What did JKR add to the film? + overall, not long

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Indyfans at a... wrote:
> *We saw the movie last night, and I realized as we left that I 
didn't 
> catch the little part that JKR had written especially for the film, 
> supposedly shedding a little light on Harry's past.  Did any of you 
> far-more-astute observers catch it? 

Hmmm....I think it was the flashback to his parents being killed
> 
> *Loved the film, could have used an extra hour for deeper character 
> development(Neville, the twins, etc). Greatly missed the part where 
> Hermione solves the logic problem right b4 Harry meets Quirrel at 
the 
> end... Yes, one more hour or 2 to pad it with all of our beloved 
> lines ('are you a witch or what?!')would have been just right!! But 
> they did a really good job. 

I think so too. And it could have used another hour or six.


PS, my daughter has been using her wand and saying "Wingardium Levio-
> SAW" in true Hermione technique! 

Dont forget, Emma manages to squeeze about four vowels into that "o" 
so that it comes out "...Levioaeu-SAH"

> 
> *Enjoy your weekend!  From Jen, who is fervently hoping SS 
surpasses 
> Titanic for #1.

- Noel, who agrees with you completely on that count, and hopes that 
the next "Star Wars" is less touchy-feely and more Star Wars-y than 
the preview he saw led him to think!