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Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix make-up post

Since I read the book a long time ago– okay, so no more than a few years, but still!–I don’t clearly remember much of anything from it, but I do know that the film version did not follow it.  My sister and I discussed the film version, with out friend, Whitney, afterward.  It did not follow the written [typed?] text extremely close[ly], but it did get the general tone and feeling of the book right.  No one died in it, and that is one thing I remember about the book.  I thought someone was going to die before I read it, and, thankfully, no one did. 

The film didn’t include the frustrating bits with Kreecher the house elf, or Sirius Black’s mother’s portrait (which, as you know, is animated, because it’s a wizarding world portrait), which is just as well, becaust those parts just made me suspicious of everyone in his/her turn, excepting, of course, or wonderful Harry. 

All in all, Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix was a fantastic film/movie/literary adaptation.  I found myself paying more attention to the settings/scenery/props, etc., and the designers/directors/everyone did an excellent job conveying character and foreshadowing.