JKR's input on film scene at GH

carin_in_oh aldhelm at earthlink.net
Fri Jul 2 12:54:44 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 104051

> Carolina:
> 
> Look in the PS/DVD. There's an interview with Rowling where she talks
> about that scene. At least in the spanish edition. 
> 
> That's why I consider those few seconds canon (or very close to) and I
> find interesting the 'You heard James?' line combined with James
> specifically not appearing in the scene.

Thanks! Since I posted my original query, I've discovered that JKR's authorship of that 
scene was also mentioned by Chris Columbus in an October 10, 2001 interview with 
Empire Online. The Columbus interview itself seems not to be archived, but reports of 
the interview mention that the scene was from one of the discarded 1st chapter drafts 
of PS/SS - which, in light of what she's now told us about the first chapter of HPB, is 
even more interesting than it would otherwise be. I'd bet if she brought back a 
snippet of the discarded chapter for the PS/SS film, there's a very good chance it's the 
same discarded chapter she's planning to use in bk. 6.

Carin





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