Hagrid in COS

[Wanda Sherratt]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Lilac <lilac_bearry at y...> wrote:
> 
> Gail wrote:
> 
> <<<Y'know, when I saw that last scene in the movie I had a major 
> premonition.  
> I was wondering what other people thought.
> 
> Spoiler space, just in case...
> Now, when I saw that last scene, where all the kids are gathering 
> around 
> Hagrid, and everybody's applauding, the first thing I thought 
was, "Uh, 
> oh...it's for sure...Hagrid's gonna bite the big one in book 
five."  My 
> bets 
> were on Dumbledore, but now I've changed my mind.
> 
> Did anybody else think like this or is it just me?
> 
>
You could be right, but I have to say, I think it's a big mistake to 
start foreshadowing something like that at THIS stage.  I mean, 
let's face it, Hagrid's eventual removal, if it comes, is at least 3 
or maybe even 4 movies away (if they make GoF in 2 parts).  We're 
talking years down the road, it's a bit pointless to start dropping 
hints this early.  If it had to be done, a poignant scene at the end 
of GoF, maybe when he goes off on Dumbledore's mission to the 
giants, would have worked much better.  No one is going to remember 
this moment from CoS five years from now, and I sure hope the 
message isn't going to be rubbed in with similar hints in future 
movies.

Wanda