GoF fears was Re: Messrs M, W, P & P

[Ali]

Richard aka GulPlum wrote, not altogether seriously of the 
forthcoming GoF film:

>>> Besides, what makes you think this is a going to be an action 
mystery, seeing as it's going to have a director who's forte lies in 
romantic comedies and intimate dramas? :-P<<<

Ali:

Well, I am serious: that bothers me! I don't want to suddenly find 
that GoF is about Harry fancying Cho and Ron fancying Hermione. 
These facts maybe intrinsic parts of the GoF story, but IMO at 
least, they're not *the* story.

I have to admit that I wonder how on earth they can do justice to 
the Graveyard Scene? So far, they've managed to dumbdown every scene 
in which any character is tied up or chained. How are they going to 
portray Harry being tortured? Is he just going to stand nonchantly 
against a gravestone whilst Wormtail takes a blood sample? To me, 
and I suspect many fans that graveyard scene is pivotal to the plot. 
It goes a long to explain why Harry is so angry in OoP, and of 
course why everything changes after Voldemort's rebirth.

My fear is the Graveyard scene will be changed beyond all 
recognition to ensure that WB retains their film certification. The 
scare factor seems to increase with the books, but can WB do justice 
to this, without losing those they choose to recognise as their key 
audience? Can Steve Kloves do anything with Ron but have him as a 
comic interlude? 

IMO, the romantic interchanges are funny. I enjoy the kids 
embarassment over the Yule Ball, but I am concerned that GoF, the 
film will be about the romance rather than the mystery.

Ali, the scared.