Not Exactly Kings Cross

Spotted this at Wellington Railway Station yesterday - don't know how long it's been there!

Anyway, I did manage to see the latest Harry Potter movie - I sat next to a group of kids who obviously haven't bothered to read the books (at the end of the movie they thought Harry and Luna were an item).

I was amazed at how the plot remained reasonably intact despite vast parts of the book being cut (including all the Quidditch, ghosts, house-elfs, and St Mungos - even Hagrid gets only one scene the entire movie), but movies never live up to the original books.

Another thing I saw was that Phillip Pullman's novel the Northern Lights has been filmed (as "The Golden Compass") with Nicole Kidman playing Mrs Coulter (an inspired choice!). Presumably the Amber Spyglass and the Subtle Knife will follow next year and the year after.