Who the heck is that kid?

[Severina Amadenna Salem-Snape]

I forgot to add another reason why there were new Slytherin / 
Gryffindor students (as if we wouldn't know who their classmates 
were, TPTB really need to give us more credit than than do) - it is a 
negotiation tactic on the part of Warner Brothers. 

The theory would be, TPTB stating in a not so subtle way that, the 
secondary cast can be replaced. By giving air time/dialogue to no 
name characters, they are informing Dean, Crabbe, Goyle, Seamus, etc 
that the actors lines can be given to those-who-didn't-exist in the 
books, and not to attempt to get more money for what TPTB consider 
secondary characters. 

The no names could have also been placed in the film to make other 
changes seem less obtrusive - WRONG! Just more than things to add to 
the list on Unacceptable changes - they had no choice but to replace 
Richard Harris...but why alter Flitwick or add no names. 

The changes in the landscaping should have been addressed (a spell 
conjured by Dumbledore to protect the students from Sirius perhaps, 
explained when he approaches Hagrid's hut with the MoM), the uniforms 
(why wasn't Molly complaining about having to buy 4 new sets of robes 
in the background at the Leaky Cauldron?, yet in GoF Ron gets nasty 
formal wear?)...just a couple other changes that could be explained 
with one line. Lazy, lazy, lazy....

Sassy


--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Sherry Garfio <sgarfio at y...> 
wrote:
> Okay, now Lynda's got me fired up too.  I looked on IMDb and found 
a few
> possibilities.  Of course there are no photos of any of these 
people.  The good
> news is that GoF is not listed in the filmography for any of them, 
so as far as
> IMDb knows, they're not in it.  Dean Thomas (Alfred Enoch) will be 
back for
> GoF, as will Crabbe and Goyle.
> 
> Bronson Webb plays "Slytherin Boy" - presumably the Malfoy trio's 
#4.
> Ekow Quartey plays "Boy 1"
> Rick Sahota plays "Boy 2"
> 
> I did a Google search on Quartey and Sahota looking for photos and 
couldn't
> find any reference to them other than on HP cast lists.  
Veritaserum has
> addresses for all of these actors (
> http://www.veritaserum.com/movies/actors/contact.shtml ); maybe 
somebody should
> write to them and get a glossy back so we can figure out who's who?
> 
> One interesting thing that I had already heard but my research 
reminded me of,
> is that the baby in the painting near the Fat Lady is Cuaron's 
daughter.
> 
> Also, I thought I should point out that Crabbe, Goyle, and Mystery 
Slytherin
> Boy are all in some of the same scenes, at least in the beginning 
of the CoMC
> class where they try to scare Harry.  I suppose Sassy could still 
be right
> about the "outside obligations", though, and they used all 3 
cronies in as many
> scenes as they could to clarify that the new kid isn't replacing 
Goyle.
> 
> Sherry Garfio
> 
> --- Severina Amadenna Salem-Snape <onceupona_party at y...> wrote:
> 
> > My theory on the Slytherin and Gryffindor spies - friends of the 
> > director Cuaron...or perhaps Crabbe and Goyle were mad at each 
other 
> > and they had to split them up for filming, or some other outside 
> > obligation kept the dastardly duo apart.
>