In SS, Harry, Ron, and Hermione battle with a Devil's Snare. How do they defeat it in the end?

"Devil's Snare, Devil's Snare...
It's deadly fun...
But will sulk in the sun! That's it! Devil's Snare hates sunlight!"

And in OOTP, a Devil's Snare killed Bode. HOWEVER...How could a Devil's Snare plant survive in the brightly lit room of St. Mungo's?

How? Any thoughts?

That's a very good observation! But you are remembering the movie not the book.

Devil's Snare kills its victims by constriction and reacts poorly to fire.

In the film version Hermione recites a poem about Devil's Snare:

Devil's Snare, Devil's Snare
It's deadly fun
But will sulk in the sun.

She and Harry relax and it lets them pass through, but she has to send sunlight at it for it to release Ron.

In the book it has appeared twice in the series.

First, in SS, it was Professor Sprout's protection against the theft of the Soccer's/Philosopher's Stone. It proved an obstacle to Harry, Ron and Hermione and Hermione defeats it by setting it on fire.

Second, in OoTP, potted Devil's Snare is sent to Unspeakable Broderick Bode while he is in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries (possibly by Lucius Malfoy, but almost certainly by somebody working for Lord Voldemort) . Healer Strout, who is in charge of Bode, mistakes the deadly plant for a Flitterbloom and it later strangles the comatose Bode.

So if the plant can really only be killed by fire it makes sense that the plant would be able to kill Bode and the lights in the hospital would have no effect on it.

Ohhh, I see. Thanks for clearing that up for me. ^^

I get the movies and the books swicthed around all the time.

I always think Harry is doing magic in his room in PoA and why doesn't he get into trouble for that but then I remember (or some one else reminds me, lol) that in the book it's just a flashlight - he's not doing magic...

The books and the movies have had many differences. We must not confuse them. As Rita Skeeter imbelishes what she sees, so do movie producers. When in doubt, refer to the book.

I too get the movies mixed up with the books, but that's why after every HP movie I see, if i disagree with anything, I always have my book right beside me.

Wow, that's a really cool observation. Thanks!

I am the same way!!

The books are better than the movies but thaks they all seem to blend together

they shouldnt make the films different from the books. Its just confusing for us!

The reason because their not the same ( i'm assuming), is because of budget problems or scenes they think are boring which aren't!

WOW! wicked observation...u know i dont even remember that part!

...........tickticktick......my mind is trying to think.....

but i havnt read the 1st HP in ages so i dont know

Hm...That is a very good question. I think that it must have been concealed from the most damaging rays of sunlight. I think that just with any delicate plant, Devil's Snare can't exist in direct sunlight. So even though St. Mungo's was brightly lit, it wasn't direct or natural sunlight, so it was able to thrive.

All the poem said was sulk right? So maybe the poem meant it would not grow as well in the sunlight. It never actually says that it would die in the sunlight people have just made that assumption.

Wow. I wish I could observe the books like you can.

Not that much affected.

Well how do you know that it was a brightly lit room? It was very dull outside when Harry and the weasleys went in in OOTP and maybe devils snare only sulks when it is being attacked by fire.

I always confuse the books and movies! It's hard to remember sometimes but it's usually the movies that make the mistakes... In doubt, go to the books!