new scene, but in a new light,” said American illustrator of the Harry Potter books, Mary Grandpré. “Going back to draw the first cover for the anniversary edition was an opportunity for me to show another side of Harry… a vulnerable side. Having come to know and love Harry the way we all have, after experiencing the whole series, I think we can appreciate him even more on an emotional level.”
In my opinion this new cover is better than the old one, but what strikes my attention is the bonus material from J.K. Rowling. You can explore the cover art in more detail at Scholastic’s website.
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Potter Movies 8 Years Old!!
by revgeorge on November 16, 2009
Saw this story over at The Leaky Cauldron today. Eight years ago this month the first Potter movie came out. In the story Chris Columbus, the director of the first two movies, looks back at the casting of the Trio and also how far they’ve come both as actors and as young adults. Two other items of note: One, Columbus is directing the new movie based off of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series; two, in December ultimate DVD editions of the first two Potter movies will be released.
Look over the story and share your thoughts!
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