Migraine + Couch = No Homework + Harry Potter Marathon

This past weekend, Friday and Saturday were particularly hectic for me, so of course I wound up with an excruciating migraine on Sunday morning. Which basically meant I got absolutely no homework done and spent all day switching between naps on the couch and watching movies. Since I had all day to kill, I figured why not have a Harry Potter marathon?

Even in my headache-induced coma, I could still remember that I'm eager for Christmas break because it means I finally have the chance to go see the first half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that I've been dying to see (no pun intended) ever since the book was released. This fleeting thought was enough to make me pop in my much-played Sorcerer's Stone DVD and start the marathon as a sort of refresher course.

I ran into a tiny little problem though. Of the six movies already out on DVD, I only own four: Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire, and Half-Blood Prince. This in itself isn't that bad; my favorites (GoF and HBP) are included. No, the problem lies in the fact that I've only seen Prisoner of Azkaban and Order of the Phoenix once a piece, and of course they're the movies I don't own. Well, drats.

But I still managed to enjoy the ones I did watch (perhaps because I've read the books far too many times to count), even with plot holes I probably wouldn't have understood if I hadn't read the books first. And it was nice to remember all my favorite parts from each of them. I'll try my best to keep the descriptions accurate.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Okay, I'm not gonna lie, but my favorite lines from this one really have nothing to do with any major plot lines. And I wish I could find a video of either of them on YouTube, but alas! no luck. But maybe HP fans will understand.

Courtesy of HarryPotter'sCauldron.blogspot.com

The first one is fairly early in the movie, right around the time Harry meets the Weasleys for the first time. Mrs. Weasley is hurrying Fred and George along, and they play the classic which-twin-is-which trick on her. But then one of them drops my favorite line in the whole bloody movie: "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother." That line would be great with just an American accent, but Oliver or James Phelps' awesome British accent makes it even better.

I knew there was a really slim chance of finding my second favorite line in the movie on YouTube, so I didn't even try. But it's dropped by another minor Gryffindor, Quidditch Captain Oliver Wood, when he's explaining the rules of the game to new Seeker Harry. I am always far too entertained by his simple line "Bludgers. Nasty little buggers." in his heavy Scottish accent.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

I slept through a large majority of this one, so a lot of the details are a little fuzzy. But I can always remember this one pictured at left. Not to mention Mr. Weasley's awesome line a few seconds later: "Now tell me, Harry, what is the function of a rubber duck?"

The basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets is pretty cool too, even I hate snakes with a fiery passion. I just hope I never run into him when I'm down at the river or the lake next summer.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

For me, this one has always been obvious. Since they cut some of my favorite scenes from the movie (the Quidditch World Cup game and the creatures Harry encounters during the Third Task), I have to follow it up with a scene I know for sure is in both the movie and the book and is always good for a laugh: Malfoy the Amazing Bouncing Ferret. I'd include a video, but they've all had embedding disabled by request, so here's a link.  I also enjoy McGongall giving the dancing lesson to the Gryffindors.


Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Even though I usually hate it when random things get added into movies, but I thought the scene with the Muggle waitress making a date with Harry, who then stands her up because he leaves with Dumbledore, was a nice touch.  And the scene when Ron accidentally eats the love potion-laced candies meant for Harry, you have to admit it's pretty dang funny:




Sorry, but that's all I got. I'm lucky I managed this. Happy Finals Week! Please don't die. You would be missed.