However, I was distressed to not remember certain facts that were revealed in the movie, so...I have decided to reread the series.
I started with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - no not the Sorcerer’s Stone. I personally own both the UK and American versions of all the books. I was very annoyed when Scholastic (publisher of the American versions) decided it was necessary to change J.K. Rowling's original UK title. I believe that the Philosopher's Stone makes more sense given the historical connection to alchemy.
Anyway, one thing that puzzled me in the recent movie, was the scene where Hermione is explaining her parent's occupations as dentists. Hmm, I didn't remember that. However, it is clearly stated in the first book or at least the UK version. I do not have plans to reread the American version to confirm that this was not edited out. Challenge for a student or blog reader?
One other thing that has peeved me about the movies is that Peeves was removed from the story. So, I await the final two movies to see if he is finally added to the films. (Yes, the final book has been divided into two movies, just in case you didn't know.)
I will post comments about the Harry Potter books as I read them, but I don't want to get too distracted from my original goal of posting comments on books I haven't read, so...my next post will not be about Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the rest of the Hogwart's cast.
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