This week, we’re dissecting a favourite consolation watch film for decor and residential inspiration. That is an ongoing sequence for us, and this week’s choice is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, though we’re actually speaking about all eight motion pictures and the books.
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Present Notes:
Nova’s Lady Scout Cookies
Decor inspiration
Diagon Alley: Ollivander’s – vibey and dusty, Honeydukes Candy Store – very cute, financial institution – very spooky expertise
Hogwarts Specific – very magical
Hagrid’s Home – cozy and outsized
Weasley Home – coziest home within the film
Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes – very lovely constructing with statue of the twins
Hogwarts – nice corridor is superb
Gryffindor Lounge – Elsie would take this precise room
Something you’d use in your personal house?
Elsie – Just about every thing. The primary issues are a eating corridor, work that transfer, and household picture albums that transfer.
Emma – Did a Harry Potter Airbnb
Something you hated
Elsie – The pink workplace
Emma – Nothing
Different cozy inspiration (vogue, meals, drink or something?)
Fortress aesthetic, Quidditch, each single dinner scene, Yuletide ball, floating pumpkins, sweet cart on practice, and transferring work
Which home are you???
Elsie – Home Slytherin
Emma – Ravenclaw
What aged nicely vs. what didn’t on this film
Apart from JK Rowling’s Twitter feedback, the film has aged WELL 10/10.
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Episode 218 Transcript:
Elsie: You’re listening to the Lovely Mess Podcast, your cozy consolation hear. This week, we’re dissecting a favourite consolation watch film for decor and residential inspiration. That is an ongoing sequence for us. This week’s choice is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Though we’ll actually be speaking about all eight of the flicks and the books. So how a lot time do we’ve got?
Emma: I do know, Elsie was like, let’s do one of many Harry Potters, after which it form of was let’s do the primary one, but additionally low-key all of them on the similar time.
Elsie: I didn’t really feel like we must always do eight of those episodes. I don’t know.
Emma: That form of turns into a Harry Potter podcast at that time. Which I’m not towards, however I don’t really feel like that’s what we’ve promised the individuals. So, yeah, I used to be like, okay, yeah, let’s simply do Sorcerer’s Stone, however slash, we’ll discuss something we really feel like from any of the flicks, as a result of why not? We’re not going to do all of them, as a result of that’s, that’s an excessive amount of Harry Potter. For our podcast, it’s not an excessive amount of Harry Potter, typically, for my part, because it was my childhood staple. So. Anyway.
Elsie: Magical.
Emma: Magic.
Nova: Hiya, that is Nova once more. I simply wished to remind you that I’m nonetheless promoting Lady Scout Cookies, so if you’d like some Lady Scout Cookies, you higher pop on there and get them as a result of I’m not promoting them eternally. Once more, I hope you take pleasure in them. Thanks.
Elsie: Alright, describe the film, Emma, for individuals who haven’t watched it.
Emma: Properly, it’s based mostly on the primary e-book within the sequence, so Harry Potter finds out that he’s a wizard and goes to Hogwarts for the primary time, he’s an orphan, so he didn’t know his mother and father. He didn’t even know that he was a wizard and low and behold, he’s additionally well-known. He’s like essentially the most well-known wizard at Hogwarts due to the way in which that his mother and father died defending him from Lord Voldemort. He should not be named the primary dangerous man within the sequence. And yeah, he goes via faculty. We get to see Halloween and Christmas in every of the books and every of the flicks as a result of it’s a college 12 months. In order that’s form of how that works. We get to find out about Hogwarts within the first motion pictures and simply typically concerning the wizarding world. I really feel like there’s plenty of like, world-building and groundwork setting, however it additionally has a extremely good story too, the place there’s this sort of thriller of like, it looks like someone is making an attempt to interrupt into Hogwarts to steal one thing, however we don’t know what it’s. They usually work out what it’s over time. And anyway, so, after which model new little youngsters, wizards foil the dangerous guys and save the world, which is what occurs in each film. And it’s superior.
Elsie: Good job. That was spectacular. Yeah, I bow down. Okay, so recollections from once you first watched this film. I really watched it not that way back for the primary time, after I was doing my biking factor a few years in the past. And I watched the entire thing, after which just lately For my birthday in November, I advised Jeremy that the one factor I wished for my birthday was to look at all of the Harry Potter motion pictures, and mainly, I trapped him as a result of he couldn’t say no. What a beautiful lure although. What a beautiful journey it was. So we spent a couple of month on that, and we often watch like half a film an evening, and it was great. It was, it was superb. So I watched all of them very just lately after which I re-watched this one final week, we had a snow day and our daughters had been studying the e-book for the primary time collectively. So they’re very into it proper now, Nova essentially the most. So yeah, the film was very enjoyable. Form of like evaluating them. It’s like actually quick and quick in comparison with the e-book, you understand what I imply? Proper, yep. It’s like each single scene is so fast, which I wouldn’t have identified. However Yeah, anyway, inform me your first, since you began as a baby, proper?
Emma: Yeah, I purchased the primary Harry Potter Sorcerer’s Stone at a, I imagine, Scholastic. I believe it was a Scholastic e-book truthful. It was a e-book truthful in school, and I believe they had been all Scholastic again then in Slash and nonetheless are. I don’t actually know. However anyway, it was a e-book truthful very finish of sixth grade. So I used to be choosing up some studying materials for the summer time. And I simply hadn’t heard of it. It wasn’t well-liked within the US fairly but. And the duvet appeared fascinating to me. Oh my God. So I purchased it. Yeah. After which I learn it and I used to be like, this e-book’s superior. I truthfully in all probability did purchase it as a result of it was longer. It’s form of longer for a center grade, and I used to be ending sixth grade going into seventh grade and I preferred studying, you understand, I’m on the e-book truthful shopping for stuff for summer time. So I used to be clearly a cool child, getting her studying materials. So I in all probability was interested in the size and yeah I learn it and liked it. And so then I shared it with my buddy at summer time camp and he or she liked it. We stayed up each evening studying chapters to one another after which we had been each Harry Potter heads for the remainder of our lives nonetheless to at the present time so far as I do know, I’m. So yeah, I’m optimistic I watched this film when it got here out, however I don’t completely keep in mind as a result of I do keep in mind seeing the second film, Chamber of Secrets and techniques, on a date, I’m fairly certain I used to be 15 or 16. And my date was a brand new driver, and, trigger I don’t suppose our mother and father went with us. Yeah, and we liked it, you understand, Harry Potter, it’s great, however I believe that was the second film. So, I believe this one got here out earlier than that, and I don’t keep in mind. However I really feel optimistic that I noticed it in all probability in theaters if anybody took me, in all probability my mother and father did. I don’t know. However yeah, I’ve at all times liked Harry Potter. So it goes again far sufficient that I’m like, it’s a bit of hazy on the recollections as a result of I used to be that younger, and I don’t keep in mind.
Elsie: Okay. So let’s get into the decor inspiration. We’ll actually break it down. There’s quite a bit. I really feel like there’s greater than any film we’ve ever talked about due to simply every thing. I imply, it’s a fantasy film. I don’t know if we’ve ever performed a fantasy film earlier than, however like each single factor is gorgeous and ideal. There’s nothing regular. You realize what I imply? Even just like the quote unquote regular Dursley home is so particular in such a superb set.
Emma: It’s. It’s very campy, they actually exit of their technique to be like these are suburban and it’s only a enjoyable home that feels dorky and campy and enjoyable.
Elsie: Yeah, I adore it. Okay, let’s begin with Diagon Alley Okay. So, Ollivanders, I’m gonna begin there. The wand store. Sure. I really like, I really like the way it seems to be. I really like how dusty you’ll be able to inform that it’s. It’s similar to so vibey.
Emma: Yeah, I really feel like an inspiration for it was like, they had been like, let’s make it like a cool historical library, like, that’s what it’s gonna really feel like, however there are usually not books, there’s only a bunch of wands on the cabinets, you understand, and it feels prefer it’s neglect, however then you’ll be able to inform, you understand, from his interactions with Harry, like, no, no, no, he is aware of precisely, like, he’s like, you understand, studying the wizards as they arrive in and determining the wand for them and all that, and it’s actually cool. And I really like that he’s low-key, like, tears up the store as they’re looking for the fitting wand for him. That’s so enjoyable.
Elsie: Yeah. I really like the rolling ladders, the entire vibe of it, the, like, peeling gold paint on the signal. It’s good. Beautiful. So Honeyduke’s Candy Shoppe, that’s one other one. It’s so cute. Emma and I bought to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, however not just lately. I believe we’re going to go once more this summer time with the youngsters, however we went like 5 years in the past, 10 years in the past, a very long time in the past.
Emma: Yeah, in all probability greater than someplace between 5 and 10, as a result of I’m making an attempt to suppose how outdated Penny was, she was little. However we did go to each.
Elsie: And that was undoubtedly my favourite half, I believe. The candy store was so cute. I can’t wait to go together with my children. I really like the sweets cart half is one in all my favourite components within the first film. Identical to, I really feel like she put a lot appeal and character into, like, all of the several types of candies and what they’ll do, and, like, why they’re totally different from, like, common human candies. I simply, like, adore it.
Emma: It’s such, like, a child element to be having these snacks on the practice and, like, be so into them. And like how the frog one has collector playing cards with it and simply, you understand, all these little particulars are so enjoyable. Additionally, I don’t suppose we’ve got this on the record at Diagon Alley, but additionally on the financial institution. Gringotts. That’s a complete vibe too, as a result of you must take just like the little cart all the way down to your vault and there’s a dragon.
Elsie: The cart seems to be legitimately terrifying.
Emma: Yeah. It’s a really spooky expertise.
Elsie: Yeah, it seems to be scary. Like you possibly can fall down into nothingness. I don’t prefer it.
Emma: Properly, and in addition, it’s humorous as a result of, you understand, I believe she’s world-building for many totally different causes, however I do really feel like as a child, cash and funds and that complete world does really feel like scary and otherworldly and like very grownup. And so the concept that the financial institution is actually this sort of like scary place the place it’s like very quiet and there’s like a dragon carding issues and like, you understand, it’s very secretive and like I believe form of like is sensible. I really feel like as a child you’d have felt that manner in a financial institution in some methods. Like in case you ever went to love a, in case your grandparents had like a type of like lock containers or one thing like that, you understand, it’s like this complete little world that you just’re like, oh, there’s a vault. And if I bought locked in there, I’d die. It’s simply this sort of terrifying factor.
Elsie: I by no means went to a elaborate financial institution after I was a baby. I went to love the burnt popcorn sort of banks.
Emma: Yeah. They provide you a lollipop within the financial institution bag. That’s not terrifying. That’s good.
Elsie: Sure. Okay. So one other favourite location is the Hogwarts Specific. I additionally love the King’s Cross. I wish to go to the King’s Cross. Is that what it’s referred to as? The King’s Cross practice station?
Emma: Yeah. The place they’ve the cart half within the wall.
Elsie: Yeah. It’s an actual practice station, proper? I wish to go there, so dangerous. However anyway, the Hogwarts Specific is, I imply, it’s so lovely. Like, I really like trains, after which I’ve been planning a luxurious practice trip. So in case you similar to, in case you don’t even know what I’m speaking about, similar to Google luxurious trains in Europe and also you’ll see, you’ll be like, Oh my God, that is like, that is magical.
Emma: And in case you don’t suppose they’re cool. You’re in all probability not shut sufficient to your forties but. So simply come again to it later.
Elsie: True. You’re going to adore it. However yeah, the Hogwarts Specific, it’s very magical. And I similar to, I really like like how the film begins and ends with the practice, it’s very particular. There are usually not sufficient trains in america. I used to be so excited to maneuver to New York for these six months we thought we had been gonna transfer to New York as a result of I wished to reside in a practice world the place there have been trains you possibly can take. Like, you understand, on this a part of the nation, it’s very uncommon.
Emma: I really feel like Oscar’s obsessive about trains. And I really feel like we’ve solely gotten, like, caught by one, like, the place your automobile stopped and also you’re ready on it, like, a few times. As a result of he loves it. So I keep in mind, as a result of he’s similar to, that’s a practice. He’s like, so stoked.
Elsie: However like, passenger trains are even uncommon right here.
Emma: Yeah. No, I don’t even know if we’ve got any round right here. Apart from we did the Polar Specific.
Elsie: The Polar Specific. Yeah. I believe there’s one in Branson that drives to Arkansas, so we may go to the suite, however. Okay, one other favourite I’m obsessive about is Hagrid’s home. I really like how his chair is all big after they’re sitting in it, and it simply at all times feels cozy and like the final word hearth sort of vibe.
Emma: It’s like so cozy and so outsized since he’s like a half-giant or no matter and yeah, he additionally it actually offers you the vibe that he’s like a bit of little bit of a type of like off-the-grid sorts who loves the outside like, you understand, it virtually seems like a bit of little bit of tenting his cottage It’s very cute.
Elsie: Yeah. I really like Hagrid. I really like dragons. I really like every thing. Okay. One other nice home within the motion pictures is the Weasley home. I’d say it’s in all probability the coziest home all through the flicks. It’s similar to so cute. I like how vertical it’s and I really like their kitchen.
Emma: Yeah. We see it extra in later motion pictures. It’s simply very fascinating. You very a lot get the vibe that it’s been cobbled along with each magic and human stuff, which is form of like Mr. Weasley’s job. He’s like obsessive about people and likes to find out about muggles and their know-how, you understand, which is why he has the automobile within the second film, you understand, various things. And I form of really feel like their home has that vibe the place you’re like, Oh, there’s like human stuff, quote unquote muggle stuff in right here, however it’s additionally very wizardry.
Elsie: Okay, one in all my favourite components of all the flicks Is when Fred and George make their very own magic store.
Emma: Entrepreneurs, you knew it was coming, these two.
Elsie: It’s final. It’s referred to as Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. It’s such a brief scene. Once we rewatched it, I used to be like, Oh my God, it’s so quick. I assumed it will be longer in my reminiscence, however it’s magical. They had been promoting like love potions.
Emma: It’s form of like pranks and like mischievous issues, you understand, which is their model, their complete model.
Elsie: Yeah. It’s unimaginable. And like, the skin of it has like a giant type of like statue of the twins. And it’s similar to a really lovely constructing as nicely.
Emma: You realize, I’d learn a parenting e-book written by the Weasleys as a result of I really feel like all their children prove so nice. They’re all similar to dancing to the beat of their very own drum and so they’re all good individuals who love, you understand. I’m like, I don’t actually really feel like they did one thing proper at that household. They actually had it, you understand, a really loving setting. That have to be it. Very accepting.
Elsie: Sure. Agree. Okay, so in Hogsmeade is the place there’s like a bit of, is there a, what’s it referred to as, a Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley and one in Hogsmeade, I believe.
Emma: Is there one in Hogsmeade? That sounds proper.
Elsie: There undoubtedly is, as a result of that’s the place I do know they’d the Butterbeer. They usually had been on the faculty.
Emma: Yeah it has the pub the place the scholars can go, which rising up studying the books at all times, they’re at all times so like little British issues the place you’re like, huh, nicely that’s totally different as a result of like, we don’t have like bars within the U S the place like highschool college students can go. Like that’s simply not likely, you understand, I’m not saying no on underage drinks or no matter. Butterbeer will not be presupposed to be an alcoholic, however you understand. It’s similar to, I don’t know, it’s simply humorous, like culturally, you’re like, what’s going on right here, you understand?
Elsie: Properly, I consider it form of like, you understand how in highschool, their bars would have like all-ages concert events although? The place you’re allowed to go you must have like a particular bracelet and a giant X in your hand. Possibly it’s like that. Possibly they’ve their very own distinctions.
Emma: Properly, they’ve a youthful ingesting age too, I assume that was the place I used to be going with that.
Elsie: Sure. After which yeah, apart from that, I primarily simply wished to speak about Hogwarts itself as a result of it has a lot good decor, and inspiration.
Emma: Each time they’re within the Nice Corridor, having any form of meal or discuss, adore it. However particularly within the first film, the opening scene’s nice after they have the primary large meal after the sorting hat, however I additionally love Halloween after they have all of the floating jack-o-lanterns. And I really feel just like the CGI will get higher and higher all through the flicks as a result of they happen over like 10 years, so in fact, know-how moved ahead. However I really really feel like the primary film has, like, it’s nonetheless actually good. It’s nonetheless, like, actually enjoyable.
Elsie: I keep in mind on our trivia from, like, one other time we talked about Harry Potter on the podcast that it stated that the candles had been really actual candles. That basically was dripping and stuff, that’s so fascinating. Possibly they weren’t at all times however that’s loopy.
Emma: Properly, the floating jack-o-lanterns are undoubtedly some form of CGI factor. I believe. They appear cool and I actually really feel like they went for it. There’s a superb combine as you take a look at the snacks on the desk there’s like a giant bowl of apples with like a giant faux spider on prime. I really feel like there’s additionally some stage of Pinterest mothers doing the set design the place I used to be like, I really like this. It feels cozy. It seems like one thing I’d do at my home, however clearly, I wouldn’t do it on this scale as a result of this can be a actually cool film that I really like, however you understand, and yeah, it’s simply actually cozy and enjoyable.
Elsie: Yeah. On a smaller scale, I actually need a room like that. I actually need a eating room like that in my home. Like, it’s so unimaginable, like, magical, and like, the meals all the way in which down the desk, it’s similar to, it’s a feast. It’s at all times a feast. I adore it. Okay, so something from the film that you’d use in your own residence, for actual?
Emma: I imply, I did beautify a complete Airbnb like Harry Potter one time on a decent finances, however however.
Elsie: I assumed it was actually cute, on the time, it was earlier than I went into my Harry Potter period, and now I want I may have been extra concerned.
Emma: So that you’re like, what’s this dork even doing? And now you’re like, oh, that was good, however it may have been higher if I used to be concerned. I see how it’s.
Elsie: Mainly.
Emma: I see how it’s. Yeah, I imply. I really like the coziness. I don’t really feel like we do fairly as a lot moody stuff. We’re much more minimal.
Elsie: Emma’s home is fairly vibrant and ethereal and white.
Emma: And fairly minimal, actually. And Hogwarts could be very maximal. Spooky maximal.
Elsie: It’s okay in case you say no as a result of I’m going to say sure.
Oh yeah, your home seems like Hogwarts to me in some methods.
So just about every thing from the film I’d take into my own residence, it’s a pillar of my aesthetic, very actually, I reference it, Jeremy like requested me to cease, however I do typically say that I wish to have a Harry Potter type room, and like, I don’t know, it sounds it’s like, perhaps you’d interpret that as, like, a child’s type, however what I imply by it’s, like, a wealthy, English, wealthy trying, fort y, like, you understand, classic rugs, classic work, yeah, darkish academia, simply to not name his music studio Harry Potter themed anymore.
Okay. Properly, all proper. Simply because we don’t say it out loud doesn’t imply it’s not true, however very nicely.
Yeah. However the primary issues I’d take for my own residence are, I’d undoubtedly take the eating corridor. I’ve like a slight dream in my thoughts about constructing an extended eating room. So if I try this, I’ll use that as an inspiration on the temper board. And we’ll do the candles and the pumpkins one hundred percent for certain. Like, ’trigger that’s important, after which the opposite factor that I grew to become actually obsessive about in my final rewatch a few months in the past, was the work that transfer, and on the time we had simply completed our front room and I had simply hung some artwork and I used to be form of making an attempt to combine classic artwork with modern artwork, and I had all of it up there, and it was like, okay, however it simply felt off to me, and after I watched the film, I moved all of the modern artwork upstairs, and I began doing the lounge in solely vintage work, and now it seems like superb, so I do need to credit score the film for that, like, it put me in the fitting headspace.
Yeah, and I heard you telling Jeremy the way you wish to rig it the place your staircase strikes, and he was like, no. No, I’m simply kidding.
I imply, what I wouldn’t pay for only one transferring portray, although. I do know. Oh, you understand what I imply?
Yeah. I imply, you possibly can get that form of hologram-looking, you understand, type, however it’s not the identical.
Nope, nope, no, no, no, no, no. That’s dumb.
I imply, it’s, enjoyable for a season, like a seasonal decor factor. I don’t know.
Yeah. Possibly so for Halloween. Yeah, and in addition the factor I’m fixated on greater than something is just like the household pictures, the household albums that transfer. Yeah. It’s so candy, and I want they had been actually so dangerous.
It makes me suppose quite a bit about like reside pictures. And the way, like, you’ll be able to, like, you understand, press it in your telephone and, like, the individual strikes.
That’s true. That’s true. I assume we’ve got it in a manner.
I don’t know the way you’d show that in a house the place it will transfer, however, you understand, it’s form of cool so far as, like, know-how goes. I really like Reside Pictures. I depart mine on on a regular basis as a result of I simply really feel like they seize your child in a manner. Infants and toddlers particularly.
Okay, something from the flicks you hated?
Oh, man. I don’t actually suppose so, to be trustworthy.
For me, it was the pink workplace. The pink workplace did it so completely as a result of the entire film is so wealthy and darkish and moody and like cool and British after which that room was so It felt like cool mild bulbs or one thing. It simply offers you this visceral feeling of nausea. I hated it greater than every other a part of all the flicks for certain. And that character for certain. It’s just like the worst character. Yeah. That’s the one factor I bought an ick from your complete time although.
Yeah. No, I believe I really like every thing. Trigger you understand, as you stated, I really feel like that’s the way you’re presupposed to really feel about that character and concerning the room and you understand, so yeah, I additionally like pink. There’s not plenty of pink. It’s the one pink time. It’s the one pink second.
Yeah. So every other inspiration, vogue, meals, drink, something I put down, I really like a fort aesthetic. Clearly, it’s so heat. Oh, we must always point out it additionally. The Gryffindor, like, lounge space, you understand, like, their, like, front room, it’s their very own, it’s like hearth, classic rugs, it’s very cool in there. It’s, like, very vibey. I’d take that precise front room.
Oh, yeah. I additionally, truthfully, I’ve an appreciation now, greater than after I was studying the books as a child and rising up, for Quidditch. Like the game. I really feel like, you understand, they present it within the motion pictures quite a bit and it’s featured within the books fairly a bit and so they even have later, later motion pictures there’s one the place they’re having just like the World Cup mainly of Quidditch and We didn’t actually develop up watching sports activities. Neither of our mother and father are tremendous sports activities individuals. We might watch the Olympics. Like I really feel like Elsie’s the keenness of her household. So if she was into one thing like determine skating, then we knew all about Christy Yamaguchi that 12 months, you understand what I imply?
Life lengthy love of both determine skating or gymnastics, whichever, you understand, summer time or winter it’s.
And the Olympics are so cool. I really feel prefer it’s a cultural factor along with sports activities. It’s like, you understand, so anyway, so there’s a bit of little bit of that. However we simply weren’t actually a sports activities household. And my husband and his household watch plenty of school soccer. So I really feel like I now I’m like within the soccer world. And I even watched a Chiefs recreation the opposite day with buddies. And I actually loved it as a result of I really lastly form of learn about soccer. I wouldn’t say I do know all the principles, however I’d say like, I do know what’s occurring, you understand? Somebody who didn’t develop up realizing something about any sport actually, however particularly soccer. And anyway, Quidditch form of has this complete tradition. I’ve a extra appreciation for it as like sports activities and everybody’s into it and everybody has their group and everybody gathers and it’s this sort of cultural factor. And I like that she’s put it into the wizarding world that there’s this sport that they’re all into that’s basically their soccer, their soccer, however you understand. The wizards performed, and it was enjoyable. It’s very cute. It’s actually cute, and it’s form of a wacky recreation. Like, the principles don’t completely add as much as me, so far as, like, how a lot the snitch is value versus different factors. However however, it’s very cool, and I like how, like, into it individuals get within the motion pictures and the books. It’s enjoyable.
It’s very enjoyable. Okay, yeah, each single dinner scene is my favourite scene of all the flicks. They at all times simply have like essentially the most meals you’ve ever seen in your life and prefer it’s humorous and prefer it’s at all times totally different. And, yeah, it’s magical. I adore it after they have the Yuletide Ball and Jeremy seen that Johnny Greenwood was performing when he was like part of the band, which was actually cool. It was very cute. I really like faculty dances. There’s like nothing extra nostalgic than a college dance and like a wizard faculty dance. It was very magical.
I adore it after they embrace it in any sequence that’s like highschool and so they have a college dance. I’m like a sucker for it. I adore it.
Sure. Oh, yeah. I imply, perhaps we must always have performed an episode for each single film, however I do suppose that individuals would have gotten bored with those that aren’t focused on Harry Potter.
I believe the college dances in Goblet of Fireplace, the Triwizard Match one, which might be my favourite of the flicks. If I needed to choose a favourite.
That’s my favourite, and in addition the Prisoner of Azkaban is my different favourite. And the primary one.
Yeah.
Emma: It’s arduous to choose a favourite. So, if I needed to, I assume I’d go together with the Triwizard Match, the Goblet of Fireplace one. However I believe that’s the one which has a college dance in it and it has dragons and that’s cool. And also you get to see different colleges, which is form of enjoyable and like a complete totally different vibe.
Elsie: Yeah. Okay, which Harry Potter home are you, Emma?
Emma: After I took the check, and I’ve recognized this fashion, I’m a Raven Claw. I’m within the sorority. It looks like form of a sorority home, doesn’t it? I don’t know. It’s not really.
Elsie: What do you imply? It’s extra ladies?
Emma: It looks like all ladies in plenty of the scenes.
Elsie: It’s all of the e-book individuals. Okay, I picked Home Slytherin as a result of really Keeley picked it for me, however ever since then I form of do establish with it. I’m sporting my sweater. As a result of I like the way it says you’ll do something to attain your finish or no matter. Which I do establish with that. Not in like a malicious manner, however in like a, yeah, I’ll do something to attain my objectives. Like, you understand, in life, so, and our littlest daughter identifies as Slytherin and he or she is like, it’s so cute. She has a Slytherin dance and it is sort of a snake sort of factor. And he or she additionally likes to put on inexperienced and that’s just about every thing she cares about Harry Potter as a result of it’s not a princess factor, however it makes me so completely happy. It’s form of like our factor collectively. Okay, so what aged nicely versus what didn’t age nicely on this film, so I assume that is the half the place we may acknowledge JK Rowling making plenty of Twitter feedback that didn’t age nicely and had been offensive.
Emma: I believe it’s fairly apparent.
Elsie: Yeah, it’s fairly apparent, and I believe if you wish to see one thing that makes your coronary heart heat once more, then lookup Daniel Radcliffe’s assertion in response. It was the warmest my coronary heart ever felt in my life. It was very candy, and just about all of the actors had, you understand, like very, excellent responses which are like very inclusive and loving and caring and you understand, making an attempt their finest. So I believe it’s like unlucky that that grew to become a giant a part of like what individuals wish to discuss with Harry Potter. Like, it’s actually unhappy.
Emma: Yeah. To me, it’s only a separate dialog from Harry Potter, for my part. There are simply so many, particularly the flicks, however so many different individuals concerned.
Elsie: Yeah, there’s so many different individuals concerned. I believe that’s a superb factor. Listening to all of the actors give their views, I believe, was actually Encouraging. So I believe that apart from that, I truthfully suppose every thing concerning the motion pictures has aged so nicely and it’s like beautiful, like despite the fact that barely dangerous CGI is like dangerous in a great way, like in a Jurassic Park manner, and I prefer it. I actually take pleasure in watching all the motion pictures and I’m actually trying ahead to studying all of the books with our children. And I believe we’ll in all probability go to Harry Potter world this summer time. It feels just like the part is approaching actually sturdy, she already requested for a party. So I believe we’re going to go proper after that. How good is that?
Emma: It’s good. Oh, that’s so cute. Which of them have they learn thus far?
Elsie: We’re nonetheless within the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Emma: Yeah. It’s fairly lengthy for a middle-grade e-book, it’s shockingly lengthy.
Elsie: We simply began proper after Christmas, so it’ll be like months and months. However we do a chapter an evening, in order that’s fairly, it’ll go by fairly quick. Okay, let’s do trivia!
Emma: Okay, trivia. Solely actors from the UK had been allowed to be solid, so each actor was both English, Scottish, or Irish.
Elsie: I really like that about Harry Potter. In order that they did like a bit of reunion TV particular a few years in the past that, I believe was like 20 years for the reason that first film. And virtually all of the actors had been in it, and plenty of the administrators and stuff, and that was like one of many issues that they stated was like actually particular and significant. It was like actually strict. Most reveals like Sport of Thrones or no matter, it’s principally British actors, however then there’s like a few American actors that get in there. However there aren’t any American actors in Harry Potter, which I believe is so cool.
Emma: Yeah, it’s fairly fascinating. After which it’s additionally like, there’s a couple of, like, very well-known UK actors who aren’t in Harry Potter, which just about makes me really feel like, how did that even occur? As a result of there are such a lot of motion pictures and so many characters, like Kate Winslet, for instance. However yeah, it’s actually enjoyable. I really feel like in some methods it, I assume, as a result of they’re children’ motion pictures, so I used to be being launched to plenty of these actors as a result of I hadn’t seen a few of their different work as a result of I used to be a child. However it launched me to some actors that I didn’t see till then, and so I form of consider them, you understand, like Alan Rickman, I form of consider him as Snape, like, yeah, and he’s been in so many different issues, and he’s a tremendous actor, and he actually is the proper Snape, so, love him on this position, love him in different issues too, however, yeah, I really feel prefer it launched me to plenty of totally different actors too, which was enjoyable. However I used to be additionally a child, in order that could be a part of it, too.
Elsie: Agree, agree. The late actor Alan Rickman, who portrays the potions instructor Severus Snape, was advised some particular secrets and techniques forward of time in order that he may painting his character in a extra nuanced and knowledgeable manner. Particularly, he was advised about his character’s connection to Harry’s mom, Lily Potter. In order that was like my favourite twist, and it’s in all probability everybody’s favourite twist, is like the best, the best half. And yeah, I heard that he like, argued with administrators and stuff as a result of he knew details about the endings of the books, you understand, trigger they had been already making the flicks earlier than the books had been performed. In order that’s like so fascinating and funky.
Emma: Yeah. I’ll additionally say. So I like Implausible Beasts and the place to seek out them, particularly the primary one. I like simply all of the creatures, however that’s what film I’d actually wish to see in the event that they had been going to do extra Harry Potter is a younger Snape when he, you understand, tries along with his relationship with Lily, clearly, it doesn’t work out trigger she will get with Harry Potter’s dad after which he joins the Dying Eaters, however then he’s recruited by Dumbledore, like, I’d similar to to see that complete factor. Plus, I believe he’s such an fascinating character who does have a lot depth once you see his total arc. And he has all these totally different sides to him. So I believe that may be enjoyable, I like characters who’re very sophisticated. Love a hero. Harry Potter is superior. However I believe the sophisticated ones are extra relatable, frankly. And I believe they’re fascinating. And I prefer to see nice actors painting them. Clearly, Alice, Alan Rickman wouldn’t painting him as a result of he’s handed on, however they may perhaps use clips or various things. After which clearly it was, this is able to be a youthful Snape. So I don’t know who would play him really, I haven’t actually thought of it. Who ought to be a younger Snape? Possibly Adam Driver? I don’t know.
Elsie: Adam Driver.
Emma: Relies upon how younger, I assume, you need it to be.
Elsie: Yeah, I imply he’s not, like, younger, however he’d be fairly Possibly like too scorching.
Emma: Too scorching?
Elsie: No, I don’t know. However I can see how he’d be critical and edgy sufficient. We’ll need to put extra thought into that and perhaps the British rule is off now.
Emma: Oh no, you’re proper. He’s not British. That’s not gonna work.
Elsie: No. Yeah. However I don’t know in the event that they’re nonetheless, I do know that they’re making TV sequence now and I don’t suppose they’re doing the British rule anymore or perhaps they’re. I don’t know. I haven’t heard something about that.
Emma: I haven’t actually heard about that. I’m fairly behind on stuff now.
Elsie: Yeah. We’ll see. We’ll discover out.
Emma: The neighborhood of Privet Drive was shot in a real-life English neighborhood named Pickett Submit Shut because the set. Which means that individuals in England pays a go to to the muggle aspect of Harry Potter in a way. Ooh, that’s enjoyable.
Elsie: It’s cute. Yeah. I noticed footage of it. It does sound annoying. I really feel so sorry for anybody who lives in a house like that. It’s like a photograph op. However on the similar time, they in all probability additionally knew after they moved in. So perhaps they embrace it. It is determined by your character. JK Rowling and Harry Potter have the identical birthday, which is July thirty first. I by no means knew that.
Emma: She selected her birthday. Okay. The names of among the important characters had been modified from Rowling’s authentic names. Earlier than she modified them, they had been Hermione Puckle, Draco Spinks, Neville Puff, and Lily Moon, who ended up being Luna Lovegood. I nonetheless like Lily Moon although.
Elsie: I like Lily Moon too. I’m glad that Neville Longbottom is one in all my favourite names. I do know. And so I’m so glad that she didn’t do Puff. That’s not good.
Emma: Properly, I really feel like there’s plenty of instances they are saying his final title and so they’re like, Longbottom! And it’s similar to, I don’t know, very humorous.
Elsie: Oh my gosh. Yeah, he’s superb. When you look carefully, you’ll discover the scar on Harry’s head on the e-book cowl is totally different than the movie on the books, the scar is in the course of his brow, and within the movies it’s off-center.
Emma: I’d say it’s solely a slight change. All proper. The Dementors are based mostly on Rowling’s expertise with melancholy. She as soon as described it as that chilly absence of feeling, that basically hollowed-out feeling. That’s what Dementors are. I really feel like within the books, once you learn concerning the Dementors, I don’t know. Whilst a youthful child, by the point all these books had been out, I used to be like in school. So it wasn’t actually like a child anymore. However I keep in mind considering it was melancholy as a result of it simply felt like this oppressive factor that you just couldn’t get away from. I additionally type of questioned if it was a bit of bit framed round intervals as a result of a part of the getting higher is consuming chocolate afterward.
Elsie: Oh, I haven’t heard that but. That’s fascinating.
Emma: It’s not, it’s not an actual factor. It’s simply one thing I keep in mind considering as I used to be studying the books. So I used to be like, oh, it’s simply this factor you’ll be able to’t get away from. It’s like this bizarre punishment, you understand.
Elsie: That’s for certain. Yeah. The worst half about prisons, is the dementors, keep in mind that Michael Scott, the dementors. Okay. I really like that a part of the workplace. The names of the crops within the wizarding world are based mostly on actual names. Rolling stated that they’re from a e-book referred to as Culpepper’s Full Natural. Which was written within the seventeenth century by English botanist and herbalist Nicholas Culpepper. That’s cool. That’s cool. Yeah. Truly, I simply wrote a weblog submit for childhood magic about celestial child names and there was a complete bunch of Harry Potter characters in there. So I believe that’s cool to seek out out the place authors bought their origins from.
Emma: Yeah. It additionally makes me take into consideration like, perhaps she bought that e-book simply to write down her e-book, however in case you ever, like, simply, like, wished to purchase one thing like that, like a random e-book you noticed, or, you understand what I imply? You’re like, why am I even doing this?
Elsie: That’s my complete life.
Emma: Yeah, that’s true. You’re, you don’t have any qualms about it, however I’m form of like, why am I amassing all this? After which typically you learn issues like this and also you’re like, oh, issues can feed into different issues. And it’s simply cool to have an interest on this planet. I don’t know.
Elsie: Anyway. The magic is in all places, Emma. Okay, Rowling spent the primary 5 years of writing Harry Potter simply organising the principles of what characters may and couldn’t do. Okay, that’s like, so lengthy. I believe I like, tried to Google how lengthy it really took to write down the books after this and I don’t suppose I bought like, a solution. I’m curious like, how lengthy it took, I assume, to complete Manuscript 1 as a result of that appears like a extremely very long time.
Yeah, it does. I believe she’s performed interviews about it and various things. I really listened to this podcast sequence. I believe it was referred to as The Witch Trials of JK Rowling. And it talked quite a bit about her Twitter stuff, but additionally form of her historical past. It was actually fascinating. She was on this, like, abusive relationship, I imagine, together with her first husband. I believe they may have been married, however I’m undecided. It’s who she has her first youngster with. And one of many issues he would do was cover her manuscript. And it was the primary Harry Potter that she was writing. And it was a manner that he would troll her and, you understand. Clearly, there have been different issues, that’s not the one manner he would abuse her, however I assumed that was very, realizing what got here after in her life and what her life has been about, about writing and concerning the world of Harry Potter, it’s very fascinating to consider somebody doing that to her.
That’s very fascinating.
May have misplaced it. May’ve not had Harry Potter due to one individual.
Yeah. The Feasts of Meals in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone had been all actual meals. That’s so humorous. However it wasn’t loved because it spoiled shortly due to the new lights on the set. Okay. For each weblog commenter who was ever like, did you eat that complete pizza on our weblog submit? Have a look at this! There are greater issues of meals waste on this planet.
Properly, I’m additionally like, oh, it’d be so arduous to be a, a bit of child actor on a set and be like, I’m round all this like smelly meals, however we’ve got to do another take, you understand?
Yeah, after I wrote this and we rewatched it, I did discover there have been tons and tons of hams, you understand, with the little cherries and that may be gross. It might be smelly after some time underneath scorching lights.
These children will need to have had some good attitudes. Okay. Harry’s eyes are described as inexperienced within the books, however Radcliffe’s eyes are usually not inexperienced. They tried inexperienced contacts, however Radcliffe had a foul response, so that they couldn’t use them. I’m form of glad as a result of he’s such a bit of child.
That’s so fortunate as a result of he would have needed to put on these contacts for eight motion pictures. Okay. So, I’m obsessive about watching Robert Pattinson’s movies the place he’s trolling Twilight. Generally I similar to get obsessive about them on TikTok or no matter. And he’s at all times complaining concerning the contacts. And so I really feel prefer it’s so fortunate that he had just like the dangerous response that he by no means needed to put on them. That’s dodging such a bullet as a result of to need to put on contacts which are arduous to see and itchy and dangerous for you, like for complete motion pictures, I believe can be very irritating and difficult, it appears like.
Additionally, simply, I’m a fan of the e-book, however I believe it’s completely high quality {that a} youngster actor didn’t need to put on contacts on set. Possibly let’s simply, we don’t want to try this to children, as a result of I’m additionally an enormous Star Trek fan, as I’ve talked about earlier than. And I give it some thought quite a bit with the character Knowledge as a result of his pores and skin is painted and he has these bizarre contacts and he’s an grownup. He’s not a baby actor within the present, however I can’t think about that was good for him. And I really feel for the actor as a result of I’m like, I really like Sean. I really like this character, however there’s a manner we may have made this a bit of bit more healthy.
Had a very long time within the make-up chair. Okay, Shirley Henderson who performed 14-year-old Moaning Myrtle was 36 years outdated after they started filming. That’s nice trivia! That’s like so cool. I’d have by no means identified both. Truly, what’s humorous is Jeremy was satisfied that Moaning Myrtle was actually Daniel Radcliffe as a result of she appeared a lot like him! And it’s like, she does although, she does seem like him however she’s not, and you’ll inform, like, you’ll be able to inform they’re two totally different individuals.
He must have the perfect impression ever, like, her voice. That’s hilarious. That’s so humorous.
It’s very humorous. And he or she even has just like the little glasses, you understand?
I imply, I see what you’re saying. I by no means thought that, however I see what you’re saying, however yeah, they could possibly be brother and sister, I suppose. I don’t know. Okay. Make-up artist utilized Harry’s scar over 2,000 instances, and Radcliffe went via 160 pairs of glasses.
That’s good. I adore it. Yeah, it is sensible. Rowling stated that she regrets pairing Ron and Hermione collectively, saying that she did it due to want achievement and never due to the plot. I don’t know. I form of get it. I form of, like, don’t just like the music as an arc. I don’t know.
I really feel like, it at all times felt inevitable. So I preferred that typically it feels good to have issues paid off. But when it wasn’t her want, then she ought to have performed one thing else.
Yeah, that’s true. If you’re an creator and also you write the e-book not the way you wished, hold that to your self. After the actual fact.
Emma: Properly. As a result of it’s Or simply write it the way you need. Go forward and disappoint followers a bit of bit.
Elsie: Yeah, now everybody simply needs to know what you’d have performed, proper?
Emma: Yeah, I assume so.
Elsie: That’s what I wish to know. Okay. Oh, I assume that’s all the trivia. Okay, so right here’s my starting. I’m begging you, and I imply begging.
Emma: She’s actually begging. She means this. It’s honest.
Elsie: I want this so dangerous. Would you please depart a 5-star evaluate on my butterbeer recipe? I’ll put it within the present notes. You too can simply search A Lovely Mess butterbeer or simply go on A Lovely Mess and search butterbeer within the tab. I’ve been making an attempt to get the highest Google spot, it’s my dream on this lifetime to have the highest Google spot for Butterbeer, and perhaps it may occur. You by no means know, it’s spot three proper now.
Emma: It may occur, it may occur.
Elsie: I’d be very grateful in your Butterbeer critiques. And if in case you have youngsters, make them the butterbeer. I don’t suggest it as this complete beverage, personally, however in case you love cream soda with whipped cream in it, then perhaps, you understand what I imply.
Emma: We had this dinner that was like totally different programs paired with totally different beers and I used to be in fact pregnant, so I had butterbeer and I assumed it was scrumptious.
Elsie: Good. It was so enjoyable to make. It was a lot enjoyable. So. Okay, now we’ll cross it on to Nova for her phase. Hey, Nova, what do you could have this week?
Nova: A meditation. So, shut your eyes, and discover a comfortable place wherever. Cuddle together with your stuffies and even your child. After which go to your completely happy place and suppose you’re on the seaside. All heat and comfy with the sand and the waves rolling up on and really feel the nice and cozy breeze going by whereas the seagulls are fluttering up within the air, after which exit and swim within the ocean. Faux you could have a floaty on, and also you’re swimming throughout. Then, you eat on the shore, and also you then put in your sneakers. Return house, and take out the image you secretly took, and hold it. And once you go on the practice again to actual life, take into consideration your journey within the meditation room. And I hope sometime you’ll come again. Thanks!
Elsie: Thanks, Nova! Thanks a lot for listening. We love how our podcast has advanced over the previous 5 years and we’re capable of do such particular area of interest episodes. It means quite a bit to us that you just assist us even loving the film rewatches and all of that. We really feel like we discovered our individuals. So thanks for being right here and we hope you could have a terrific week.
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