Speaking of photos. . . .

[Carol]

Carol earlier:
> 
> > Leaky has a new photo from Slughorn's Christmas party in HBP of
Snape, Draco, and Filch:
>  
> > http://gallery.the-leaky-cauldron.org/picture/213131
> 
zanooda responded: 
> Oh, I saw it this morning as well and I wanted to ask what do you 
think, who is on the right? Could it be Zabini? And who is on the
left? Is it Slughorn or someone else? I mean rigth and left from the
group  Snape-Filch-Draco :-).

carp; res[pmds:
I don't think that the older wizard with the mustache can be
Slughorn--too thin and insufficiently jolly (or however you would
characterize slughorn). the younger Black Wizard could well be and IMO
probably is Blaise Zabini--he certainly looks haughty enough (though
perhaps a teeny bit too old for the part).

Too bad Trelawney won't be at the party--or in the film at all. I hope
we still get Luna's Rotfang conspiracy line!

BTW, the eavesdropping scene (Harry spying on Snape and Draco) is
definitely in. There's a new photo up at Leaky this morning, another
good one, of Snape watching a dejected Draco walk away:

http://gallery.the-leaky-cauldron.org/picture/213214

And I'm not sure, but I think that this photo of Harry, also posted on
Leaky today, is in the same corridor, probably after Snape and Draco
have left and Harry has taken off his Invisibility Cloak:

http://gallery.the-leaky-cauldron.org/picture/213200

So, with regard to key Snape scenes, we've definitely got Spinner's
End, Slughorn's party, Snape and Draco overheard by Harry,
Sectumsempra, and the tower. I hope we also get him being chased by
Harry and parrying all of Harry's spells ("No Unforgiveable Curses
from you, Potter!" and all that).

Carol, who can't believe the combination of right and wrong choices
(IMO only) in terms of scene selection and character inclusion for
this film (We get the vampire Sanguini but not Trelawney? What are
they thinking?)