What do we know about Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows?

[julie]

> SSSusan:
> I hope you're right on both counts, Zanooda. I would also be disappointed if
> they don't show at least brief glimpses of little Severus & Lily. And I
> really liked the actor they cast in OotP as teenaged Snape.
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> 
> There's no one cast for young Snape or Lilly. The way the films have
> portrayed Snape as simply hating Harry because of his father, it looks like
> they are sticking with that until the end. They have never brought up who
> told Voldy about the prophecy or Harry blaming Snape for his parents death.
> I don't think the films will ever touch at why Snape was ever a death-eater,
> the focus is clearly on Harry's story and what they need to show to tell
> that.
> 
> md
> 

Julie:
I hope you are wrong! That is a big part of the plot, Snape
loving Lily and protecting Harry because of that love. Even
if they left out Snape telling Voldemort the prophecy (not
that there is any need to do so), Snape being remorseful 
about Lily's death and his role in it as a Death Eater
supporting Voldemort could be reason enough that he turned
to Dumbledore and the Light side. Certainly there needs to
be some reason for Snape to have switched and protected 
Harry despite his hatred for Harry's father, and that his
conscience suddenly popped out because Voldemort killed a
baby doesn't really cut it (even though some readers hoped
that would be Snape's reason!). 

I know the two DH movies are being filmed simultaneously,
but I'm sure the scenes are being grouped by what actors 
are in them. That is usually the case, especially with
smaller roles, so the actor only has to take time to be
available for the several weeks his part is being filmed
rather than through the entire shoot. It's quite possible
the younger Snape and Lily roles simply haven't been 
cast yet as they won't be filmed until next year (and I
know Gambon for one has said his scenes won't be filmed 
until after the New Year.)

I fully expect the young Snape and Lily scenes to be cut,
just as young Tom's scenes were cut down to only the two.
But I can't see how the filmmakers would get by with no
young Snape loving young Lily scenes at all. And that was
such a major plot point and reveal in the books that I 
can't see JKR being okay with the Snape loved Lily angle
being dropped from the movie. 

Julie