Details that took several viewings to catch

[RonFan24]

I searched for a thread like this but couldn't find one. I found the book one, but I'm going to talk about the movies. If there is one, sorry! You can always combined them. :smile:
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has caught little details in the two films that don't really matter plotwise, but are interesting little tibbits. I myself found an interseting one today while watching SS for the millionth and a half time: during the Quidditch scene, before the game starts, they show the students in the Gryffindor stands, then the students in the Slytherin stands. I noticed that Filch is standing amongst the Slytherin students. I never noticed it before and I thought it was kind of interesting.
Anyone else find something in SS or CoS??

[sierra_sand]

Hmm, I wonder if him standing with the slytherins is supposed to imply that he was in Slytherin.Or wait since he's a squib did he even get to go to Hogwarts?

[White_Rose]

I noticed that too, it was odd... I was all confused... it doesn't take much these days. Another thing I noticed, which was quite clever of the movie makers was when Quirrell met Harry in the Leaky Cauldron, he refused to shake his hand for fear of being burnt.

[Picko]

Another thing I noticed, which was quite clever of the movie makers was when Quirrell met Harry in the Leaky Cauldron, he refused to shake his hand for fear of being burnt.

Well actually, Quirrel didn't know that he was unable to touch Harry at that stage, remember how he was shocked to see what was happening at the end? The reason that he didn't shake Harry's hand was to stop the filmakers having to answer problematic questions from fans. In the books as I understand it, Quirrel didn't have the turban at that stage.

[1MelissaPotter]

I thought he had the turban, and he shook Harry's hand. Was he wearing gloves?

[Qeomash]

There actually was a thread, but even my search couldn't bring it up. It's title was something to the effect of "Something Cool I noticed in the first movie."

I'll recount what I can remember of it:
-The Leaky Cauldron sign fades into existance as Hagrid and Harry approach.
-There's a plaque in the trophy room that is an award for special services to the school for "-iddle". (It's cut off by the Quidditch trophy.)
-Filch is among the Slytherin crowd during the Quidditch match.

[Jedi Potter]

I never notice the plaque to Riddle thats cool, I will have to look out for that next time I watch it.

[RonFan24]

Originally posted by White_Rose (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=179191#post179191))
I noticed that too, it was odd... I was all confused... it doesn't take much these days. Another thing I noticed, which was quite clever of the movie makers was when Quirrell met Harry in the Leaky Cauldron, he refused to shake his hand for fear of being burnt.

When I saw the movie for the first time, (I hadn't read the book yet) I got the feeling Quirrell was a germaphob or something and that's why he didn't shake Harry's hand. :rotfl: Of course I got the picture at the end. lol.

Also, I forgot to add; when the trio accidently makes it to the thrid floor corridor, dosn't that statue covered in cobwebs look a little familiar?? Perhaps the statue of the humpbacked witch that contains the secret passage to Hogsmeade??

[Bixie]

I wondered about the statue in the corridor as well. Didn't notice the 'iddle' thing though, I'll have to watch it again for that.

In Prof. Flitwick's lesson in the Ron and Hernione shot - look behind them and you'll see that Neville is left-handed.

[dog star]

Originally posted by 1MelissaPotter5 (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=179417#post179417))
I thought he had the turban, and he shook Harry's hand. Was he wearing gloves?


In the book, the turban wasn't noted by Harry until the opening feast, so I would assume he didn't have it at their first meeting.

[Llopin]

I noticed that in the trophy room, next to James' plaque, there is another one dated 1971 with with McGonagall's name. It says M. G. McGonagall. Cool detail, but a bit confusing. There is also amother plaque that says "1969 R.J.H Kiho".

[HPButterfly]

I noticed the McGonagall thing too! Did it ever say that she played Quidditch? I guess I just kind of brushed it off as another McGonagall because I thought Minerva's older than James.

[DarlingChild]

During the filming of CoS, Emma Watson broke her wrist, and during the Polyjuice scene in the bathroom, you can see her cast, alothough its soo obvious they tried to cover it up with her shirt :p

[Master Dragonfly]

It doesn't say McGonagall. I can't remember what it really says, but I know it says something like McGonagall, but not McGonagall. I looked REAL close. At first I that was Mcgonagall too, but it's not. Otherwise I need glasses.

I think Filch being with the Slytherins just shows that he's supposed to be a nasty character.

One thing I noticed: When they run into McGonagall's office to ask to see Dumbledore, they Grey Lady (I think) is sitting at one of the desks, apparently doing homework. But it's kind of easy to notice.

I don't really remember much from the second movie, except that the Greenhouses are in the back, so you can't see them in nearly all the pictures of Hogwarts. Also, in the first movie, the great hall's roof isn't enchanted in the morning. And I don't know why, but I see to remember Dobby as having kind of a weird Jar Jar smile. And in the 1st movie, when Hermione is walking by herself with all her stuff and those ghost carolers go by, they're singing a song. A whole song. You just can't hear it, but they have the whole thing on the soundtrack. And I think the painting that says "Welcome to Hogwarts!" in the first movie might also be the one that agrees with Hermione in the 2nd movie. And the door from the 4th book is in the great hall! The one Harry and the champions walk through and Violet is in there! It's on the left side of the teacher's chairs. And the hourglasses from the 1st game (PS1) are there too!

[RonFan24]

I posted this under a thread about McGonagall being a Quidditch player:


I could see McGonagall playing Quidditch too. I also always wondered about the plaque in the movie. Maybe it's just one of those little things they put in movies for fun. Like in CoS, the full set of Harry Potter books in the shop window at Knockturn Alley.
Okay, I just put the DVD in to check things out. The plate on the far left says "1969 R.J.H. King" The middle one (James's) says "Seeker (even though he's suppose to be a Chaser, right?) James Potter," there is also a year, which is hard to make out. I think it says 1972, 1977 or 1982, I really can't make it out. However, given that Harry was born in 1980 (right? or around there) it seems more like it would be 1972 or 1978 depending on how soon James and Lilly had Harry after they left school. Then the one to the far right says "1971 M.G. McGonagall." Obviously this is not Prof. McGonagall as a player if she's in her 70s. It might be because she's the head of Griffyndor, but maybe not...who knows!

[Master Dragonfly]

It doesn't say McGonagall! It's too bad my DVD's wrecked, I could go look! But I remember, it says something else. I just don't remember what.

[RonFan24]

I just saw it on cable and I'm going to check again on my DVD! It says McGonagall. The M is large and the C is little, but it's up like the "TH" in numbers. You can't see the Mc when the frame zooms in because of Ron's reflection. You have to pause it right after is cuts from the kids onto the trophy case. I've checked this a million times; it says McGonagall.

[saz]

I only saw cos twice but im sure Doobys nose changes! At the start when hes at the Dursleys his nose is pionted and then later it is flat and round. It might be the other way around but im positive that his nose changes. Did anyone else notice this?

[Bixie]

I posted this under a thread about McGonagall being a Quidditch player:

quote:

I could see McGonagall playing Quidditch too. I also always wondered about the plaque in the movie. Maybe it's just one of those little things they put in movies for fun. Like in CoS, the full set of Harry Potter books in the shop window at Knockturn Alley.
Okay, I just put the DVD in to check things out. The plate on the far left says "1969 R.J.H. King" The middle one (James's) says "Seeker (even though he's suppose to be a Chaser, right?) James Potter," there is also a year, which is hard to make out. I think it says 1972, 1977 or 1982, I really can't make it out. However, given that Harry was born in 1980 (right? or around there) it seems more like it would be 1972 or 1978 depending on how soon James and Lilly had Harry after they left school. Then the one to the far right says "1971 M.G. McGonagall." Obviously this is not Prof. McGonagall as a player if she's in her 70s. It might be because she's the head of Griffyndor, but maybe not...who knows!


The year's 1972 - I originally thought it was 1970 but looking closer it's '72

[Master Dragonfly]

I've checked it a million times! It doesn't say McGonagall!!! And if it does it's misspelled!

[Yadiami]

Originally posted by Master Dragonfly (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=183783#post183783))
I've checked it a million times! It doesn't say McGonagall!!! And if it does it's misspelled!


Could you tell us what you read?


The part about the Riddle house gave me problems too. Until I came to these forums I've always thought Voldemort was killing his father, his father's wife and their son (who happened to be named like Voldemort himself).
Luckily, I didn't think it was Voldie killing himself when he was young or something. It's enough emabarrasment as it is now.

[RonFan24]

It's McGonagall, I just checked it again. So that means I've checked in about 4 times in the past 24 hours.

[Qeomash]

I also just checked. It says M. G., then underneath McGonagall. And let's get back on topic, there are about 30 threads on McGonagall's Quidditch abilities. I even checked the book's spelling, and they're one in the same.

[Virtuousdream]

I noticed the quirrel thing too in PS!

Another thing I noticed; the Gorgeous slytherin seeker from PS/SS was playing another position in CoS! (I have a good eye for gorgeous lads!)

[saz]

I just had thought. Just beacause it says M.G McGonagall, doesn't mean it was Proffesor McGonagall. I would have thought she was to old to be at the school then. Maybe it was her daughter. You never know, maybe she was killed and you just haven't heard about her.

[RonFan24]

I agree that it may not be Professor McGonagall. Who knows. I'm sure it was just something the set designer threw in for some visual interest and the knowledge that some crazed fanatics (that would be us, lol) would notice and be like, "Wait a minute!"

[dumbleedore]

When they are heading up to Gryffindor Tower for the first time in PS/SS, Ron points out a painting to Harry and Harry says 'I think she fancies you'. I love that.

[Llopin]

Yeah this is a cool detail, but it was hard to notice. All the pictures that are living are usually fun to watch (there's one in PS that says "Welcome to Hogwarts!"). There is another in CoS that says "Yes, she's right!" or something like that when Hermione states something.

[Bixie]

In PS when the trio get stuck on the moving staircase one of the group paintings is laughing at them.

[TomFElton4Eva]

Ummm, this probably won't be deemed interesting by many people, but did anyone notice Harry stroking Hermione's hand (how could you miss it, there were close-ups) multiple times when she was petrified in COS?? Was this in the book, I can't recall? I just thought it was a bit weird.

Oh no, I just re-read the title of this thread! Anyway, I still want my question answered!:clappy:

[DarlingChild]

I remember that in the movie, but I don't think I remember reading about it in the book...*shrugs*

[RonFan24]

For some reason, I never realised the head table in the Great Hall has a long table with two shorter tables perpendicular to the longer one. i just noticed that today. For some reason, I always thought Hargrid sat on the left side looking into the Hall (even though we see Snape and Quirrell on that side and no Hagrid! Even I don't know how my brain works!). But I haven't actually sat down and really watched the movie in awhile. I'm always doing something else, like today, I was putting tgether a desk. But like, has anyone every watched a movie they've seen a thousand times, but since you've seen it so many times, you really don't have to pay attention. Then one day you do pay attention and you're like wait a minute! I never noticed that, or I forgot about that! I do it all the time with like Ferris Bueller or the 'Burbs.

[dumbleedore]

I noticed in CoS that Harry has a thing with stroking whoevers been petrified. He goes to touch Mrs Norris, he runs his hands over Justin's hand and he does it twice to Hermione.

[White_Rose]

I just caught something. In the first movie, when the boats are going across the water, the boat Hermione is sharing has five people in it. Hermione, Seamus, Susan Bones and two people behind her, but according to the book its only four per boat, and all the other boats have four, oopsies.

[Llopin]

White_Rose, that's a cool detail. Just checked it.

[FoolOnTheHill]

In CoS when Crabbe and Goyle eat the cupcakes if you look at Ron and Harry in the back, you can totally tell it's not Rupert Grint back there.... his hair looks wierd.....

Of course there's the thing with Lucius Malfoy saying "Avada" at the end before Dobby stops them- I think thats a really good one.

After Harry is sorted he sits next to Ron, later on he's on the other side next to Hermione I think.

I always find it amusing how towards the end of SS/PS, Harry's voice keeps going from high to slightly lower and back again as the scenes change.. :)

[saz]

I always thought Harry looks really young at the end of the moives. I loved the Avada scene. I wonder why there are five people in Hermoines boat? *coughChrisCloumbussDaughtercough*

[dumbleedore]

The best game to play whilst watching the movies: spot the Columbus kid! I think his son is there somewhere too.

[GlassRoses314]

Originally posted by dumbleedore (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=186748#post186748))
I noticed in CoS that Harry has a thing with stroking whoevers been petrified. He goes to touch Mrs Norris, he runs his hands over Justin's hand and he does it twice to Hermione.


LOL I've noticed that too. I think it's because it's kind of hard to play off of something that's inanimate. He's got to show emotion somehow, and being that they were all wax dummies, he had to play with it somehow. Good man, that Daniel Radcliffe.

Edit: About the "Avada" scene.. I think that was retarded. It wasn't in the books, and didn't need to be in the movie. There's so many things wrong with that, it ain't even funny. That scene makes me mad.... :angry:

However the acting was great :)

[HPButterfly]

Originally posted by RonFan24 (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=183132#post183132))
I posted this under a thread about McGonagall being a Quidditch player:


Dude, McGonagalls' in her 70's??? Man, I didn't know that. And when you think about it, Hagrid's about 63 in cos, which would make him around 66 in this next book coming up! Man, that's crazy.

[Yadiami]

Originally posted by HPButterfly (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=189108#post189108))
Dude, McGonagalls' in her 70's??? Man, I didn't know that. And when you think about it, Hagrid's about 63 in cos, which would make him around 66 in this next book coming up! Man, that's crazy.


I think those theories refered to her youth, but anyway, we don't know how she is, so she could play quidditch if she wanted, maybe just in a non-competive play.

And yes, people grow up, it's lucky these books reflect it, other authors don't bother about it (i.e. Enyd Blyton (sp?)).
They are not that old, DD is about 150, so McGonnagal and Hagrid are in the middle of their life (at least if they manage to survive)

[Silk E Smooth]

I noticed the second time I watched CoS that early in the movie you can see Percy and Penelope walking and holding hands.

[Figwit]

This is sort of lame but... when Hermione meets Hagrid and Harry in Diagon Alley, if you look at the top left you will see a huge golden snitch spinning around- the sign for the quidditch supply store.

When Lockhart first appears take a look at the book pile on his left. Good luck stacking books like that at home!

Also- when Hermione says "fear of the name..." watch Draco's face. It twitches and he looks like he's about to snarl at her.

AND when Lockhart says Harry was with him helping "answer fan mail" watch Snape's expression :p

any more? I love that stuff.

[Scotlandking85]

These are all really cool spottings.

[bjackm]

I created a quiz a while back based on the SS Fullscreen DVD. I'll post it here. Good luck!

I don't guarantee accuracy (or correct spelling for that matter). Feel free to tell me if you see any mistakes. Oh and when the 2nd movie comes out on DVD, look for a new quiz based on the second movie.

Medium (1 point each)

1. What type of snake did Harry talk to at the zoo?
a. Burmese Cobra
b. Burmese Python
c. Burmese Asp
d. Burmese Boa

2. How many circular 'dents' does the standard Quaffle have?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

3. What's the name of the second person to shake Harry's hand upon entering the Leaky Cauldron?
a. Doris Crockford
b. Dedlaus Diggle
c. Gilbert Wimple
d. Arnold Peasegood

4. When Harry, Hermione, and Ron run into McGonagals classroom to tell her that they know of the Stone, which of the House Ghosts is sitting amongst the desks?
a. Nearly-Headless Nick
b. Bloody Baron
c. Fat Friar
d. The Grey Lady

5. How many street lamps does Dumbledore estinguish with his Puter-Outer?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

Hard (2 points each)

6. What number vault is Harry's?
a. 545
b. 713
c. 324
d. 687

7. When traveling over the lake towards Hogwarts, which of the following characters was in the same boat as Hermione?
a. Susan Bones
b. Dean Thomas
c. Harry Potter
d. Neville Longbottom

8. When fetching Oliver Wood from the classroom, what can be viewed in the corner of the room?
a. A giant pewter caldron
b. A skeleton
c. Shelves of bottled objects
d. Large rune charts

9. In the scene where Harry receives his Nimbus 2000, the very last shot of Harry, before switching scenes shows what character staring open-mouthed at Harry's new broom?
a. Percy
b. Fred (or George, who can really tell?)
c. Oliver
d. Dean

10. To what square on the chess board does Ron move the first pawn in the life-sized chess match?
a. B5
b. E5
c. D5
d. F5

Nearly Impossible (3 points each)

11. What house's colors decorate the viewing tower into which the Gryffindor chaser is pushed into during the Quidditch match?
a. Gryffindor
b. Slytherin
c. Hufflepuff
d. Ravenclaw

12. Which of the following signs is not completely visible along Diagon Alley?
a. Olivander's
b. Quality Quidditch Supplies
c. The Daily Prophet
d. Gringotts

13. In the flashback sequence, what made up the mobile in young Harry's nursery?
a. Golden Snitches
b. Broomsticks
c. Owls
d. Clouds

14. Which of the following items cannot be seen in Harry's cupboard under the stairs?
a. An Apple
b. An Ironing Board
c. A Vacuum Cleaner
d. A Paint Tray and Roller

15. When we see Harry picking up the mail for the first time, one of the items is a postcard, and another is Harry's letter from Hogwarts. From whom is the other letter from?
a. Surrey Electric Board
b. Surrey Water Board
c. Surrey Gas Board

~~~~~~~~Answers!~~~~~~~~
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. C

[saz]

I supose this is more of a mistake, but in ps Harry says to the snake your from Burma arent you? This is a mistake beaucase its not called Burma any more. I cant remember what it is but its not Burma

[Leda]

bjackm, just did your test and got 8 wrong answers (oh, the shame!!). And saz, (I hope I don't sound like Hermione, but since you asked) Burma is now called Myanmar, you're right about that, but it was the dictatorial regime that changed the name, so calling it Burma is in a way a political statement. (Most people still call it Burma for that reason)

[RonFan24]

Wow Leda, look at the smarty pants on you!

[dobbygirl]

It took me about 40 viewings before I noticed this in PS:

In the scene where Harry is sitting in the window in his room on his first night at Hogwarts, there's a "Chuddley Cannons" flag hanging on the wall by Ron's bed. You can spot it when they're doing the pan of the room before they get to Harry sitting in the window petting Hedwig. It's really small and in the shape of a triangle.

In CoS, doesn't Dobby only have four fingers on his hands? In the books it definately states that he has five fingers just like a human.

[Master Dragonfly]

When does it say that?

But it's rather odd, in Gringotts in the first movie, if you look down while they're riding the cart, you can see this huge hole and there are tons of tracks down there, if I remember right. And I think Harry's wand goes up the troll's nose into the troll's brain when the troll falls flat on its face. I know that's lame. And when Harry's getting shaken around on the troll's back, you can totally tell that's not Daniel Radcliffe!

[Molly_Wood]

I don't know if anyone else noticed this, but I'm posting it cuz I love Fred and George---in the first movie, when Harry was sorted into Gryffindor, Fred and George stand up and if you listen carefully, you can hear them chanting, "We got Potter, we got Potter!" This was in the book too. I don't know, just found it funny.:rotfl:

[Figwit]

that's really cool, molly wood! I'm definitely going to check that one out.

[Molly_Wood]

I just watched PS/SS again today...looking for some of these things, and I was looking for more during the welcome feast, and i noticed that when Nearly Headless Nick makes his apperence...Hermione goes, "Nearly Headless, how can you be nearly headless?" then Harry rolls his eyes. I found this kinda weird cuz Harry didn't really seem to dislike Hermione at any point in this movie. And it seemed to me, were'nt they all wondering this? I mean, it is kinda weird to be Nearly Headless...and I also noticed, at the teachers table, next to Dumbledore, i think, is a female teacher who is what looks like of African heritage and is dressed in gold and frilly sort of stuff...is it just me, or is she dressed like how they describe Proff. Trewlney in PoA...this culd be her, but I doubt they'd use the same actress in the movie cuz they probably would have said something...

[Balderdash]

Here's a few things I've noticed from COS:


At the beginning when Harry throws Dobby in the wardrobe, when Dobby comes out again he has a sock hanging off his right ear. He pulls it off and gives it a deep sniff. Then he tosses it aside and gives it a really quick double take with a satisfied smile. Like he just smelled a rose. This just reconfirms Dobby's strange affinity for socks.

The handle of Lucius Malfoy's cane/wand is a snake head just like the snake head statues in the Chamber of Secrets.

At Flourish and Blotts, when Mr. Malfoy puts Ginny's transfiguration book back in her cauldron you can see Tom Riddle's diary behind it.

In the same Flourish and Blotts scene Draco rips a page out of a book and puts it in his pocket. Does anyone know why?

[FoolOnTheHill]

I think they had Draco rip out the page to show us all he's a bad guy. Only a little brat like him would do that. And later when he has the little package and asks "Is this yours?" and pockets it. He's always doing things to show us he's no good. I like that they did that. They put in so many little details- like the one with Dobby and the sock. I'd add more but it's 1 in the morning so I can't think so well...

[RonFan24]

That's so funny about Dobby and the sock. I'll have to look for it when I get the DVD. 8 days!

[Starseyer]

I didn't notice that Malfoy took 1 book from Ginny's caudron and put then put 2 back in it. I think Harry noticed something and gave Malfoy a "look" but didn't realize the significance of the event until Dobby gave him the hint in DD's office at the end of the movie. I know this is slightly different than in the book, but I like how they put it together.

[RonFan24]

I just watched CoS and I noticed that when all the students crowd around to see the pretrified Mrs. Noris, Colin Creevy goes to take a picture and someone, who is no doubt Percy (you can see his Prefect badge), without even looking, pushes the camera down and away from Colin's face. I thought that was kind of cool.

[Master Dragonfly]

One of the spells Harry uses at the dueling club in CoS is either the tickling curse or the big-tooth curse (Ritsumscera or something like that), but Draco isn't hit by either.

Another thing I noticed is that Malfoy has a major habit of landing hard on his butt and then making a weird face. And in Flourish and Blotts there's a copy of Magical Me that shows Gilderoy Lockhart smiling and holding up his hands and lightning's flashing behind him. It's funny. And during the part with the Cornish Pixies, the huge picture of Lockhart in the front of the room moves. The Lockhart in it runs away. It's funny.

That's funny how Harry's always stroking petrified people. He's lucky he gets to touch Hermione like that...not that I care.

The hand in CoS in Knockturn Alley is the hand of glory. It says so in the extended version of the scene.

I saw Penelope and Percy! NH Nick flies by and says "hello Percy, hello Penelope," or something like that.

What was with the "Avada" scene? Surely Lucius isn't stupid enough to have tried to kill Harry on the spot!

[Figwit]

Apparently you can get a glimpse of Gandalf the Grey in CoS.
I didn't get my copy of the DVD yet so I didn't see it but a friend of mine did-

As Harry enters Dumby's study for the first time you can see a portrait of Gandalf included in the collection of paintings just above the doorframe. You will probably need to hit the pause button, though.

And something I noticed in SS/PS- in the last scene at the hospital when Dumby and Harry are talking if you look past them at the painting on the wall you will see a woman coming in- she snuffs out the candle, the painting goes dark and she sits down. Pretty cool I thought!

Oh and this is more of a movie *mistake* if you ask me but in CoS, the last scene when they cheer Hagrid you can actually see Snape standing and clapping with the rest of them (you can see him from the back)

[saz]

did any one notice that Doobys nose changes shape? First its pionty then its flat(or vise versa)

[RonFan24]

I saw Gandalf, but not during the movie. I spotted it on disc two's tour of DD's office. And Nearly Headless Nick does acknowledge Percy and Penelope. He says hello Percy, hello Miss Clearwater. I didn't notice Dobby's nose though.

[Christy]

I just noticed today that in COS Ron always clears his throat before he does a spell. I found that cute!

[Molly_Wood]

I always look at the credits at the end of the movies, and I noticed in CoS that it has someone listed for Millicent Bullstrode, Professor Dippet, Ernie Macmillion, and Hannah Hufflepuff(or in the book "abbot") Did anyone else catch this and/or see them in the movie? I have some theories...Millicent may be the girl you see behind Justin when the snake is advancing on him...I remember seeing that same girl in SS, but I'm just guess. Dippet may be that guy in the stands during Quidditch who sorta laughs when Lee Jordan announces that Slytherin is leading 90 to 60(or something like that...) and Ernie and Hannah may be those two people who are starring at Harry the second time he looks around in the study place, they kinda of look like what the book described them as...did anyone else catch this?

This may be more of a mistake, but I felt like posting it, but during the Dueling Club scene, when Lockhart suggests Harry and Ron, but Snape says no because of Ron's wand, he says something like, "Potter will be sent to the hospital wing in a matchbox". Would they really know what a matchbox is? I mean, they do light fires with this little spell...I don't think they use matches...

[Hermione Bailey]

Professor Dippet was the headmaster of Hogwarts when Riddle was a student. He was meant to make an apperance in the flashback scene but I think his part got cut. The same with Mr Borgin from Borgin & Burkes. The actor (Edward Tudor Pole) is listed on the credits when he actually doesn't make an apperance in the film (his part was also cut as you know). :)

[Ash_Key]

Originally posted by Silk E Smooth (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=203588#post203588))
I noticed the second time I watched CoS that early in the movie you can see Percy and Penelope walking and holding hands.


Is that scene when both of them walked together and greeted by Nearly Headless-Nick (or vice versa)...? I think they look cute..

And Molly_Wood, I think it means they probably send Harry to the hospital wing in PIECES... you know, in case he'd bbe blowned up..:D :rotfl:

But it actually referred to Justin in the book..;)

[Virtuousdream]

I still failed to see Gandalf in the film, despite the fact I had it on so-motion, then pause, zoomed up to maximum and looking at all the paintings!

[Alorra Spinnet]

In the deleted scene of Harry by the lake when Hedwig flies over, I noticed what appears to be his Nimbus lying on the ground to left. Explains how the heck he got all the way to the other side of the lake. ;)

[djorno]

I noticed a bunch of things in the quidditch matches that never occured to me before. In PS Harry does a Wronski Feint near the end, and I also missed the part where Marcus Flint hopped over a player and landed back on the broom. Also in CoS there is a V formation by slytherin which is also mentioned in Quidditch Through The Ages as a certain move. I thought that was cool.

[Puffskein]

Originally posted by Molly_Wood (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=270027#post270027))
This may be more of a mistake, but I felt like posting it, but during the Dueling Club scene, when Lockhart suggests Harry and Ron, but Snape says no because of Ron's wand, he says something like, "Potter will be sent to the hospital wing in a matchbox". Would they really know what a matchbox is? I mean, they do light fires with this little spell...I don't think they use matches...


Good point. Snape says that in the book, only he refers to Justin. But why would wizards use matches? Maybe they use matchboxes to keep small quantities of potion ingredients, or maybe it's just a mistake no-one noticed.

[aragog]

I just noticed that in the beginning of COS, you can see that Harry's been reading "Which Owl?" (it's on the table with his glasses on top of it). Isn't he reading that in Prisoner of Azkaban? Neat little reference to POA, I thought.

[Alorra Spinnet]

Originally posted by aragog (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=277817#post277817))
I just noticed that in the beginning of COS, you can see that Harry's been reading "Which Owl?" (it's on the table with his glasses on top of it). Isn't he reading that in Prisoner of Azkaban? Neat little reference to POA, I thought.

No, In POA it's "Which Broomstick?" after he loses his Nimbus. I wondered about that "Which Owl?" book too.

[OrioCookie]

OK, you guys may have noticed it, but I haven't so be quiet! (Just kiddin')

When Snape is showing the boys the Daily Prophet with the car on the front page below it is an artical about Lockhart and part of it is shaped like a heart!

[Molly_Wood]

I read this somewhere and I looked and found it to be true:
In SS when Hagrid is telling Harry about his past, the last scene is Voldemort pointing his wand at Harry. If you look, you can see the baby is wearing a shirt with Blue's Clues on the sleeve. It's really funny.

[Alorra Spinnet]

Originally posted by Molly_Wood (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=280259#post280259))
I read this somewhere and I looked and found it to be true:
In SS when Hagrid is telling Harry about his past, the last scene is Voldemort pointing his wand at Harry. If you look, you can see the baby is wearing a shirt with Blue's Clues on the sleeve. It's really funny.

Nope, sorry, look closer. They are blue bunnies! ;)

[jlg881]

I was just watching SS tonight, for the 2nd time this week and I suddently noticed that when Harry and Ron are playing Wizard's Chess in the Great Hall, at the beginning of Christmas break, that Harry moves his knight and then Ron moves his queen to take Harry's knight. This is just like when they play the enchanted chess set at the end.

[Lupin Loopy]

I still cant see the "Gandalf" pic on the wall in DD office. I can't see any wizard that looks remotly like Gandalf

Help?

[Figwit]

a couple of other things I've noticed-

When Harry and Ron barge into Lockhart's office you can see a wig on the table, Lockhart then stuffs it into his trunk. Even his hair is fake!

in Borgin & Burkes when Harry is looking at the display you can see what is probably the Opal necklace from the side... when that big jar of shrunken heads is on screen.

[Alorra Spinnet]

Yes, I think that was the Opal necklace too. As well as him looking at the Hand of Glory. Keeping those two items in, even though it was Draco who looked at them in the book, might mean they will be important later.

I don't know how I missed this before but, in the scene where Hermione becomes a cat, you can make out a big bushy tail sticking up behind her ! I had always focused on that cat head/mask she was wearing and never noticed the tail before. :o

[Quill]

I like the scene at the very end of the credits for CoS where Lockhart is on the cover of a book called Who Am I? wearing a straight jacket and babbling to himself. Gave me a giggle.

http://www.imagemagician.com/images/rook/vestieri/jok.gif

[Malfoy_Lucius]

Has anybody noticed Peeves(i don't know if i spelled this right)?I didn't see him in the first two movies?

[Yadiami]

Peeves hasn't appeared in the films, although I think he was cast and shot something, but it wasn't in the final montage.

[DocHollidaywe]

I think the Filch think just shows how his attitude is

[Ash_Key]

Moaning Myrtle died on June 13th.

In case anyone didn't notice it...

[Malfoy_Lucius]

Did the chamber of secrets rise up to your standards?I mean,i didn't expect it to be that way.I imagined it as taller,with pillars on the sides,no water and no labyrinths at the sides.plus the salazar slytherin statue was far too small.It's way tall in the CoS.

[Leda]

CoS in the deleted scene where Harry meets Hagrid on the stairs ( with a dead chicken in his hands) you can see a girl running in to a portrait in the background and then she faints!! If this scene were still in the movie this would have happened right before Harry discovers the attack on Sir Nick and Justin. So this would mean that the girl in the picture saw the basilisk:??:

[Mad Eye Mike]

Right after Draco teases Harry about Ginny being his girlfriend, Lucius makes his first appearance. When he hits Draco on the shoulder with his cane, Draco makes a disgusted face as he walks off camera. When you see the deleted scenes, you understand why.

[Alorra Spinnet]

Originally posted by Malfoy_Lucius (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=305139#post305139))
Did the chamber of secrets rise up to your standards?I mean,i didn't expect it to be that way.I imagined it as taller,with pillars on the sides,no water and no labyrinths at the sides.plus the salazar slytherin statue was far too small.It's way tall in the CoS.

The problem with that was the size of the soundstage they had to build the set in. They could only go just so high,and they couldn't exactly dig up the floor. So they used the dark water to try to make it look real deep, and give the impression that alot of it was under water and bigger than what showed on the surface.poke:
It worked fairly well, and Harry looked puny next to that statue.:)

[Malfoy_Lucius]

Well,i liked it too,but i simply didn't expect it that way.It was good though.i certainly liked the basilisc.
why didn't they include the History of magic professor?

[Figwit]

Good one, Leda. I have to check it out.

You know I didn't really think Draco was making a disgusted face... more like a very frustrated one! either way... great acting from Felton. I was really impressed with him when I first noticed that subtle moment.

btw I think the guy who plays Goyle (the taller one) is great. He's usually in the background behind Draco but his expressions are always spot on. He's a great actor!

[Puffskein]

I asked earlier what wizards do with matches...they turn them into needles in basic transfiguration class, for one.

[wolfie]

Originally posted by Figwit
When Harry and Ron barge into Lockhart's office you can see a wig on the table, Lockhart then stuffs it into his trunk. Even his hair is fake!
:lol: I noticed that too!

Originally posted by Molly_Wood
Ernie and Hannah may be those two people who are starring at Harry the second time he looks around in the study place
yeah, those are Ernie and Hannah. They're in the deleted scenes.

and also, in SS/PS, when you see the back of Quirrell's head (when he's talking to Snape at the feast) you can see that the actor didn't shave his head - there's hair sticking out from under his turbin!

everything else I've noticed has been mentioned already I think... :)

[Michelle]

Originally posted by Yadiami (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=303234#post303234))
Peeves hasn't appeared in the films, although I think he was cast and shot something, but it wasn't in the final montage.


Yes, I saw him in the cast too...
However, if he was in the deleted scenes he would be in the 2nd DVD right? Well, I didn't see a single scene with him (in the deleted scenes).

By the way, does anyone else think that the deleted scenes of CoS were the best ones?

[Qeomash]

One thing I just noticed (probably metnioned earlier in the thread) is that when Harry says "I'm not aloud to use magic outside of school," in reference to Hedwig's cage: there's no need for magic. The padlock's (that's one old padlock, too!) key is in the lock!

[Flobberworm]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, but I *think* Harry has red and gold checkered curtains on his window. I saw them when Ron comes and saves him from the Dursleys. I thought that was cute. Also, in the dueling scene, the Hogwarts crest is engraved on the fireplace. I've noticed otehr things but they've already been mentioned. :)

[Omi]

Sorry to bring this back up, BUT i think there is more to dobby's sock. I suppose its book 5, SO,

When Hermione knits all the hats (wooly bladders :) ) All the elves are frightened of entering the room, because if they pick them up they get free'd

So if u consider that, how did dobby pick up the sock?
i know Harry isnt his master
but neither is hermione!

Sorry about all the spoiler tags :o

[dracos_girl007]

Hmm hi, I don't understand the last post :s anyway, have any of you noticed that Emma Watson mouths lines to Daniel in PS/SS on the way to Hagrid's Hut when Harry is saying, "I don't know why I didn't see it before." or something like this.... I am quite positive, (sorry if this has been mentioned b4, I didn't see it.)

[retainer]

some i caught..
When Harry, Ron and Hermione rush to Hagrid after end-of-the-year exams, and Harry is saying something that ends with "why didn't I see it before", Hermione is mouthing his lines.

At the beginning of the scene near the end of the movie with Lucius Malfoy fuming at Dubledore in his office, Malfoy's hair is fanned back behind his shoulders. The lighting in the room illuminates the back of his neck, where you can see his real, short brown hair

[FreyaCrescent]

In answer to Omi, Dobby could pick up those socks because he was already free. He couldn't be freed again.. remember he got socks from Harry, and from shops - but nothing happened to him. I suppose freed house elves can handle any clothes they want. I don't think Dobby was bound to Hogwarts like the other elves.. I'd have to check GoF again to be sure.

I've never even noticed half the things people have posted - well, I saw the wig in Lockhart's office.. but that's it really. I think I'll have to watch the movies again to catch them.

[Dragonfly the 2nd]

I never noticed the wig until today. I always focused on whoever was talking.

By the way, who thinks Dippet could have been one of the geezers carrying Myrtle's body in the memory scene? Isn't that the Great Hall Dumbledore and Tom are talking in front of?

[DaManDan521]

you guys are very insightful ive only seen the movies 1 each n havent noticed that stuff

[XoticRaven]

heck, I didn;t even know there was a bonus scene at the end of CoS with Professor Gilderoy Lockhart in a straight jacket till someone mentioned it in another thread.

[Hufflepuffy]

Something I thought was neat that I noticed the 2nd time I watched CoS is when McGonagall is talking about how they've searched for the Chamber, but no entrance has ever been found, the next shot is of the sink in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, which turns out to be the entrance, I thought that was neat :).

[XoticRaven]

I just noticed something: In the scene where Prof. McGonagall explains the myth of the Chamber of Secrets, check out the blackboards in the room. All the words on the blackboards are backwards. The film has been flipped.

[HeirOfRavenclaw]

I dont know if this has been said before but you can see the House Points hourglasses in the background of the Great Hall!! I didnt see it or know what it was untill i read the OotP. Anyone else see this. I first saw it during the dueling club over Snape's left shoulder

[icecubecat14]

has any one ever noticed millicent bulstrode in COS she's behind draco i think she's a bit fat. U can see her again at the dueling scene.

And in PS when hermioen is heading to the great hall and their is those ghosts theyr'e singing "Merry christmas,merry christmas ring the hogwarts bell,merry christmas,merry christmas, cast a christamas spell. U can hear it all if u listen carefully.

[remusjlupin1980]

You can also hear that song in the CD.

[icecubecat14]

i know

[Bellatrix27]

Anyone know who was the lady sitting next to Lucius at the Quidditch match? Couldn't have been Narcissa, could it?

[Jillstar03]

I wonder why there are five people in Hermoines boat? *coughChrisCloumbussDaughtercough*
This same girl, who I think played Susan Bones in PS/SS and was sorted into Hufflepuff, turned out to be in Griffindor, as she was present in the Griffindor/Slytherin herbology lesson and the DADA lesson with Hermione:

http://www.blackforests.com/albums/ChamberofSecrets/Hermoine4.jpg

[Shauna]

This only took me one viewing, but if you watch some of the students' mouths in POA while they are singing "Something Wicked This Way Comes" some of them are quite off the music and look quite disturbed. :lol:

Shauna

[HollywoodBob]

This same girl, who I think played Susan Bones in PS/SS and was sorted into Hufflepuff, turned out to be in Griffindor, as she was present in the Griffindor/Slytherin herbology lesson and the DADA lesson with Hermione:

http://www.blackforests.com/albums/ChamberofSecrets/Hermoine4.jpgNo she's a hufflepuff, for some reason in the movies they don't follow the class schedules as they do in the books. Justin Finch-Fletchley was in their herbology lessons too. For some reason they put all the kids in the same classes rather then following the books plan of single and double classes.

I wonder if she'll be back in OotP since Susan Bones was prominent in the DA.

-HollywoodBob

[Maagic]

Here are some screenies of the McGonagall award from PS/SS

http://www.livefortheone.com/therepics/potteraward.jpg
http://www.livefortheone.com/therepics/potteraward2.jpg

You can also see Riddle's plaque although you can't make out his name on it

[tabygrint]

You guys are awesome! This is the most interesting thread I've ever read! I can't wait to go home now to watch the movies and look for all this stuff!! :D

[Camsin]

I noticed that McGonagall trophy as well - but it couldn't be her, maybe her son/daughter.
In PoA, when they are discussing the death of Peter Petigrew in the tavern McGonagall says that she told off Peter sometimes and that she regrets it (so therefore she was a Professor when the marauders were in school? On the other hand, in the pic, it says McGonagall 1971, and James 1977, but maybe 6 years after school you can be a professor?)

[HarryPotter]

Thanks for those screenshots! I was not able to decipher it on my DVD... :cool:

Do someone have the shots of Gandalf in the movie? I don't manage to find him...

[beebeeblack]

I have a question--and I know that this has absolutely no relevance to the plot; but it's been bugging me. Does anybody know why they changed the set between the first and third movies?

[azrael]

I have a question--and I know that this has absolutely no relevance to the plot; but it's been bugging me. Does anybody know why they changed the set between the first and third movies?

(possibly discussed in another thread?)

artistic license. i think i remember reading somewhere (or maybe i'm making this up) that it just made it flow a little better especially with the whole Time Turner thing. I never really imagined Hagrid's hut to be that close to the castle when i was reading the books, but that just might be my imagination. i know that his hut could be seen from Gryffindor tower, but it is a tower so i'm sure they could see it if it was in the new PoA location. i also had a problem in CoS with the Whomping Willow being so close to the school. i mean this thing hits really hard. why would it be in a courtyard 20 feet from the school?

but its mostly just artistic license. look at the Batman series. Tim Burton did the first 2 (Batman and Batman Returns) and Joel Shumaker did the last 2 (Batman Forever and Batman & Robin). totally different (not just because of the actors, but the director's style, and whoever else added to it, but im sure its mostly director since Burton is so dark).

[hawk1245]

Here a couple of thing I need to explain. 1: Susan Bonesa is ALWAYS in Hufflepuff. In the HP films the classes go by year, not by house. Like so: Year1, year 2, etc etc. 2:The timline of the films is different from the books. The books are set in the ninties, the films are set from 2001 and on. SO in the FILM James potter was at school during the seventies, in the books it was the sixties. So it was quite some time after their graduation that they had Harry (hence why the ptters look so young in the wedding pic in POA). 3: If you are a fan of continuity between films (like me) then just assum that a castle that has moving stair cases can change from year to year. I mean Harryactually say that he had trouble with the castle cause it constantly changes, no mistake threre. Also here are soem things to looks for:

The name Sirius Black is written on the side of Hagrids bike.

Aunt Marge is briefly mentioned in PS when the mail arives.

The passageway to the shrieking shack is visible at the base of the willow in COS.

[Witflick]

I also just noticed the Sirius Black name on the motorcycle thing.

Also, this is kind of weird, but in PS/SS when they are looking for Dumbledore and McGonagall says he went to the ministry, Dan's eye does this weird kind of flicky thingy. :p

Witflick.

[tabygrint]

Hey!
In COS, at Hagrid's hut, where you're supposed to see the crew member...
http://www.mugglenet.com/images/hutcrew.jpg
I can't see anything! I've watched the part slowly but why am I not seeing this dude?

[IheartLupin12]

This seems a little insignifigant but interesting...after watching PoA for the third time, during the scene in Lupin's class with the Boggart, Parvati comes up for a turn. Lupin shouts her name but the first 2 times i couldnt understand what he said...I wonder if the same girl will be Parvati in the GoF with the Yule Ball Scene(provided its included)

[tabygrint]

Probably...and it better be included.

[Da_Chinkster]

I've only just re watched the PS/SS and only jsut noticed that Ron is shorter than Harry. I cant remember precisely but I was sure that it was supposed to be the other way round.

[Sweetie]

I didn't notice that Lupin's candles were vertebrae until the second time I saw it. The first time I was just focused on how gorgeous he was ;)

[tabygrint]

I've only just re watched the PS/SS and only jsut noticed that Ron is shorter than Harry. I cant remember precisely but I was sure that it was supposed to be the other way round.

Now he is taller. ;)

[snape_sinclaire]

It took me a while to notice that Ron's robes were gray, not black in CoS, and that the hourglasses for house points were in the duel scene.

[tabygrint]

They're gray? Hm...I never saw that.

[TaraBrady]

Did anyone notice, near the beginning of PoA, in the scene where we're following Harry downstairs and listening to Ron and Hermione argue, there's a wizard reading a book and waving a finger over a cup of tea to make it stir itself. He's holding the book up so we can see the cover, and it look like "A Brief History of Time."

Also, had anyone figured out what Mme. Pomfrey was doing to that Hufflepuff boy in the scene where Harry wakes up in the Hospital wing after the Quidditch match? She seems to be pulling on something.

[Bellatrix27]

Did anyone notice, near the beginning of PoA, in the scene where we're following Harry downstairs and listening to Ron and Hermione argue, there's a wizard reading a book and waving a finger over a cup of tea to make it stir itself. He's holding the book up so we can see the cover, and it look like "A Brief History of Time."

According to IMDB: Ian Brown]the singer (formerly of the Stone Roses) appears briefly in the bar at the start of the movie reading "A Brief History of Time". He was originally cast as the pub landlord, but the role was cut right down due to timing issues.

[Secretofshadows]

It took me a while when it showd Lupins candles. It took me a while when it showd the Monster Book of Monsters

[TaraBrady]

Thanks, Bella!

[Bellatrix27]

I read about that Gandalf portrait too and never spotted it. Imdb trivia says that during the credits of CoS we see the fate of a character? Anyone know what that's all about? I would check the dvd but its out on loan for the weekend.

[snape_sinclaire]

Bellatrix27, it just shows a scene with Lockhart in a straightjacket on the cover of a book titled "Who Am I?"

[Bellatrix27]

Ah, thankee Snape!

[Maagic]

Here is the Lockhart scene and the supposed Gandalf picture but I don't see it either

http://www.livefortheone.com/therepics/lockhart.jpg
http://www.livefortheone.com/therepics/gandalf.jpg

[hawk1245]

Let me clear something else up: Gandalf is NOT one of the paintings. On the tour of the COS DVD you can see that the portrait that LOOKS like Gandalf in the actual movie, is not in close up. I thought it was him too when I first watched the film, but it isn't. But there ARE portraits of Dippet, Salazar Slytherin and AD himself on the wall.

[tabygrint]

Yeah, I figured Gandalf wasn't REALLY there after a bazillion people posted saying "I can't see Gandalf anywhere!"

But what about that Hagrid's hut dude!! :P (that's still bugging me)

[hawk1245]

Yeah, I figured Gandalf wasn't REALLY there after a bazillion people posted saying "I can't see Gandalf anywhere!"

But what about that Hagrid's hut dude!! :P (that's still bugging me)

That itsn't really in the film. That was a publicity still taken during the production. You see, the inside of the hut was a different set in Leavston Studios, so the intersior of the location hut had to be hidden from the camera, so the crew member is NOT visible in the actual movie.

[IceKat55]

This seems a little insignifigant but interesting...after watching PoA for the third time, during the scene in Lupin's class with the Boggart, Parvati comes up for a turn. Lupin shouts her name but the first 2 times i couldnt understand what he said...I wonder if the same girl will be Parvati in the GoF with the Yule Ball Scene(provided its included)
I just noticed in that scene, that Seamus is actually in front of Parvati, but his turn gets skipped! The line goes Ron, Seamus THEN Parvati, but Seamus' turn got cut out in editing.

Deleted Scene!!! :p

[tabygrint]

That itsn't really in the film. That was a publicity still taken during the production. You see, the inside of the hut was a different set in Leavston Studios, so the intersior of the location hut had to be hidden from the camera, so the crew member is NOT visible in the actual movie.

Thanks! :D
So I'm not going crazy then. Woo!

[mmmnverycurious]

hey, just wonderin did anyone notice at the end of PS in the hospital wing that u can c a lightening bolt scar on dumbledores head?
I'm sure i've read that somewhere on these forums and cannot for the life of me pin point it.

[IheartLupin12]

I just noticed in that scene, that Seamus is actually in front of Parvati, but his turn gets skipped! The line goes Ron, Seamus THEN Parvati, but Seamus' turn got cut out in editing.

Deleted Scene!!! :p

ooh missed that i guess! good job seeing that....

[Albusdaughter]

I didn't notice that Lupin's candles were vertebrae until the second time I saw it. The first time I was just focused on how gorgeous he was ;)

They also had Roman numerals on them so they were candle clocks. (In case anyone doesn't know candle clocks were used in the days before mechanical clocks, especially by monks so that they would know when to pray. They are made to burn down an hour for each numeral if left burning continuously.)

Why a candle clock would be made in the shape of a spine I have absolutely no idea!

It is yet another reference to time which are littered through the PoA film. Like the Brief History of Time book in the Leaky Cauldron, the cuckoo clock in the Dursley's dining room, the sundial in Hogwarts courtyard, the big clock outside the hospital wing door etc etc.

Having read this thread I had to go back and watch CoS on DVD again to see some of the things people picked up - you lot are good! :tu:

I found two more tiny things I don't think have been mentioned - apologies if they have.

1. When you see the roof of the greenhouse prior to the mandrake lesson there is what looks like a statue of a basilisk on the roof! A reference to the monster just before you see the cure!

2. In the corridor when Mrs Norris has been petrified, Malfoy says 'you'll be next mudbloods' the next shot is of Hermione with Justin Finch-Fletchley behind her and I think Colin Creevey sneaks into shot too. They of course are precisely the 'mudbloods' who were petrified next!

[icklek]

I noticed the McGonagall thing too! Did it ever say that she played Quidditch? I guess I just kind of brushed it off as another McGonagall because I thought Minerva's older than James.

Does the McGonagall plaque say that it's for Quidditch??? After all, if Tom Riddle's award for special services to the school is next to the Quidditch cup, then it's obviously not in a Quidditch-only cabinet, so her plaque could be for anything.....

[emma madison]

Erm... in PoA, in the scene where Hagrid tells the trio how Buckbeak's trial went, he's wading in the lake skipping stones across it's surface, yeah? In the background Hermione and Ron are standing while Harry is sitting on a rock. When the scene is shown from their backs, Harry is standing up quite away from the rock, but then in the next shot he's sitting down on it again.

I notice a lot of shot-by-shot mistakes. In SS/PS or CoS, can't remember, there was even a scene that made it look like Fred and George had a triplet! I think it's the scene where Quirrel comes in and shouts there's a troll, then the students start screaming and leave their seats--- when they show one side of the Gryffindor table where Harry is, Oliver and James are in the background; when they show the other side, one of the Phelps is there as well.

[FreyaCrescent]

I've never seen the Lockhart scene at the end of the CoS credits.. I always wondered what that extra scene was, but always forgot to leave the credits rolling when I was watching the DVD. Thanks to Maagic for the screen grabs!

Yesterday I was watching CoS, where the Weasley boys and Harry arrive at the Burrow. On the clock, I'd never noticed that Fred and George don't have separate 'hands' on it, they're connected. I thought that was quite a cute detail - showing they're always together.

[Bellatrix27]

I did notice that in the POA movie, Moony was spelled wrong. It was spelled Mooney, which i found out was b/c someone who was part of the crew or something like that, his last name was Mooney and Cuaron did it for him.

[FreyaCrescent]

That's a book detail, here we're talking about movie details. But you can post the things that took several readings to catch in this thread (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=4928)!

Anyhoo, I was watching CoS for the umpteenth time today, and when Harry and Ron are hiding behind a statue levitating the cakes for Crabbe and Goyle, I've never noticed what the statue was of. It's a wizard, holding what appears to be Hogwarts in one hand and a scroll of paper in the other. There are also lions at his feet - the symbol for Gryffindor house. Might this be Godric Gryffindor's statue?

[hawk1245]

That's a book detail, here we're talking about movie details. But you can post the things that took several readings to catch in this thread (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=4928)!

Anyhoo, I was watching CoS for the umpteenth time today, and when Harry and Ron are hiding behind a statue levitating the cakes for Crabbe and Goyle, I've never noticed what the statue was of. It's a wizard, holding what appears to be Hogwarts in one hand and a scroll of paper in the other. There are also lions at his feet - the symbol for Gryffindor house. Might this be Godric Gryffindor's statue?

Yeah, and when we flashback to Riddle's time, you can also see a statue of Salazar Slytherin across the other end of the corridor between the great hall and the entrance hall. Oddly enough, the statue disapears in POA to make way for the headless hunt knights entrance through the window thats behind it. LOL.

[Jennabean]

Something I noticed in PoA VERY briefly was, in the scene where Sirius Black has attacked the portrait of the Fat Lady, I saw Sir Cadogan (the mad knight portrait) running around with his sword at ready behind one of the character's heads.

At least he made it in... :P

----Jenna

[tabygrint]

Yea, I saw that too! :D

[hawk1245]

Something I noticed in PoA VERY briefly was, in the scene where Sirius Black has attacked the portrait of the Fat Lady, I saw Sir Cadogan (the mad knight portrait) running around with his sword at ready behind one of the character's heads.

At least he made it in... :P

----Jenna

There is a reason he was there too. IN the full version of that scene, right before we cut to the great hall with the sleeping bags, Dumbledore says to Filch "We will need a replacement for the fat lady to gaurd Gryffindor tower." Then filch says something like "So! Who wants the job?" All of the portraits disapears from their frames, except Sir cadogan. Filch casts a disbeleiving look to Dumbledore, but Albus is actually smiling. Then we cut to Sir Cadogan gaurding the hole. The scenen where Mcgonagall asks him if he let Sirius in was also shot.

[ErinSevvy]

how do you know that ^ ? In the dueling scene, u can see a crew person behind Snape...

[Aoweil]

I didn't actually spot this myself, but someone on another forum pointed this out to me.

Near the end of SS/PS, in the scene where Dumbledore visits Harry in the hospital wing, you can make out a lightening bolt shaped scar on Dumbledore's forehead (on his left). It is especially clear when Dumbledore leans in towards Harry, and we have a good shot of his forehead.

I have no idea if this was intentional or if it is just that Richard Harris had a lightening bolt shaped scar on his forehead, but it's interesting nonetheless.

[Kimmetje]

We never saw Sir Cadogan in the movie, which I think is weird as he did replace the Fat Lady for a while and the Fat Lady was different, she was hiding behind a tree or somethng while she usually wore a pind dress...That's what I found akward...

[TaraBrady]

No, he was there, in the background when everyone's looking at the Fat Lady's ripped-up canvas.

[Mumps]

No, he was there, in the background when everyone's looking at the Fat Lady's ripped-up canvas.
I didn't notice that one until my 4th viewing!
He is there several times. When the Fat Lady is singing/screaming (which ever you think describes her awful voice :lol: ) Cadogaen jumps and raises his sword in a background picture (I think he was patroling up and down before he did that).
Also when they look at the ripped up painting he's there again.

[Pigleto972001]

i was watching cos AGAIN and i noticed that when snape is lecturing harry and ron about the flying car, that he's holding up the "evening prophet" i thought that was a cute touch. also, the looks on fred/george's faces when molly is yelling at them the morning the rescue harry are priceless! esp. when she tells ron, "you better hope i don't put bars on YOUR window."

and i'm not a huge snape fan (sorry snape fans! :) ) but i thought alan rickman was really excellent in the dueling club scene with how he calls up malfoy and then looks at harry askance after he uses parseltongue.

[DarkThunder]

In PoA in the Hogshead (I think) the person cleaning the table picks up a bottle which vanishes after they whipe it with the cloth.

[Alorra Spinnet]

In PoA in the Hogshead (I think) the person cleaning the table picks up a bottle which vanishes after they whipe it with the cloth.
That would be in The Leaky Cauldron, but yes, I noticed it too. :agree:

[HPfan19]

Well I don't know where else to post this without it being locked, so here's something i've noticed...the hats..i believe they wore hats in PS/SS at some point in the movie, and i know for sure i saw a couple hats in CoS during the dueling scene, and if i recall correctly they might have wore them in the books. I guess what i'm trying to get at is that i think they hats on the students look ridiculous and i'm a lil' upset that they were in the book as well..i just think its too old school with the hats except for the adults. Let me know how you feel about the hat situation and can someone tell me if they possibly wore hats throughout all of the books so far? Thanks.

[Ariel62442]

I've noticed alot of things too but here are some new ones. I was watching SS/PS and both Emma and Dan accidentally look straight at the camera for a split second. (Don't blink!) And in the chess scene right before Ron falls off the knight, if you pause it, you can clearly see that it's not Rupert but his much older stunt double. I also made a cap of Dumbledore's scar.
Here are some screen caps I made:
Emma looks at the camera (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/Ariel62442/emmalook.jpg)
Dan looks at the camera (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/Ariel62442/danlook.jpg)
Ruperts stunt double (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/Ariel62442/rupstunt.jpg)
Dumbledore's "Scar" (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/Ariel62442/scar.jpg)

Also, this is kind of weird, but in PS/SS when they are looking for Dumbledore and McGonagall says he went to the ministry, Dan's eye does this weird kind of flicky thingy.

I've noticed that too! His eye also does that weird thing in PS/SS when he's looking out his window at night and petting Hedwig.

[busy91]

One thing in CoS that I just caught was the clock. I had seen it of course, but didn't realize what it said. I know in the books it talks about it, but it escaped me in the movie.

[Flameow]

A lot of times during the movies, usually in the early ones since they're all young actors, some person will be mouthing the words to a different person's lines. :D
I guess they probably messed up many times, and everyone had to keep listening over and over to the lines, so they just began sort of whispering it along to themselves. Or they thought that they weren't being filmed, so they just practiced along with everyone else. xD
It's pretty interesting.

[icklek]

In PS when Harry is coming back down to the ground after catching the Remembrall there is an ariel shot of the class and they're all cheering, however when we see Malfoy & co a second later they look pretty disgusted with Harry....surely they should have been standing apart from the rest of the class and not cheering???

Also when Harry is distributing the post you can see Petunia dying his new school uniform in the background...

[RupertGrintsFit]

In the POA film when neville gets called forward he hesitates but he does step forward as he does watch RON carefully he looks at the camera and smiles!

[doggiemom2]

Wow!! The next time I watch either of the movies I'll be looking for all of this stuff. Thanks. :)

[hpfan_08]

I was just watching POA, and I realized that Harry’s eyes were blue, but in the books, they are green. I bet this probably has been pointed out before many times, nut would not you think they would give him colored contacts at least.

[kiggy]

Wow that scar on Dumbledores forehead..I wander if we can see it at all in the second movie? I will watch..it is playing right now across the room...

But the question I came here to raise was about Ron stepping on Hermiones foot and what the significance of it is. Maybe there is none but it sticks out as odd to me. In the SS movie when they are under the invisibility cloak..she says "ouch Ron that was my foot"..I don't recall this happening at all in CoS but in PoA on the train..when the dementors come and Ron moves to the window to look out and it is dark in the cabin..Hermione says it again...so Ron apparently stepped on her again...Now why this caught my attention is because I thought it was a useless line in PoA...I was thinking what was the significance of that...but then watching SS and hearing it again there...I got to thinking that this useless "filler" line may have some significance but I don't know what it could possibly be...Any thoughts?

There are a lot of things that people have noticed that I have not...I have seen the first two movies several dozen times..my daughters watch them all the time..but for some reason I don't notice all of those little details..but I will watch more closely now.

[Blizzard]

I didn't notice this until about my 3rd viewing. When Harry is on the bus, the head says "Watch out for the Pea Soup!, eat it before it eats you!". Then, when Harry is at the Leaky Cauldron, Fudge asks him if he wants to eat the pea soup. Harry is like "Erm..No". :lol:

[herbertsandbach]

Well the foot remark could be the theory that there is another invisible person there, The who's,where's and why's of why there might be someone invisible doing the accidental treading are on another thread I think.

[MoodyHarry]

This is the result of way too many viewings...

In PS, when Harry and the Dursley's go to the zoo, you see a shot of the entrance of the zoo with school kids walking out. You see two girls in green school uniforms and matching green hats walking out. The girl on the left side is a red-head. She looks exactly like the actress who plays Susan Bones in PS and CoS. I believe it is Chris Columbus's daughter, playing both roles.

In PS, when Oliver Wood teaches Harry about Quidditch in the field, the actor (Sean Biggerstaff) is wearing a thick, grey knitted turtleneck sweater.
In CoS, when the Weasley's and Harry are supposed to travel by Floo powder to Diagon Alley, Harry is wearing a grey turtleneck sweater. I swear Harry is wearing that same sweater. Daniel Radcliffe is not as tall as Sean Biggerstaff, so the sweater looks a bit big on Radcliffe. You can see that the sleeves are folded up, and the turtleneck part seems a bit big.

Way, way too many viewings.... :blush:

[hawk1245]

[QUOTE=kiggy]Wow that scar on Dumbledores forehead..I wander if we can see it at all in the second movie? I will watch..it is playing right now across the room...

But the question I came here to raise was about Ron stepping on Hermiones foot and what the significance of it is. Maybe there is none but it sticks out as odd to me. In the SS movie when they are under the invisibility cloak..she says "ouch Ron that was my foot"..I don't recall this happening at all in CoS but in PoA on the train..when the dementors come and Ron moves to the window to look out and it is dark in the cabin..Hermione says it again...so Ron apparently stepped on her again...
(QUOTE)

Actually it's just a reference to PS, just saying that even though they are about to go into their third year, the way they act with each other hasn't changed, the mark of true friends. You can also hear Ron say "Sorry" with the EXACT same tone he said it in PS. Also note Hagrid when he rips the door off Fudges carriage, he says "Sorry 'bow tha." The exact same way he did when he accidentally brok the Dursley's door in PS. Both are meant to remind the audience that these are the same characters we saw in the first two, just older, but not all that different huh? Sorta like Harry saying "Get yourself out!" in both PS and COS, just a little wink to carefull viewers.

[Alfonzo]

In POA I only realised after the second (or third) viewing that when the gryffindor boys are trying to get through the portrait into the common room, the fat lady calls them "Plebs!".
I personally found this hilarious :D

[kiggy]

In POA I only realised after the second (or third) viewing that when the gryffindor boys are trying to get through the portrait into the common room, the fat lady calls them "Plebs!".
I personally found this hilarious :D

I am sorry but what are Plebs..I don't get the joke..please help.

[Hollis]

Plebeian I assume is what the Fat Lady calls them. from dictionary.com:
1. One of the common people of ancient Rome.
2. A member of the lower classes.
3. A vulgar or coarse person.

[kiggy]

Thanks...it wasn't a word in my vocabulary..my husband would probably laugh at me...He is a big reader and knows a lot of words..and I am always clueless..

[hawk1245]

Heres one that had me rolling on the floor! When Harry lands Buckbeak in the COMC class you hear a student say "Man Harry! That was WICKED Harry!" This is the EXACT same csound clip used in PS when Harry lands after catching the remembral! Not just the same voice, the same CLIP! LOL!

[kiggy]

Heres one that had me rolling on the floor! When Harry lands Buckbeak in the COMC class you hear a student say "Man Harry! That was WICKED Harry!" This is the EXACT same csound clip used in PS when Harry lands after catching the remembral! Not just the same voice, the same CLIP! LOL!

By same clip, what do you mean..It couldn't really be the same scene with the students all 2 years younger...do you mean just the sound..like a voice over..or do you mean..it looks like the same scene..but just done again for this movie?

[Alfonzo]

The same sound clip is inserted into the dialogue

[Goatherder]

While watching PoA, I noticed in the scene where each student gets his/her chance to face the boggart, if you look at the overhead angle of Ron's spider boggart on rollerskates, there's a circular inscription on the floor that appears to be in runes?

[LunaGoldstein]

ok I cant believe no ones noticed this before but in the Leaky Cauldron in PoA you see a guy drinking tea and reading... Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" ! I actually caught it on ym first viewing and i cant believe its not mentioned much.

[hawk1245]

ok I cant believe no ones noticed this before but in the Leaky Cauldron in PoA you see a guy drinking tea and reading... Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" ! I actually caught it on ym first viewing and i cant believe its not mentioned much.

It has been brought up. The man reading it is from a famous UK band I do believe. Another interesting thing to note is that the Weasley's and Harry sit at the same table in The Leaky Cauldron that Harry and Hagrid sat in in PS/SS, which is funny because in both scenes Harry learns more about Voldemort. Mmmm....

[kenmarekestrel]

I've read through this thread and alot of people have been pointing out Christopher Columbus' kid are featured alot in the first 2 movies. I was speeding through the credits of CoS to get to the end bit with lockhart, so I stopped and read through the credits. It lists 4 of them
Girl in Bookstore - Isabella Columbus
Susan Bones - Eleanor Columbus
Girl with Flowers - Violet Columbus
Boy in Studyhall - Brendan Columbus
I never noticed this before. Its almost as bad as Peter Jackson using his kids in Hobbiton, Rohan and Minas Tirith several times.(at least CCs had specific roles in one place!)

[Ranador]

I've read through this thread and alot of people have been pointing out Christopher Columbus' kid are featured alot in the first 2 movies. I was speeding through the credits of CoS to get to the end bit with lockhart, so I stopped and read through the credits. It lists 4 of them
Girl in Bookstore - Isabella Columbus
Susan Bones - Eleanor Columbus
Girl with Flowers - Violet Columbus
Boy in Studyhall - Brendan Columbus
I never noticed this before. Its almost as bad as Peter Jackson using his kids in Hobbiton, Rohan and Minas Tirith several times.(at least CCs had specific roles in one place!)
So what? Ron Howard gives his brother a role in every movie he makes. I don't see a problem with their kids being in the movie, except other kids and fans being jealous. *shrug* It comes with the territory of your father being a movie director.

[Hollis]

on this side-note in additioin to Peter Jackson's kids figured prominantly among the Hobbit children, and Sean Astin's daughter played his daughter in the end of RotK. not a big deal to me, they all did lovely jobs being kids in their dad's movies.

Is this worse than Directors like Peter Jackson giving themselves cameos in their own movies?

I'm just now appreciating all the references of other movies Alphonse Cuaron likes to quote in his own movies. We've been discussing this in the thread down the page-- movie references in HP movies.

[VIETgrlTerifa]

So what? Ron Howard gives his brother a role in every movie he makes. I don't see a problem with their kids being in the movie, except other kids and fans being jealous. *shrug* It comes with the territory of your father being a movie director.

I think I wouldn't have minded if CC's daughter playing Susan Bones either until her 50th close up in COS. She had more close-ups than anyone outside the trio it seemed.

[LumosSoleil]

Well, I don't have a problem with directors having their kids in the movies; it makes up for them not being able to be with their kids since they are overseas at work. Why not have their kids in the movies?

I didn't notice until someone pointed out (b/c they saw PoA at Imax) that in the Leaky Cauldron, you can see Fred and George walk into each other before they sit down :p

[kenmarekestrel]

I dont mean it is bad that they use their kids as extras, I mean its bad when put heaps of close ups on just their kids and not other extras. I got sick of seeing such a minor characters face every 10 minutes during PS. Its the same with Peter Jackson. As cute as they are, his kids got more close ups (and roles, for that matter) than any of the other extras.

Sean Astin's daughter played his daughter in the end of RotK. not a big deal to me, they all did lovely jobs being kids in their dad's movies.
I agree the kids were great, but ONE small part without 50 close ups is enough.
Just an additional note on that, the child in Rosies arms at the end of RotK is Sarah Mcleod's daughter, Maisie.

Edit: Just adding something to save double posting

I have CoS playing on my computer in the background and I just heard Ginny say at the start " Mummy have you seen my jumper?" and Mrs Weasley replied "Yes dear, Its on the cat." :rotfl: I thought it was funny anyway...

[VegemiteRules75]

While watching PoA, I noticed in the scene where each student gets his/her chance to face the boggart, if you look at the overhead angle of Ron's spider boggart on rollerskates, there's a circular inscription on the floor that appears to be in runes?

I just started a thread on this, but I don't know whether it will survive. Anyway if you go to HarryPotter.com and look at the virtual tour of the DADA classroom (click on the Marauders Map, go to DADA and then click on the grammophone on the page), you can clearly see the runes on the floor as well as a trap door within the circle of runes. What I'd like to know is what this trap door is all about, will it have a future significance?

[MoodyHarry]

Just noticed this recently.

In CoS, when the Ford Anglia falls out of the Whomping Willow tree, it lands on the ground and ejects Harry, Ron, Hegwig and their stuff. Then it drives off and Harry and Ron go chasing after it.

The two chasing after the Ford are not actually Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. It is two doubles. Harry is shorter than Ron is and Harry is on the right side of the screen. When the doubles are chasing the car, Harry is taller. Also, Harry is wearing a black T-shirt with a red and black checked shirt overtop, which is unbuttoned. The double chasing the car is not wearing a red checked shirt. It's almost dark greyish and is completely buttoned up.

Once question I always had is why movies places doubles in scenes that seem so short. I guess it takes a lot of time to film it, so they give the principles a break, but it is odd nonetheless. You would think they would at least make sure the clothes are the same.

[satnitesadnesss]

Just noticed this recently.

In CoS, when the Ford Anglia falls out of the Whomping Willow tree, it lands on the ground and ejects Harry, Ron, Hegwig and their stuff. Then it drives off and Harry and Ron go chasing after it.

The two chasing after the Ford are not actually Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. It is two doubles. Harry is shorter than Ron is and Harry is on the right side of the screen. When the doubles are chasing the car, Harry is taller. Also, Harry is wearing a black T-shirt with a red and black checked shirt overtop, which is unbuttoned. The double chasing the car is not wearing a red checked shirt. It's almost dark greyish and is completely buttoned up.

Once question I always had is why movies places doubles in scenes that seem so short. I guess it takes a lot of time to film it, so they give the principles a break, but it is odd nonetheless. You would think they would at least make sure the clothes are the same.

lol, wow, i never noticed that! hah, that made me laugh. :rotfl:

During the filming of CoS, Emma Watson broke her wrist, and during the Polyjuice scene in the bathroom, you can see her cast, alothough its soo obvious they tried to cover it up with her shirt :p

aaws, poor sweetie. lol. :eyebrows:

um, i saw the 3rd movie only once- it annoyed the heck outta me. never again. lol.

[Aussie Witch]

In PS/SS, when the Nimbus 2000 has just arrived and Hermione,Ron and Harry are unwrapping it the handle bumps Hermione's orange juice and she looks down at it as it spills (a bit) and then ignores it. That bit cracks me up (please dont ask me why!)

[RupertGrintsFit]

Someone may of pointed this out before but enscripted around the mirror of erised it says: Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on whohsi.
If you read this backwards and stick a few words together it says: i show not your face but your hearts desire. I found this fascinating!

Ron Weasley Rocks!

[hawk1245]

Here are some POA ones:

If you pause the DVD when the bird that the WW kills is cloes to the camera, you will see that it's the EXACT same color as the Ford Anglia. So maybe the WW isn't just mean, he's scarred that the car is gonna get him again :)

There is an advertisment in Honeydukes for "Clippy's Clip Joint", this animated wooden scuplture/adverstisment shows a man getting his hair and beard trimmed by a BUNCH of poor house elves.

The teeth and lower jaw of the Basilisk are in the DADA classroom, most obviously during snapes lesson. I guess that had to do something with it after it dropped dead huh? Wonder what they did with the flesh, hope they didn't eat it.

Fudge scolds Dumbldore, saying "Just your name Albus." and Dubledore responds "yes but its a terribly long name", which, as us fans know is true! Albus Percival Wolfwic Brian Dumbledore.

Watch Hagrid when Dumbledore mentions the dementors, he shudders. No doubt from his memories of his brief stay there.

[Alhanalasa]

It took going through the special features on the PoA DVD to catch the bottle disappearing into the rag in the Leaky Cauldron. And I still don't think I've caught all the things going on in portraits in any of the movies.

[Fury]

If you pause the DVD when the bird that the WW kills is cloes to the camera, you will see that it's the EXACT same color as the Ford Anglia. So maybe the WW isn't just mean, he's scarred that the car is gonna get him again

Omg... I just realized that...

Aww, is the poor tree scared of something...

I always knew there was a problem with that thing.

[mitcheldor]

the thing that i didnt notice at first that realllly bothers me now because i read it somewhere is when hermione punches malfoy in the face. A. i think she was suppose to slap him. B the first time she spun and punched him and then the time turning punch scene she just marched up and smashed him. i think they should have picked up on that. it erks me badly now when i watch it again.

[SuperNova]

In PoA there´s a man reading Stephen Hawkins book in the Leaky Cauldron. But thats a muggles book, and the man who reads it has to be a wizard.

Maybe im just stupid but i didnt believe wizards were interested in mugglebooks.