I just found it rather amusing that in an earlier interview, JKR had stated (not a quote) that she thought Daniel Radcliffe did an excellent job in the play Equus and then jokingly mentioned that she would have to write a scene into Deathly Hallows where he was actually naked...

As we readers found out in the King's Cross chapter, when Harry was first lying there, he was actually naked. Do you all think that this was coincidence, or actually spawned from Daniel Radcliffe's wonderful performance in the play???

Thats exactly what I was thinking!
Oh my goodness when I read that, and having read the previous interview with JK about Dan's play I was like Oh no she didn't! Haha, I wonder what Dan has to say about that!
But do you think they will include it in the movie? I think Dan might be shirtless or something like he was in GoF.. but won't he be like.. 23 or something by the time DH is released?

I thought it was funny as well and I just had to chuckle while reading that scene.

I seriously doubt that Harry will be naked in the movie, but he might be showing a little "skin". I don't know how old he will be, but he will be a bit older. I think it will be interesting to see how they do that scene. The might just skip the first part all together and just dress him in some robes...

No, I do not think the King's Cross chapter was influenced in anyway by Equus. JK Rowling has said that she had the ending planned since she began writing the series. She said that the last three chapters were the ones that remained pure from her original musings all those years ago. I think it is just a coincidence that she joked around about that.

Yeah I agree with Albus Dumbledore... I don't think that she wrote that based on Equus. I also read in an interview that she had the ending planned before she even wrote the first book so I doubt that it was in anyway influenced by Equus.

As for nudity in the film? I don't think that they will show any... naughty parts in the film, maybe film him from the waist upwards. It is still technically meant for children, although the last two films have had a 12A rating, it is aimed at 'preteens' and young teens so I don't think it will have full frontal nudity in it.

With advanced cinematography techniques including camera angling, special effects and the use of the mysterious 'mist' one can fully film Harry Potter so that we all know he is completely naked, but yet never see a single inappropriate area. If you ever saw the Da Vinci Code, they did it perfectly... they just had a really bright light pointed at the 'no see zone' and then edited it so you couldn't see anything.. you could tell he was naked.. but nothing inappropriate.

Hey it's just a coincidence, because in every scene that conveys the "characters walking into another world," they're often naked. If you watch other films and anime, you'll see

Don't forget about the 7 Potters chapter. Didn't he want to ask the others to respect his privacy or something by covering up? Also I agree with the mysterious mist post. It can be done.

Haha, now that you mention it, i think she probably did that! I think JKR's included lot's of references towards other aspects like Dan's play, and other ships, stuff like that. Just like when Slughorn mistook Ron's name for "Rupert" who plays him in the movies. Haha, nifty! I think she probably did do it as a reference to it, it'd be quite funny if she had!

i didn't realize that but when you mention it, that does fit! Maybe she wrote it as a joke. it would be good to see at least his shirt off in the movue but then again so far all the movies have been classified as ''kid's movies'' so yeah.

If he's going to be naked let him come!! haahaha
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Well.... Yes when I first read about him being naked it was like I want to watch the film now!! Yes I tought too that it was because of Dan's role in Equus. But this film maybe they will cut that piece or Dan will be wearing robes.

haha. I laughed when I read it a little bit, I was kinda thinking the same thing, and then me and my friend were having a laugh about that, I don't really know weather it was done unintentionally, but it was funny, especially if you had read or heard the quote first.
As for the movies, the seven potters, if they show anything it definanately could be just waist up. For the King's Cross part who knows, I think the seventh movie will be rated R here anyway. (R is the highest rating in thearters its one after PG13). Ooh, and you forgot, when he gets the sword, he's not fully clothed.

Haha! excellent observation!

I read it twice when it said he was naked i was like what!?! it shocked me really fitted in with the more dark and grown up book.

But i dont have any ideas whether it was to be honest although it will be a good scene in the movie and i bet im not the only one hoping they dont cut it out of the movie because..
dan + nakedness = FIT

I very much doubt that he will be naked its kids movie maybe he will be in boxers or in shorts but not be wearing a shirt they have already had him in one shirtless scene in GoF.

I think Harry's nudity is symbolic, you know we come into the world with nothing and that's the way we should leave it.

I don't think that it will be shown in the movie though: I have a vision of this being an all white scene.......a pure white 'King's Cross' with Dumbledore in pure white robes and Harry the same.

That too is how I envision that scene in the movie; it would be the "safe" way to show it to the audience without causing a commotion. It said that King's Cross was all white, so I would imagine that Harry and Dumbldore and Harry would be wearing all white robes. I also think that it would be interesting to see how Voldemort's piece of soul is represented in the movie. I bet that will be black and nasty looking.

Being naked is definitely symbolic of Harry's passing, representing, as you stated, leaving the world the same way that one enters it.

My feeling is she made that comment about Equus because she thought it was funny that she already knew there would be so many naked Harry moments - seven Potters (hey guys, don't get me naked in front of yourselves!), kings cross, the silver doe when she spent like 12 sentences about how he was taking his clothes off ... the I agree that Sluggy calling Ron Rupert was a nudge to Rupert Grint, but this would be a significantly bigger nudge at Dan. Perhaps to even things up, she should have Rupert take off his clothes in the silver doe scene as well .....

Yeah, when I read it I didn't even think about Dan until the King's Cross chapter. Then I was like 'Oh, Dan will love this book. He get's naked so many times....'

I really doubt there will be any nudity in the movies. They've had pollyjuice potions before, and they didn't even show changing into different robes. He'll probably just strip down to his under shorts or something for the water scene. And I doubt he'll be naked or undressed at all come King's Cross- he'll probably be fully clothed. I do agree that his being naked was very symbolic. Plus, is it just me, or did I not imagine everything in those chapters? My mind just sort of 'panned up' like they'd do in a movie- I didn't exactly look at everything



I totally thought it was, too!
...And I totally agree about the silver doe scene. Okay, no jokes- I think it'd be best to keep the clothing on, just because he'd be rushed. Think about it, if your best friend was drowning, would you take the time to strip before saving his or her life?

Plus...that'd be very awkward. I know they dress in front of each other in the books, but I don't think the actors would be too pleased (then again, Emma might ).

Either way, neither of the boys seem to mind getting a bit undressed. Rupert has been topless on 'Driving Lessons' and Dan...well, we all know what he did.

My thoughts on the King's Cross scene is that it will be mostly covered up with a mist but enough bum that you get the idea he's nude but not enough to cause it to go R rated. I believe brief nudity can be shown in a PG-13 movie.

haha dan will be 20 by the time its all over and obviously would hav already dealt with the whole nudity thing so yeah...i chuckled a bit also at this part-- but yeah dan gets to strip down quite a bit in thin film--once (i dont think theyl have him completly naked but nonetheless) wen he finds the sword of gryffindor, and then at kings cross...i duno theyl probly make him hav all his clothes on...(they tend to screw up the symbolic stuff in the movies), and also wen the 7 potters thing happens, im sure in the film they wont show it like that...theyl probly leave that part out--so yeah this film should be quite interesting for those dan radcliffe fans if any of the nudity acctualy doesnt get cut...

I thought about that as I was reading. The moment in The Seven Potters was probably influenced by Equus, particularly because it was played for laughs, but King's Cross wasn't played for laughs so I doubt that had anything to do with Equus.

No way. I highly doubt that JKR wrote in those parts as a connection to Dan acting in Equus. Not everything has to fit like a puzzle like that. It could have been sheer coincidence. It could have been a connection, but I highly doubt it.

Perhaps it was because of his performance, which was brilliant, but I doubt it. JKR has her way of doing things. I don't really know what to think. Maybe someone should ask...

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I think this is funny. Even if Daniel is covered up in these parts, I'm still going to laugh 'cause I know that in the book he was totally naked. And if me and my friends go opening day, we'll all be cat calling and wolf whistling

I hope he isn't fully covered in the King's cross scene. I mean, if they don't want him totally named, at least keep his shirt off or someting so that they don't ruin the symbolism and such.

Ha!! I never thought of that!!!! It will be very very interesting to see how they show it in the movie....a lot of parents won't want their kids to see "that" so I wonder if they will loose a lot of their kids audience....Jk certainly has a sense of humor though

haha, i agree with the last comment there. when i read this part of the book i thought it could be something to do with dans excellent performance in equus, but then when i read deathly hallows the second time i thought the opposte. i thought he was naked just for the symbolic part of it. and i wonder how they are gonna do the baby in the corner... you know the one thats beyond help?i think they will include the seven potter's scene but just make then take their shirts off... nothing below the waist. dan must be loving this book though... first naked in equus and now lots of topless scenes in harry potter, but if they do full nakedness they will loose child viewers

I really didn't think about it this way... but it could be that Rowling put some little jokes in the books. I thought the same thing when I read about Ron being misnamed as Rupert and at the end of the book in the epilogue, where Ron is talking about having to confund the driving instructor because he forgot one thing... didn't Rupert have problems with passing his driving test the first time because of some little mistake? But this could all be a coincidence... I really don't know

Argh!!! To much naked Harry!!!

(Seriously, eugh.)

But anyway, yes it's a little amusing! Just a little bit of a co-ink-i-dink. They'll have to be quite skillfull when they film those bits, but maybe it won't be in the movie anyway.

(At the rate they're going, there'll be one chapter by the last movie, if you know what I mean).

I think it's brilliant that you made this observation. I must say that I think it is possible that dear J.K. Rowling added that in there just for Daniel. Although I doubt they would do that in the movie.

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I doubt that Jo was influenced by Equis, and have many have already stared, Jo said she had the ending planned out before the first book was ever published soo... the part dan played in that play had nothing to do with it. Teeehee... dan naked... that's funny... I doubt we;ll see any "naughty parts" in the film. teeheee, i crack my self up!

I didn't really care. I thought the Seven Potters thing was kinda funny- how Harry wished they wouldn't be so 'careless' about his nudity. But everything else... I think it was important. Showed a bit of purity, don't you think?

Um...No, I don't know what you mean. And I'm ticked off about that because you and I usually get along so well!

Wow! I forgot about that. I don't think that Equus (I think that's how you spell it) could have had any influence on HPDH. Plus, I don't think they will show that part in the movie. They will probably just show him waking up and looking around with robes on. Or they could do it halfway and show him without a shirt, but with pants. Either way, they will not show him naked.

It is however possible that Equus had some influence on it, but it would not have been the same thing. JKR would not have been thinking of Dan and the movies, but of the character of Harry. It showed how Harry matured throughout the books.

I understand what baz meant. They have been cutting a lot out of these past movies, especially OOTP. OOTP made no sense, I mean, the longest book, and the shortest movie?!?!?!?!?! Hopefully they'll do better with HBP.

Whenever Harry stripped off in the book I thought of Equs

I thought that she probably would have done it for Equs (Sp?) as in all the other books he's completely clothed apart from that time in the bath and after Equs he strips off 3 times.

I honestly didn't think it was symbolic him being naked in the book

I also didn't notice Ron being called Rupert (I don't pay much attention to these things)

-ginny

pft please, its not even a possibility that he will be naked(that they will show anything I mean) and chances are there won't even be a "mysterious mist" either. Maybe they'll show him without his shirt on, but seeing as how the films are going now-a-days that scene might not even be in there. >.>