Harry Potter #KeepTheSecrets SPOILER thread

I’ve always taken that as his arrival in Godric’s Hollow, not that he is literally walking through the church they are hiding in.

PThespian said: "willep said: "I’ve always taken that as his arrival in Godric’s Hollow, not that he is literally walking through the church they are hiding in."

I don’t think you quite grasp the concept of what a spoiler is.

Why would you go through the trouble of putting your question in a spoiler box and not this?

#KeepTheSecrets"



The person who posted that is not the same person who asked the original question.

I would assume a thread with “SPOILER” in the title wouldn’t need a spoiler box.

Updated On: 7/30/18 at 07:44 PM

willep said: "I’ve always taken that as his arrival in Godric’s Hollow, not that he is literally walking through the church they are hiding in."

I guess that makes sense, thanks.

My recollection is a little fuzzy now, but I thought someone said “He’s coming” or “He’s here” right before he burst through the church door. Maybe I have that wrong, but I was sure confused at the time. I should have thought more theatrically!

Also, the difference between the OP’s question and my response is that my response doesn’t spoil anything. I don’t name any characters. Okay, I name a location...that doesn’t necessarily give anything away except that someone visits that town.

Updated On: 7/31/18 at 10:50 PM

PT, have al the respect for you so this isn't said to start any kind of discourse, but it seems the creators have wanted to #KeepTheSecrets to prevent people who are going to see the show blindly from being spoiled. Everyone posting here will have most likely seen the show and want to discuss and ask questions about particulars in the show. Fully respect your choice to not partake in this thread, especially since it seems you technically aren't supposed to.

"Keep The Secrets" refers to not spoiling the plot for those who haven't seen the play yet. It has absolutely nothing to do with discussing it among people who have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jvwA5ObQeA

To add my two cents to the original question posed in this thread...

I went back and read the play from the published book and the actors definitely just say "He's coming" and
"He's here," referring to you-know-who's arrival in Godric's Hollow, not his arrival in the church. Besides, why would he be in the church when he was in Godric's Hollow to visit a specific townhouse? I interpreted the decision to have him walk right down the center aisle of the stage and the theater to show just how close Harry and friends were to him and thus highlighting their choice not to take action.

For the lake, I can only assume there's another square opening just off stage where the actors enter the water. Then they use those small portable breathing tanks (scuba divers sometimes carry them strapped to their calf, they're about 12 inches long with a diameter of 3-4 inches) to swim 10-15 feet to the opening we see on stage. How else could they get in (and out at the end of the scene)??? That's just my very uneducated guess, I welcome other's thoughts.

greenifyme2 said: "That would make a lot of sense! I could see the portable tank on their backs under their costume, but didn’t think that the “lake” could be so much longer than what we see. The three times I saw Part 2, Albus always pops up right on cue. Scorpius must hand signal to him somehow under the water is my only guess there."

Again, I have no insider information, this is just my take on it... I assume there's another person (a stage hand or member of the tech crew) who is in the water tank with whatever actor is in there, just for safety purposes. In my mind, the actor is using a small hand-held tank (or breathing off a second regulator from the stage hand's scuba tank) and the actor hands his tank or regulator to the stage hand before popping to the surface. I'd be surprised if an actor was under water alone just from a safety standpoint.

My assumption re: the telephone booth effect:

On entering the booth, the actor lowers below stage via trapdoor. The outline of her/his person is maintained using some sort of wire frame. For the disappearing effect, the wire frame and surrounding robe is collapsed and pulled through the telephone.

When Harry, Ron & Hermione enter the booth together, you notice they walk offstage into the dark and reemerge for a few moments before entering the booth. I think when they return from stage right, it's just one actor surrounded by dummy frames of another actor on either side. Then all three frames collapse for full effect.

I hope I'm totally wrong! The magic in this show was thrilling, I only noticed one effect and it blew my mind in its simplicity, but I won't give that one away :)

I'm also puzzled as to how they managed to light the dementors' flight so well as to hide their wires. Truly could not see them. It was a beautifully eery effect.

Updated On: 7/31/18 at 01:12 PM