Attack on the Burrow

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

> But what exactly is the point of a DE raid on the Burrow in HBP when
> Voldemort's focus is elsewhere? I don't like it and I can't be
> persuaded to like it. 

Steph:
Despite my joking about "reparo!" I haven't really decided how I feel
about putting in an attack on the Burrow.  I understand why they're
including it, although my first thought was that, except for the
attack on the Astronomy tower at the end, there's really not that much
action in HBP so they put it in to spice things up a bit as it should
come at about halfway through the film.  I just don't know whether
it's overkill in terms of bad stuff happening to the Weasleys or
whether it's even necessary.  I'm just going to hold off until I see
it to decide if it works.  

> 
> Steph:
> > it doesn't look like either Bill or Charlie will be in, and perhaps
> not even Percy. Not that IMDB is always right, but I didn't see a
> casting listing for Chris Rankin.  I wonder if they're going to do
> anything with the Percy storyline or he'll just be back with the
> family, or forgotten completely.  I'd hope they'd at least have him
> back with the family as there's been no mention of the falling out
> between Percy and the rest of the Weasleys.
> 
> Carol:
> Actually, even though he doesn't have any lines that I recall, he's
> quite clearly "Fudge's man through and through" in the OoP film. He's
> pretty easy to recognize given his age and hair color in the scene in
> Dumbledore's office where DD refuses to "come quietly" and exits in a
> flash of flame with Fawkes. So the breach with his family has been
> shown or implied, just not talked about.

Steph:
Good point.  Even though he was never identified as Percy and had no
lines, I believe most people who either have read the books and/or
have seen all the films knew who he was.  I really do hope they give
him some lines at least in DH.  It would be great to see all the
Weasleys fighting together.
> 
 
> Carol:
> The brief reconciliation with Fred followed by
> Fred's death scene and Percy's grief is one of the most touching and
> ironic moments in DH. Percy was in the first three films; they only
> cut him from the fourth. I expect he'll be in DH but probably not HBP
> unless they have the scene at Christmas with the parsnips and
> Scrimgeour. (Could Scrimgeour's presence be the reason for the DE
attack?)
> 
> Carol, who did note a blonde patch as opposed to a white streak in the
> online photos of Bellatrix and recommends the Bonham-Carter EW
> interview for anyone who hasn't read it:
> 
> http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20044270_20044274_20046035,00.html
> >
Steph:
I read that, it's good! BTW, Helen McCrory seems very excited about
playing Narcissa in the interviews I've read.