There were a few changes that made me frown at times, but as the story played out, it did make the film flow well. There were a few things that I felt could have made the story richer if they had been included, but I won't go into detail so I don't give away any of the film's changes. I knew there would be a lot of information left out. As a huge fan of the books, I still must be realistic. For the negative.there were, of course, MANY things that were omitted from the film. If you separate the film from the book, you won't be disappointed.
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The "experience" was lousy, but the film was good.IF you take it as a separate entity from the series of books. Resolution: The students leave Hogwarts, and Harry shares what he’s learned: that he and his friends have the one thing Voldemort does not-“something worth fighting for.I actually was lucky enough to see this at a sneak preview on Monday. Harry and Dumbledore face down Voldemort, who tries to take over Harry’s mind.Ĭlimactic Moment: Harry forces Voldemort from his mind. Battle ensues-and Sirius’s convict cousin Bellatrix LaStrange kills him. The Death Eaters attack, and Sirius and Moody come to the rescue. Hermione fools Umbridge into being trapped by angry centaurs, allowing Harry and his friends to go after Sirius.Ĭlimax: After realizing his vision was a trap and that Sirius isn’t even at the Ministry, Harry discovers a prophecy about himself and Voldemort. He and his friends attempt to sneak out of Hogwarts through Umbridge’s chimney, only to be caught. Third Plot Point: Harry has a vision of Voldemort attacking and killing Sirius. Dumbledore summons his phoenix and escapes. Umbridge reports to the Minister, who dismisses Dumbledore as headmaster of Hogwarts and tries to arrest him. Second Pinch Point: After using veritas serum on Harry’s crush Cho, Umbridge and her Inquisitor Squad discover the secret room where Harry and “Dumbledore’s Army” are practicing their magic.
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Dumbledore orders Snape to teach Harry how to protect his mind from Voldemort before Voldemort figures out the connection. Weasley, in search of a weapon “he didn’t have before.” He tells Dumbledore, and it becomes clear to everyone that Harry’s mind is linked to Voldemort’s. Midpoint: Harry has a nightmare in which he sees himself-as-Voldemort attacking Mr. This prompts Hermione and Harry to begin a secret class for the other students, in which Harry teaches them the things he has learned. Sirius appears in the Griffindor common room’s fire and tells Harry he’s “on his own” in his attempts to learn how to fight back against Voldemort. She tries also to have her thrown out of Hogwarts, but Dumbledore intervenes at the last moment.
She is clearly a representative of the Minister, there to “interfere” at Hogwarts and clamp down on Harry and Dumbledore.įirst Pinch Point: Umbridge flexes her power by having bumbling Professor Trelawney dismissed. Dumbledore gets the charges dismissed and Harry reinstated at Hogwarts.įirst Plot Point: Harry and his friends return for another year at Hogwarts, only to discover Umbridge is their new professor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
Harry is tried before the Ministry of Magic for his misuse of magic and makes his first encounter with Dolores Umbridge, who attempts to have him convicted, in accordance with Minister Fudge’s desire to brand Harry a liar and insist Voldemort has not returned.
Inciting Event: After being expelled from Hogwarts for using magic to save his own and his cousin’s life, Harry learns his godfather Sirius Black and his other friends have reorganized the Order of the Phoenix to combat Voldemort’s return.