One small problem with the Film - HBP

[bboyminn]

---  "Geoff" <gbannister10 at ...> wrote:
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> --- "bboyminn" <bboyminn@> wrote:
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> Steve/bluewizard:
> > ...
> > 
> > But, there is one part that is completely unfathomable to me,
> > and that is Ginny taking Harry to the Room of Requirements to
> > hide the HBP potions book.
> 
> <Snip>
> 
> Geoff:
> I agree with you that I found this scene incomprehensible when 
> related to the book.
> 
> It almost gives the impression that Harry has become an imbecile 
> and is being led by the hand to hide the book. In canon, only 
> Harry knows where the book is and thus the diadem.
> 
> I believe that it is part of a ploy to talk up Ginny's character
> possibly for the benefit of teenage female fans. ....
> 
> I also agree with another contributor about the burning of the
> Burrow which does raise questions about its future and, again 
> in my opinion, wasted about four or five minutes of film time 
> which could have been used for other things left out.
>

bboyminn:

The most annoying part of the 'Harry/Ginny Book' scene is that
it could have played out pretty much as it did. It could be
Ginny's suggestion. It could be Ginny who takes Harry to the
RoR. But once inside, both this plot and the next would have
flown a little smoother, if Ginny had handed the book to 
Harry, and said, hide it where no one can find it, not even
me. 

Now Harry walks off, hides the books, we see him use the 
Diadem as a marker for the hiding place, he returns to Ginny, 
they kiss, and life goes on. 

That follows the books, and sets up the next movie properly.
It doesn't require any twisting and turning of the plot to
overcome bad plot decisions in an earlier film. 

Shouldn't they be trying to make the path to the final 
confrontation easier to achieve rather than harder? 

As to the Burrow, as I said, if it has been a minor fire that
they had been shown to try and put out, we could believe
the place could be salvaged in time for the wedding. But, 
the utter devastation of the Burrow only make their job 
harder. 

Again, I have no problem with the 'attack on the Burrow' as
it played out. But the end of it pretty much shoots themselves
in the foot. It makes their job in the next movie much more
complex and difficult. They created an obstacle, when they
should have been creating a smoother and easier path for 
themselves in the next pair of movies.

There are so many plot details that need to be resolved to 
tell the remaining story. And, I can see how there are things
crept in before the final book was released. But once the
final book was out, it should have been clear what was 
important and what was not, and they seem to be ignoring
the obvious. 

Again, after the release of the final books, they still seem
determined to shoot themselves in the foot at every turn.

I'll make a prediction -

Assuming we have a Wedding, I predict it will be Remus and
Tonks wedding since the character of Bill is completely
undeveloped. And, I can only assume that the wedding will not
be at the Burrow, or that it will simply be on the land, and
not associated with the house. Which seems ridiculous. 

The purpose of the Wedding was to lay down two important
clues -

1.) Xeno Lovegood introduces the symbol of the Hallows.
2.) Viktor Krum introduces details about the use and existance
of that symbol, which makes the connection to Grindelwald and
further lays a subtle hint about Gregorvitch, the wand maker. 

Two, or two and a half clues, that re-occur later in the plot.

Again, you would think they would be making the path forward
easier rather than harder for themselves. 

We do know that Bill and Fleur are married because we have the
Shell Cottage/Dobby scene. But, I don't see how they can play 
out Bill and Fleur's wedding when, for the most part, Bill
doesn't exist in the movies.

Just a few thought.

Steve/bboyminn