Goldberg, Matt (20 September 2011). "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection Blu-rays Arrive on November 11th". Collider. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020 . Retrieved 23 October 2020. At King's Cross station, Harry boards the Hogwarts Express train, and meets fellow students Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger during the journey. Arriving at Hogwarts, Harry also meets Draco Malfoy, who is from a wealthy wizard family; the two immediately form a rivalry. The students assemble in the Great Hall where the Sorting Hat sorts the first-years into four respective houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Harry is placed into Gryffindor alongside Ron and Hermione, while Draco is placed into Slytherin, a house noted for dark wizards.

Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay. He described adapting the book as "tough", as it did not "lend itself to adaptation as well as the next two books." [56] Kloves often received synopses of books proposed as film adaptations from Warner Bros., which he "almost never read", but Harry Potter jumped out at him. [40] He went out and bought the book, and became an instant fan of the series. [56] When speaking to Warner Bros., he stated that the film had to be British, and had to be true to the characters. [56] Kloves was nervous when he first met Rowling as he did not want her to think he was going to "[destroy] her baby." [40] Rowling admitted that she "was really ready to hate this Steve Kloves," but recalled her initial meeting with him: "The first time I met him, he said to me, 'You know who my favourite character is?' And I thought, You're gonna say Ron. I know you're gonna say Ron. But he said 'Hermione.' And I just kind of melted." [40] Rowling received a large amount of creative control, an arrangement that Columbus did not mind. Several minor characters have been removed from the film version, most prominently Peeves the poltergeist. Actor Rik Mayall was cast in the role, but his scenes were ultimately cut from the film and never released. The book's first chapter, told from the viewpoint of Vernon and Petunia Dursley, is absent from the film. Harry and Draco's first encounter in Madam Malkin's robe shop and the midnight duel are not in the film. In the film, the responsibility of taking Norbert away is given to Dumbledore, while in the book, Harry and Hermione have to bring him by hand to Charlie Weasley's friends. [95] This necessitated a change in the detention plotline: in the book, Filch catches Harry and Hermione leaving the Astronomy Tower and puts them in detention with Neville and Malfoy, while in the film, all three protagonists receive detention after Malfoy finds them in Hagrid's hut after hours. [95] According to Kloves, this was "the one part of the book that [Rowling] felt easily could be changed". [87] The Quidditch pitch is altered from a traditional stadium to an open field circled by spectator towers. [87] Harry's best friend at Hogwarts and a younger member of the Weasley wizarding family. A fan of the series, Grint decided he would be perfect for the part "because [he has] ginger hair". [9] Having seen a Newsround report about the open casting he sent in a video of himself rapping about how he wished to receive the part. His attempt was successful as the casting team asked for a meeting with him. [9] a b "Winners of the 4th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards". Costume Designers Guild. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019 . Retrieved 18 April 2020. Derschowitz, Jessica (13 February 2013). " "Harry Potter" gets new book covers for 15th anniversary". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013 . Retrieved 14 December 2013.Linder, Brian (25 October 2000). "Hogwarts Oxford Location Pics & Rowling Speaks". IGN. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016 . Retrieved 16 April 2020. And finally, bird-watchers everywhere have reported that the nation's owls have been behaving very unusually today. Although owls normally hunt at night and are hardly ever seen in daylight, there have been hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction since sunrise. Experts are unable to explain why the owls have suddenly changed their sleeping pattern. " The newscaster allowed himself a grin. "Most mysterious. And now, over to Jim McGuffin with the weather. Going to be any more showers of owls tonight, Jim?" Linder, Brian (10 February 2000). "Mattel Wins Harry Potter Toy Rights". IGN. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016 . Retrieved 17 April 2020.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014 . Retrieved 10 December 2014. Morris, Clint (9 June 2004). "Interview: David Thewlis". Moviehole. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020 . Retrieved 15 April 2020. An illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released on 6 October 2015, with illustrations by Jim Kay. [67] [68] The book carries over 100 illustrations and will be followed by illustrated versions of all seven books from the series by the same artist.

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