GoF butchery (GoF Spoilers)

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Haha, Cindy, boy did you cut lots of stuff.  :) 
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post....

> I won't rule out the possibility that it would be cheesy.  :-)  My 
> problem with including the QWC is that we'll have seen Quiddich in 
> several movies by the time GoF comes out, and it will no longer be 
> novel. 

True.  I can see them cutting out the game itself, but not the 
tournament.  I.e. I can see the event and especially the Dark Mark 
scene... and too the scene with the death eaters using the imperious 
curse on the humans....  They only need to show us a little of the 
game.. maybe Krum coming on and his psych-out dive.  Nothing too long.

> Then the screenplay picks up with the Harry's name going into the 
> Goblet and the Three Tasks.  To save time, the Champions do not 
> figure out the Egg's clue; they are told exactly what the Second
> Task is, just as they are told what the Third Task is.  

Um, I think we need to establish the whole Harry helps Cedric and 
Cedric helps out Harry.  But once Cedric tells Harry to take a bath, 
he goes right away.

> The Unexpected Task and Yule Ball never happen.  

Like someone else said, I think we need the Yule Ball.. that whole 
Hermione IS a girl bit... for we know that romance is definitely 
going to come in the following books.  Whether she winds up with 
Harry or Ron, we have to see the awakening.  As for the Unexpected 
Task, I think they can really shorten that.  Harry is told he needs a 
date.  He mulls it over with Ron.  He askes Cho.  She says no, etc.  
It was a bit drawn out in the books, but can be done quickly in the 
movie.

> The Bagman gambling subplot never happens. 

Unnecessary.

> The House Elf Liberation Front never happens.  

Yay!  Hallelulia!!  (The whole SPEW thing and annoying elf liberation 
thing is one of the reasons I really didn't like book 4).

> No Dobby 

Yay!  But I think we perhaps we should keep Winky in.

Dawn