so apparently at the mtv movie awards last night, sandra bullock kissed scarlett johansson and twilight won a bunch of awards and WHO CARES BECAUSE THERE IS A NEW HARRY POTTER TRAILER OMGGGGGG.
given the global and cultural importance of this trailer, we here at FYA decided to give it our usual scientific treatment, where we analyze every little detail and offer our typical intellectual insight because IT’S HARRY MOTHERCUSSING POTTER.
let us begin our study with a viewing, shall we? (sorry it’s a little large for our site. but the magnification is ideal for research purposes!)
now that we’ve all viewed the subject, i’d like to report my first response, as a scientist:
AUUUGGGGHOMGGGGGAUUUUUGHHHHHAOMGEEEEEEEEAUUGHHH.
now that i’ve gotten that general summary out of the way, let’s break it down to the salient points:
PRETTY!!!!
HEDWIG! SOB! dang, trailer, that’s just cold.
i wish that part had been in slow motion, like how they do in action movies with AC/DC or ZZ top playing in the background. BADASS WIZARDS Y’ALL.
LORD! VOLDEMORT! and i mean the lord in an exclamation way, not a title. isn’t there, like, a spell that can fix yr nose? i mean, if hermione can do it, i’m pretty sure the dark lord can handle it. just sayin’.
i can see that ron is hurt, but HERMIONE WHERE DID YOU GET THAT GORGEOUS COAT?
UM AWKWARD.
whoah, wait. is that a STACHE i see? nice ron. well done.
did anyone else… ok nevermind. um anyway what about those eyebrows, huh?
hermione, where did you learn that fashion spell and HOW CAN I MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN IN MY CLOSET?
dude, ron, that was way harsh. also check out hermione’s scarf! who knew there were hipster wizards? imagine all of the american apparel that’s been hiding underneath those cloaks…
BEST. SCENE. EVER. i remember reading that part for the first time and thinking, “i cannot WAIT to see this on the screen.” in other words, there better not be any ghetto CGI up in here! studio, y’all best respect the rowling!
HOLY SHIZZ.
did anyone else think of “new moon” during this part? anyone? as a scientist i felt the need to disclose my reaction, no matter how heinous. that’s because i have ethics. and also because i’ve played the new moon drinking game a dozen times.
where exactly in the book is this movie gonna stop? the end is gonna make me mad, isn’t it? ISN’T IT? DAMN YOU WARNER BROTHERS.
thus ends my scientific report. subject was viewed, evaluated and declared to be AWESOME. in a totally excruciating way obvs cos WHEN WILL IT BE NOVEMBER 19TH?!! probably never. SIGH.
i now invite my fellow scientists to share the results of their research in the comments! intellectualize away!
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Agreed. I mean Twilight’s fine and over all the show was mildly entertaining but Harry Potter is GIGANTIC NEWS compared to the rest.
I love your scientific review! I completely agree, adding an OMGSQUEE. I’m SO EXCITED. And I also want that fabulous coat.
I’m glad the hi-res pics came out because I completely didn’t notice that crazy Ron ‘stache and that weird magical dome thing just looked like a weird magical dome thing before. NOW it’s clearly a magical dome thing around Hogwarts! I need to reread whatever part that is.
yeah, i was gonna re-read the book before the movie, and then i realized that they always have to leave stuff out (even in a two parter like this) so i actually need to keep my memory vague to avoid frustration. this worked really well for me during the last movie, cos i had no memory of the details from the book. or maybe that was just all the butterbeer i consumed.
yeah, posh, I agree. Every year I reread the entire series up to that movie (okay, well like for the last three movies, that is), and I usually just end up depressed at what’s left out rather than excited about what’s kept in.
Not like I’m talking about anything in particular or anything AHEM NEVILLE AND THE GUM WRAPPER AT ST MUNGO’S.
seriously, hollywood, WHERE IS THE NEVILLE LOVE? if they take out his pivotal and super heroic moment at the v. end, HEADS WILL ROLL. and i’m not just talking about voldemort!
Yes! Neville and Luna! I love those kids. They probs will only be in Part 2, I have a feeling. I have no idea where in DH they’re ending Pt 1.
They BETTER NOT cut out Neville’s BAMF moment!
I totally got a tear in my eye at the shot of Hedwig. I’m still mad at JK for that!
I’ve *heard* (read: read on the internet from totally nonreputable sources) that Movie 1 will be ending at Malfoy Mansion, with the death of you-know-who-but-i-won’t-say-it-here. Which, sniff!!
Meanwhile, I’m following Hermoine in any future genocidal wars of which I may be a victim! Cause girl’s on the run AND has fierce fashion sense. Muggle-borns are snazzy dressers!
Hedwig! George’s ear! Sniff!
Also, ha ha, it cracks me up that Ginny’s basically stooping to kiss her boyfriend now. Good! Harry doesn’t deserve you anyway, Ginny! Why don’t you and Luna come over to my house (with Neville!) and we can sit in our pjs and talk about how no one is cool enough for us?
yeah, this trailer definitely needs more luna. and also more snape! snape is way better at being angry than ron (sorry, ron. just cos you can grow a little stache now doesn’t mean you’re on the same man level as snape. or even NEVILLE FOR THAT MATTER).
I know! Seriously is she like a foot taller than him now? I mean, if it’s just a shot from the shoulders up, then couldn’t even let him stand on a stool or something?
snape! and for REALZ i need to know where hermione shops. and i’m already trying to figure out how to get a babysitter for november 19, cos there is NO WAY i’m waiting for this one to come out on dvd.
haha, my first reaction to the kiss was, “whoa! kissage!” because there’s not much of it except in the last movie. and i totally definitely recommend not rereading because it’s almost like reading it for the first time when you’ve managed to forget everything that’s in the book due to killing brain cells with the twilight/new moon/svh drinking games.
Hwaaaaaaa YAY! Oh this made my day. Ron’s stache is slightly suspsect, however. I really hope it’s along the lines of, This makes me look manly and trustworthy, which is just what Hermione wants! That would be highlarious.
double true, diana. DOUBLE TRUE.
However, upon conferring with other Potterfans, I think it may just be due to the being-on-the-run circumstances of the 7th book. A wizard don’t have time to shave when lives are on the line!
Bwa ha ha ha ha! Okay, this post kinda made my day. Thank you!
you are most welcome. it’s nice to know my laborious research is appreciated!
I actually got chills all up my arms and body. I love Harry Potter WAY too much. It’s unhealthy. I read HP 7 in three hours… on a plane… sobbing. And a couple times I actually gasped and jumped up in my seat a bit. The man next to me kept throwing me these looks. So needless to say I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE!!!!! (Except kind of terrified at how much they are going to mess it up… but nothing can ruin the books for me!)
Oh man! I am so excited for this movie!!! I’m torn about re-reading, though. I’ve usually been able to enjoy the movies for themselves, and not judge them for what they didn’t include (except the Neville bit at St. Mungo’s, because that was important, Warner bros!)
Personally — and this may be a pipe dream — I’m hoping that in the 2nd movie, we get more of Neville, Ginny and Luna and the battle at Hogwarts and less of Harry, Ron and Hermione wandering around fighting and looking for horcruxes. I would love to see those three kick ass.
And your scientific analysis is spot on.
This is the best written article I’ve ever read.
casey, i admire yr standards!
I literally FREAKED out when I saw this trailer. I majorly had a big case of jumparounditis, I am still freaking out! And yes! Where did Hermione get that coat! I was so glad I can pause the tv and rewind, because I watched it like four times…..okay, more like twenty but its HARRY FRACKIN POTTER!!!
I am so glad you appreciate the HP love, girls, can I be your bff?
OF COURSE! esp. since you used the word “jumparounditis.”
Holy eff, this is the best thing I’ve read in only forever.
WANT WANT WANT WANT WANT!!!!!!!
I re-read the whole series last summer and I was blown away (again) by how magnificent the final book is. GAHHH!!!!!!!!!
Hermione’s dress for the wedding is so gorgeous!
I love your scientific analysis! I can’t wait to see this movie!!!!
It’s sad that this is it though..
November 19th? Seriously? I thought it was earlier! Ick. Though now I undertand that WB are waiting until my birthday to release it. (That should reads as “waiting until three days after me birthday to release it.”)
Also, in that still image of Harry gallibanting through the forest (a la Bella in New Moon, I think; tryin’ to get in with the Twihards, are we, Potter?) I thought it looked like he was skipping. It then occured to me: why ISN’T there any skipping in Harry Potter? You’re magical! You’re the Chosen One! You’ve got sexy battle wounds* (*pretty-shaped scars…)! Damn it, skip, boy!
Also, please somebody confirm that Daneil Radcliffe is as ugly as I think he is. NOBODY has the right to have that thick a neck. Nobody. Though Emma Watson is stunning. She lives in Oxford. Where I live. Yeah, I know – we’re BFFs. *wink*
Every time I watch this I literally FREAK OUT!!! I am SO excited I can’t even begin to describe it! The movie looks GOOD. Really good! I think this will be the best movie of them all, just like the book is the best of all the books (..in my opinion that is.) I can’t wait for all the camping stuff, the Ron/Harry fight, the Ron/Hermione cuteness.. everything!
It’ll be epic! ..and part two, with the Battle: AH-MAZING!
Can’t believe it’ll be over in just about 13 months..
But then again, these books will live forever<3
oh, a few more things:
..your analysis is awesome!
.. and why, oh WHY, didn’t HP win more than one award on Sunday! They deserve it WAY more than those freakin bloodsuckers!
OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH!!!!!!!!!
I love this trailer. I love Ron. I love the world. I love JK Rowling. I love Harry. I love Hermionie. I love Voldemort. I love (sob) Hedwig.
I cannot wait for this and must go with everyone i know to see it.
By the way, this is already my favorite movie.
by the way, this is already my favorite comment.
Thanks I actually started screaming after I saw this. My mom told me to calm down, I couldn’t.
I think my all time favorite realization from tihs trailer was “LOL! Ginny’s taller than Harry!”
That being said, I’m not sure I much care for Ron rockin the ‘stashe, or Harry’s weird bit of stubble that keeps popping up. I do, however, LURVE Hermione’s wardrobe.
Yes please. Sign me up for that fashion designer.
This is my first time to your site, I just found it. LOVE IT!!
My favorite observation about the trailer was the one about Harry. You know which one I mean. hehe…and yes, that was one of my first thoughts.