Six new TV clips online

[julie]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, can can <turn2pg394 at ...> wrote:
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>   Anyhow, question?  Has anyone noticed in one of the older clips, 
and I think this was discussed before, that Cho is standing with 
Umbridge and Filch and whomever else?  I don't know if they cast a 
Marietta as the snitch or not, but judging by what someone who saw 
the movie here in Chicago said, the Cho story didn't make sense or 
something.  So my question, or point (because I do have one lol) is 
do you guys think they are going to make Cho the snitch as a way to 
get back at Harry for...I don't know, jealousy or not thinking 
Hermione is ugly?

Julie:
It is Cho who is the snitch, but from what I've heard she
reveals the information by "accident." I assume the movie
people decided to use Cho because of time constraints--to 
condense the plot and avoid adding another subplot with
a character (Marietta) who would have to be introduced
and her betrayal of the DA explained, not to mention 
going into the whole hex on the parchment by Hermione
and resulting purple pustules on Marietta's face, etc.

Even without the several minutes of movie time saved 
by deleting this stuff, it could be that the writer or
director wasn't that comfortable showing Hermione's
brand (pun intended) of revenge against Marietta. The 
movies tend to draw the bad guys and the good guys in a
more black and white style than the books (again due to
time constraints and because the movie medium focuses more
on showing rather than telling--or reflection--especially
for action-oriented movies such as HP). Thus it's more 
straight-forward to leave it to the bad guys to use such
vengeful forms of punishment rather than having one of the
heroes do so and invite potential discomfort with said hero's
tactics by some fans (especially if there is to be no follow
up later and this scene is it).

Just a thought.

Julie, figuring time constraints still top all when it
comes to what is and isn't in the movies.