[HPFGU-Movie] Well then, what to keep in GOF movie?

[Dina Lerret]

At 12/08/2003 03:40 AM +0000, Elizabeth Catherine wrote:

>If it will only be one, albeit longer, movie, what of GOF text stays
>and what goes?

I agree the Quidditch World Cup can be 'nipped and tucked'.  Actually, it 
can be edited out completely.  Winky can be 'axed'.

 From the top...

The entire first chapter - gone.

Voice-over of Voldemort saying something with the camera on Harry in a 
restless sleep.  Harry wakes up with his scar hurting.  Harry sends a 
letter to Sirius.

Harry gets invited by the Weasleys to stay the summer.  Probably their 
barging into the Dursley's home is kept in for humour but kept brief.

World Quidditch Cup chapters axed.

While Harry is at the Weasleys, he hears about 'Mad Eye' Moody.  Then 
they're off to Hogwarts.

They get to Hogwarts soaked.  Tri-Wizard Tournament announced and its 
rules.  Weasley twins plotting to bypass it included.

The side storyline of SPEW and Hermione's efforts for house elves is axed.

A short scene involving blast-ended skrewts with Hagrid and Malfoy as the 
'amazing bouncing ferret' kept.

Moody's DADA class and the unforgivable curses are kept.  Impervious curse 
scene with Harry combined here.

Harry gets a letter that Sirius has returned.

Beauxbaton and Durmstrang students arriving.

Quick scene of Fred and George Weasley growing beards as a consequence.

Choosing of the champions by the Goblet.

The debate of the four champions, condensed, including Ron being upset.

Most of chapter 18 and 19 axed.  Reference to Rita Skeeter's article kept in.

Hagrid shows Harry the dragons.  Harry and Hermione try working on finding 
a spell.  Sirius warns Harry.  Harry tells Cedric about the dragons.  Moody 
gives Harry a hint.

Harry listens to the other champions, of course, waiting period edited to 
less than a couple minutes.  Then Harry tackling the dragon and getting the 
golden egg.  Bagman explaining the egg.

Yule ball axed.  Hagrid and Madam Maxime moments probably cut out too.

Most of chapter twenty-four axed.

Cedric hints about the egg.  Harry works on the egg in the Prefect's 
bathroom (no fooling around with the faucets).  Moaning Myrtle may help.

Harry exits bathroom, gets stuck in stairs, and Snape and Filch are drawn 
to the scene because of the ruckus from the egg.  Condensed here.  Moody 
makes hints at Snape of his Death Eater past.  After Snape and Filch leave, 
Moody helps Harry out of the stair and Harry says he saw Mr. Crouch on the 
map.  Moody asks to borrow the map.

Harry has help from Hermione and Ron to find spells for the second task and 
explains about his encounter with Moody.  Charms class scene axed.  Harry 
falls asleep in the library and Dobby wakes him up to give him the gillyweed.

Second task performed.  Rescue of Ron and Fleur's sister.  Krum pointing 
out the beetle in Hermione's hair.

Hermione reads another Skeeter article in Potions.  Snape catches her and 
reads it.  Harry stays behind to listen to Snape and Karkaroff.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione visit Sirius in the cave.

Harry finds out the third task is a maze.  Krum and Harry take a walk to 
the edges of the forest and discover Mr. Crouch.

Harry dozes off in Divination and dreams of Voldemort.  Wakes up yelling 
and then goes to Dumbledore's office to explain.  Pensieve axed.

Harry practices for the third task and Hermione figures out Rita Skeeter.

Condensed version of the champions in the maze.

Harry and Cedric are transported via the portkey.  Cedric is killed.  Harry 
is bound.

The spell to resurrect Voldemort is performed.  Death Eater's arrive and 
Voldemort and Harry duel.  Priori incantatem scene kept.

Harry escapes and returns to Hogwarts with Cedric's body via the portkey.

Moody takes Harry to the castle and explains his plans.  Harry is 
rescued.  Moody is revealed and more explanations occur, which have to take 
into account certain scenes may or may not have been kept in the movie.

Harry is taken to Dumbledore's office and more explanations on the priori 
incantatem.  Sirius probably there.

Another move to the hospital may or may not occur.  Ditto about McGonagall 
being the bearer of bad news may or may not be used.

Dumbledore and Fudge part ways.  Dumbledore sets in motion the regrouping 
of the Order of the Phoenix.

Dumbledore's speech at the leaving feast.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione on the train back.  Hermione shows Harry the 
'beetle' as known as Rita Skeeter.

I'm estimating the problem with Bagman paying off the Weasley twins is 
woven in there and Harry giving his winning to the twins.

The confrontation on the train with Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle may be axed.

Hm, probably what I've said needs to be edited down but I just started 
thinking about this for a total of ten minutes. {g}

I know the Rita Skeeter storyline can be edited out.

Dina


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