Polyjuiced Hermione

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No: HPFGUIDX 106376

"Jason" <wrote:

> 
> Why does JKR go through the extra words and pages to turn Hermione 
> into a cat? The boys didnt find out any information or get into any 
> trouble that would have benefited Hermione not being a part of. 
> Nothing comes of her stint in the hospital wing. 


I agree.  This scene has always stood out to me. Not because it's in 
the book, but because it's in the movie. (We know JKR has told them 
to leave certain scenes in)

It's easy for JKR to write any fantastcal thing she wants.  It's a 
book. That's not so for the movie.  They went through a lot of time 
and expense to shoot that scene that way.  They could have left 
Hermione out of that scene (Malfoy, Crabbe!Ron and Goyle!Harry) in 
many different and easier ways.  The fact they went through all that 
trouble for basically nothing makes me wonder. 

It also reminds me of Ron being left out of the Forbidden forest 
scene in PS/SS. It didn't seem to change anything having Neville go 
instead of Ron, but I did read one of the changes the editors wanted 
her to make to SS/PS was to add more Neville.  They really liked him, 
(I love him myself :D)

Joj