Harry Potter "The Order of the Pheonix" *SPOILERS*

[Kirsten]

I'm not sure, but I understood it as if that arch bow was meant to be the gate to the "other world", to death. But it was never really explained in the book, or in the movie, as far as I remember. Besides, he was struck by the Avada Kedavra curse before, so I guess he would have died anyway...

BTW, I saw the movie yesterday.

Kirsten

[Alysser]

I wasn't very sure of that either, but I thought when the prophecy(the glass ball thingy) broke that was what came out, or I thought Voldemort created it. Either way he would have died anyway, since the lady used a killing curse on him. I was a little confused on that to, but overall I thought the movie was brilliant. Definately one of my all time favorite movies.

[Kirsten]

but I thought when the prophecy(the glass ball thingy) broke that was what came out, or I thought Voldemort created it.

No, it wasn't created by Voldemort, nor did it appear when the prophecy broke. In the book, they entered the room with the arch before the reached the Hall of Prophecies. Later, during the battle, they came back and lost Sirius. I think that arch was always there, it's a mystery as everything in the Mystery Department.

Kirsten

[Roxyluvsme13]

I have no idea, but the movie was wonderful .

[slleipnir]

I found the movie changed a lot of things...I guess they had to but it didn't always make sense. I think I missed the part in the book where he was hit by the spell (or I just didn't remember)

[animal_rescue]

He wasn't hit by the spell in the book, I'm pretty sure that was just in the movie. All in all though that movie depressed me. I don't think it was really anything like the book.

[Giselle]

He wasn't hit by the spell in the book, I'm pretty sure that was just in the movie. All in all though that movie depressed me. I don't think it was really anything like the book.

Really? When I read the book, I distinctly remember feeling very depressed and starkly stoic throughout the story. It was very dark, but, then again, whose adolescence isn't?

I liked the book and the movie. I figure you can't judge them against each other on an equal field since one is a literary work while the other is more visual effects. I agree; the books are more fulfilling, but who doesn't love anything HP?

[Uabassoon]

I found the movie changed a lot of things...I guess they had to but it didn't always make sense. I think I missed the part in the book where he was hit by the spell (or I just didn't remember)

It was really quick in the book. I remember Alexa saying that she missed it when she was reading the book and had to go back and reread the page. He didn't die by the killing curse like he did in the movie though. Bellatrix did a spell that pushed him back into the veil (arch thing) and it was the veil that killed him. I have a feeling though that there is something important about the veil that will be revealed in the last book.