2011 Moments: Harry Potter disapparates from cinemas

Were you there? The moment it all ended? For most of us, it was the symbolic end of our childhoods. Harry Potter makes it into the Courier top 2011 moments.

Harry Potter has officially ended. The Deathly Hallows Part Two saw Emma Watson almost act without her eyebrows and Daniel Radcliffe almost act. Ignoring a few artistic licenses this was a great film, and even improves on second viewing where you see it in a different light:  changing the word wand with another phallic word turns Deathly Hallows into a substantial comedy.

Casting our heroes and heroines pre-adolescent could have made the whole franchise a disaster: yes Daniel Radcliffe stopped growing after the age of 12, Mathew Lewis (Neville) became uncharacteristically and unprecedentedly fit and Ginny’s role unfortunately became integral, meaning Bonnie Wright’s complete lack of acting ability had to be endured. Most successfully, the series has remained most triumphantly British.

The main question at the moment is whether the franchise will be recognised by the Oscars.

The only problem with Harry Potter receiving a nomination is Stephanie Meyer seems to be under some mad delusion that she is on the same level as J.K Rowling. If a ‘for your consideration’ film pledging Twilight for an Oscar is released I will have no choice but to either laugh hysterically or die.