Okay, so what can one say
about a story that everyone already knows?
Well, lots actually.
Seen the film, don't need to
read the book! Think again.
Don't get me wrong, I love
the film, but there's just so much more intricate detail in the book, and once
read (again), you really do start to understand the depth of the story.
Take Dobby, everyone's
favourite house-elf, not in the film but he and another house-elf named Winky, play a
big part in getting Harry through the second task of the Triwizard tournament, and help an escaped
criminal from Azkaban, bring about the rise of Lord Voldemort.
Sirius Black appears
briefly in a fireplace in the film, but in the book, Harry corresponds with him
regularly and they meet up in Hogsmead with Ron and Hermione.
Barty Crouch, the Head of the
Department of Magical Law Enforcement, (hardly in the book), mysteriously
disappearing due to illness and then ends up being killed by his own son; who
is then killed by a Dementor, (not in the film). Another character not in the
film is Ludo Bagman, another ministry employee, (ex beater for the English Quidditch
team), and then there's Rita Skeeter.
She's in the film of course,
but in the film you don't really find out just how low she'll sink for her
next sensational headline, but you do in the book.
Severus Snape is revealed as being a reformed Death Eater, Hermione catches Rita Skeeter in the act whilst trying to
free house-elves, and Barty Crouch Jnr, gives a much more detailed explanation
into Lord Voldemort's comeback.
More detailed than the film
then, more story, more twists and turns, more intrigue; this book is just so
good you need to read it. It's long, so not a quick read, but you will not
regret spending the time it will take, and it will leave you with a rich
experience that sets you up perfectly for book five.
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