Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Things I liked:
1. Ron’s expression when Lavender draws the heart in the glass is all time.
2. Ron and Lavender in general.
3. “She has nice skin.”
4. I want a poster of Luna wearing the lion’s head.
5. Helena Bonham Carter is a little too good at doing the crazy.
6. Dave Legeno appropriately gives me the heebie jeebies.
7. I had no idea Jim Broadbent was going to be Slughorn. What a pleasant surprise!
8. Cormac McLaggen was hilarious. He called Hermione a minx. Ha!
Things I missed:
9. What, no memories from the House of Gaunt? I was looking forward to hearing parseltongue.
10. While I do generally like Alan Rickman and his portrayal of Severus Snape, does anyone else feel he’s just a little too subdued at times? Like, say, when Harry calls him a coward?
11. I wish the birds had actually attacked Ron. Why bother changing that?
12. Feeling a tad ripped off there was no fight sequence at Hogwarts at the end, esp with no Fleur and Bill. I rather liked the part in the book where Fleur snaps at Mrs. Weasley after Bill’s been attacked by Fenrir.
Odd Man Out:
13. What was with Slughorn’s fish/flower story anyway?
***
This post contributed to Thursday 13.
