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Have to admit that it's more about Harry's line at the end of the possession than the possession itself...

I personally loved the possession scene. It really freaked me out.

The first time I watched it I froze during the whole scene. At first when he coughed and Dumby turned around looking confused it was just funny. Dan looked kinda scary, writhing in pain with shining green eyes and speaking in a voldy/harry voice. The part with the mirror was great, when he saw himself with Voldy's head saying "look at me".
I began crying when Voldy went through his memories and taunting him ("so weak, so vulnerable..."), and cried even more just before Voldy let him go and Harry lay all helpless on the floor.
I have read the books several times, but I was like "OH NO HARRY'S GONNA DIE IN THE MINISTRY!!"
And then he smashed the mirror and was released...

One thing bothered me, though.
Why did Harry say "You're the weak one - you'll never feel love or friendship, and I feel sorry for you"?
Didn't Dumby in the books say "Voldemort has never had a friend, nor do I think he has ever wanted one" (or something) and "Voldemort does not love; he only has love for himself"?
It's not like Voldy's mourning his lack of emotions - he's convinced that love makes you weak. Wouldn't he just laugh Harry in the face if he said something like that?

"We've got something Voldemort hasn't!!"
"And what's that, Harry?!"
"Something worth fighting for!!"
Voldy is fighting for Voldy - it's the only motivation he needs!

that secne was cool

The scene was ok.

Just a little wierdo part was when Harry comes out of the Possession thing as his "heart fills with love", scene shows voldermort is still there and not doing anything to Harry. He has the chance to finish Harry there and then and also he sees the ministry people coming from the fireplaces and is still around. That was a blooper.

Otherwise, scene was well designed and filmed.

I loved that scene, especially the part when Voldemort looks through his memories. I agree that Harry did look kind of scary, with the way his face showed and the voice he talked in.

i really like the memories that voldemort is going through in harrys head. i thought the part when harry was looking in the mirror and his neck twists out of view than it comes back and its voldemorts head on harry body was pretty cool. but voldemort wasnt able to finish harry off because he was immobalized by the love that harry was feeling.

Oooh, I'm glad you started this! Thank you!

I could go on for ages about this scene. The Possession scene... *sigh* Excuse me, but it was freakishly amazing, alright! Un- it creeped the fandom out of me, Deux- The way it was filmed, with Harry and Dumbledore and Dan's acting and all, it was super-well done, and I personnally loved the way they reversed anything at the end and everything Harry said to Dumbledore and to Voldemort, how he faught him, etc. Amazing. Trois- I'm really glad they brought back the mirror of Erised! It was very smart and honestly I think I would never of come up with that, it was brilliant and extremely original. Quatre- The music. Ah, the music... Seriously, it was too good to be true! a) it was good music it went super-well with the scene c) perfectly dramatic, perfect mood and ambiance d) that creepiness again and e) it's great how it changed depending on the event, meaning sound or number of instruments etc. and f) I just loved it.



Oh, goodness I understand that! It was so filled with emotion, I wanted to do something... You know when you want to do something about something but there isn't something that makes sense that you could possibly do? Anyway. Yeah. That. Hehe



I think Voldemort was surprised because not Harry saying that, but probably the fact that he was freeing himself, or that he was resisting because of love and friendship, which is like completely wack for Voldemort.



I loved that! I totally agree. Grr, stupid Voldy...

My conclusion is: I loved that scene. Favorite in the whole movie. Perfect!

I thought the scene was alright ... definately too long though. I think this scene dragged on for ages when some more stuff could have replaced it, like when they were in the Department of Mysteries in all the different rooms, instead of spending so long on the possession.

However, I did think the scene was well constructed with all the memories and stuff, but like I say, I started to get bored with it by the end because there was just so much time spent on it. I know I'm completely disagreeing with what everyone here is saying, but that's just my opinion.

~Amy <3

I just kind of raised my eyebrows and said "Whoa! They did the Gollum thing!" You have to admit, they did. They sunk his eyes and he almost spoke in a Gollum-like voice... All they'd need to do is get rid of Dan's hair and stop giving him neon green eyes.

Now it makes me giggle a little bit. It's cool and funny at the same time, actually.

This scene blew me away!



I completely disagree with you there, it was just long enough, they could've have simply taken out the part where Umrbidge does detention with the whole of the DA [which is a pointless scene.] and put the scene with the moving doors etc.

I found the whole scene spectacular. When Harry went back to the first year with Ron + Hermione etc. I burst into tears, I mean I was already crying because of Sirius. I could've just killed myself there and then. It blew me away. It was perfect and Dan's acting skills showed in its entirety.

Admittedly, it was a bit different to how I imagined it, and it was different from the book but it was well done, it showed how Voldemort could possess Harry and see into his mind and it shows how Voldemort can't love, but Harry has love on his side. [:



He had that chance in GOF, Harry was tied to the headstone, no wand, completely immobile, he could have just said Avada Kedavra and be done with it, but he didn't.

I , personally, think they should have left that scene in and just had the film a little bit longer. Sorry thats a bit

Regarding the possession: I thought it came off as a bit corny personally. I was kinda figeting in my seat because I was feeling rather uncomfortable. It didn't make sence to me because Voldi had his chance to kill him right there and he didn't. I guess he just like to drag things out to make them more painful. The other thing about it was that , if you hadn' t read the book, you didn't really get what was happening (My mom and sisters didnt' at least). I didn't think it was to long though.

Well, personally, I was kind-of weirded out by the possession scene...at first. After going back and rewatching, I found it fitting and emotional.

I think the point of the possession scene was to help those who haven't read the HP series to kind-of understand what was going on. You could tell that the director/script-writer was making a point of showing how LV was able to possess Harry while Harry was in a miserable state. LV was feeding off of his misery. But when Harry started to concentrate on his friends and those he loved, LV started to lose his grip. The more Harry held on to that love and friendship, the more LV seemed to experience pain until he couldn't possess Harry anymore. Although it was longer and different from the book, I think it was necessary to explain certain things that the movie wasn't able to go into detail up to that point.

Of course, this is just my opinion, but that's what I think their reasoning might have been.

The Posession scene, my favourite part of the movie. I too was a bit "Whoa there, what's with the Exorcists eyes", but you could see that Daniel Radcliffe so completely got the emotion behind it, in fact, I'd go so far as to say the movies interpretation of that scene is better than the book. No disrepect meant here, just sometimes things can be have more of an impact from being visual than from the written word.

So nI guess I agree with you then Laura!

I also enjoyed the possession scene. When I first saw it though I was kind of weirded-out as well. It was just sort of weird and freaky, and I definately expected it to be protrayed very differently. But then I watched the movie again and again and I soon came to love it. Dan did a great job of acting during that scene and it was much better than the book described it.


I don't think that Voldemort could have done much to hurt Harry especially since Dumbledore was there.

the possion (srry on sp) it waz scary..... i liked the book better than the movie..... it had more ummmm wats the word.... life in it(all i could think of) im usually a geek when it comes to harry potter (mrs.harrypotter.....) and i "pretended" that i am harry's gf somethings....(i know im a weirdo lol) the movie waz really bland.... and i thought i could be better if they put some more things in the movie that were in the book but it would make it longer.....oh well

I thought the posseion scene a bit freaky, just long enough to confuse and scare me. I think Dan's acting was wonderful and the way the intergrated the scene that was supossed to be in DD office. Very good xD

I loved it. At first, I had a moment of Good-God-They're-Trying-To-Be-Conceptual fear; that scene could have been so cheesy. But I think it was done very well.

Though, the clouds behind Voldie do tread the line between deep and corny.

I just read the book again, and watched the film. Actually they are rather similar. In the film it starts with Harry remembering bad stuff, his parents death, Dementors, Cedrics death etc. And then the camera rolls over Ron + Hermione, and he sees the good things and then he says how LV can't love etc and the love expells LV from him.

And then in the book ...



So really the book and film show the same thing, its just in the film LV is using Legillemency. And a snake isn't wrapped around him. [:

The possession of Harry by Lord Voldemort was one of my favorite parts of the movie. I thought it was even more well done then Sirius' death. It was powerful; the way Harry struggled against the memories of death that Voldemort put through his mind. It was even more powerful to see that when Harry succumbed to emotions of fondness and love for his friends, that Voldemort could not inhabit him. So we got the sense that Harry would never be able to be possessed by the Dark Lord. *Whew*

At first I was concerned at how they were going to convey this information via film but after watching OOTP, I concluded they did a worthy job...at least this was done correctly and not butchered or cut

I'd like to add to that. It's true, Voldemort had that opportunity. Well, if it wasn't for Priori Incantentum (sp?) but that was AFTER the headstone part. I think Voldemort likes to toy with his enemies, rather than just get it done. And I think it drags on longer because it's Harry Potter, his MAIN enemy.

Now, as for the Possession scene, it was the one of the few scenes I loved in the whole movie. It helped me get a better view of that particular scene. In the book, it was much too short and Harry was being held back by the statue that Dumbledore had animated. But in the movie, after being protected by his headmaster, Harry was still taken over when Voldemort faded into the dust and took over him there.

What adds most to the atmosphere is the creepy yet emotional music played, which got me the most. It makes the environment darker and when the music starts, it's a deep violin orchestra, cellos and deep voices vocalizing for the creepier part of the possession where Harry is forced into Occlumency and sees all the previous times in Hogwarts where he's felt like Voldemort and seen the Department of Mysteries visions.

I remember reading somewhere along that when Harry was writhing on the floor, they cried...
I admit, that part was heart shattering, but not at the beginning... He actually looked a little strange after he first falls. I like to add my own silly comment that when he bites his lip and grunts, he really looks constipated.... But that's just my silly view. Anyways...

As the music intensified and became sadder, he saw more and more memories, more personal stuff, deeper than Severus Snape could ever reach.

I think that's probably the part where half the theater was reaching for napkins and tissues for their eyes. I know I was clinging to my sister, whimpering by that part.

And when he sees Ron and Hermione, that broke my heart. Because he saw Ron second year, Hermione laughing in the Common Room, him sneaking up on the two as they watch the Shrieking Shack, etc...

This scene, though longer than the one in the book, was one of the best and helps remind me why I watch the movie on the DVD again. Though I could just simply skip through...

I know I probably rambled too much, but this is really my view and review on that scene. I loved it with all my heart, as well as the Fireworks scene, and the ending scene.

I thought the possession was alright... I expected it to be way different though. When Harry said that thing about "you're the weak one and you'll never know love or friendship and I feel sorry for you." I definitely had to hold back a laugh because it was corny like the end line about something worth fighting for. Corny, feel-good stuff like that makes me laugh.