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| ======Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1====== | ======Gillyweed====== |
| =====Introduction===== | =====Object Information===== |
| //Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1// is the seventh film in the *Harry Potter* film series and the first of two cinematic parts based on J.K. Rowling's 2007 novel, //[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]// (film). Released in 2010 and directed by David Yates, the film departs from the familiar setting of [[Hogwarts]] and follows [[Harry Potter]], [[Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] as they go on the run from a newly empowered [[Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]]. Their primary mission is to find and destroy [[Voldemort]]'s [[Horcruxes]], facing unprecedented danger, isolation, and loss along the way (film). | * **Type:** [[Magical Plant]], Herb |
| =====Plot Summary===== | * **Owners:** This is a consumable plant rather than a possessed object. Notable possessors include [[Severus Snape]] (in his private stores) and [[Harry Potter]] (during the [[Triwizard Tournament]]). |
| The film opens with the wizarding world in crisis. The [[Minister for Magic]], [[Rufus Scrimgeour]], addresses the magical community, acknowledging the dark times, while [[Hermione Granger]] is shown erasing her parents' memories of her for their own protection (film). [[Lord Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]] convene at [[Malfoy Manor]], where he murders the captured [[Hogwarts]] [[Muggle Studies]] professor, [[Charity Burbage]]. | * **Maker:** A naturally occurring magical plant. |
| The [[Order of the Phoenix]] executes a plan to move [[Harry Potter]] from [[Number Four, Privet Drive]] to the safety of [[The Burrow]]. Six members of the Order, including [[Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Fleur Delacour]], [[Fred Weasley]], [[George Weasley]], and [[Mundungus Fletcher]], take [[Polyjuice Potion]] to become decoys for Harry. During their flight, they are ambushed by [[Death Eaters]]. In the ensuing battle, known as the Battle of the Seven Potters, [[Hedwig]] is killed by a [[Killing Curse]], and [[George Weasley]] loses an ear. [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]] is also killed. | =====Description and Appearance===== |
| At [[The Burrow]], the survivors regroup for the wedding of [[Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]. The celebration is cut short when the [[Patronus]] of [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] arrives, announcing that the [[Ministry of Magic]] has fallen and [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] is dead. [[Death Eaters]] attack the wedding, forcing Harry, Ron, and Hermione to flee. | [[Gillyweed]] is a magical plant that resembles "a bundle of slimy, grayish-green rat tails." When consumed, it is described as having a slimy and rubbery texture. It is native to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. |
| The trio takes refuge at [[Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place]], where they discover that the "R.A.B." from the locket they found in the sea cave was [[Regulus Arcturus Black]]. They learn from [[Kreacher]] that the real [[Horcrux]], [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]], was stolen by [[Mundungus Fletcher]] and is now in the possession of [[Dolores Umbridge]]. The trio infiltrates the [[Ministry of Magic]], which is now a tyrannical regime persecuting Muggle-borns. They successfully retrieve the locket from [[Umbridge]] but are forced to abandon [[Grimmauld Place]] as a safe house. | =====Magical Properties and Usage===== |
| Unable to destroy the locket, the trio camp in various locations while the [[Horcrux]] negatively affects their morale. After a heated argument with Harry, Ron abandons his friends. Harry and Hermione continue the quest, visiting [[Godric's Hollow]] in hopes of finding the [[Sword of Godric Gryffindor]]. There, they visit the graves of Harry's parents and are ambushed by [[Voldemort]]'s snake, [[Nagini]], who is hiding in the guise of [[Bathilda Bagshot]]. They barely escape, but Harry's wand is broken in the process. | The primary and most potent magical property of [[Gillyweed]] is its ability to grant a human the temporary ability to breathe underwater. |
| Weeks later, a silver doe [[Patronus]] appears and leads Harry to a frozen pond in the [[Forest of Dean]] where the [[Sword of Godric Gryffindor]] rests. When Harry tries to retrieve it, the locket [[Horcrux]] attempts to strangle him. Ron, guided back by the [[Deluminator]], arrives just in time to save Harry and destroy the locket with the sword. | * **Transformation:** Upon ingestion, the consumer undergoes a partial and temporary [[Transfiguration]]. They develop functional [[gills]] in their neck, allowing them to extract oxygen from water. Additionally, webbing grows between their fingers and toes, greatly aiding in aquatic propulsion. |
| Reunited, the trio visits [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] to ask about a symbol seen in a book [[Hermione]] inherited from [[Dumbledore]]. He explains it is the symbol of the [[Deathly Hallows]]: the [[Elder Wand]], the [[Resurrection Stone]], and the [[Invisibility Cloak]]. He then betrays them to the [[Death Eaters]] to save his captive daughter, [[Luna Lovegood]], but the trio manages to escape. | * **Duration:** The effects of [[Gillyweed]] last for approximately one hour when used in fresh water. It is unknown if its properties or duration change in salt water. |
| Soon after, they are captured by a group of [[Snatchers]] led by [[Fenrir Greyback]] and taken to [[Malfoy Manor]]. There, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] tortures [[Hermione]] for information about the sword. Imprisoned in the cellar with [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Dean Thomas]], and [[Garrick Ollivander]], Harry desperately calls for help using a piece of the [[Two-Way Mirror]] he carries. [[Dobby]] the house-elf appears and orchestrates their escape. In the ensuing struggle, Harry disarms [[Draco Malfoy]]. As they disapparate, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] throws a silver dagger, mortally wounding [[Dobby]]. The group arrives at [[Shell Cottage]], the home of Bill and Fleur, where [[Dobby]] dies in Harry's arms. | * **Method of Use:** The plant must be eaten raw. |
| The film's final scene shows [[Voldemort]] breaking into [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s tomb at [[Hogwarts]] and taking the [[Elder Wand]] for himself (film). | * **Side Effects:** While submerged, the user's voice becomes high-pitched and squeaky, making normal speech impossible. |
| =====Key Differences from the Novel===== | =====History===== |
| As a film adaptation, //Part 1// includes several changes, additions, and omissions from its source material, //[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]//. | [[Gillyweed]] was a known, albeit rare, magical herb kept in the private stores of the [[Potions Master]] at [[Hogwarts]]. In the 1994-1995 school year, it became a crucial element in [[Barty Crouch Jr.]]'s plot to ensure [[Harry Potter]] won the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. |
| * **Additions and Alterations:** | Disguised as Professor [[Alastor Moody]], Crouch Jr. subtly guided events to provide Harry with the plant for the Second Task. His initial plan was for [[Neville Longbottom]] to suggest it, giving him a book titled //Magical Water-Plants of the Mediterranean//. When Neville failed to tell Harry, Crouch Jr. resorted to his backup plan. He staged a loud conversation about [[Gillyweed]] in the staffroom, knowing the [[house-elf]] [[Dobby]] would overhear. |
| * The opening scene explicitly shows [[Hermione Granger]] modifying her parents' memories. In the book, she recounts this event later. (film) | Fearing for Harry's safety, [[Dobby]] stole [[Gillyweed]] from [[Severus Snape]]'s office and gave it to Harry moments before the task began. Harry successfully used the [[Gillyweed]] to breathe underwater for an hour and complete the task. Professor Snape later accused Harry of stealing the plant, as he was the only person Snape believed would have a reason to need it. |
| * A scene where Harry and Hermione dance together in their tent was added to highlight their friendship and shared despair after Ron's departure. This scene is not in the book. (film) | =====Role in the Story===== |
| * [[Peter Pettigrew]] is not killed by his enchanted silver hand for hesitating to harm Harry. Instead, he is simply stunned by [[Dobby]] in the cellar of [[Malfoy Manor]]. (film) | [[Gillyweed]] plays a pivotal role in //[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]//. It is the sole reason [[Harry Potter]] is able to compete effectively in the Second Task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]], which required champions to retrieve something valuable to them from the bottom of the [[Great Lake]]. |
| * The film ends with [[Voldemort]] acquiring the [[Elder Wand]]. While this event occurs in the book, it is not the chapter's or the book's midway point, which includes subsequent planning for the [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] break-in. | The acquisition of the [[Gillyweed]] is a significant plot point that highlights the loyalty of [[Dobby]] and the complex manipulations of [[Barty Crouch Jr.]]. Harry's misunderstanding that [[Neville Longbottom]] had been the one to help him led to a kinder appreciation for Neville, while the truth, revealed later by Crouch Jr., exposed the depth of the plan to guide Harry to [[Lord Voldemort]]. |
| * **Omissions:** | |
| * The full backstory of the [[Dursleys]] is omitted, including [[Dudley Dursley]]'s reconciliation with Harry and [[Petunia Dursley]]'s unspoken farewell. | |
| * [[Kreacher]]'s tale about [[Regulus Black]]'s sacrifice and his mission to destroy the locket is significantly condensed. | |
| * Harry's seventeenth birthday party at [[The Burrow]] is largely removed. | |
| * [[Viktor Krum]]'s appearance at the wedding, his discussion about the [[Deathly Hallows]] symbol on [[Xenophilius Lovegood]]'s necklace, and his history with [[Gellert Grindelwald]] are absent. | |
| * The clandestine radio broadcast //Potterwatch//, hosted by [[Lee Jordan]], is moved to //Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2//. | |
| * The extensive subplot involving the portrait of [[Phineas Nigellus Black]], which [[Hermione]] uses to gain information, is cut. | |
| =====Behind the Scenes===== | =====Behind the Scenes===== |
| * **Splitting the Book:** The decision to adapt the final novel into two separate films was announced in March 2008. The producers stated that a single film would not be able to do justice to the book's dense and complex plot (J.K. Rowling interview, producer interviews). | * In the film adaptation of //Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire//, [[Dobby]]'s role in providing the [[Gillyweed]] is omitted. Instead, [[Neville Longbottom]], prompted by the book from [[Barty Crouch Jr.]] (as Moody), successfully informs Harry about the plant and its properties. (film) |
| * **Music:** The film's score was composed by Alexandre Desplat, taking over from Nicholas Hooper, who scored the previous two films. John Williams' iconic "Hedwig's Theme" remains a recurring motif. (film) | * According to Pottermore, the properties of [[Gillyweed]] were first discovered by [[Elladora Ketteridge]], who nearly suffocated after eating it and dunking her head in a bucket of water. Its discovery was later famously claimed by [[Beaumont Marjoribanks]] about a century later. (Pottermore) |
| * **Harry's Broken Wand:** In the book, Harry's holly and phoenix feather wand is broken beyond repair and he uses Hermione's for a time. In the film, he attempts to repair it with a //Reparo// charm, but it only works for a brief moment before sparking out. (film) | |
