TriWizard Cup treatment

[florenceklecka]

This was probably already discussed (sorry) ages ago, but if I ruled 
the world and Mike Newell, I would have spent one tenth of the time 
on the 1st task and actually (gasp) filmed what was written in the 
book: Harry listening to the commentaries on the 1st 3 contestants 
and sweating bullets (about 30 seconds, max), then Harry going out, 
almost wetting his pants at the sight of the dragon and yelling 
immediately for his broom, then maybe 90 seconds of the dragon going 
for him as he waits desperately for the Firebolt. Then the crowd and 
Fudge going nuts as he flies like a pro, and about 1 minute later, 
he has the egg in his hand, big applause about how he was the 
fastest, etc. No bizarre crowd watching an empty stadium for an 
unspecified amount of time!
  Also, remember how in COS they really improved on JKR's weird "put 
the book in the sock" part at the end by putting the sock in the 
book? Well, it would have been nice to put some kind of underwater 
commentary in the second task so, once again, the crowd could have 
actually *seen* something for an hour rather than stand on a 
platform in February, waiting, and thinking murderous thoughts like: 
We gave up half a dozen Quidditch matches for *this*?
  And in the maze, don't get me started. No skills needed, just a 
big scary funhouse that, as always, none of the crowd can see? What 
on earth was the point of that?
  Thanks for letting me vent. I will wipe the froth off my chin and 
get on with my life now.

Florence