Daily Dialogue — April 1, 2017

Harry: Merry Christmas, Hermione.
Hermione: Merry Christmas, Harry.

— Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), screenplay by Steve Kloves, novel by J.K. Rowling

The Daily Dialogue theme this week: Cemetery, suggested by Angry Cyborg.

Trivia: According to David Heyman, the work print of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was at 5.5 hours long, and the shooting script was close to 500 pages, which justified the decision to split the movie into two.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Note how the context of the scene transforms “Merry Christmas” into a wistful moment.