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Book to movie inconsistencies that are genuinely annoying and unneeded
scarred:
Harry Potter 3. Right in the beginning. He's doing magic under the covers in bed.
UNDERAGE WIZARDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO MAGIC OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. This very issue is the reason he runs away from Privet Drive after accidentally blowing up his Aunt - he knows the Ministry of Magic already knows and should be on their way to expel him from Hogwarts rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble
Ozymandias:
Dudes.
I, Robot isn't even a cohesive book. It's a collection of stories.
The movie is an amalgamation of several Asimov Robot stories and I think it turned out very well for what it was.
scarred:
I, Robot:
0bsessions:
--- Quote from: scarred on 06 May 2009, 12:21 ---Harry Potter 3. Right in the beginning. He's doing magic under the covers in bed.
UNDERAGE WIZARDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO MAGIC OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. This very issue is the reason he runs away from Privet Drive after accidentally blowing up his Aunt - he knows the Ministry of Magic already knows and should be on their way to expel him from Hogwarts rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble
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That wasn't really all that inconsistent and the precedent was set by the second movie.
In the books, it's established that the ministry can detect when magic is used in a household, but not who does it. This is why the Weasleys consistently get away with all the shit the twins pull. This was, however, never established in the movie's as it's really not a particularly simple and clear thing to explain without having multiple examples for precedence (Such as having Harry get in trouble in book two because Dobby used magic in his house when Harry's the only registered magic user there).
Harry's stressing over his Aunt is fine and not at all inconsistent with what is established in the movies. Practicing spells while studying is a far different thing than maliciously engorging one's relative and then leaving her to float her way over an English suburb. The latter is sensibly and easily noticeable, the former is not without taking time to explain it to the audience.
Your motion is denied. I declare fan nerd outrage.
If you want to be outraged over a Harry Potter movie fuckup, bitch about the fact there was no clear resolution to what happened with Barty Crouch Jr. in the fourth movie. The lack of a resolution results in very little of the overall plot of Order of the Phoenix making sense, as Barty being alive makes it VERY hard for the Ministry to deny the plot to bring Voldemort back.
scarred:
It doesn't matter if it's a different thing, it's still illegal. The simple face is that no one under the age of 17 is allowed to use magic when they're not in school. Otherwise, we'd see the Weasley children using spells to wash dishes, etc. in the Burrow. They never did, 'cause they weren't allowed to by law, despite the fact that it would be proactive and there weren't any Muggles around for miles and miles.
Holy shit, I'm debating Harry Potter legislature over the internet.
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