SPOILER: Lucius and the Curse

[Steve]

This post discusses a subject that is unique to the movie. So if you
prefer not to hear details that exits only in the movie, you may not
want to read it.

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Well I agree with what most others have said. I is unlikely that
Lucius M. would have murdered Harry in the Halls of Hogwarts. But from
a movie perspective, or the making of a movie perspective, what curse
should he have used?

I can't think of an alternative, perhaps a Cruciatus Pain Curse. That
is a curse that would have left Harry punished but health. Then Lucuis
 would have only had to worry about Harry turning him in. Which I
don't think Harry would do. Even if he did, it would be Harry's word
against Lucius. Hard to say how much Dobby's word would count for; a
house-elve testifying against his former master. That would be
completely out of character for an elf, and therefore highly suspect.

Another thought, 'Crucio' is a relatively short word. Could Lucius say
enough of it, so that we knew what it was, and still give Dobby time
to  intervene before he finished it? 

Also, keep in mind that at this point in the story, we aren't suppose
to know any of these curses. 

So, that was the task that the Director was stuck with. Either coming
up with a new curse that sound sufficiently menacing, a latinized word
of phrase that we would perceive as threatening and dangerous,  or use
a terrible curse that we would recognize. Given that very few American
know more that the merest micro-trace of Latin, thinking of a new
dangerous sounding Latinized word or phrase might me hard. I'm sure we
could do it, if we put out collective heads together, but we have the
luxury of hindsight, and are don't have a mutli-million dollar
deadline looming over us.

Just a few thoughts on the subject.

PS: was it just me, or were a lot of Ron's lines given to Hermione?

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