Among the Muggles

After my 8:30-9:30 class, I walked briskly and fast than the usual because I was trying to catch the last full show of the Order of the Phoenix.

My Prince was already waiting at the end of the pathway of the UM. Though he is on his crutches and with the tractions on his left leg for 4 months now, still he is dashing and in the mood for a Harry Potter appointment. We took a taxi from the pathway of the University and headed for the NCCC Mall.

The last full show started at 10 in the evening. We reached the Mall 20 minutes before the movie started. I expected to see an evening with many people in a long line and excited for the movie, my expectation was wrong. Then suddenly, I panicked and thought of turning back and go home because maybe the last full show has already started. I hurriedly went to the ticket booth and was even surprised to see that there was no sigh in the booth that the movie is in a “standing room” state or already full or all seats taken, there was no sign that indicated that there were lots of people inside. So I asked for two tickets, paid for it, and off we went inside Cinema 3.

The movie didn’t start until a quarter past 10. Pairs and in group of Muggles kept coming in. Until before the movie started, the seats were full. I loosened up because I no longer felt that it will be one of those famous-titled-sequel-movie-but-not-so-good.

The movie started and Prince and I were so focused. The movie is about Harry’s return to Hogwarts as a fifth year student. He discovered that much lies about hi has bean spread and malicious stories to the wizard community that all that happened to Harry, the encounter and attack of the dark lord Valdemort, was a lie and that all stories from young wizards are all made-up and it tainted the integrity of Harry. Worst, the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge indirectly supported the rumor by appointing a new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, Miss Dolores Umbridge. Professor Umbridge insistently emphasized the “ministry-approved education at Hogwarts. She also emphasized the learning process through theory, and leave’s the student wizards vulnerable and unprepared to attacks and threats from the dark forces. At the prompting of his friends, Hermione and Ron, Harry was convinced to put the matters in his hands by giving lessons to few interested wizards students to learn how to use spells for their defense. After the first meeting, few numbers of students called themselves Dumbledore’s Army.

The movie has matured along with the main casts of the movie, Harry, Ron and Hermione, who has evolved into teenagers and have their own love interests. There was no scene for a quiditch game, but there was a very funny scene of defying rules when the Weasly twins made a huge spectacle out of Miss Umbridge when they did some tricks on fireworks during the exams.

As one of the muggles, I realized that as an audience, I have grown a little bit giddy during some scenes of Harry Potter. I was expecting more from the scene. I cold say that the movie, with the capacity of Warner brothers to come up with a good presentation, scale of 1 to 10, 10 as the highest, I would rate it 7. I would say it was 7 out of 10 because the stories of and background of some characters were highlighted, and that I particularly got so interested with Professor Snape’s history as once a young wizard student. I was surprised when there was a scene with Harry’s Dad as a bully young wizard and making fun out of Snape’s misery. Then there was the background of Nevel’s parents as a member of the secret order of the Phoenix formed by Dumbledore. Harry’s parents were members of the Order. Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather and was the main feature in the “prisoner of Azkhaban” was also a very close friend of Harry’s dad and protected Harry.

The movie focused the importance of loyalty and fighting for something good in times when almost everyone won’t stand and fight. It is about the value of friendship and loyalty to each other.