No, I guessed they're not. Some scenes in the last 2 movies make me think the young actors would probably have been more interesting on-sceen had they kept more the focus of Rowling on character moments, they had precious few good character scenes left in the movie scripts, but OTOH I've made my peace with the Potter flicks and enjoy them for what they are (though I'd still wish someone as conservative, by-the-book old Hollywood and unimaginative as Columbus wasn't hired to establish the franchise - he's made bad calls right from the start that the rest of the movies had to leave with, like making Dumbledore so drab - a proper wise wizard, getting rid of almost all the "improper" stuff (cutting out a character like Peeves is typical of that, and little touches like Trelawney's drinking...). The movies are too "proper", sanitized and too "serious" (to the point of ridicule in places). What I miss most from them is how Rowling was able to make it very English, but in an inconventional, funny and often harmlessly "improper" way The world of the movies is too conventional and saniitzed in comparison to the books. But for the most part they're good popcorn action flicks, though.