First Round of HP Q&A

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I've compiled most of the questions that got sent to me today. I answered them as best I could after the break

1. You have written that the whole subplot with the dual portraits in Grimmauld place and the Hogwarts Headmaster’s office was cut in the movie, then how does harry finds out that Griffindor’s sword can destory a horcrux in the forest?

Hermione figures it out by herself one day out of the blue.

2. Do we get to see Ted, Dean and Griphook in the forest talking about the fake sword in the Gringotts Wizarding Bank and the punishment given by Snape to Ginny for trying to steal the sword? If not then why does Ron get angry and leave?

No, there are no scenes at Hogwarts, and we don’t see many of the Hogwarts students. No mention of punishment. Ron gets upset from a combination of jealousy, Harry having no clue what to do the locket’s influence and Harry telling him to stop listening to the radio (a very cut down version of Potterwatch)

3. In the wedding, if Krum does not question Mr. Lovegood about the symbol and nothing is mentioned about it in the wedding, then why does Harry goes to visit Mr. Lovegood?

When he first meets Mr. Lovegood, he bring Harry in uncomfortably close, the camera makes a point of focusing on the symbol, as does Harry.

4. Does Harry's break his original Wand or not?

Yes, he does break his wand after Godric’s hollow. The core is phoenix red

5. Did they keep the part where ron arrives late after everyone else and they are worried something happened to him? I haven't heard anything about it and was just wondering because I'm worried about how many ron/hermione parts are in the movie.

I can't quite remember how the scene goes but it's very tense for everyone. And don't worry, the Hermoine / Ron moments are there and they are plenty

6. I am a huge Ron/Hermione shipper...can you tell me what was Ron's reaction in Malfoy Manor to when the love of his life is so horribly tortured

Ron looks absolutely distraught and you can see the urgency and just how much he wants to go save her

7. Oh and another question do Ron & Hermione dance at the wedding
?

I don't quite remember if they danced. Hermione dances with Krum, with Ron watching in the background steaming of jealousy. I just don't remember if they did afterwards. I'm leaning towards no they didn't.

8. Do you see how Hermione reacts to Ron coming back like she does in the books? Does she hit him?

Hermione get incredibly angry at Ron, and demands for her wand back (Harry took it when he went to get the sword) so she can cast a spell on him. Yes, she hits him.

9. 
So then you'd say this one was much closer to the books?

This is by far the closest movie to the book since the first two. (Which were too close to the book to a fault, I thought).

10. Do they talk about ideas of what other horcruxes could be? Was there any mention of breaking into Gringotts? If not, how do they plan on getting the goblet?

No, they cut out before any of those parts.

11. During the ministry of magic infiltration Do Harry and Hermione make their patronus?


When they are trying to escape, the Dementors from the courtroom chase them, and as they board the elevator (I guess you can call it that) Harry makes his patronus, Hermione does not.

12. 
How many times does the silver doe appear?


One

13. Can you tell me if they mention the book life and lies of Albus Dumbledore and if harry discovers the "dark" part of dumbledore.

Yes to both. Harry talks to Aunt Muriel about it, and Hermione sees the book in Bathilda’s house. However, there are very few specifics. I’m guessing they’re saving all that exposition for part 2.

14. Do the Dursley's have any lines? Is it a proper farewell for them?

They have a few lines. Dudley asks why Harry's not coming and Uncle Vernon just yells that it's because he doesn't want to. They’re in there more than they were in some of the other ones, but nothing special.

15. How successful is the film at telling a story? If it does tell a story, then is it Rowling's story about Harry's struggle to figure out his place in the greater good, or is it some other related story better suited for the parts of the plot(s) shown up to this time?

This was the biggest weakness of the split, I think. I thought the only one of the main 3 characters to have any development was Ron. Harry knew what his mission was from the end of the last movie and never changed. Hermione is Hermione... other than falling hard for Ron in this movie, nothing much changed. Ron had a complete arc of being a friend, leaving angry and coming back to rescue Harry. Like I said in my review, I can't think of any other movie that is split like this. Lord of the Rings, the Matrix you can watch them separately. I don't think next year people will want to see Part 1 without watching Part 2 closely after. The movie doesn't start building towards the ending of the series until it's too late and it's over.

16. Could you elaborate on the scene where Harry receives the Snitch from Dumbledore's will? Is "I open at the close" there?

The scene is very well acted, with a lot of tension drawn from great performances all around. The I open at the close isn’t there but much later in the movie, after Ron has left the trio.

17. How much of Snape and Voldemort are in the movie?

Snape's only in it at the beginning of the movie, and Voldemort doesn't have that many more substantial scenes after the beginning either. For some reason they took out the parts of him being in Godric's Hollow and him being on his way to Malfoy Manor

18. Oh, I do have a question (my apologies if it has been asked)! After the return to the forest when Ron is all bloody (Was that from splinching?) - are Hermione's hands bloody? Because in the trailer they were originally and then they changed it so they weren't. Was that just for trailer appropriate purposes (that's what my friend and I are guessing)? I hope you can recall. Thanks in advance :D!!

They are bloody, and it's because she was mending to Ron due to the splinching. They are not in any danger at the time, Hermione is just crying and the reason her hands are up is because she's casting the protective spells around her.

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