CoS scene.

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 80330

Severus:"I seem to remember the JKR insisted on the Knockturn Alley
scene, with Harry in the store, being left in the film. I also think it 
has something to do with Harry's hands, the hand of Glory grabbed him
in this scene, and there was not any other reason to have this in the
film. The conversation between Malfoy and the store keep didn't
happen, but the hand scene did."

Jen:" My theory is the Hand of Glory will play again and that the
Knockturn Alley scene was the one JKR insisted on keeping in. My first
thought when reading that quote was *Wormtail*! "

More movie contamination!  I think there's a good reason we're not
supposed to use stuff from the movies on the main list.  There's a
zillion possible reasons why JKR wanted that scene to stay that are
more probable than some kind of foreshadowing, the most likely of
which is that she thought the scene was good.  It's useful for people
to know that there's a seamy side of town even in the wizarding world. 

In _canon_, the _book_, which the movie is _not_, the Hand of Glory is
not emphasized or given undue attention. The focus of the scene in the
book was Lucius coming in to sell off stuff that was getting too hot
to keep at home, which also told us he had a lot of Dark Arts stuff. 
It was an insight into Lucius's, ah, "character."  We learn later that
he kept a few, shall we say, mementos, one of which became important
to the story. 

When JKR is giving a clue she means for us to remember, she usually
repeats it or echoes it in some way later on.  I think that's the time
to take notice.

I think constructing a theory based on which scenes are left in the
movies is, no offense, the road to folly.  Canon trumps the movies
each and every time; that's why the posting guidelines say movie stuff
is out.

Jim Ferer