HP 7 (Part 1)

Finally, the first installment of the Harry Potter epic finale...

We decided to have it viewed on a Saturday (Nov. 20) to see to it that our minds and body are in good condition in front of the wide screen of imax theatre... I doubted kung talagang excited ang mga kaibigan ko manood ng Harry Potter considering na di naman sila ganun kaadik katulad ko... The idea of watching the movie together might be self-explanatory...

As early as Nov. 18, nagpareserve na kami ng tiket para makapili ng magandang spot... we picked the saturday sked at 8:00 p.m. to accommodate Jo who has to end class at 7 p.m. Ironically, kami pa ni Shaine ang huling dumating sa imax... buti na lang naabutan namin yung logo ng Warner Brothers... sakto pagkaupo as if inantay talaga kami... Maricel and Mike, Jo and Alvin, Nald and Kc and Janet (na walang partner tsk tsk) were seated comfortably when we arrived... For the record, first time ko makasama mahal ko manood ng Harry Potter... So, this one is worth to take note of... :)

The lights were shut off... and the movie commenced... I was surprised that Yexley, a deatheater, who is supposed to be arguing against Snape regarding Harry's escape on the first part of the book, was not introduced... But no problem cuz this did not alter the storyline... Although I had read (fully comprehend) the book, I was still anxious to see the next scenes... Lalo na nung tinamaan ng killing spell si Hedwig... Nalungkot ako ng sobra sa part na to... Apart from Ron and Hermione, Hedwig has no doubt filled the emptiness inside Harry as an orphan for about 6 years... well justified sa book as compared to the movie...

I was also expecting the appearance of Viktor Krum during Bill and Fleur's wedding... Sabi nga ni Wheng (friend kong adik din - if I were Harry, she's Hermione), sayang ang talent fee para kay Krum dahil yun lang naman ang appearance nya sa movie... I agree... Although I understand that in the book, there is a reappearance of Krum in the later part... Anyway, the movie is full of action as expected... When Voldemort managed to get the Elder Wand (one of the Hollows) from Dumbledore's tomb, he raised it up and a huge lightning came out from it... THE END...

Tulad ng marami, nabitin talaga ako... sayang nga lang at hindi na-explain in more details sa movie ang tungkol sa mga horcruxes na hinahanap nila Harry... Ganun din ang mga Hollows at ang relasyon nito kina Dumbledore at Grindelwald.... too bad for the squibs (witches or wizards who do not perform magic like Mr. Filch... in muggle term, they are the people who know of the HP books and yet never read them) who rely solely on the movies...

I respect everyone's preference though... I had long been wanting Shaine to enter the magical world of Harry Potter... Unfortunately, she cannot penetrate the barrier leading to Platform 9 3/4... She tried to wave a wand but the result is as worse as Seamus Finnigan's... Maybe not now.... I will just have to wait for the right time...

Next year (i guess sometime in May) will be the second part.... Nakakalungkot kasi wala na ko aabangan... only one thing is certain, however... My wizard blood will continue to run through my veins forever (di halatang adik...lol)...

DRACO DORMIENS NUNQUAM TITILLANDUS!!!

You are cordially invited to my Birthday

"The One with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies.... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."

-Excerpts from the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix-

The seventh month dies today... July 31, 2008... that means today's Scar's BIRTHDAY yikeeesss... (confetti dropping from everywhere)

The above prophecy of Professor Trelawney had long been laid to rest... It's been a year since the legendary battle between Scarhead Boy and You-Know-Who... And Scar lived with the muggles since then... no spells... no jinxes... no quidditch... no magic... Neither did he use again any of his magical possessions: invisibility cloak, wand, marauder's map, firebolt, and the two-way-mirror... Scar feels like he is of no use every now and then... Now, he's decided... He is returning to the place where his family is... his friends and foes... and more importantly, himself...

The Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is still there... He passes through the barrier and he momentarily saw the scarlet-colored train approaching... the Hogwarts Express... "Welcome aboard, Mr. Scarhead," says the old woman pushing a trolley... Scar bought a Chocolate Frog from her as he thinks of Ron and Hermione... He wishes he has his two buddies seating with him on the train... Several wizards have been added this time to the collection of Chocolate Frog Cards... It now includes Harry Potter- The wizard who defeated Voldemort... Scar grins...

Scar is now a few steps away to the Hogwarts castle... He hears the song of the merepeople on the lake... He catches a glimpse on the Quidditch pitch... and he can't help imagining the previous clash between Gryffindor and Slytherin... His prodigy as phenomenal Seeker of the Gryffindor Quidditch team is still fresh in his memory... The place seems to have not changed at all... The whomping willow... the forbidden forest... They are still there....His attention is now focused on Hagrid's hut... It is still standing the way it is way back his school days... But the presence of his giant friend and its pet Pang is not evident...

Scar continues walking ahead...

He is now at the doorstep of the castle... Mr. Filch opens the gate and Mrs. Norris gasps upon seeing him... "Come in, my dear old mate," says the voice from afar... Scar recognizes the voice.... "Neville, is that you?" Scar runs toward the owner of the voice... "Welcome back to Hogwarts! the others are waiting... come with me"... "Show some utter respect to the headmaster," Filch hisses... Scar ignored him... "So, that's it... Neville has eventually become the headmaster..." Scar says unto himself...

Dumbfounded, Scar was not able to speak a single word as he sees the five tables crowded and full of wizarding foods... the ghosts are also present... "Hi there Scar," the woman behind taps Scar's back... It's Hermione... The two embraces as if no other people around... "Blimey Scar!!!... You made it as I expected... You're fucking wicked... You're not messing up with the muggles, are you??" Ron in his usual red hair appears from nowhere... His co-Gryffindors Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnigan, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, the Weasley twins as well as Cho Chang, Ernie McMillian and Hannah Abbot are all staring at him teary-eyed... they are all seating at the staff table...

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are now celebrating the birthday of our very own ScaRheaD..." Neville speaks as he casted 'sonorus'... "LET THE FEAST BEGIN!!!..." (crowd uproars) [cue Harry Potter OST here]

NOTE: The foregoing narration is purely a product of Scarhead's polluted brain... this is not intended to violate the copyright law whatsoever but solely for fan-fiction purposes.... and besides, it's his birthday... walang basagan ng trip... taena...