CoS scene.

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 80309

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "malinia13" <malinia13 at y...> wrote:
> I had always thought that Fawkes and Harry shared a special bond, you
> know, like ducklings imprint upon the first thing they see? Well, in
> the movie, the exact same thing happened.
> But I am stumped about the roosters....
> :)
> 
> "malinia13"

bboy_mn:

This should perhaps be in the HP4GU-Movie group, but I will answer anyway.

There is clearly at least one scene if not more in the Book that sets
up the roosters and establish them as a clue to the Basilisk. In the
movie, the scene where Harry meets Hagrid with the dead rooster in the
hallway was film and is in the additional scene on the DVD. But in the
anally obssessive desire to get the movie down to 2.5hrs running time,
Warner Brothers cut that scene out.

Many of the scenes that establish character motivation, and make the
movie make sense were cut from the movie, and can be found on the DVD
extras.

It would seem logical, if the setup scene was cut then Hagrid in
Dumbledore's office with the rooster would also be cut. Why it wasn't,
I don't know. Maybe it was there just so Dumbledore could respond and
say that he didn't think Harry was causing the problem.

As far as whether or not this is the mystery scene that had to be in
the movie because it comes back later in the story, I don't think the
rooter scene is it. I think the whole purposes of the rooters were a
clue for the Basilisk.

Just a thought.
bboy_mn