Harry Potter followers are solely simply realising a hidden element from the primary film involving Aunt Petunia, which solely individuals who have learn the guide would possibly perceive
It has been virtually 24 years because the first movie within the Harry Potter franchise was launched, and followers are loving them simply as a lot now as they did then, with many patiently awaiting the upcoming TV adaptation.
The movies have been based mostly on JK Rowling’s guide collection of the identical title, and observe 11-year-old orphan Harry Potter as he finds out he is a wizard and begins attending the magical Hogwarts Faculty of Witchcraft and Wizardry, The movie collection incorporates a swathe of well-known British and Irish actors – together with Fiona Shaw enjoying Harry’s not-so-nice aunt Petunia Dursley, whom he lives with alongside his uncle Vernon and cousin Dudley, performed by Richard Griffiths and Harry Melling respectively. In fact, Daniel Radcliffe performs the titular position.
Whereas the Dursleys solely make temporary appearances in a number of the movies, they are a essential a part of the storyline as Harry has lived with them because the day his dad and mom died when he was only one 12 months previous. However as with all book-to-film adaptation, it would be inconceivable to incorporate all of the essential particulars from the books that reveals the true relationship between Harry and the Dursleys.
Immediately (July 31) is Harry Potter’s birthday, in line with the guide and movies – and followers discussing the franchise have solely simply noticed a element within the first film that solely individuals who’ve learn the guide will perceive.
To start with of the movie – when Harry receives his first acceptance letter from Hogwarts – he carries the letter into the kitchen the place Petunia will be seen standing within the background, sporting an apron as she stirs one thing in a big pot on the range.
Taking to Reddit, one consumer identified this small element and mentioned that it reveals one thing that is solely each talked about within the guide.
“In Harry Potter and the Thinker’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone, Aunt Petunia is seen within the background of this scene dyeing Dudley’s previous garments gray for Harry’s uniform. That is solely ever talked about within the guide,” the Reddit consumer wrote because the shared a photograph from the movie scene.
Within the guide, it’s defined that every one of Harry’s garments are hand-me-downs from his cousin Dudley. And as Harry is because of begin a muggle college initially of the brand new college 12 months, Petunia dyes a few of Dudley’s old fashioned uniform gadgets.
In the meantime, Dudley was getting ready to start out his new impartial college, Smeltings Academy, which his father additionally attended. He’s seen sporting the maroon uniform in the identical scene as he sits on the kitchen desk with Vernon.
A number of individuals have been amazed at studying this reality, as they took to the feedback to share their bafflement that they hadn’t seen this earlier than.
“i noticed this as a child and thought she was making soup out of leather-based,” one particular person admitted.
“The quantity of occasions I’ve seen this film is loopy, and I’ve learn the guide as soon as, completely cherished it, and but I didn’t even discover this. That’s truly actually cool!! Simply want they stored Peeves within the movie!” a second particular person wrote.
Nevertheless, a 3rd particular person mentioned: “In a deleted scene/a special lower of the movie Harry asks her in regards to the garments.”
One other particular person requested why Petunia would do that, to which one other particular person defined: “As a result of the Dursleys are items of shit to Harry and so they’d relatively ship him to muggle highschool with previous dyed garments as an alternative of simply shopping for him a uniform.”
