46:26 in the books, he thinks “at least if I die, I’ll get to be with Sirius again, and my parents” which surges love and pushes Voldy out

James’ behaviour in school actually really disturbed Harry in the books. After finding out James was essentially Snape's bully, Harry struggled with the fact he had been thinking of his father as a hero for so long (due to other people’s impressions/stories) plus everyone saying he reminded them of James - but after seeing Snape's memories, Harry also related more to Snape after growing up neglected and bullied by his aunt, uncle and cousin.

In fact Neville's parents are alive. They are in the magic hospital... forever😢

I'm impressed by how observant you are - catching Ginny's jealousy after the recruitment meeting for Dumbledore's Army. In the 5th and 6th books, Ginny has several boyfriends (which Ron is of course not happy about) because she can see that Harry's attention is elsewhere. In general, there is a lot more to her character in the books. For example, Umbridge bans Harry, Fred, and George from the Quidditch team and so Ginny steps in to play seeker (and she does a great job).

8:30 "Oh god, I don't like _her...."_ OOOOOOOO DIS GONNA BE GOOOOOD 😆

Daniel's angry "Look at me!!" was bloody brilliant, wasn't it?

We told you!! 😂 Even Stephen King said she's one of the best villains of all time. "The gently smiling Dolores Umbridge, with her girlish voice, toadlike face, and clutching, stubby fingers, is the greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lecter."

"I'm sorry professor, I must not tell lies" is the best call back 😂

We warned you. The Pink Menace is largely the most hated character in Harry Potter. They don't tell you in the movie but Umbridge sent the Dementors after Harry. He'd either break the law or lose his soul..either way she would win. Fred and George just popping in is how apparating is suppised to work. Neither the Death Eaters nor the Order are supposed to be flying around as smoke. They're just supposed to apparate.

In the book it is actually Harrys grief after Sirius death that stops Voldemort being in his mind. I guess that grief is also something Voldemort does not understand since he is a massmurderer.

Luna doesn’t get enough love, especially in a film where her sweet, charismatic character is a great balance from one of the most iconic villains ever.

If you've seen Game of Thrones, you've seen Tonks (purple hair) before. She's Osha, the wildling that goes with Bran, Rickon, and Hodor.

Neville’s parents are in the long-term psychiatric ward at the Magic people’s hospital in London. Of course the scene isn’t in the movie but fun fact: Lockhart from the 2nd book is also there

The most interesting thing to me in this one is that the prophecy is a self-fulfilling one. It only means something because Voldemort heard a part of it, believed it and was stupid enough to act on it. Actually it could have referred to two boys: both born at the end of July, both with parents in the Order, both sets of parents having narrowly escaped Voldemort thrice. The other one is Neville. And notice this: Voldemort decided upon Harry, the half-blood, like himself, not Neville, the pure-blood (which according to his creed is the only kind of wizard worth knowing). In a way even then he saw himself in Harry. But he didn't know the second part of the prophecy (that's why he was so hell bent on obtaining it now), so he didn't know that by attacking Harry he would risk "marking him as his equal". Had he decided that the prophecy is BS, and had he not murdered Harry's parents and tried to kill him too, Harry would be just an ordinary wizard boy, with no furious desire for revenge. In Dumbledore's words: "Voldemort himself created his worst enemy, just like all tyrants do... he not only hand picked the person most likely to finish him but gave him the tools for the job".

The one thing the movies don't go into is the fact that Snape was a death eater during school. Snape was friends with Lily, Harry's mum, until she broke off their friendship because Snape was getting too deep in with the death eaters, and he also called her a mudblood. James also saved Snape (from a prank gone wrong by Sirius). Also, James grew out of his bullying and became a more mature person, joining the Order of the Phoenix to fight against Voldy. While Snape became a teacher and bullied and abused the kids he taught.

All the moments where you appreciated Ron, that's how he is 95% of the time in the books. Also, yes, Luna is great and honestly there was no doubt that you wouldn't like her, since she is very similiar to Phoebe. That just made me realise how much I would love a scene with Phoebe and Luna just having a conversation. They would totally get each other, it would be legendary.

Something I wished they had explained more is why Ginny is so powerful. Actually just more of Ginny in general, there is so much more to her than they put in the movies. She's the only girl born in the Weasley family in generations, and 7th child in the Weasley family. 7 is a widely known powerful number in most magic universes. They did Neville's backstory dirty as well. They cut out the hospital scene at St. Mungos when they visit Arthur Weasley. They run into Neville who is there visiting his parents. They're not dead, they've gone mad from being tortured long-term by the Cruciatus Curse we learned about in the last movie. Barty Crouch Jr and Bellatrix Lestrange tortured them.

Mrs Fig, the little old lady at the start of the film couldn't have protected Harry because she, Like Argus Filch, is a Squib. They don't explain it in the films, a Squib is a person born to a witch/wizard parent but doesn't have magical powers. They are the opposite of a Muggle-born person with magical capabilities (like Hermione). Dumbledore just asked Mrs. Fig to watch out for Harry in case something happens during the summer now that Voldemort is back. And yes, underaged wizards are allowed to use magic in self defense, but Harry also did it in front of a Muggle (even though Dudley knows about the wizarding world). Also, the torture hex is called "Crucio aka Cruciatus Curse." It is one of the three Unforgiveable Curses, along with "Imperio aka Imperious Curse" & "Avada Kedavra" aka the killing curse.

The amount of details you pay attention to and the things you pick up on through the series really show us how smart you are Since the chamber of secrets, I was astonished by your analytical review 👏👏

Order of the Phoenix introduces 3 of the story’s iconic characters. Umbridge, the most hated. Bellatrix, who’s powerful but insane. Luna, who’s the most genuine & sincere. She’s completely herself at all times & we love her dearly for it. The actress who played her once said that Luna made oddness a superpower & that’s so true! I was surprised but delighted to see another HP reaction so soon after the last one.

I am so glad you are putting these out quickly. You are one of my favorite new reactors (new to me, been catching up on your channel) well done!

in the book, there is a boggard in one of the cupboards... when Molly trys to face it, it turns into dead familymembers... including Harry

Umbridge is so infuriating because I think we've all encountered people in the real world who have the exact same horrible qualities: smug, condescending, self-satisfied people who use whatever little authority they have to torment anyone under their thumb.

In Movie version they show Dumbledore very less powerful. Here is the book version in short. Please read it “But Master - he is here - he is below -” Voldemort paid no attention. AVADA KEDAVRA!” Harry had not even opened his mouth to resist. His mind was blank, his wand pointing uselessly at the floor. But the headless golden statue of the wizard in the fountain had sprung alive, leaping from its plinth, and landed on the floor with a crash between Harry and Voldemort. The spell merely glanced off its chest as the statue flung out its arms, protecting Harry. “What - ?” said Voldemort, staring around. And then he breathed, “Dumbledore!” Voldemort raised his wand and sent another jet of green light at Dumbledore, who turned and was gone in a whirling of his cloak; next second he had reappeared behind Voldemort and waved his wand toward the remnants of the fountain; the other statues sprang to life too. The statue of the witch ran at Bellatrix, who screamed and sent spells streaming uselessly off its chest, before it dived at her, pin- ning her to the floor. Meanwhile, the goblin and the house-elf scuttled toward the fireplaces set along the wall, and the one-armed centaur galloped at Voldemort, who vanished and reappeared beside the pool. The headless statue thrust Harry backward, away from the fight, as Dumbledore advanced on Voldemort and the golden centaur can- tered around them both. “You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore?” called Voldemort, his scarlet eyes narrowed over the top of the shield. “Above such brutality, are you?” “We both know that there are other ways of destroying a man, Tom,” Dumbledore said calmly, continuing to walk toward Volde- mort as though he had not a fear in the world, as though nothing had happened to interrupt his stroll up the hall. “Merely taking your life would not satisfy me, I admit -” “There is nothing worse than death, Dumbledore!” snarled Voldemort. “You are quite wrong,” “Indeed, your failure to un- derstand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness -” Dumbledore never failed down in book version. Voldemort was nervous entirely while face Dumbledore. Voldemort go inside Harry coz he failed to face Dumbledore.

neville’s parents were tortured into insanity and have been hospitalized since…they don’t even recognize neville, that’s why sirius said their fate is worse than death

Emma was the only one who was actually younger than her character during each filming, but was the appropriate age upon release. She had turned 11 in April the year the first film premiered- she was 9 when she first stepped on set. People don’t realize how amazing that is for her to have grown up to become who she is today, with everything she was put through by the press at such a young age, she is the magic. She is hope, and she is grace.

it took me a long time to realise that tonks is actually Draco's cousin and that Bellatrix is Tonk's aunt

The conversation after harry kissed cho was all ad libbed and the laughter was real cos the actors suddenly started laughing

33:00 Ginny's got two lines in this entire movie, they're both "Reducto". It's a shame in the corresponding book she has the best line of all the books. "Lucky you".

If I was a student at Hogwarts I totally would have been into Luna. She’s the good one who often goes unnoticed.

Man, I came across your Harry Potter reactions like two days ago and I’m so happy to see how much you’re enjoying the movies and how quickly you’re reacting to them. You’re a champ! Thank you for your hard work ☺️ Loved every single one of your reactions. Your energy is awesome. You’re very attentive/focused as well as connected to your emotions, which is what we’re all looking for when watching someone discovering this story. Not to mention the fact that you are clearly having a good time. Greetings from France 🤍

Don’t forget Bellatrix is Sirius’ cousin which makes her even more sick & deranged that she happily killed him.

To know which age they are at, remember they start Hogwarts at 11 years old. If this is the 5th book, they start at 15 and are 16 by the end of the movie.

I can’t remember if they say this in the movie, but Umbridge is the one who sent the dementors at the beginning. I think in the movie they imply it was Voldermort, but nope Umbridge is a piece of work

I gotta catch up on ur other videos but I just wanna say this movie nerfed dumbledore in the book he was easily beating Voldemort and they used the statues behind them to fight

I ADORE Luna. My purse is literally Luna Lovegood themed. Also, I'm a Ravenclaw, so I'm slightly biased. Definitely in my top characters 💙

When the adult fight, we are all reminded that the majn characters are still students. Love how there's a distinct line between adults and students.

This movie is criminally underrated for the music alone. The score of this movie is incredible. Specifically the Weasley fireworks scene and Umbridge’s theme where she’s inflicting all her rules. I just love how much feeling the music illicits alone. So good

this one has always bothered me bc it's the longest book but the shortest film. they left out SO much. but yes, umbridge is up there with the best villians of all time.

One small detail that gets overlooked sometimes is when Umbridge and the Minister confront Dumbledore/ the man holding onto Harry is Percy, Ron’s brother! He became heavily invested in the ministry after graduating.

Neville finding Narnia though... 🤣🤣🤣 I died.

I have to join the majority in saying how great it is seeing these reactions coming out so quickly! Thanks for these! They're awesome as usual.

Thank you for leaving the scene where Neville tells Harry about his parents in. Some reactors cut it out but it's such a significant moment, and one of my favourites not just in this movie but in the series.

The scene of Bart Jr as Moody torturing the insect in front of Neville is a lot worst than you think During the trial that Harry saw from Dumbledore's memory, when being questioned Igor Karkarov says that Bart Jr was part of the torturing of Frank Longbottom and his wife Meanwhile that Bart Jr was just so cruel, that he forced the child of the people he tortured to watch him do it again on the bug

When Umbridge says, "and who would want to attack children?" It drives me nuts because even if the dark lord wasn't back, these children will be adults in 2 or 3 years and they'll be entering a world where everyone else has had proper Defense Against the Dark Arts training. Voldemort doesnt need to be around for wizards to mug other wizards!

I am 100% in support of you uploading these reactions in such quick succession.

Saw the title "Worse than Voldemort"...wonder who that could be... It's good to see that everyone has the same opinion on toadface's standing in the series

I'm loving how you are just going through the series and not doing 1 movie a month like many others do. Keeps the momentum going.

Great reaction. In the book, the duel between Voldemort and Dumbledore is even more spectacular and Dumbledore is practically toying with Voldemort in the book duel.

They don't touch on this but Ginny is really powerful. She does a powerful bat bogey hex, which is really funny to read about. 😂

Imelda staunton and maggie smith are both such amazing actors. Their characters in the downton abbey movie have a similar relationship but opposite rooes 😂

fun book detail: the teachers help Fred & George make things difficult for Umbridge - McGonagall is seen whispering to a poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth that a chandelier "unscrews the other way", while Flitwick takes ages to fix the corridor they turned entirely into a swamp (and when he does he ropes off a small section because he was super impressed with the magic involved)

It’s nice to see the students having fun after what happened:) unbridge enters the chat:

Oscar, you are incredible doing reactions to the Harry Potter films, great work my friend. Success!❤

I remember thinking The Order of the Phoenix was the toughest book to read because it's SO infuriating! Harry's struggling internally the whole time, Dumbledore's ignoring him and not communicating what Harry needs to know, and Umbridge is the nastiest, most sadistic teacher ever to "grace" the halls of Hogwarts. She's so aggravating! The actress who portrayed her -- Imelda Staunton -- did a terrific job because I really wanted to punch her. (Lol!) She's definitely up there with Voldemort as one of the very worst... along with Beatrix Lestrange (who killed Sirius and tortured Neville's parents). All 3 need to be taken down ASAP.

The movie was filmed from january-november 2006. Daniel turned 17 in July that year, while he's portraying Harry Potter aged 15.

We actually see Neville's parents in the book, Harry and the Weasleys visit the wizarding hospital to see Mr Weasley, and Neville was there visiting his parents. Its a very heartbreaking scene. His mum hands him a candy wrapper and, though his gran tells him to just throw it away, Neville puts it in his pocket. Also, we get closure on Gilderoy Lockhart in that scene too. He still has no memory of his past, but his narcissism was definitely back lol

In the book Ron disarms Hermione as many times as she does him. Which she's quite annoyed about. 😂

I love your reactions because you notice details and because you`re a very empathetic person. It`s also great that you`re reacting to the movies so quickly one after the other. Thereby, you remember far more details from the previous parts. Many reactors let too much time go by before they react to the next one. And because they don`t take notes, they even forget the names of the characters, which is a no-go. THANK YOU!

OMG I'M FINISHED GOBLET OF FIRE AND NOW A NEW ONE HAS COME HAHA TY ♥

22:16 this scene was improv it wasn’t supposed to be the main take because they all actually laughed it wasn’t acting but they decided to use the take because it was super organic and hilarious

Honestly, your happy giggles during your reactions give me life 😂♥️ It's so endearing.

"... have a way of coming back to us in the end." WOW.

This one is my favorite of the entire series of movies!!! That showdown at the end might be one of the best sequences in Potterdom. Can’t wait til I have time to watch this a little later.

Interesting and tragic fact about Sirius' death scene, the scream Daniel let out was muted because it was real. Daniel had lost gran the week before. When asked why it was muted, he explained that when it came time to do the scene and he had to scream, he said he was channeling his sorrow but because of how painful it was the director and cast were shocked by its intensity. That's why you don't hear it.

Hey, just got your channel suggested to me today and i've binged all of your HP reaction so far... I'm loving how quick witted you are, you catch onto things so fast 😄 Also i'm a Slytherin and i'm glad you understood what the houses mean, even tho slytherin is represent in the movies as this evil house not everyone in slyth is like that. In the first movie Ron does mention that "most of the dark witches & wizards are slytherin" but there's also a few from the other houses. Slytherins are cunning and ambitious so that can quickly turn into becoming evil, thats true, but again like Dumbledore & sirius says it's our actions and the part we choose to act on that defines us. Excited for the final 3 reactions, meanwhile i'm gonna watch more of your other videos, see you in the next one 💜

You’re such an astute reactor! These books & films really can feel different depending on when you read/watch them or re-read/watch them. This book came out when I was 15 & I felt a lot of myself in the book. 6 & 7 I also love for very down different reasons. I’ve had a bad week & these reactions today have been comforting. Thanks.

Also, did you recognise the voice speaking the prophecy? It's Trelawney - like the prophecy she delivered to Harry in Prisoner of Azkaban (and didn't even know she had done it).

You are an amazing reacter! You notice so many details that others have to watch the movie several times before they get. You’re incredibly intelligent and empathetic. Thank you!!

You are extremely astute in your observations. And the way you put things together and semi-predict what may come in the future… That bar none. Great reaction! 💙💙💙

DAMN man these are coming back to back fuck ya def the fastest uploads ive seen from reactors i love it

I'm so glad i came across your account 😭😭💖and I'm so happy to see how quickly u reacted to this series Most reactors take a whole year to finish all of them and it's so frustrating Im so happy and excited to see how you've been enjoying watching Harry Potter, I'm subscribing 💖

15:28 in the books it was more like unmovable object meets unstoppable. McGonagall never stepped down from Umbridge and they actually yelled and screamed at each other a few times in the book.

The information isn't clearly explained in the movies - there are 3 Black sisters Sirius cousins - Andromeda who married a Mugleborn whizard Tonks and got disinherited because of it, the mother of Nymphadora Tonks. Narcissa Black who married Lucius Malfoy, Draco's mother and Belatrix Black Lestrange. The Marauders until this book seemed a lot like the Weasley twins but here it starts to show they were not "perfect". They often crossed the line between pranks and bullying, most obviously with Snape. Rowlings heros are not perfect they have flaws and weakness. James Potter was a faithful friend and loving father but he was a bully as a kid, Sirius as loving and loyal as he is was unmature and blind in his hatred for Slitherins, Remus is a gentle soul but despite knowing it was wrong he rather remained a silent bystander then stopping his friends when they crossed the line. Even Dumbledore makes mistakes - withhelding information about the prophesy made Harry go to the ministry and led to Sirius death. People are not black or white they are all gray, some lighter some darker...

Omg you’re uploading these so fast! Lol excited for you to see how this series ends 🙂

27:39 The interesting thing about Dumbledore is he’s so secretive throughout the movies that it’s so easy to twist his actions into being bad and I love it because in fan fictions he makes just as good a villain as he does a hero

Absolutely LOVING your reactions to this series so far😭👏🏽

I’m having such a good time watching you watch these!

I just love watching you try to hold back from cussing/swearing 😂😂 I gotta say, being that kind of good, wholesome Christian boy (shocker! Yes, I am a Christian too. Who would've thunk it? I'm just not religious or dogmatic) isn't for me - I mean, I'm a good person in other ways (standing up for the defenseless, give to less fortunate WHEN I CAN, etc.). But you... you're wholesome, but not blatantly, and without the cringe. You're actually quite a blast. You're certainly not a prude.

I can't wait for the next reaction! I remember my dad had a business trip in the US back then. The book was out there, but not here (Belgium) yet, so I asked him to bring it for me. He did, he came back, we had dinner and I went home and started reading. It must have been about 4am when the most shocking thing to me happened in the book, and I remember throwing my book out of bed onto the floor and just crying. I ended finishing the book at about 6am. Did have school that day, so that was, needless to say, a sleepless night. Enjoy The Half Blood Prince

I love your reactions!!! I cant wait for you to keep going with this!! Hi from NYC. ✌

You have the best reactions to these I've seen so far!!

This is my favorite HP film. Umbridge is a great villain, the fight at the end is so cool. But the rest of the series is also well done. I am enjoying your reaction in a marathon and it is so satisfying. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

this is one of my favorites of all the harry potter movies!!! its also the longest book in the series, there's sooo much info in this one and the next.

Ahhh soooo happy you posted it! Dropped everything to come watch it 🤣

What makes Sirius Black's death even more sad, is that the muted screams from Daniel Radcliffe / Harry Potter was not acting, he had lost a family member and he let it all out. So it was real emotions.

I absolutely love... that every reaction I have seen of this film as soon as they see Umbridge for the first time within seconds of her speaking says, "Ooo don't like her. "... goes to show how great an actor imelda Staunton is.

Love your reaction! Thank you for watching this series!

You are very insightful - you caught that snipe was protecting Harry from the beginning - always thought it was because Dumbledor was telling him to look after him not that he wanted to

I've already gotten into the habit of 'Liking' your videos BEFORE I even watch it; your reactions are not only hilarious but also close to my own when I first seen these films. You better pray we never meet because I hug hard lol. Take care and stay safe; Love, from one of your marshmallows *smooches*.

So many cool things left out. Like when Dumbledore blocks the killing curse with the statue, or the sequence where the students actually do pretty well against the deatheaters for an extended period of time.

I swear to god if I was in Harry's shoes when Umbridge said "You know you deserve to be punished" after forcing me to write "I will not tell lies" I wouldn't be able to stop myself from launching at her. So excited for the next one - Half Blood Prince is my favourite HP movie.

I'm loving the reactions ❤ so good that's coming so fast ❤😂

26:36 The guy you're referring to, Barty Crouch, Jr., actually took part in the torture of Neville's parents. And then, he demonstrated that same curse *right in front of their son!* Can you imagine the audacity?!

There's so much to learn from these stories. When it comes down to basics, it's life. I love this movie, but still... One thing that I wish was included was Harry going through the stages of grief.. The denial, anger, bargaining.. In Dumbledore's study, Harry breaks so many things in anger. Dumbledore doesn't get angry, doesn't try to stop him. ...And he explains the prophecy. Trelawney is the many times great-granddaughter of a powerful seer. Dumbledore agreed to giving her an interview for a job, out of courtesy and respect, but wasn't going to hire her (divination is more of an innate power/skill, not really a learned one), and then she had a real prophecy right there. So, her ability is hit or miss; she's not in much control of it. She has rare trance-like prophecies but doesn't remember them. And she makes conscious vague predictions that occasionally sorta come true -- but plenty that don't. Voldemort only knows some of the prophecy because someone overheard it but not the entire thing. So Trelawney lives and teaches at Hogwarts; that keeps her close and safe. Anyway, Dumbledore goes into his realization that he underestimated Harry and Sirius. He himself is already old and in control of himself, having forgotten what it was like at Sirius's and Harry's ages -- the impulsivity and passion of youth. I really loved that scene in the book. Harry's grief is allowed to be. And we see that Dumbledore isn't perfect.. Also, while packing his things for the trip back to the Dursleys, he finds a gift from Sirius that had been there..the whole school year, IIRC. It was one of a two-mirror set, so the two of them could communicate. Harry REALLY needed someone to talk to about recent and current events (Cedric dying; Voldy back; the Ministry's head up its own @ss; the wizarding world in general not believing that Voldy is back, that Harry's a liar, that Dumbledore is crazy and old; Dumbledore being distant; Umbridge's..um..everything; etc). He wanted so badly to communicate with Sirius (the school's floo network was monitored, except Umbridge's fireplace) and he had the means this whole time but now it's too late...along with the possibility of him ever living with Sirius or at least spending some of his summers there, not to mention knowing his parents more through Sirius... All gone. Bargaining.. He even reaches out to Nearly Headless Nick to see about the possibility of a ghost Sirius but NHN (who's obviously dealt with these questions before) says he himself is a ghost because he was too afraid to entirely move on.. It's crushing reality after crushing reality. One bittersweet moment is when some members of the order have a talk with the Dursleys so that they treat him right and allow messages; if they don't hear from Harry regularly, any of them will show up in their..."not normalness." lol ..I do like that ending better. It's still sad, but the ones still in Harry's life show him that they're there for him. We all experience grief at some point -- some at a much younger age than others. Harry's experience as described in the book better reflects reality: the finality, the heaviness, the pain. It's almost TOO realistic to the point of feeling like you're reading someone's actual experience, very personal and private.. Oh, and that bit in the hall with Luna.. In the book, she's looking for her belongings, putting up flyers. The other students hide her stuff every year. Harry thinks it's awful that anyone could do that to Luna who's so nice and good-natured. The people who treat Luna decently--and the list is short--she holds them in high regard. Her ways are more subtle so her friendship may not look like everyone else's, but it's still just as valuable. She's loyal and true. She's one of my absolute fav characters. Aaaaand, I think I've said everything I've wanted to say regarding OOTP (book and movie). Long comment but oh well. LOL I enjoy your HP reaction vids very much!

Loving experiencing the series with you! :)

I’m looking forward to hear your thoughts on deathly hallows part 2 if you liked the snape flashback in this one! More snape backstory in that and it has brought a lot of people to tears so I’m very excited to see what you think! Next up, half-blood prince, where we get some Tom Riddle backstory and Harry being utterly obsessed with Draco lmao!

35:50 it’s so much worse when you realize that in his last moments series didn’t see him as Harry, but as his father

I REALLY don't wanna say "I told you so" when it comes to Umbitch...I mean Umbridge. Imelda Staunton did an amazing job playing a character who was more hated than the story's main villain. The fact that Umbridge was more hated than Voldemort himself makes the scene where she gets carried away like firewood by the centaurs that much more satisfying. Also, when I first saw Grawp, I thought he looked like the illustrated kid on the cover of MAD Magazine, Alfred E. Neuman. Also.... Cornelius Fudge, after seeing Voldemort: He's back.... Me, sarcastically: Gee, if only someone said that the previous year and at the hearing.

As you learn in this film, Voldemort and Harry share thoughts. How do you keep secrets if your enemy can read your mind or see your memories/experiences? Some viewers think Harry is being 'protected' too much because of his youth or that he's being gaslit. It's actually a security issue, and they've been putting off giving him intell until he's old enough and emotionally/psychologically mature enough to learn and develop the skills and discipline to shield himself against Voldemort. What you say about Sirius's words to Harry, about 'light and dark' and choice... It's like what I said in comment to the previous film, everybody in this franchise has a backstory, and the backstory explains what influenced their choices. They aren't so much bad, but had bad information and bad fears, then made bad choices and felt stuck having to continue in the missteps they've made. If we understood each other better and stopped letting our fears and insecurities project motivations on others, we would make fewer bad choices. We could provide each other paths to redemption. Hagrid was asked to parlay with the giants because Hagrid's a half-giant, like Madame Maxine. Hagrid's father was a wizard of unusually-short stature, so Hagrid is unusually-short for a half-giant at only 8ft tall (Madame Maxine is 10ft). Hagrid is also a little slow-witted due to being half-giant (recall he can't keep a secret); giants are like trolls in their minimal intelligence. Because they aren't too smart, they tend towards physical violence, especially when frustrated, angry, or scared. The giants did that to him. "Last Time" is Hagrid's reference to the first time Voldemort tried to take over. Hagrid is referencing the First Wizarding War. There's a reason the idea of Voldemort returning scares the bejesus out of people. In this film, we are in the start of the Second Wizarding War. Technically, it began with Voldemort's reanimation/resurrection in the last film. One take-away you show draw from this film and take into the future ones is just how much Harry resembles his father. Lupin mentioned it, Sirius talked about it and even called him 'James' during the fight in front of the Arch. Harry himself mistook himself for his father during the time loop, when Harry first produced a full Patronus charm, complete with the stag Patronus. So, imagine how hard it is for Snape to look at Harry and not see the bully who made his school years so miserable? Listening to you talk and analyze what you've seen in the film, you're definitely catching how complex and deep the emotional and psychological depth of the characters and their relationships are. They are written and performed very realistically. I love that you appreciate that. These are well-filled out characters, geniusly-crafted.