![]() ![]() Many Potter fans dislike the first cinematic instalment of the Deathly Hallows, possibly because a lot of the action takes place away from Hogwarts, and possibly because a lot of that action involves kids camping. If the above sequence jerked a few tears from your eyes, then this next one will leave you swimming in a pool of them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 So when he asks Ron, ‘I’ve got presents?!’, it’s incredibly poignant.Ĥ. ![]() Hogwarts isn’t just a school to him, it’s his new home. There’s no tramping off home for festive frivolities for him – with his parents dead, there’s nowhere to go. On a more serious note, Christmas provides a powerful backdrop in the Potter movies, because it shows us Harry’s isolation. Ron always could see right through Harry (Picture: Warner Bros) While Ron has to make do with an R-printed pullover from his mum, jammy little Harry gets a flipping invisibility cloak, the Super Nintendo of Potter presents. Later, Ron wakes Harry up on Christmas Day for a spot of wrapping ripping. ![]() This bit is very subtly soundtracked by the Christmas at Hogwarts carol, which contains the choice lyric: … followed by said tree’s decoration by Filius Flitwick. There’s a lovely sequence where we see Hagrid dragging a Christmas tree through the snow… The Philosopher’s Stone makes Chamber of Secrets look like The Godfather: Part II, such is the ear-piercing shrill of some of its more unrepeatable dialogue, but it comes up trumps in the festive feelgood stakes. Let’s rewind back to the original Harry Potter film now, and that very first crap Christmas jumper. Bless.ĥ. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Order of the Phoenix finds more suitable Christmas spirit in Harry’s admittedly ‘wet’ kiss with Cho Chang under the mistletoe.Īway from the yucky kissy stuff, there’s a heartwarming Weasley family dinner at Grimmauld Place, when Ron gets the usual crap Christmas jumper from his mum. ![]() It doesn’t really conjure up images of festive fun, does it? The pink cardie sported by the terrifying Dolores Umbridge looks like something your gran would grab you from M&S for Christmas, but think of all the blood she has spilled on it over the years while torturing pupils with her Black Quill. While a terrible, terrible film, Chamber of Secrets does bring out the big Christmas guns.Ī fleet of horse-drawn carriages ploughing a furrow across a white carpet of snow in a bid to out-Narnia Narnia? You got it.Īnd what about some indoor drift down the Great Hall of Hogwarts? Here, have some of that.Ħ. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix The sparks from Harry and Voldemort’s wand fight kind of remind me of festive lights (and Return of the Jedi), but that’s about it.ħ. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets You do know what happens in this one, right? There’s little time for Christmas cheer when people are perishing in battle and Hogwarts is being reduced to rubble. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 The world of Potter is a wintry one, even though only four of the eight films in the series were actually released in November – the other half were given a date in either May or July.īut which of the movies gives Potter fans the cosiest Christmas feeling inside?Ĩ. Indiana Jones used to be my staple diet at Christmas, and while he still remains a healthy side dish, he has been replaced as the main turkey course by another hero: Harry Potter.Ĭhristmas just isn’t Christmas without at least one visit to Hogwarts – the amount of snow that falls across the entire Harry Potter saga could be used to solve the Arctic’s climate change crisis. And it was only Temple of Doom! Not even Raiders of the Lost Ark or Last Crusade.įantastic Beasts’ Newt Scamander actually featured in one of the Harry Potter movies ![]()
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