Power play

[jeanico2000]

Excellent point, Steve. I agree with you on this (actually, I liked 
the whole idea until McGonagall took the step down!)
Best,
Nicole  


--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  Debera <Tovah814@> wrote:
> >
> > Did anyone else see the power play between McGonigal
> > and Umbridge?  I thought that scene was well played.
> >    
> >   Debera
> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> If you are referring to their encounter on the stairs,
> I hated it. In the end, it showed McGonagall backing
> down, both literally by yielding to Umbridge's threats
> and symbolically by stepping DOWN the stairs, when 
> Umbridge, in a sense, threatens her with the Minister.
> Yet, in the books, McGonagall NEVER backs down.
> 
> I think a better way to have played it would have been
> for McGonagall to storm off UP the stairs, saying,
> as she does in the book, the Fudge may not be minster
> for long. 
> 
> That opens the opportunity for Umbridge to run after
> McGonagall, shouting that McGonagall wants Dumbledore
> to be Minister so she (McGonagall) can take Umbridge's
> place as Undersecretary.
> 
> But, that's just my opinion.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn
>