what to cut (was Vanity Fair)

[g_keddle at yahoo.com]

You can't cut the troll knock-out scene, that's what cements the 
friendship with Hermione. And you need *some* Norbert, Hagrid traded 
valuable information for him. I'm pretty sure the scene in the robe 
shop was cut, in a description of the long preview it seems Harry 
meets Draco while they're waiting to be sorted and delivers 
his "right sort" line then, which also means time on the Express can 
be compressed a little. 

Still, the Entertainment Weekly article said one of the edits came 
out at 4 hours. "At least he's got a helluva DVD." I'll say. I'd buy 
the 4-hour director's cut in a heartbeat!

Gert