Yah that's what I mean; it almost felt like an even more unnatural contrast than it seemed it should have been because of how Harry had been portrayed through the films up to that point.

Yeah, I felt really cheated because of all that. In the book the scene reminded me in a small way of Chamber of Secrets when Dumbledore was deposed, and it seemed shallow to have that solidity of theme taken out of the film for HBP :[


Your icon makes me giggle :D