This week, we’re dissecting a favourite consolation watch film for decor and residential inspiration. That is an ongoing collection for us, and this week’s choice is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, though we’re actually speaking about all eight films and the books.
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Present Notes:
Decor inspiration
Diagon Alley: Ollivander’s – vibey and dusty, Honeydukes Candy Store – very cute, financial institution – very spooky expertise
Hogwarts Categorical – 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 wonderful
Gryffindor Lounge – Elsie would take this actual room
Something you’d use in your personal dwelling?
Elsie – Just about every thing. The principle 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 (trend, meals, drink or something?)
Fort aesthetic, Quidditch, each single dinner scene, Yuletide ball, floating pumpkins, sweet cart on prepare, and transferring work
Which home are you???
Elsie – Home Slytherin
Emma – Ravenclaw
What aged properly vs. what didn’t on this film
Aside 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 Stunning 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 collection for us. This week’s choice is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Though we are going to actually be speaking about all eight of the films and the books. So how a lot time do we have now?
Emma: I do know, Elsie was like, let’s do one of many Harry Potters, after which it type of was let’s do the primary one, but in addition low-key all of them on the identical time.
Elsie: I didn’t really feel like we must always do eight of those episodes. I don’t know.
Emma: That type 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 speak about something we really feel like from any of the films, 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, in my view, because it was my childhood staple. So. Anyway.
Elsie: Magical.
Emma: Magic.
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Elsie: Alright, describe the film, Emma, for many who haven’t watched it.
Emma: Nicely, it’s based mostly on the primary e book within the collection, 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 dad and mom. He didn’t even know that he was a wizard and low and behold, he’s additionally well-known. He’s like probably the most well-known wizard at Hogwarts due to the way in which that his dad and mom died defending him from Lord Voldemort. He should not be named the primary unhealthy man within the collection. And yeah, he goes by college. We get to see Halloween and Christmas in every of the books and every of the films as a result of it’s a faculty 12 months. In order that’s type of how that works. We get to study Hogwarts within the first films and simply typically concerning the wizarding world. I really feel like there’s loads of like, world-building and groundwork setting, however it additionally has a very good story too, the place there’s this sort of thriller of like, it looks as if any person is attempting to interrupt into Hogwarts to steal one thing, however we don’t know what it’s. They usually determine what it’s over time. And anyway, so, after which model new little kids, wizards foil the unhealthy 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 if you first watched this film. I truly 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 not too long ago For my birthday in November, I instructed Jeremy that the one factor I wished for my birthday was to look at all of the Harry Potter films, and mainly, I trapped him as a result of he couldn’t say no. What an exquisite entice although. What an exquisite 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 fantastic. It was, it was wonderful. So I watched all of them very not too long ago after which I re-watched this one final week, we had a snow day and our daughters have been studying the e book for the primary time collectively. So they’re very into it proper now, Nova probably the most. So yeah, the film was very enjoyable. Sort of like evaluating them. It’s like actually quick and quick in comparison with the e book, you realize 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 toddler, 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 honest. It was a e book honest in school, and I believe they have been all Scholastic again then in Slash and nonetheless are. I don’t actually know. However anyway, it was a e book honest 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 common within the US fairly but. And the quilt regarded attention-grabbing 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 actually most likely did purchase it as a result of it was longer. It’s type of longer for a center grade, and I used to be ending sixth grade going into seventh grade and I favored studying, you realize, I’m on the e book honest shopping for stuff for summer time. So I used to be clearly a cool child, getting her studying materials. So I most likely was interested in the size and yeah I learn it and liked it. And so then I shared it with my good friend at summer time camp and she or he liked it. We stayed up each night time studying chapters to one another after which we have 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 bear in mind as a result of I do bear 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 assume our dad and mom went with us. Yeah, and we liked it, you realize, Harry Potter, it’s fantastic, however I believe that was the second film. So, I believe this one got here out earlier than that, and I don’t bear in mind. However I really feel optimistic that I noticed it most likely in theaters if anybody took me, most likely my dad and mom did. I don’t know. However yeah, I’ve all the time liked Harry Potter. So it goes again far sufficient that I’m like, it’s somewhat hazy on the recollections as a result of I used to be that younger, and I don’t bear in mind.
Elsie: Okay. So let’s get into the decor inspiration. We’ll actually break it down. There’s so much. 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 achieved a fantasy film earlier than, however like each single factor is gorgeous and excellent. There’s nothing regular. You recognize what I imply? Even just like the quote unquote regular Dursley home is so particular in such a great set.
Emma: It’s. It’s very campy, they actually exit of their approach to be like these are suburban and it’s only a enjoyable home that feels dorky and campy and enjoyable.
Elsie: Yeah, I like 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 appears to be like. I really like how dusty you possibly can inform that it’s. It’s similar to so vibey.
Emma: Yeah, I really feel like an inspiration for it was like, they have 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 realize, and it feels prefer it’s neglect, however then you possibly can inform, you realize, from his interactions with Harry, like, no, no, no, he is aware of precisely, like, he’s like, you realize, 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 excellent. Beautiful. So Honeyduke’s Candy Shoppe, that’s one other one. It’s so cute. Emma and I acquired to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, however not not too long ago. I believe we’re going to go once more this summer time with the children, however we went like 5 years in the past, 10 years in the past, a very long time in the past.
Emma: Yeah, most likely greater than someplace between 5 and 10, as a result of I’m attempting to assume how outdated Penny was, she was little. However we did go to each.
Elsie: And that was positively my favourite half, I believe. The candy store was so cute. I can’t wait to go together with my youngsters. I really like the sweets cart half is considered one of my favourite elements within the first film. Similar to, I really feel like she put a lot attraction and character into, like, all of the various kinds of candies and what they will do, and, like, why they’re completely different from, like, common human candies. I simply, like, like it.
Emma: It’s such, like, a child element to be having these snacks on the prepare and, like, be so into them. And like how the frog one has collector playing cards with it and simply, you realize, all these little particulars are so enjoyable. Additionally, I don’t assume we have now this on the checklist at Diagon Alley, but in addition on the financial institution. Gringotts. That’s a complete vibe too, as a result of you need to take just like the little cart all the way down to your vault and there’s a dragon.
Elsie: The cart appears to be like legitimately terrifying.
Emma: Yeah. It’s a really spooky expertise.
Elsie: Yeah, it appears to be like scary. Like you may fall down into nothingness. I don’t prefer it.
Emma: Nicely, and likewise, it’s humorous as a result of, you realize, I believe she’s world-building for many completely 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 really this sort of like scary place the place it’s like very quiet and there’s like a dragon carding issues and like, you realize, it’s very secretive and like I believe type of like is sensible. I really feel like as a child you’d have felt that method 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 packing containers or one thing like that, you realize, it’s like this complete little world that you simply’re like, oh, there’s a vault. And if I acquired locked in there, I might die. It’s simply this sort of terrifying factor.
Elsie: I by no means went to a flowery financial institution after I was a toddler. I went to love the burnt popcorn kind 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 Categorical. I additionally love the King’s Cross. I wish to go to the King’s Cross. Is that what it’s known as? The King’s Cross prepare station?
Emma: Yeah. The place they’ve the cart half within the wall.
Elsie: Yeah. It’s an actual prepare station, proper? I wish to go there, so unhealthy. However anyway, the Hogwarts Categorical is, I imply, it’s so lovely. Like, I really like trains, after which I’ve been planning a luxurious prepare 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 assume they’re cool. You’re most likely not shut sufficient to your forties but. So simply come again to it later.
Elsie: True. You’re going to like it. However yeah, the Hogwarts Categorical, it’s very magical. And I similar to, I really like like how the film begins and ends with the prepare, it’s very particular. There are usually not sufficient trains in the US. I used to be so excited to maneuver to New York for these six months we thought we have been gonna transfer to New York as a result of I wished to dwell in a prepare world the place there have been trains you may take. Like, you realize, 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 couple of times. As a result of he loves it. So I bear in mind, as a result of he’s similar to, that’s a prepare. 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 have now any round right here. Aside from we did the Polar Categorical.
Elsie: The Polar Categorical. Yeah. I believe there’s one in Branson that drives to Arkansas, so we might 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 all the time feels cozy and like the last word fire kind 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 provides you the vibe that he’s like somewhat little bit of a type of like off-the-grid varieties who loves the outside like, you realize, it nearly looks like somewhat 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 films is the Weasley home. I might say it’s most likely the coziest home all through the films. 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 films. It’s simply very attention-grabbing. You very a lot get the vibe that it’s been cobbled along with each magic and human stuff, which is type of like Mr. Weasley’s job. He’s like obsessive about people and likes to study muggles and their know-how, you realize, which is why he has the automobile within the second film, you realize, various things. And I type 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, considered one of my favourite elements of all the films 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 known 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 believed it could be longer in my reminiscence, however it’s magical. They have been promoting like love potions.
Emma: It’s type of like pranks and like mischievous issues, you realize, which is their model, their complete model.
Elsie: Yeah. It’s unimaginable. And like, the skin of it has like a giant form of like statue of the twins. And it’s similar to a really lovely constructing as properly.
Emma: You recognize, I might learn a parenting e book written by the Weasleys as a result of I really feel like all their youngsters 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 realize. I’m like, I don’t actually really feel like they did one thing proper at that household. They actually had it, you realize, a really loving setting. That have to be it. Very accepting.
Elsie: Sure. Agree. Okay, so in Hogsmeade is the place there’s like somewhat, is there a, what’s it known as, a Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley and one in Hogsmeade, I believe.
Emma: Is there one in Hogsmeade? That sounds proper.
Elsie: There positively is, as a result of that’s the place I do know that they had the Butterbeer. They usually have been on the college.
Emma: Yeah it has the pub the place the scholars can go, which rising up studying the books all the time, they’re all the time so like little British issues the place you’re like, huh, properly that’s completely 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 probably not, you realize, I’m not saying no on underage drinks or no matter. Butterbeer will not be speculated to be an alcoholic, however you realize. It’s similar to, I don’t know, it’s simply humorous, like culturally, you’re like, what’s going on right here, you realize?
Elsie: Nicely, I consider it type of like, you understand how in highschool, their bars would have like all-ages live shows although? The place you’re allowed to go you need to 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: Nicely, they’ve a youthful ingesting age too, I suppose 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 type of meal or speak, like it. However particularly within the first film, the opening scene’s nice after they have the primary massive 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 films as a result of they happen over like 10 years, so after all, know-how moved ahead. However I truly really feel like the primary film has, like, it’s nonetheless actually good. It’s nonetheless, like, actually enjoyable.
Elsie: I bear in mind on our trivia from, like, one other time we talked about Harry Potter on the podcast that it mentioned that the candles have been truly actual candles. That actually was dripping and stuff, that’s so attention-grabbing. Possibly they weren’t all the time however that’s loopy.
Emma: Nicely, the floating jack-o-lanterns are positively some type of CGI factor. I believe. They appear cool and I actually really feel like they went for it. There’s a great combine as you take a look at the snacks on the desk there’s like a giant bowl of apples with like a giant pretend spider on prime. I really feel like there’s additionally some degree of Pinterest mothers doing the set design the place I used to be like, I really like this. It feels cozy. It looks like one thing I might do at my home, however clearly, I wouldn’t do it on this scale as a result of it is a actually cool film that I really like, however you realize, and yeah, it’s simply actually cozy and enjoyable.
Elsie: Yeah. On a smaller scale, I actually desire a room like that. I actually desire 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 all the time a feast. I like it. Okay, so something from the film that you’d use on your own residence, for actual?
Emma: I imply, I did adorn a whole Airbnb like Harry Potter one time on a decent finances, however nonetheless.
Elsie: I believed it was actually cute, on the time, it was earlier than I went into my Harry Potter period, and now I want I might 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 might 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 shiny 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 own home looks like Hogwarts to me in some methods.
So just about every thing from the film I might 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 model room, and like, I don’t know, it sounds it’s like, possibly you’d interpret that as, like, a child’s model, however what I imply by it’s, like, a wealthy, English, wealthy wanting, fort y, like, you realize, classic rugs, classic work, yeah, darkish academia, simply to not name his music studio Harry Potter themed anymore.
Okay. Nicely, all proper. Simply because we don’t say it out loud doesn’t imply it’s not true, however very properly.
Yeah. However the primary issues I might take for my own residence are, I might positively 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 100% 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 type of attempting to combine classic artwork with up to date 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 up to date artwork upstairs, and I began doing the lounge in solely vintage work, and now it looks like wonderful, so I do should 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 realize what I imply?
Yeah. I imply, you may get that type of hologram-looking, you realize, sort, 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 likewise 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 have been actually so unhealthy.
It makes me assume so much about like dwell pictures. And the way, like, you possibly can, like, you realize, press it in your cellphone and, like, the particular person strikes.
That’s true. That’s true. I suppose we have now it in a method.
I don’t understand how you’d show that in a house the place it could transfer, however, you realize, it’s type of cool so far as, like, know-how goes. I really like Dwell Photographs. I go away mine on on a regular basis as a result of I simply really feel like they seize your child in a method. Infants and toddlers particularly.
Okay, something from the films you hated?
Oh, man. I don’t actually assume 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 provides you this visceral feeling of nausea. I hated it greater than another a part of all the films for certain. And that character for certain. It’s just like the worst character. Yeah. That’s the one factor I acquired an ick from your entire time although.
Yeah. No, I believe I really like every thing. Trigger you realize, as you mentioned, I really feel like that’s the way you’re speculated to really feel about that character and concerning the room and you realize, so yeah, I additionally like pink. There’s not loads of pink. It’s the one pink time. It’s the one pink second.
Yeah. So another inspiration, trend, 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 realize, like, their, like, front room, it’s their very own, it’s like fire, classic rugs, it’s very cool in there. It’s, like, very vibey. I might take that actual front room.
Oh, yeah. I additionally, actually, 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 realize, they present it within the films so much and it’s featured within the books fairly a bit and so they even have later, later films 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 dad and mom are tremendous sports activities individuals. We’d 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 realize what I imply?
Life lengthy love of both determine skating or gymnastics, whichever, you realize, 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 realize, so anyway, so there’s somewhat little bit of that. However we simply weren’t actually a sports activities household. And my husband and his household watch loads of school soccer. So I really feel like I now I’m like within the soccer world. And I even watched a Chiefs sport the opposite day with buddies. And I actually loved it as a result of I truly lastly type of learn about soccer. I wouldn’t say I do know all the principles, however I might say like, I do know what’s happening, you realize? Somebody who didn’t develop up understanding something about any sport actually, however particularly soccer. And anyway, Quidditch type 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 staff 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 realize. The wizards performed, and it was enjoyable. It’s very cute. It’s actually cute, and it’s type of a wacky sport. 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 nonetheless, it’s very cool, and I like how, like, into it individuals get within the films and the books. It’s enjoyable.
It’s very enjoyable. Okay, yeah, each single dinner scene is my favourite scene of all the films. They all the time simply have like probably the most meals you’ve ever seen in your life and prefer it’s humorous and prefer it’s all the time completely different. And, yeah, it’s magical. I like it after they have the Yuletide Ball and Jeremy observed that Johnny Greenwood was performing when he was like part of the band, which was actually cool. It was very cute. I really like college dances. There’s like nothing extra nostalgic than a faculty dance and like a wizard college dance. It was very magical.
I like it after they embrace it in any collection that’s like highschool and so they have a faculty dance. I’m like a sucker for it. I like it.
Sure. Oh, yeah. I imply, possibly we must always have achieved an episode for each single film, however I do assume that individuals would have gotten bored with those that aren’t interested by Harry Potter.
I believe the varsity dances in Goblet of Fireplace, the Triwizard Event one, which might be my favourite of the films. If I needed to decide a favourite.
That’s my favourite, and likewise the Prisoner of Azkaban is my different favourite. And the primary one.
Yeah.
Emma: It’s onerous to select a favourite. So, if I needed to, I suppose I’d go together with the Triwizard Event, the Goblet of Fireplace one. However I believe that’s the one which has a faculty dance in it and it has dragons and that’s cool. And also you get to see different colleges, which is type of enjoyable and like a complete completely different vibe.
Elsie: Yeah. Okay, which Harry Potter home are you, Emma?
Emma: Once I took the check, and I’ve recognized this fashion, I’m a Raven Claw. I’m within the sorority. It looks as if type of a sorority home, doesn’t it? I don’t know. It’s not truly.
Elsie: What do you imply? It’s extra ladies?
Emma: It looks as if all ladies in loads of the scenes.
Elsie: It’s all of the e book individuals. Okay, I picked Home Slytherin as a result of truly Keeley picked it for me, however ever since then I type of do determine with it. I’m sporting my sweater. As a result of I like the way it says you’ll do something to realize your finish or no matter. Which I do determine with that. Not in like a malicious method, however in like a, yeah, I’ll do something to realize my objectives. Like, you realize, in life, so, and our littlest daughter identifies as Slytherin and she or he is like, it’s so cute. She has a Slytherin dance and it is sort of a snake kind 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 blissful. It’s type of like our factor collectively. Okay, so what aged properly versus what didn’t age properly on this film, so I suppose that is the half the place we might acknowledge JK Rowling making a lot of Twitter feedback that didn’t age properly and have 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 realize, like very, superb responses which might be like very inclusive and loving and caring and you realize, attempting their finest. So I believe it’s like unlucky that that grew to become a giant a part of like what individuals wish to speak about with Harry Potter. Like, it’s actually unhappy.
Emma: Yeah. To me, it’s only a separate dialog from Harry Potter, in my view. There are simply so many, particularly the films, however so many different individuals concerned.
Elsie: Yeah, there’s so many different individuals concerned. I believe that’s a great factor. Listening to all of the actors give their views, I believe, was actually Encouraging. So I believe that apart from that, I actually assume every thing concerning the films has aged so properly and it’s like beautiful, like regardless that barely unhealthy CGI is like unhealthy in a great way, like in a Jurassic Park method, and I prefer it. I actually take pleasure in watching all the films and I’m actually wanting ahead to studying all of the books with our children. And I believe we are going to most likely go to Harry Potter world this summer time. It feels just like the section is approaching actually robust, she already requested for a birthday celebration. So I believe we’re going to go proper after that. How excellent is that?
Emma: It’s excellent. Oh, that’s so cute. Which of them have they learn to this point?
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 have 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 somewhat reunion TV particular a few years in the past that, I believe was like 20 years for the reason that first film. And nearly all of the actors have been in it, and loads of the administrators and stuff, and that was like one of many issues that they mentioned was like actually particular and significant. It was like actually strict. Most exhibits like Recreation 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 are not any American actors in Harry Potter, which I believe is so cool.
Emma: Yeah, it’s fairly attention-grabbing. 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 films and so many characters, like Kate Winslet, for instance. However yeah, it’s actually enjoyable. I really feel like in some methods it, I suppose, as a result of they’re youngsters’ films, so I used to be being launched to loads 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 type of consider them, you realize, like Alan Rickman, I type 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 right Snape, so, love him on this position, love him in different issues too, however, yeah, I really feel prefer it launched me to loads of completely different actors too, which was enjoyable. However I used to be additionally a child, in order that may be a part of it, too.
Elsie: Agree, agree. The late actor Alan Rickman, who portrays the potions instructor Severus Snape, was instructed some particular secrets and techniques forward of time in order that he might painting his character in a extra nuanced and knowledgeable method. Specifically, he was instructed about his character’s connection to Harry’s mom, Lily Potter. In order that was like my favourite twist, and it’s most likely 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 realize, trigger they have been already making the films earlier than the books have been achieved. In order that’s like so attention-grabbing and funky.
Emma: Yeah. I’ll additionally say. So I like Unbelievable 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 might actually wish to see in the event that they have been going to do extra Harry Potter is a younger Snape when he, you realize, tries together 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 Loss of life Eaters, however then he’s recruited by Dumbledore, like, I might similar to to see that complete factor. Plus, I believe he’s such an attention-grabbing character who does have a lot depth if you see his total arc. And he has all these completely different sides to him. So I believe that may be enjoyable, I like characters who’re very difficult. Love a hero. Harry Potter is superior. However I believe the difficult ones are extra relatable, frankly. And I believe they’re attention-grabbing. 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 possibly use clips or various things. After which clearly it was, this may be a youthful Snape. So I don’t know who would play him truly, I haven’t actually considered it. Who must be a younger Snape? Possibly Adam Driver? I don’t know.
Elsie: Adam Driver.
Emma: Relies upon how younger, I suppose, 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 severe and edgy sufficient. We’ll should put extra thought into that and possibly 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 collection now and I don’t assume they’re doing the British rule anymore or possibly 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. Because of this 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 identical time, they most likely additionally knew after they moved in. So possibly 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 predominant characters have been modified from Rowling’s unique names. Earlier than she modified them, they have 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 considered one of my favourite names. I do know. And so I’m so glad that she didn’t do Puff. That’s not good.
Emma: Nicely, I really feel like there’s a lot 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 wonderful. In case you look intently, you’ll discover the scar on Harry’s head on the e book cowl is completely different than the movie on the books, the scar is in the midst 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, if you learn concerning the Dementors, I don’t know. Whilst a youthful child, by the point all these books have been out, I used to be like in school. So it wasn’t actually like a child anymore. However I bear in mind pondering it was melancholy as a result of it simply felt like this oppressive factor that you simply couldn’t get away from. I additionally form of puzzled if it was somewhat bit framed round durations as a result of a part of the getting higher is consuming chocolate afterward.
Elsie: Oh, I haven’t heard that but. That’s attention-grabbing.
Emma: It’s not, it’s not an actual factor. It’s simply one thing I bear in mind pondering as I used to be studying the books. So I used to be like, oh, it’s simply this factor you possibly can’t get away from. It’s like this bizarre punishment, you realize.
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 vegetation within the wizarding world are based mostly on actual names. Rolling mentioned that they’re from a e book known 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 acquired their origins from.
Emma: Yeah. It additionally makes me take into consideration like, possibly she bought that e book simply to put in writing 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 realize 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 haven’t any qualms about it, however I’m type of like, why am I accumulating 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 all over the place, Emma. Okay, Rowling spent the primary 5 years of writing Harry Potter simply establishing the principles of what characters might and couldn’t do. Okay, that’s like, so lengthy. I believe I like, tried to Google how lengthy it truly took to put in writing the books after this and I don’t assume I acquired like, a solution. I’m curious like, how lengthy it took, I suppose, to complete Manuscript 1 as a result of that feels like a very very long time.
Yeah, it does. I believe she’s achieved interviews about it and various things. I truly listened to this podcast collection. I believe it was known as The Witch Trials of JK Rowling. And it talked so much about her Twitter stuff, but in addition type of her historical past. It was actually attention-grabbing. She was on this, like, abusive relationship, I imagine, along with her first husband. I believe they could have been married, however I’m unsure. It’s who she has her first baby with. And one of many issues he would do was disguise her manuscript. And it was the primary Harry Potter that she was writing. And it was a method that he would troll her and, you realize. Clearly, there have been different issues, that’s not the one method he would abuse her, however I believed that was very, understanding 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 attention-grabbing to consider somebody doing that to her.
That’s very attention-grabbing.
May have misplaced it. May’ve not had Harry Potter due to one particular person.
Yeah. The Feasts of Meals in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone have been all actual meals. That’s so humorous. However it wasn’t loved because it spoiled shortly due to the recent lights on the set. Okay. For each weblog commenter who was ever like, did you eat that complete pizza on our weblog submit? Take a look at this! There are larger issues of meals waste on this planet.
Nicely, I’m additionally like, oh, it’d be so onerous to be a, somewhat child actor on a set and be like, I’m round all this like smelly meals, however we have now to do yet another take, you realize?
Yeah, after I wrote this and we rewatched it, I did discover there have been tons and tons of hams, you realize, with the little cherries and that may be gross. It could be smelly after some time underneath scorching lights.
These youngsters 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 nasty response, in order that they couldn’t use them. I’m type of glad as a result of he’s such somewhat child.
That’s so fortunate as a result of he would have needed to put on these contacts for eight films. 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 all the time complaining concerning the contacts. And so I really feel prefer it’s so fortunate that he had just like the unhealthy response that he by no means needed to put on them. That’s dodging such a bullet as a result of to should put on contacts which might be onerous to see and itchy and unhealthy for you, like for complete films, I believe could be very irritating and difficult, it feels like.
Additionally, simply, I’m a fan of the e book, however I believe it’s completely tremendous {that a} baby actor didn’t should put on contacts on set. Possibly let’s simply, we don’t want to do this to youngsters, 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 so much with the character Information 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 toddler 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 method we might have made this somewhat 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 might 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 regarded a lot like him! And it’s like, she does although, she does appear to be him however she’s not, and you may inform, like, you possibly can inform they’re two completely 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 realize?
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 by 160 pairs of glasses.
That’s excellent. I like it. Yeah, it is sensible. Rowling mentioned that she regrets pairing Ron and Hermione collectively, saying that she did it due to want success and never due to the plot. I don’t know. I type of get it. I type of, like, don’t just like the music as an arc. I don’t know.
I really feel like, it all the time felt inevitable. So I favored that typically it feels good to have issues paid off. But when it wasn’t her want, then she ought to have achieved one thing else.
Yeah, that’s true. If you’re an writer and also you write the e book not the way you wished, preserve that to your self. After the actual fact.
Emma: Nicely. As a result of it’s Or simply write it the way you need. Go forward and disappoint followers somewhat bit.
Elsie: Yeah, now everybody simply desires to know what you’d have achieved, proper?
Emma: Yeah, I suppose so.
Elsie: That’s what I wish to know. Okay. Oh, I suppose 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 unhealthy. Would you please go away a 5-star evaluate on my butterbeer recipe? I’ll put it within the present notes. You may as well simply search A Stunning Mess butterbeer or simply go on A Stunning Mess and search butterbeer within the tab. I’ve been attempting to get the highest Google spot, it’s my dream on this lifetime to have the highest Google spot for Butterbeer, and possibly it might occur. You by no means know, it’s spot three proper now.
Emma: It might occur, it might occur.
Elsie: I might be very grateful on your Butterbeer evaluations. And when you have kids, make them the butterbeer. I don’t advocate it as this complete beverage, personally, however in case you love cream soda with whipped cream in it, then possibly, you realize what I imply.
Emma: We had this dinner that was like completely different programs paired with completely different beers and I used to be after all pregnant, so I had butterbeer and I believed 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 section. Hey, Nova, what do you’ve gotten this week?
Nova: A meditation. So, shut your eyes, and discover a comfortable place wherever. Cuddle along with your stuffies and even your child. After which go to your blissful place and assume 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’ve gotten a floaty on, and also you’re swimming throughout. Then, you eat on the shore, and also you then put in your footwear. Return dwelling, and take out the image you secretly took, and preserve it. And if you go on the prepare 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 so much to us that you simply help 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’ve gotten a fantastic week.
