Messrs M, W, P & P

[Amanda]

I had said

> > 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.

Cindy answered:

> As for the whole sticky issue of where the explanation of the 
Marauder's Map 
> should go, no one has talked about this in interviews (other than 
the mention 
> in EW mag about how the   details would probably be in future 
films), so we 
> are all speculating. However, JKR has said that this is her 
favorite film of the 
> three and she said that she couldn't imagine anyone who read the 
book not 
> being totally happy with it. She also said she was totally happy 
with the movie.
> This was during one of the behind the scenes specials that aired 
recently on 
> POA - either HBO's, E!, or A&E, can't recall.

I clarify:

I know that she's said she's happy with it. The point I was making 
was that the argument, "She pre-approved it so she must agree" is not 
valid. She didn't approve it before the fact. She looked at the done 
deal and liked it. But she may well be in the position many of us are-
-we liked it but would have changed things if we could have. 

All we can say with certainty is that she's not jumping up and down 
about it now that the movie's complete. We cannot argue her pre-
approval for the omission as support for it (unless we have some 
documentation that she did, in fact, provide that level of plot 
guidance).

That's all I was saying.

~Amanda