Harry Potter and the Gray Lady

Okay, so I take my gray haired mother to see "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." She's never read the books or seen the movies. How do you explain the backstory of such a complex saga? I hit the high points, the low points, and the mid points. I put it in terms she would understand and appreciate. All this while eating burgers before the movie.

Showtime. What an introduction to the series! Very exciting and some of the best acting of the series. I was interested to see what they left out and what was left in. (I'm kinda glad the E.L.F. was missing in action along with Dobbie and his girlfriend.) I like the change in Barty Jr.'s introduction, too. But all in all, the central themes of the movie remain intact.

To make a short story long, Mom liked it very much and now will read the books. Another victim of J.K. Rowling's relentless attack on boredom.