added scene in HBP movie

[Carol]

Valerie Flowe wrote:
>
> What scenes do they shoot at the cathedral? Is that part of Hogwarts?

Carol responds:
Since Snape is in that scene, along with Harry and Ron, it has to be
at Hogwarts. My guess is that it's "Snape Victorious," in which
Slughorn is announced as Potions teacher and Snape as DADA teacher.
(It could include Snape escorting Harry to the Great Hall, but I think
it's more likely to be just the start-of-term banquet.)
 
Valerie:
> Did you guys read that blurb on Leaky about the added muggle scene
in HBP? Apparently they want to show how Voldemort's rampage is
affecting the muggle world so they've written a new scene depicting
it. That's really not far from canon; that was discussed in that early
chapter with Rufus Scrimgeour, (sp?), was it not? Has he been cast, by
the way? I don't recall seeing his name listed on IMDB, though the
twins were not either, and apparently they will appear in HBP.

Carol responds:
I think they're substituting that scene for "The Other Minister,"
which means that neither Fudge nor Scrimgeour (you spelled it
correctly) will be in HBP. That may cause a bit of confusion in DH
since the Scrimgeour scene ("The Will of Albus Dumbledore" is
important. (I suppose they could get around the difficulty by keeping
Fudge, whom viewers know from PoA, GoF, and OoP, as Minister for Magic
in DH--which would mean that Fudge, rather than Scrimgeour, will be
killed by DEs.)

As for the Weasley Twins appearing in HBP, they appear in "Draco's
Detour" in the book (and maybe elsewhere but I don't recall it) and
it's possible that they may appear in that scene, but they certainly
won't be at Hogwarts. Oliver Phelps (Fred) was on the set as a crew
member, not a cast member.

BTW, they're still apparently adding cast members. According to the
IMDb, both Marcus Belby and Katie Bell's friend Leane are rumored to
have been cast. Which means that we could still see Scrimgeour, though
I don't think we will, and the Weasley Twins, who need to be there so
that viewers will care about their fate in DH (IMO).
> 
Valerie:
> (on a side note) Did anyone in North America see the total eclipse
of the moon last night? The 2 brightest 'stars' visible during the
eclipse were the planet Saturn and REGULUS! <snip>

Carol:
Unfortunately, the eclipse was eclipsed by clouds here in Tucson! I
saw a bit of it around 9:45, but I went outside three times between
8:00 and 8:50, when it was supposed to be at its peak here (don't know
about elsewhere), and all I saw was a reddish orange glow spread among
the clouds. Very disappointing even though I didn't know about the
moon being sandwiched between Reuglus and Saturn. I would love to have
seen it, but at least I tried!

Carol, happy that the weather at least cleared up for the Rodeo Parade
yesterday