Nickelodeon Article

[Jo]

No: HPFGUIDX 25805

As I was unsuccesfully searching for the October Vanity Fair in San 
Antonio today, I came across the October Nickelodeon magazine.  It
has a (blue-eyed) photo of Daniel Radcliffe on the cover in his 
Hogwarts uniform.  I bought it thinking that my fifth graders would 
enjoy reading the article.  Driving the two hours back to Junction I 
risked life and limb to read the article as I drove home.  It is a 
brief (three page) interview with Daniel, Rupert, and Emma.  Most of 
the photos are very familiar. On the third page of the article there 
is one photo of Harry and Seamus (Seamus with a charred face) in 
Flitwick's class. On that page there is a question asked of Emma that 
bothered me. This is it:

Interviewer:
"Was there a scene that was particularly hard to do?"

Emma responds:
"Yes. Neville comes to me with his toad, Trevor, and says, "Do You 
want to kiss Trevor good night?" Every time he did this I burst into 
laughter.  I was supposed to give him an "I hate you" look, but I 
couldn't help myself. It took me about eight takes to get it."

O.K. I have to admit the L.O.O.N. in me is coming out, but what is
the purpose of adding this scene?  Someone mentioned a while back that 
on some longer version of the trailer, Hermione says some rude comment 
about Neville during the flying lesson.  I had a hard time believing 
it at the time, but I am wondering if they are going to make Hermione 
mean to Neville?  I have always felt like Hermione was more patient 
and thoughtful toward Neville's feelings that anyone.  Did I get the 
wrong impression from the text?

Has anyone else seen this article?

Professor J.C. Phlash  -  wringing her hands while fretting about 
never getting a copy of the Vanity Fair issue.