Harry Potter triggers a memory
I finished reading Year Two today, and the chapter in the pipes sprung a memory from the theater experience...
Mel and I went to see this at Loews -- spoiled brats that we were, we traditionally went to the VIP section, and preceded any movie with dinner at P.F. Chang's or Dave & Busters. What this usually meant was that we were slightly sauced almost every time we saw a movie at Loews. I had had a rough week at work, so when we were in the theater, at some point, the combination of Guinness, leather seats, popcorn, and more Guinness caused me to fall asleep at a key point in the movie. When I woke up, five minutes later, Harry, Hermione, and Gilderoy were in the pipe. By the way, I'm bad with names. So this conversation happened:
Me: Boo Boo [I know, but that's how we talked], what's happening?
Melissa: Shh, Bear, they're in the chamber, going after the baselisk.
Me: OK, but why is Kenneth Branagh with them?
Melissa: I think he's a good Gilderoy -- they cast him just fine. I think this movie needed more star power after the casting in the first one.
Me: Yeah, he seems to know his role, but why is he in this scene?
Melissa: Actually, it's this way in the book -- they're sticking to it well!
Me: ...I'm going to kill you.
Mel and I went to see this at Loews -- spoiled brats that we were, we traditionally went to the VIP section, and preceded any movie with dinner at P.F. Chang's or Dave & Busters. What this usually meant was that we were slightly sauced almost every time we saw a movie at Loews. I had had a rough week at work, so when we were in the theater, at some point, the combination of Guinness, leather seats, popcorn, and more Guinness caused me to fall asleep at a key point in the movie. When I woke up, five minutes later, Harry, Hermione, and Gilderoy were in the pipe. By the way, I'm bad with names. So this conversation happened:
Me: Boo Boo [I know, but that's how we talked], what's happening?
Melissa: Shh, Bear, they're in the chamber, going after the baselisk.
Me: OK, but why is Kenneth Branagh with them?
Melissa: I think he's a good Gilderoy -- they cast him just fine. I think this movie needed more star power after the casting in the first one.
Me: Yeah, he seems to know his role, but why is he in this scene?
Melissa: Actually, it's this way in the book -- they're sticking to it well!
Me: ...I'm going to kill you.