[HPFGU-Movie] Messrs M, W, P & P

[Amanda Geist]

Valerie (with whom I happen to strongly agree):

> >I still think that the Marauder's Map plot belongs in POA, not GOF. The
> >official HP websiteeven has it as it's flash intro. It encompasses the
whole
> >story (Harry getting into Hogsmeade despite Uncle Vernon's obstinance;
the
> >whole Shrieking Shack plot unfolding, etc. I still think this would have
> >been the easiest solution:

GulPlum, the shy, the retiring:

> If you look back, I made an almost identical suggestion three weeks ago (I
> can't check the message number but it was on 3rd June); thinking about how
> easy and obvious that scenario would have been to include is one of the
> things that started me wondering about just *WHY* no effort was made *AT
> ALL* to introduce any of this material. It's not a side plot and not
> irrelevant. Yet JKR allowed them to do it, which means that whatever
> reasons they had for doing this must've convinced her.

Let me preface this by saying I have NOT been following everything about
this movie in detail, and I may be asking a very stupid question. But the
discussion I've seen has seemed to assume JKR had as much input,
interaction, and level of consultation on this third movie as she did on the
first. Up to GulPlum's assertion that she approved specifics of plot
manipulation.

>From what I understand, she gave Cuaron a very general guidance, but was not
involved on the sort of level that would have had her "approving" changes or
being "convinced" of anything. Can anyone point me to someplace that shows
she was a part of the development or production to this degree? Because if
she wasn't, the "JKR allowed it" is not a valid support for this omission.

~Amanda