[HPFGU-Movie] PoA widescreen DVD

[Kaesa Aurelia]

Lynda:
>  Since you're so knowledgeable about the movies, could you tell me  who that
>  black kid is (the new Gryffindor who has more lines than Dean!) and why 
>  he's in the film?  Seriously, I was quite offended that the "core cast" of 
>  third year Gryffindors other than the trio (Neville, Seamus, Dean, Parvati, 
>  Lavender) had lines taken away from them by a newcomer.  And do you
>  know  who that other Slytherin boy is and why they had him there instead of
>  Goyle sometimes?  I hope you can answer these questions -- they've been
>  bugging  me a lot!

Not Richard, but I think some people had theorized that the other boy
was Theodore Nott.  I don't think he was, though, unless they're
disregarding what JKR has said about Theodore Nott; I have a feeling
he's just an extra random Slytherin.

I had a rather silly theory that Random Black Kid was, in fact, a
Legilimens Voldemort sent to Hogwarts to spy on Harry's year, and had
the rather bizarre image of McGonagall asking her House, "You mean you
haven't any idea what the boy's name is at *all?*  He gets top marks
in Transfiguration!", and Hermione muttering "Because he steals all of
my answers."

Again, I think this is a weird inexplicable filmmaker decision, but if
they *had* to give infodump lines to the wrong character, it ought to
have been Hermione, I think.  JKR has said that she uses Hermione or
Dumbledore for infodump, whereas the movies tend to give Hermione all
of the sensitive friendship lines, give Ron comic relief, and leave
plotty information to other people.

~Kaesa, who is far too ridiculous for her own good.