79 - Potter

So, at my advanced age (46) I've finally watched all eight Harry Potter films. I did very much enjoy them on the whole. There were some better than others, some glorious moment, and that cast... so many great actors throughout. Alan Rickman stole the show, though. But then, he always does... Also, I'd have liked to have seen a lot more of Miriam Margolyes, too. 

I can't help but wish we'd got a few more two-part films, though, as I think the last one really benefited from having more room to breathe. I can't imagine how they could have squeezed that in to a 2 1/2 hour film, so it makes me wonder what may have been excised from the other books to fit in to a single film. 

I guess the next thing to do is read the books, to see exactly what was snipped for time. I expect there's all sorts of secondary characters who get more time in the books than they do in the film. And probably all sorts of excised sub-plots. 

After watching, I do have a few questions, though...

1. In one of the films Hermione has a time turner, which enables its wearer to go back in time and undo unfortunate events. Which is exactly what they do in that film. So... why is it when there are further unfortunate events, such as the one at the end of The Goblet of Fire for one? Or the end of Half Blood Prince?
2. What's with the Quidditch scoring? If catching the Golden Snitch means an automatic win, why bother with anything else and just concentrate on that?
3. If the Elder Wand is so potentially dangerous in the hands of Voldemort, and it's so easy to destroy, why doesn't Dumbledore just snap it in half?
4. Why on Earth was David Tennant wasted in a role that was little more than an extended cameo?
5. If Voldemort was unable to kill Harry as a baby, why would he think he is able to when he's a teenager?
6. Why do we see so very little of Hermione's parents? We see the Weasley's all the time...
7. Is it just me or does "Luna Lovegood" sound like a girl from a James Bond movie? I mean, devoid of context you could just imagine Roger Moore's eyebrow raise at the mention of the name.
8. What happened with the Malfoys at the end of the last film? They just seemed to walk away. Are we to infer anything by Draco's appearance on Platform 9 3/4 19 year later?
9. What's with all the, essentially, "baddie" wizards being sorted in to Slytherin? Wouldn't it be safer just to expel anyone sorted in to this house? 
10. Lastly; just how brilliant was it when Neville stood up to Voldemort near the end of the Deathly Hallows?

I could probably think of many more questions, but these'll do for now...