My Thoughts on the Deleted CoS Scenes

[Tom Wall]

Phyllis wrote:
The fourth – the Kwikspell letter 
-- wouldn't have made sense to 
someone who didn't read the book. 
I think it's a fairly major 
omission in the movie that they 
don't mention Filch's squib-ness, 
but this scene wouldn't have 
accomplished this - Harry didn't 
even open the envelope, and 
there's no mention of Filch 
being a squib. 

Tom writes:
Sorry to have completely missed the ball on this thread, but I just 
have to add that I'm tremendously disappointed that this wasn't in 
the film.

Mostly, I'm disappointed because I'd like to believe that none of 
these bits of information are meant for the GARBAGESCOW - and I was 
sure that Filch's lack of magic would be somehow pivotal in a later 
novel. And since, JKR is in touch with Steve Kloves, and warns him 
that certain things must remain, I must confess that the lack of 
Filch's Squib situation is a let-down.

So much for Filch-the-ultimate-possible-traitor theory. Oh well. ;-)

-Tom