JKR hints at secret

[ereturtle18]

No: HPFGUIDX 73538

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jakedjensen" 
<jakejensen at h...> wrote:
> It is possible that this has been discussed already (searched 
archive 
> and could not find anything...but still could be there).  I just 
> watched the special features for the Harry Potter and the Chamber 
of 
> Secrets DVD in which JKR and the screenwriter talk about 
converting 
> the script to screen.  At one point, the screenwriter says 
something 
> like, "well there was something I wanted to take out and I went to 
Jo 
> and asked her if it was important and she said yes, that needs to 
> stay because it is important for the whole series."
> 
> I just watched the movie again and I was trying to think what the 
> screenwriter wanted to cut.  Here are a couple of criteria I have 
> come up with:
> 1) it is probably a scene/character not significant to the plot of 
> the Chamber of Secrets.  Something that can be taken out without 
> impacting the immediate story.
> 2)  it is something that would not seem to be important (or why 
would 
> the screenwriter consider cutting it).
> 
> Here are a couple of possibilities:
> 1) was Hagrid really in knockturn alley to by slug repellent?
> 2) the polyjuice potion stuff (really they don't find out much 
there)
> 3) Dobby regaining his freedom
> 4) Gilderoy Lockhart losing his memory
> 
> Any other ideas?
> Jake

ereturtle18:
        I think it might be the scene in which some of the students 
are in what appears to be a study hall. Most of them keep glaring at 
Harry until he can't take it anymore and walks out. I wouldn't 
consider this important, but it might be a parallel between CoS and 
OoP. These are the parallels I've come up with so far:

1. In both books, the majority of the students think Harry is a 
possibly dangerous lunatic. They drive Harry crazy for most of the 
book, then, at the end, Harry battles Lord Thingy, and he's a hero 
again. Also, Ginny happens to be present during both battles.

2. Harry thinks he's going crazy because he hears/sees things that 
no one else can (CoS: hears a voice in the walls OoP: sees 
Voldemort's actions through dreams) and at about 2/3 of the way 
through the book finds out why. At some point in each book, he uses 
his "special power" to save the life of a Weasley.

3. Voldemort brainwashes somebody and uses them to carry out his 
plans.

4. Harry goes to the final battle with the intention of rescuing 
someone he thinks was kidnapped by Voldemort. He then ends up 
needing rescue himself.

I'm not really sure what this means, maybe it's too vague to mean 
anything, but if anyone figures it out, PLEASE post!!

ereturtle18 who has too much time on her hands...