JKR hints at secret

[eligro2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 74043

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jakedjensen" <jakejensen at h...> 
wrote:
> 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."

Apologies if I'm repeating someone else's response here ...

There is a scene in the book where Harry and Ron, while Crabbed and 
Goyled via the Polyjuice Potion, bump into Percy in the dungeons 
outside of Slytherin House. When, at the end of the book, it's 
discovered that Percy has a girlfriend, his time in the dungeon 
appears to have simply been a secret meeting with her. In the movie, 
there is no reference to any girlfriend. The encounter with Percy, 
however, remains. I noticed the scene in the movie ... and 
immediately wondered why it had been left in. If the scene in the 
book was truly about the girlfriend, there was no reason to keep it 
in the film (where no girlfriend existed). So there must have been 
some determination that the scene NEEDED to stay in, i.e, that the 
Percy encounter was too significant to delete. 

Interestingly, the scene in the book might indicate that Percy is a 
spy for the good guys, as it appears he's been found lurking in the 
vicinity often. Note in particular the exchange that takes place 
between Ron (as Crabbe), p. 220 (U.S. edition):

"That Peter Weasley --"
"Percy," Ron corrected him [Draco] automatically.
"Whatever," said Malfoy. "I've noticed him sneaking around a lot 
lately. And I bet I know what he's up to. He thinks he's going to 
catch Sltherin's heir single-handed."

(I think this thread is one of those that bridges the book list - 
movie list gap ... crossing the chasm, as it were.)

El