Exposition and the Future

[dk59us]

<snips of earlier stuff>
> > Eustace_Scrubb:
> > ...
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> > If I'm right, then they will also need to have Ginny find it for Harry, so I am guessing she'll be in the finding scene too--maybe rescuing her will mean both Goyle will die in the Fiendfyre, as well as Crabbe.
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> > So although I may think it's a major plot problem, I have a suspicion that the filmmakers don't agree.
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> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Eustace_Scrubb
> >
> 
> Steve responds:
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> I hope the do have a plan, but consider how many plot points are not compromised.
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> - In the original, Harry suddenly remembers seeing the Crown when he hid the book.
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> Given how things are now, what does that imply? 
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> -- Does that mean he doesn't accompany Luna to the Ravenclaw tower?
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> -- Does it mean he needn't both talking to the Gray Lady? 
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> -- How is the scene in the Room of Requirements altered to accommodate this change? It is not as simply as Ginny being there. 
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> As I've said, this one change, in my opinion, more than any other, sends ripples through the storyline that are going to be very difficult to resolve in a satisfying way. 
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> I hope they accomplish it, but most of what Harry does once they reach Hogwarts is directed at resolving story points. Once at Hogwarts, he wraps up all the hanging threads of the story, and fill in the existing gaps in our and his knowledge. This is where the pieces of the puzzle all finally fall into place. But we now have one very big oddly shaped puzzle piece. 
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> I just don't see how this can be smoothly resolved, I hope they do it, but at the moment, I just can't see it. 
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> Still, the final battle is only a couple of months away. It's going to be a thrilling and bumpy ride to the end. 
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> 
> As a slight side note, your username "Eustace Scrubb", is that from "Voyage of the Dawn Treader"? What did you think of the movie and of Will Poulter portrayal of the character? 
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> Given his performance, are you looking forward to the next installment ... if it ever comes? 
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> Sorry, to go slightly off topic. 
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> Steve/bboyminn
>

Now Eustace_Scrubb:

Re: the Room of Requirement, another poster has noted that promo photos show that Zabini now takes part in the diadem/Fiendfyre scene.  Only question now is does he die in Crabbe's stead or does Goyle? or maybe both?  Book-Zabini appears more intelligent than Crabbe (wasn't he in the Slug Club?), but movie-Zabini barely exists, so maybe he'll be the Fiendfyre-caster.

Yes, my username is after that Eustace Scrubb.  I just bought the DVD of Voyage of the Dawn Treader and haven't watched yet.  My son was so disappointed in the changes to Prince Caspian (which were pretty egregious) that I couldn't convince him to see VoDT in the theater.  What I saw of Will Poulter in the trailers looked promising.  Whether Silver Chair gets made is a good question.  Was international box office good enough to warrant it?  And what about the fact that all 4 Pevensies are now done with Narnia?  Well, I certainly wouldn't have expected Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters to get made either, but apparently they're doing it.

Cheers,

Eustace_Scrubb