The Dursleys and HBP movie

[Carol]

Steph wrote:
> 
> Everyone who is going to be in HBP has already been cast/contacted, 
> so it's probably true that there are no Dursleys in HBP.  Clemence 
> Poesy also said that she hasn't been contacted, either, so we now 
> know Bill and Fleur won't be in it.  They've already been filming 
> for six months so if they haven't already been cast/contacted they 
> likely won't be.  Actually, as much as I like the Dursleys, and 
> would have liked to have seen that scene, I can see that they'd 
> ditch it as it doesn't really add to the story aside from being 
> funny.  They could just show Harry and DD leaving the house to go to 
> Slughorn's.  
> 
> As for the Spielberg rumor, Where did you hear that he's still in 
> the running?  I hope he isn't as I think he'd make a total hash of 
> it.  Daniel is probably a pretty reliable source on that matter so 
> I'm going to hope that he's right.
>
Carol responds:

Evidently, they're still casting and Fenrir Greyback *will* be in the
movie after all (played by a former bouncer and wrestler and current
cage fighter named Dave Legeno (no indication whether he'll be
CGI-enhanced). Amycus Carrow has also been cast (Ralph Ineson). So
it's possible that they'll cast Alecto Carrow and Yaxley as well, so
that "The Lightning-Struck Tower" will be close to the book (and Snape
will have the Carrows as staff members in DH; poor Severus!).

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/

That being the case, they could still cast Bill (giving Fenrir a
victim) and have the hospital scene, Fleur and all, in HBP. If that
happens, we can count on a Bill/Fleur wedding in DH.

I wonder whether the possibility that DH may be two films has prompted
some rethinking of HBP as well (additional scenes and characters, I mean).

As for the Dursleys, if they're cut, I wonder how Harry's inheritance
of a certain disgruntled House-Elf will be shown? they can't leave
that out; JKR was adamant about retaining Kreacher in OoP, and Harry
has to be his master in DH for "Kreacher's Tale" to work.

They've completed some filming at Gloucester Cathedral that included
Alan Rickman, which gives me hope for the Snape scenes in "snape
Victorious" (Snape escortintg Harry to the Great Hall and commenting
on Tonks's "weak" Patronus; Snape being announced as the DADA teacher
instead of the Potions Master. Oh, that'll be fun!)

Carol, happy that HBP is still being cast despite reports to the
contrary and really hoping that *all* the Snape scenes will be included