Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
[Warning: spoilers]
In the first part of the final instalment, Harry and his pals have left Hogwarts before their last year so that they can search for Horcruxes and destroy Voldemort before he gets too powerful. This is the point at which it starts to become real, when sacrifices must be made. Nonetheless, the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army hang onto hope. Hermione erases herself from her parents' lives in case she doesn't survive the final fight. Harry must be transported under the protection, and misdirection, of the Order. In the process, George is wounded and Moody is killed.
Dumbledore's will is brought out, and each of our three heroes is given a gift which Dumbledore feels will help them in their search. Then Bill and Fleur have their wedding at the Burrow near the end of the summer. For that short time, everyone is happy and relationships are able to grow. Hermione and Harry being at the Burrow allows them to feel like they are part of a family during an otherwise difficult time. Unfortunately, the ministry falls and Death Eaters attack, looking for Harry.
Harry, Ron and Hermione end up on the run. They hide out at Grimmauld Place, searching for another Horcrux that was stolen from the house. Realizing the Umbridge has it, they sneak into the Ministry using Polyjuice Potion, but barely manage to escape.
Thanks to the well-prepared Hermione and her never-ending purse, the friends have pretty much everything they need to survive in hiding. They move from place to place, throughout the countryside, always trying to keep moving and keep protection around themselves so that they won't be found. They spend their time trying to figure out how to destroy the locket Horcrux, while it slowly starts to destroy their friendship by tainting whomever it is worn by. Ron gets particularly suspicious and annoyed, so he leaves. Then there is an odd, non-canon, scene in which Harry cheers his best friend up by dancing with her to a song on the radio. A trip to Godric's Hollow leads them much closer to the truth about Dumbledore, Harry's parents, and the Deathly Hallows. Without over-explaining the end of this, Ron returns and Harry manages to find the sword of Gryffindor which can destroy the Horcrux. The friends then visit Luna's dad to get answers from him about the Hallows. He explains the meaning of the children's story, but he also lures the Death Eaters to the kids because he hopes to get his daughter back from them. Harry and company are added to the group of prisoners at Malfoy Manner, but help everyone to escape, and dear sweet Dobby is killed in the process.
This movie, to me, is the darkest and saddest of them all. The final piece of the story is all of the fighting and the struggle, and while it comes with far more death and destruction, there is a happy ending and hope. This one ends just as the final battle starts to form, and it leaves off with the most difficult death of the series. It is sad and dreary, but it's all more bleak than black (visually and atmospherically). I feel like this movie is the first one in which the reality of being Harry Potter, the reality of opposing Voldemort, really starts to sink in. Suddenly these teens are on their own and in a lot of danger. People more rapidly begin to lose their lives in order to protect the Boy Who Lived, the prophesied hero of the wizarding world. The thing I like most about this one is that, despite the magic, something about it feels so true-to-life. It's interesting to see the emotional struggle that the characters go through when they know that they are truly preparing for war, but still trying to maintain a sense of normality.
In the first part of the final instalment, Harry and his pals have left Hogwarts before their last year so that they can search for Horcruxes and destroy Voldemort before he gets too powerful. This is the point at which it starts to become real, when sacrifices must be made. Nonetheless, the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army hang onto hope. Hermione erases herself from her parents' lives in case she doesn't survive the final fight. Harry must be transported under the protection, and misdirection, of the Order. In the process, George is wounded and Moody is killed.
Dumbledore's will is brought out, and each of our three heroes is given a gift which Dumbledore feels will help them in their search. Then Bill and Fleur have their wedding at the Burrow near the end of the summer. For that short time, everyone is happy and relationships are able to grow. Hermione and Harry being at the Burrow allows them to feel like they are part of a family during an otherwise difficult time. Unfortunately, the ministry falls and Death Eaters attack, looking for Harry.
Harry, Ron and Hermione end up on the run. They hide out at Grimmauld Place, searching for another Horcrux that was stolen from the house. Realizing the Umbridge has it, they sneak into the Ministry using Polyjuice Potion, but barely manage to escape.
Thanks to the well-prepared Hermione and her never-ending purse, the friends have pretty much everything they need to survive in hiding. They move from place to place, throughout the countryside, always trying to keep moving and keep protection around themselves so that they won't be found. They spend their time trying to figure out how to destroy the locket Horcrux, while it slowly starts to destroy their friendship by tainting whomever it is worn by. Ron gets particularly suspicious and annoyed, so he leaves. Then there is an odd, non-canon, scene in which Harry cheers his best friend up by dancing with her to a song on the radio. A trip to Godric's Hollow leads them much closer to the truth about Dumbledore, Harry's parents, and the Deathly Hallows. Without over-explaining the end of this, Ron returns and Harry manages to find the sword of Gryffindor which can destroy the Horcrux. The friends then visit Luna's dad to get answers from him about the Hallows. He explains the meaning of the children's story, but he also lures the Death Eaters to the kids because he hopes to get his daughter back from them. Harry and company are added to the group of prisoners at Malfoy Manner, but help everyone to escape, and dear sweet Dobby is killed in the process.
This movie, to me, is the darkest and saddest of them all. The final piece of the story is all of the fighting and the struggle, and while it comes with far more death and destruction, there is a happy ending and hope. This one ends just as the final battle starts to form, and it leaves off with the most difficult death of the series. It is sad and dreary, but it's all more bleak than black (visually and atmospherically). I feel like this movie is the first one in which the reality of being Harry Potter, the reality of opposing Voldemort, really starts to sink in. Suddenly these teens are on their own and in a lot of danger. People more rapidly begin to lose their lives in order to protect the Boy Who Lived, the prophesied hero of the wizarding world. The thing I like most about this one is that, despite the magic, something about it feels so true-to-life. It's interesting to see the emotional struggle that the characters go through when they know that they are truly preparing for war, but still trying to maintain a sense of normality.
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