Godric's Hollow Playback

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 90376

> Julie wrote:
> The question I have is this:  Is the person standing to LV's 
> shoulder movie contamination or is there canon evidence for 
someone else being there?

Mandy here:
This is no canon evidence of anyone else at the Godrick's Hollow 
scene, but it is such a tantalizing thought.  We all want to know 
what happened so desperately, and as Harry and LV are not reliable 
sources, we want a third part witness/accomplice to reveal all.  I 
know I do. ;-)  

The figure in the film could be movie contamination, but we also 
know that JKR was heavily involved in the filming of that scene, or 
at least involved in the writing of it.  So it is possible it could 
be factually correct, and perhaps JKR decided to pull the image at 
the last minute in fear that it would give too much away.  If this 
decision was made after filming it might have been too late to 
remove the images filmed, it is very expensive to go back a re-shoot 
a scene.  Or, it could be a genuine mistake, over enthusiasm by the 
director and when JKR saw it she wanted it removed.  I don't imagine 
we will find out until the last book is not only written but filmed 
as well. 

Personally I believe there has to be a spectator, someone to retell 
the story to Harry (and us) in Book 7.  Accomplice or witness I 
don't know.  I've thought it could be Snape, but I've also thought 
it could have been one of the Longbottoms arriving just too late to 
be of any help and in their panic, believing Harry to be dead, rush 
back home to save Neville.  I've also thought it could have been 
Remus, although I'm not convinced by the ESE/Lupin theory, it would 
make a great twist.  

Cheers Mandy