[HPFGU-Movie] Shorthand in Film(was dark films, but morphed)

[Karen]

You know,I was thinking too that I read several reviews that mentioned 
the uselessness of the Rita Skeeter scenes in GoF (which, I really 
love. She's so good.) but I think the writers put her in this film 
intentionally so that all they have to do is refer to her asking Harry 
if he had a pathological need for attention in conjunction with the 
Daily Prophet slander over the summer and you've covered twice as much 
book material on the subject. I really think is why that kind of "B" 
story line was included. They don't really need the blackmail bit, but 
they DO need her "style" of making up things (his age, his need for 
attention, his not really being a very high level wizard) to set up for 
OoTP.