JKR hints at secret

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No: HPFGUIDX 74204

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eligro2000" <eligro2000 at y...> 
wrote:
> --- 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
me: But somewhere in the move (can't remember when but I think it's 
during Christmas), you see Nearly Headless Nick saying hello to Percy 
in the halls, and he's with a girl. I always assumed that was the 
girlfriend. The scene in the dungeon is when Harry and Ron (AKA Crabb 
and Goyle) are trying to find their way to Slytherin's common room. 
Malfoy shows up and unknowingly helps them find their way. Percy was 
roaming the halls because all prefects were on duty to protect the 
students. Although, you could argue that he should have been closer 
to his own quarters, the scene seemed to be more about getting into 
the common room, and the problem of not knowing how to do it. IN the 
books, the issue is very neatly wrapped up in the end when Ginny 
explains about the girlfriend, and that was book two. If it were a 
big deal, you'd think some reference would have been made to it in 
books 3-5. Maybe not, just my opinion.

Jen