JKR hints at secret

[greatlit2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 73799

--- 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

Me: How about Harry making Dobby promise that he will never try to 
save his life again? Dobby has helped Harry out of tight situations 
in Books 4 & 5, but he has never attempted to save his life, which he 
could have tried since he might have known that somebody must have 
entered Harry's name into the GoF in an attempt to hurt him. Dobby 
remains a friend, but basically stays out of Harry's life.

greatlit2003
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